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And I can’t recall too many of the experts here suggesting we should play Oscar forward. Hindsight is a wonderful thing indeed.

Folks, some perspective. He was delisted for a reason. A good lad who didn’t deserve the abuse he copped here but who nonetheless I think deserved to be delisted. He’s has 1 good game in a Carlton shirt. Let’s see how he goes next week. I’ll be happy for him if he’s successful but I won’t be second guessing our list decision if he is. I think the fresh start and new surrounds is what Oscar needed for his career. Best of luck to him.

I think the AFLW is so much better because Jason Bennett isn’t a big personality. No bombast or hysteria. Just calls it as it is. Plain and simple. I think the fact he isn’t an ex footballer helps as well. BT is too overpowering. I’m trying to follow the action but find myself shaking my head at his over-the-top nonsense. He distracts me from the game. And just remember Folks the mute button is there for a reason. Use it.

Didn’t sleep that well last night. Excitement building. Doubt if I’ll get too much productive work done today either. What time are the teams announced?

HOw bad was that from McKay.

That’s a couple of goals kicked tonight because of the new man on the mark rule. Plowman never kicks that otherwise.

McKay is over-hyped. having a poor night tonight.

Straight and true. Onya Oscar

Classic Martin goal. The don;t argue, and snap for goal.

Looked like an obvious deliberate to me

Quiet a fluent game. Not many stoppages. Both teams pinging the ball around.

I know it's dining out on past glories but we have 12 premierships cups in our trophy cabinet. How many does Freo have? That's right. NONE. Losers

Hopefully GWS soften up the saints before we play them next week. Pies and doggies will be interesting. Wouldn't mind seeing the pies take a pasting and the pressure comes on buckley right from the get go.

Jordon doesn’t need to be a gun. We have plenty of top end talent as it is We need foot soldiers who will play the team role, defend, block, tackle, run both ways. If he does that he’ll be an asset for us.

Ask him what the base line expectations are this year in terms of ladder position and consequences for our head coach should expectations not be met.

Good luck young man

Burgess will have us primed. We'll run it out ok. MFCSS will be at its strongest from now until ball up. Try to resist.

No wind forecast for Saturday. We'll win.

I’m confident we will beat Freo because Walters is out and Taberner has been poor in the preseason games. I don’t know who will score for them. Defences will be on top but I think in Fritsch, Petracca and Max (reckon he’ll clunk a few inside 50 and convert) we will score 2-3 more goals than them.

Big raps on the Weid. Compared him to Tredrea and Cornes. Hope he’s right.

We are definitely in the driving seat. I can’t see the Bulldogs making up the percentage and I reckon the manner of that loss to Freo will knock the stuffing out of Carlton so i don't see them winning both their games now. That said, I reckon we will beat the Lions at Casey and not need to rely on percentage.

Justice done and the blue baggers sent packing. They've had a soft fixture so delighted they are all but out of finals contention now.

Bloody Carlton are 10 points up against Freo heading into the last quarter. If they see this game out they have games against the suns and GWS to come. You’d favor them to win those them which would leave them on 6 wins. They sneak ahead of us after again having a much easier fixture (we’ll have played 3 of non-finalist teams whereas they’ll have played 5). Come on Freo!

She has no evasion skills or side-step, isn't speedy nor has she quick hands. when she gets the ball she is invariably tackled. She has the heart of a lion and is a tackling machine so i don't want to be too critical but over the past couple of games in particular my recollections of Lily are seeing her getting tackled. Pretty much every time. Very few clean disposals come to mind. If she figures out how to manoeuvre in traffic she'd be some player.