Clayton spirit

It's still a far way away, but I could see JVR get the nod over BB due to a better preseason and establish that as the set up and have Brown prove his fitness and form for Casey

Likewise! Wish we knew the schedule

No training today it seems

Backs, there is nothing to suggest he'll be a forward this season from what I've observed

Pretty much never has a bad game. Maybe 1 on 2 a season where he is tagged and slightly underwhelming, but I think when all is said and done, he'll go down as an all time great just because of how consistent he was from the get go. And yeah, a few more goals on the board and he's a brownlow lock.

I could see us Holding on to 2 for a bit longer and having Jones present it to a player at a more special time, could even offer it to a Sparrow or maybe Chandler if he has a good season

Would they dare pit us against Freo at the G on Saturday arvo? Or maybe give more time to build that one up

Hunter has been a higher calibre player for most of his career, and may be better suited to our side. I highly doubt Dunstan thought he'd slot into a premiership team as a regular with Clarry, Viney and Trac as inside mids

Expect Jordon to get better too and not want to lose his spot again. Both will be vying for that role in the 22

Had no idea it was his last day when i saw him taking pictures on the boundary yesterday. All the best

Will we be back out on Friday? Unsure how the preseason schedule normally works

Petracca, he will find his kicking boots and score 35.10

Definitely wasn't manned on the weekend

His inability in front of goal is stopping him from reaching Ablett/Dusty heights. Should be breaking games open by kicking 2-3 regularly given his rotations into the forward line

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Agree, thought Harmes did a great job on the wing and got us going early

Confirmed sub. Interesting as he wasn't in named 26

Joel Smith in kit

You look at that kick and his kick v Geelong last year. Very smart footballer

Melksham knows his limitations pretty much. Doesn't think he's the star. As a leading mid sized forward I'd definitely take melksham. Harmes can easily pick up 20+ in the middle, yes, and has a better goal sense than Clarry or even Trac, but Brayshaw can get more and make a lot smarter decisions with the footy. Purely in terms of team balance, need of more of a pure forward than pure mid, we take Melksham. Harmes is stiff, yes, but they are no like for like swaps and it was immediately clear from the bounce v Freo how much better our structure was with Gus

Aside from his kicking he had one of his best forward games. I think we kicked to Brown too often in the second half which made us predictable

Wanna see this guy run away with another premiership cup this year.

I saw him lay good follow up tackle at one stage. I think Weid is a very limited footballer, but I think this was just a very quiet game rather than a very poor one. I'm happy to watch the replay, although to me I can understand why tv coverage would make a quiet game look much worse

I think Brown would have been no better last night to be fair. I was at the game and saw Weid often more competitive in contested situations than last week. Conditions had a big say.

Loved our midfield mix and the balance of our line up in general. One of Harmes/Sparrow/ANB has to sit, I'm not fussed if Harmes sits again. I would reward this 22 and give Weid another chance