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I reckon the youngsters Kozzie, Dogga, Jordon and Rivers will tire and need a break at some stage. If players are carrying knocks (none spring to mind although there is some conjecture about whether Maxy is carrying an injury) then by all means rest them I think round 8 is too early to be resting our mature players. They have a few pre seasons in their legs so shouldn’t need a break this early. Later on in the season if the club feel a break would freshen them up then go for it. The key is to have the team firing for September and if some strategic management of players ensures that then I’m all for it.

This thread has been worth it for the memes.

Carlton play unaccountable, defence free footy. If we bring the heat they will wilt. The doggies were on auto pilot for a while but as soon as they woke up they obliterated them. Cripps is not playing well, Williams in the midfield isn't working, Saad turns the ball over a lot. They really aren't all that much chop. Sydney they are not. I reckon we'll win comfortably.

Well done young man. Thoroughly deserved.

Brighter than you i reckon although probably not saying much

Thanks. I will. It's still better than 17-6 from the 50m arc. I guess you could argue that taking marks on the 50m is easier than top of the square. The conversion rate might be lower but if you're taking more shots you score more goals. Out of interest is there a stat which combines conversion rate with degree of difficulty?

Harmesy ?

In comparison Nat Fyfe is 2-15 for the year. He missed a dolly yesterday that was harder to miss than score.

Disagree Jnr. Goals scored from the 50m arc are worth the same as goals scored from the top of the square – 6 points. Plenty of players botch the easier attempts and nail the harder shots (less pressure) Doesn’t matter where he’s scoring them from (and I’m not sure bty). If he’s good enough to take marks closer to goal all the better.

Josh Bruce is very accurate this year. I can find find his conversion rate but from memory it was something like 18-5 from set-shots this year. Not bad going at all.

TMac was very sure on saturday night but he has missed a few this year. Ben Brown's technique seems to be very effective. He split the posts with his 3 goals and was on line with his chance from outside 50 iirc but just fell short with the distance.

The only potential issue with B Brown is his knee. If he stays fit and healthy he can only be an asset for us. Talk of him not fitting the system are silly. If you have a 60 goal a year forward in the team best to tweak the system to make sure you optimise his skillset. On access all areas on the afl site today Matthew Lloyd showed some down the ground vision of TMac and BB working in tandem. They stayed out of each others road easily so no doubt they can play together. Plus 7 of 10 goals from your KPF duo in a tight battle is a great return. BB also pushed up the ground to take some relieving marks on the wing for us. I was quite satisfied with his contribution. I have no concerns about BB or his fit for us whatsoever.

Don’t take it personally Craig. Consider it character building. Best to stop posting under your real name and create an alias for future posting. And best of luck on Sunday. I hope its a success.

Kozzie

According to Gary Lyon this morning Trac confirmed off-air that no after effects from the corky. He's right to go.

AFLW commentating has been good. No over the top hysterical nonsense just straight calling the game. Jason Bennett the best of them. I like abbey Homes as well.

Nat Fyfe has one of the worst cases of the yips i've seen. harder to miss than score that one.

Feeling much better about the game next weekend after this choke. Demoralising defeat for Carlton. Can't see us losing tbh unless we have a real mare

she's clearing her throat

Poor decision ump. Hunter milked that free.

Had my doubts about McKay but he's really starting to look the goods

Doggies making Carlton look good. They won’t be getting this kind of space against us next week. A Carlton win is great for us. Obviously puts 2 games between us and the chasing pack. But also much better to play Carlson when they have high expectations as they usually flop when that’s the case.

Wash your mouth out with soap and water. When done, give yourself an uppercut.

My eyes are starting to bleed. Goalless and worst quarter of footy for the year.

Has Cameron Ling ever said anything interesting or insightful in his entire life. For such a tough competitive beast of a fooballer to be such a vanilla inane pundit. Given his playing style i would have expected a no nonsense commentary style. It's anything but.