TheWiz

So much to be said about Jim, Don and all Dees supporters in the early 2010s. I wholeheartedly agree with comments in the article; the AFL was a different time back then and I’m sure they were hoping we would fold to make us one of the expansion clubs. Sure we didn’t get the coaching right (and that was extremely painful), but to wipe out $5m of debt post GFC, survive two expansion clubs / compromised drafts, and finally the introduction of free agency… makes you feel very proud. Go Dees

More recently; Gary Ablett Jnr

What publication was this?

Also one to note that in the 4th quarter it looked like Reid pushed Viney dangerously into a contest and the best the commentators said was “looks like the umpires are giving Reid a warning”. Didn’t mention what for, didn’t show a replay.

Maxy had no right calling that ball, charging through and hitting Turner lace out for a goal. So good

What’s interesting about Xerri is that last year he became a tackling machine, averaging 7.5 per game. For context, Gawn averaged 2.5. Last week against Carlton he was game high with 11. To your point, if the skills aren’t great then you have to be providing some other intensity around the ball like tackling.

I loved that effort and it could have easily have been a triple - he was on the outside free but Gawn went Petracca inside. Awesome

4th quarter stats 7 games, lost all quarters. Tied with West Coast. Dees total 7.21 (63 points) for an average 1.5 per 4Q Opp. total 33.14 (212 points) for an average 5.0 per 4Q

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If I’m not mistaken, wasn’t he a forward when we drafted him? I thought that was what made his defensive work so good.

I remember a few years ago we were playing Freo at the G. A friend is close to Petracca and she said he wouldn’t be playing as he had some gastro like symptoms. We were shocked to see him out there and I think he only managed a couple of touches. Looked very off. Heard after the game apparently Goodwin said something along the lines of “would you still play if it was the grand final?”. This bloke has zero flexibility.

Freo are a great team. Solid midfield, defence and ruck. 2 McDonalds and 2 Sharps. Dees by 6

Loved Hunt’s pressure in the last couple of minutes.

I’m a bit over the “we had a good quarter” and “look at our inside 50s” rhetoric. It’s Round 5 and we’ve only kicked 3 or more goals in 5 quarters. That’s the worst in the league. We should be talking about having one quiet quarter a game, not one good quarter!! Looking at total points scored so far we’ve kicked 305 points. Second worse. Just two goals ahead of West Coast’s 293. They’ve had 3 years to fix the forward line and instead invested in a midfield and defensive game plan - which the rest of the league hasn’t and it’s passed us. Goody deserves the respect of ending our premiership drought and for one of the most exciting years of footy. But four years later and we’re now 2nd bottom of the ladder and haemorrhaging. Pride comes before the fall. The game plan hasn’t worked out. Let’s move on and rebuild.

Tom Sparrow… 50 minutes time on ground for 2 touches, two tackles, one mark and one free against.