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Percentage should not be an aim in and of itself. It’s a by-product. We don’t get full value for our dominance because we miss too many gettable set-shots. Its going to cost us one of these days. Improve our goal kicking and our percentage takes care of itself.

We haven't put teams away like the doggies have but we beat them without too much fuss when we played them. Our system and structure beat their champagne football. We nullified Libba at source, denied them space through the corridor and that was the game. Beveridge has his work cut out devising a plan against us. We’ve beaten all the top teams. The dogs have lost to Geelong, Richmond and us. I reckon they are more worried about us than we are of them. We beat them comprehensively once and I back us to beat them again at the G

I wouldn't take them for granted but they're too old i reckon. they'll be found out in the heat of September

Karen

It's a pity the West Coast crowd aren't present to witness this. Neck and neck with Essendon as the most entitled supporters in the league.

He did what he had to do today. If he can take the best defender and contribute 2 goals a game its a big win for us. He's well capable of that imv. Let's get him back in and see if we can make it work. We need to find out sooner rather than later. If it fails we can revert back to the extra small.

Top of the table, no injuries, no contract concerns, game plan stands up, everyone has bought in. And we haven't hit top gear yet. There's improvement to come. The one team i was really worried about have run aground. There'll be no norm smith for dusty this year. We should not fear any other team in this league. Just need to sharpen our goal kicking (BB finding form would be huge) and fingers crossed we have luck with injuries. We're in great shape for a proper crack at the flag.

Brown has to come in. We need a reliable goal kicker as TMac will have off nights I think sparrow is the one to make way. He's done nothing wrong but i don't think we should break-up the spargo nibbler kozzie unit

A classic thread. Very entertaining.

Very satisfactory afternoon. BB kicked a bag. Has to start v GWS. No point waiting. Jonesy very good , Melks, Baker, Vanders all in amongst it. The Weid was up and down. Hopefully he can build some confidence over the next few weeks and be ready if called upon. Of the youngsters Bowey looks composed. Classy player. Developing nicely. Laurie quieter but he’s had a long lay-off. Rosman has a lot of development to go before being considered for the firsts.

BB has done enough for mine. Get him back in the firsts

Goal kicking this weekend from both Casey and the firsts has been terrible.

We're much better than Essendon but haven't made it count on the scoreboard. I'm having a feeling of deja vu

The mark and conversion from BB. Reckon he plays against GWS next week

Jones has been our best so far. There's life in the old dog yet.

Yup

Dropped the mark but soccered the goal. I guess that's a net positive

The Weid means business judging by the haircut

This is a hard watch. Doubt we'll learn a whole lot about BB's form today.

I love this bloke. Delighted we brought him to the club. Him and Lever easily the best defensive pair in the league. Both excellent defenders and always upfront and honest in interviews

The camera panning over the Essendon supporters as the double 50 was awarded

How satisfying to beat the bombers and listen to their fans losing their minds. It was far from pretty but very effective. Essendon like to run and carry but we held them up easily. They broke through the middle a couple of times but we mostly had them exactly where we wanted them. They had to resort to bombing it in for May and Lever to gobble up. Love it when a plan comes off. Winning tight games is never a bad thing and a great habit to develop. There will be lots of nail bitters through the rest of this season I reckon so I’m worried for any Dees supporters with a heart condition. I would love to see us put teams to sword as much as the next Dees fan but teams don’t win in September by blowing opponents off the park. It’s through pressure and intensity and defence. We have these in spades. Our only weakness at the moment is our goal kicking. My nightmare is losing a big final because of inaccuracy. I’m wishing and hoping and praying that BB can get fit and back into the side.

You had us down for a loss to Essendon Why do you think we will suddenly start losing to top 8 rivals when we've won all our games against them so far this season?

Great to beat the bombers. Suck it up you druggies Typical Melbourne win. Defence to the fore. May superb and BOG. Lever rock solid. Salem back on form. One of Hunts best games. Trac stood up when we needed him to and kicked those crucial goals Play of the game. Double 50 leading to jordons goal. Thanks umps. Forward set-up not working. We’re not getting full value for our dominance. Goal kicking, our perennial problem, will cost us. If we are to end our wait for a flag we have to get BB fit and firing somehow. Looking forward to a Saturday afternoon game at the G next weekend Go Dees

FFS Kozzie. Terrible game tonight