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This will be the a gut wrenching finals campaign for Jonesy, but his only chance was missed a few years back. He can be proud that he was a part of the rising of the club from the depths of hell - still won’t make it any easier for him

I read something today on BigFooty that suggested Talia is well sorted with property developments and will play in the SANFL with his brother Adelaide are really ripping the bandaid off

Those stats don’t do him any favours, you can’t argue with the numbers

I'm aware of that. The Eagles seem to rely on those two blokes to drag them over the line, yet neither can run out a quarter. Not even close

Add Elliot Yeo to this as well. He was quite good in bursts, but cannot run out a quarter. Yeo was getting dirtier as quarters went on and he couldn't keep up. The Eagles players all look so heavy and lethargic. Kennedy and Darling must be cooked during the week, they are constantly sitting under highballs and getting crunched in contests - tough way to make a living

Everything about last nights game was stacked against him - The Eagles with finals on the line, their big bodies trying to physically intimidate us and the wet weather. He just get's on with business and we look a much more settled side with another good ball user in the mix.

We are jumping at shadows

There has to be something going on behind the scenes at St Kilda, they have so many blokes playing at 70%. I think Billings could play a role for us, would add to the HFF rotation and knows how to kick goals.

Bowey could potentially play the traditional centre role in years to come, he has poise and uses the footy well. Exactly what we need between the arcs.

I think JJ was a lot better than people remember, he does a lot of grunt work and seems to get on the end of it quite a lot. I think we are two good mids short, don’t think we have enough firepower there at present, which would be much worse if either of Trac or Clarry go down

You could also argue he has more opportunity at Melbourne than he would get elsewhere. No club is recruiting him to be an elite/frontline mid, they are recruiting him as a stopper or a role player - so the grass may look greener, but the situation will be the same no matter where he goes. This also relies on another club even wanting him

Without going too hard, I would say one of Harmes' greatest issues is that he is a bit wrapped up in himself. He's not a match winner, so he's a role player. If he doesn't want to play a role, he has no place

The opportunity for a couple of changes might not be such a bad thing at this time of the year - although I would have preferred it in the last 3-4 weeks We know Goody is stubborn and the chances of the exact squad he wants making it through finals is slim, this might give us a fresh look and open up some other options

How on earth did the coaches votes get split between Clarry and Trac?

I am potentially opening myself up for a bath here, but I don't think Jacko necessarily had that much better game than past weeks. He obviously kicked 4 goals which is great, however he seemed to get lucky being in the right spot a couple of times. He only had 6 kicks - shows what a difference accurate kicking makes! On form, he definitely was right in the gun to be dropped. I hope he gains a lot of confidence from it and he can keep hitting the scoreboard deep into finals

I sure hope so. You want the ball in his hands as you know the next possession will count

Was nice to remember what it was like to put the foot on the accelerator and keep going, hopefully the takeaway from the playing group is that the effort was what allowed the outcome. My main points of interest from the game; - Ben Brown got some reward for effort. He does a lot of hard yards and is starting to grow and get comfortable within the group. - Oliver's first half was ridiculous, he looked like a 16 year old playing 12 year olds. He was on such a different level - Petty was brilliant, unfortunately for Tommo, I think he's a better defender and is doing everything else just as well. - I saw a couple of shepherds from our guys - We still have plenty of room to improve based on that outing, Gold Coast were as bad as I have ever seen from an AFL side (barring us in years gone by) - If anyone was concerned about Bowey being capable, you can rest easy now. He made good decisions, executed well and he looked as assured as I have ever seen from a first gamer. Viney and Harmes could learn a lot from the way he played. Do the simple things well and don't bite off more than you can chew.

We’ve got a lot of NQR inside mids, not sure that helps us when they don’t have any currency.

Out - Harmes In - JJ

Fair roving effort from BBB

Good quarter, still think we are lairising too much with ball in hand. Trac needs to take the first option and get others involved Nice to play on a dry/fast deck for once

I have no skin in this game, but I would not be surprised in the least if Mitchell held the club over a barrel on this. He's always been supremely sure of himself

Hardly a surprise. Good lesson for everyone that the media is just used as a tool by clubs/coaches and players. Hawthorn tried to spin the happy family line but it was plain to see that was never going to happen.

I played in a successful local junior side that won 3 flags in 4 years (U15-U18) We were definitely doing it back then, even in junior footy and that was 20 years ago. The general sports fan does not realise that professional sports are based on very small margins and teams are searching for 1% difference to get them over the line. They are not just 'fit' and that is enough

I'd really like Weid to get to a club that gives him regular games. In my opinion, continuity will be his best chance at becoming a solid AFL player. From a MFC perspective, lose him and we are throwing all our eggs in one basket with T-Mac/B.Brown & M.Brown all in the latter stages of their careers.