Doug Reemer

Disappointing? Sparrow was in the best against the suns!

Has anyone ever noticed we also seem to cop the shifting of the fabric of the game in the tribunal? Trengove on Dangerfield in 2010/11 for a sling tackle? Viney for his bump against Adelaide in 2014. And now JVR for his spoil against Ballard. If this is upheld on appeal. The games dead. The game is well and truly dead and the only game watching once a year is the GF.

Sorry I confused the lions with the suns!

I’ll make a statement about our year so far and the media bias that is working to our favour. I think we are slipping under the radar again like we did in 2021. Of the 8 rds played so far. We’ve been to QLD twice and Perth once as well the gather round (which was off the back of a trip to Perth as mentioned). We dismantled Sydney (at full strength) without Ben Brown and Max Gawn by 50pts. Made a mockery of North (who the Saints struggled against). Went and beat the Suns who both the Cats & Pies lost to up there. And after losing Max almost pegged back a 40pt lead against the Lions (say what you will it’s in the book!). Yet all the hype is about Collingwood’s “high scoring” never say die attitude. The fact that the pies keep sides in the game for too long for me is a weakness and if you take your chances you can snuff them out and keep them down. I think all you need is a strong backline and a wise midfield to stop them in the last qtr. Four of our next 6 are at the MCG with one at Geelong. Port will be tough and Carlton have been figured out and Kings Bday is potentially a GF preview. IMO regardless of whether Van Rooyen gets off or is suspended I think you can expect to see Ben Brown comeback in this week and they’ll persist with Petty up forward for one more week. If Van Rooyen doesn’t get off my smokey would be Joel Smith & Brown to come back into the side. Thoughts on our fwd structure for the next month? Can you see a Smokey like Sestan getting a look in? Also Harmes looks like he is next mid into the side! Sorry I feel like Chris from Camberwell here!! Peace (Fogman off the iTunes review)

The AFL has its hand firmly up the backsides of the broadcasters more so on 7 & Sen. You’ll never hear negative commentary about a decision on 7 and they will straight away be sympathetic to a player concussed regardless of it being a football act or not. My theory is they protect their favourites. Dangerfield, Cripps etc. How Cripps got off last year for an action far worse than JVR’s yesterday is case and point!

For me, it looks like we are rotating more midfielders through the centre bounce. Sparrow, Pickett, Harmes went straight in yesterday when subbed. The winning factor yesterday was that. Rowell & Anderson couldn’t hold up their clearance dominance for 4 quarters, we rotated more players through and come business time when we had to step up Oliver & Petracca had the energy to do so. Which I think is why we have not lost a last quarter this year yet.

Who will be the sub? Casey listed Harmes & Tmac as inj. but if our emergencies only Harmes and Turner didn’t play for Casey today? so surely it’s Harmes?

Was pretty consistent the two previous years.

Salem in for McVee as soon as he is ready and firing.

We would have out numbered them by 5-10k

I’m sure it’s been already mentioned but. Three of the worst calls I’ve ever seen by an umpiring group. The deliberate out of bounds for a an intercept spoil, payed against Brayshaw. ANB a clear 50 after rioli tackled him after he took a mark? The shepherding free against who knows for a Tiger defender falling over? When Fristch took that mark close to goal. it seemed to kill our momentum breaking moments every time! We did well to grind that out!

May was right last year when he said we won a flag because blokes like Tomlinson and Melksham weren’t playing.

Tomlinson just delisted himself today. The cliff is coming hard and fast for Tmac. Those 4 goals against the Weagles worth nothing today.

With 5 very winnable games coming up in the Bombers, Tigers, North, Suns & Hawks. I’d expect us to in paper win all 5 of them, putting us 8-1 with what I’d imagine being a robust percentage. With 3 out of the next 5 being a lot tougher (I’m not giving Freo or the cats any credit). Can you see the club “managing” any players leading into the Port Adelaide away game? Grundy is holding up well now atm but give him a month of being the top dog he might need a little freshen up so by the time Max is back (hopefully a week or 2 before King’s bday) we are at full strength and hopefully looking to at one hell of a game v the Pies who we owe from last year! My only worry is that it seems to be the mid year bye period that in previous years the loading seems to happen, do you think we may alter this tactic this year @binman and load a little later? Or did last years loading not even happen because the playing group was incredibly banged up from the previous year?

F#&k I hate Selwood. The intent show how “good” of a bloke around that GF last year just made me feel sick. Absolute dirt bag

Tom Sparrow for me.

Yeah.. I disagree, it netted us a flag. I'll take that!

I think WA locking their boarders so hard made it hard on players with family's to go home and may have cost us a few more years here.

Weid is probably better playing as a ruck/fwd. he is certainly big enough.

I’ve got eyes.

The weid has had ample time to make it. Move on people. If he goes he goes, if he stays he plays for Casey.

I heard McKay is gettable this trade period. If there is even the slightest chance. I hope we explore all options.

Never doubted Petty..

This is brilliant lol