Clayton spirit

Tmac actually rucked alright in the forward line I thought. How he fares in centre bounces is more questionable

I'd be fine with JJ in the 22 just to free up Trac to go forward more

I think Jordon is a lock until Clarry returns. I want Hibberd in for Harmes, but I don't think we've ever played that many defenders together.

Surely that would be enough reason to scrap the pre-finals bye

I felt bad that he wasn't given a go in the ruck this week, did a decent job for us a couple of weeks last year with no Gawn. Just completely lost his way when Wright came in the team

Our kicking for goal improved, and our forward structure as a whole improved. I don't get how expected score is relevant here to how we rate the performance. Saints were a lot better than the Giants were

Agreed. We play marvel well and wouldn't mind going to 3-4 there a year.

Great to see Jordon have a good run at it in his natural position as an onballer. Ball use was great. Hope we have faith in him until Clarry returns

6. Trac 5. Salem 4. May 3. Viney 2. Jordon 1. Rivers

Didn't we do this pre-186?

I don't mind us playing at Geelong, I would just like more equity in home fixtures and away fixtures across seasons. Biggest fixturing howler this year, I thought, was one fixture v Essendon in Adelaide. Could have had a blockbuster game at the G and instead we were a curtain raiser for Port Adelaide

We get 10 3 day breaks in a row, with R16 being a Sunday. That's plenty of rest time for players

The stand was originally meant to be ready during this season and was pushed back due to steel defects, so the i believe the fixture was done with 40k in mind

Doesn't work for me, so probably

We need to play to Kossie's strengths more. We don't kick into space enough when he's one out inside 50 where he can showcase his speed. Also, I'd love to see him given bursts at stoppages to get him some touches. Definitely too important a player to drop, nor Chandler who is a valuable weapon in the forward line

Better suited to the forward line. Highlights his strengths and hides his deficincies.

In- Clarry Out- Spargo Jordon stays sub as he couldn't have done more in it today Assuming Petty isn't right, but Smith did enough to stay in. Bowey is very stiff but there's only so many spots in defence which looked very good today

Important win to bank given the important 4-5 games we have either side of the bye. Suns came to play. We fought till the end, was disappointing how many marks we gave up and our efficiency in front of goal taking a dip

I'm a bit disappointed with Schache Thought he'd assert himself a little more after we gave him a lifeline. Just looked like the same player the Dogs tried to make work over a few years

No change, Spargo sub. Everyone redeemed themselves in the last quarter. Of course with the 5-day break a change or two wouldn't be surpirising. Good luck holding Gawn back though

B Whelan May S.Febey HB Yze Lever J.McDonald C Langdon Jones Bruce HF Schwarz Neitz Green F Farmer Fritsch Davey Fol Gawn Petracca Oliver Int: White K.Pickett J.Viney Jurrah Sub: Melksham Emg: Watts Salem Magner

Very stiff luck, and I'd argue Melksham fits the sub bill better and retains it over Jordon

We were very quick off the mark compared to what I've seen. Disposal generally an upside despite a few tired mistakes. Defence as solid as ever and new goal kicking options in the team. Hope we can keep this up throughout a whole season. McVee, Laurie not quite ready imo but nice to see what they're made of. Taj could be a real x-factor based on that one quarter alone

80-90k is over the top, the Cats aren't that big a drawcard at the G. Could only see them in that range v Collingwood

How many more sessions before the Christmas break?