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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.

Debate over. TMac plays forward. Close thread

Looks like Harmes is the new Melks. Divides opinion. No changes but we are lacking fluency and look tired. One or 2 changes won't really make much difference. Viney will come straight back in when he's fit but other than that its just shuffling deck chairs. We're grinding which is what you need to do sometimes but I would like to see a run of games where we just click. It looks like hard work at the moment. Unbelieveable to be 8-0 but the loss is just around the corner. Glad we're not facing the Doggies or Lions next up. The bye can't come soon enough.

Kozzie didn't have his usual impact on the ball but he kept the Sydney defenders occupied and applied plenty of pressure without the ball. His forward pressure is elite. I don;t like his staging and flopping around. He needs to cut that out of his game. I think it's counter productive because once you get a name for it the umps won;t pay free kicks that are there. He's young and still needs mentoring so i'd like to think Maxy or Steven May have a quiet word with him and tell him to knock it off.

Pretty sure the brains trust don’t plan on conceding the centre bounces and definitely not by 17-4. That’s terrible. I know our defensive shape is very solid but there’s no reason why we can’t have that and win our fair share of centre bounces. They are not mutually exclusive propositions. The problem starts with Maxy. He’s off at the moment. Not winning taps and no use at ground level. At least Dogga brings the ground ball capability so looks a better option at the moment. Hopefully Max can re-discover his touch and form because until he does we’ll struggle. I think part of the reason for the loss of form is the opposition work him over physically. Over the first 8 weeks how many belts to the back of the head has he copped. The accumulative impact is taking a toll. I don’t think it’s a coincidence his output has dropped since the Richmond game when the Nank, Lynch et al gave him a sly dig at ever single contest. I don’t know how you combat this because umpires don’t pay the free kicks as its low level but the damage accumulates.

Melks will always divide opinion. I understand why supporters get frustrated with his half-hearted efforts to tackle and apply pressure. It makes my blood boil when I see it. But. His link-up play and delivery is very good. We don’t have too many others in the team that offers what he does. As long as he keeps producing those score involvements he stays in the team for mine.

You learn something new everyday. Thanks dee-tox

6. TMac 5. Salem 4. May 3. Oliver 2. B Brown (we wouldn't have won without his goals) 1. Jordon

Uncomfortable, nervy match. The G was on tender hooks all game. Sydney were very good, don’t underestimate their quality, they made it really difficult for us. TMac outstanding and BOG. BB took his marks and kicked his goals. Our defence rock solid as usual. May shackled buddy and Salem very calm and composed. Thought he had a great game other than one errant handball which led to a swans goal. Centre bounce work not good enough. Can’t remember us winning too many. It’s becoming a theme. Needs to be sorted out. Harmes did ok. Gus is off the pace. Oliver hard at it on the inside but his field kicking is sub-par. Maxy ok but not great. Jackson looked a better option in the ruck. Langdon always provides an outlet. Another solid game from him. JJ played a nice game. Trac tried too hard. Needs to steady and execute. Nibbler much better after last week’s horror show. Spargo is so important for us. A nearly game for Kozzie but he kept the Sydney defenders honest. Always buzzing around and never gave them a second’s peace. Fritsch had a shocker. Melks was Melks, some good some bad. We’re 8-0 and not playing particularly well. Let’s re-set and go again. Go Dees

Didn't read the start of the thread so no doubt i've missed the point but what's wrong with Grand Old Flag. It's a superb theme song imho. Can''t wait to belt it out when we finally secure that drought breaking flag.