Hopeful Demon

I absolutely love this guy. I always knew he had talent, but I didn't think he'd make such a big impression this quickly.

Can't complain with that. I loved our killer instinct tonight. Even when we were were up by 60+ points we still had that desire to pile on the goals. Oliver and Petracca's chemistry was as good as it was in 2021/22. Our forwardline has been functioning really well lately. Chandler is an absolute gem and Fritsch and Pickett were electrifying. If giving up a 100 point lead is the only negative, then you know we've had a pretty damn good night.

People don't seem to understand that 100+ point thumpings aren't common anymore. Teams like to hold off a bit when they get to big leads early.

The half time score against Brisbane in Round 23 last year was identical.

Reminiscent of our 2018 style of footy.

He's looked a gun this year. His footy IQ is off the charts. He would have made a huge impact if he was favoured by the selectors last year.

Win's a win. The first three quarters were far from enjoyable but I like how we responded in the last. Van Rooyen was incredible late. Looks a gun. Chandler's fast becoming one of my favourite players. He's tough, quick and super composed. Love him.

Chandler was kept out of the team for too long.

Why the [censored] are we giving Cumberland a field day? He's not that good.

Already kicked 11 goals this season. Not bad for a 'lazy' footballer.

We've started in the very same fashion as we did against Brisbane.

Very harsh on Trac imo. I thought he was arguably our best player, especially in the second half.

I'll definitely take that. West Coast made us play an absolute scrapfest in the first half but in the end our class and fitness got us over the line. It was great to see Tmac find some form and Trac get back to his goal-kicking best. I'm also loving the look of Mcvee at the moment. You wouldn't have thought it was only his fourth game if you watched him play closely.

Fritsch has a love affair with this ground.

Now that was a win and a half. We looked mentally shot early in the third quarter but the way in which we halted Sydney's momentum was reminiscent of 2021. Our midfield responded brilliantly after last week. Grundy was BOG in my opinion. Oliver was back to his best. Petracca started slowly but got going in the second half. More importantly, I'm loving our forward mix right now. Chandler was excellent. Frtisch was vital. Van Rooyen looks a player. It feels so surreal watching us beat up Sydney like that.

Fritsch really knows how to turn the momentum of games.

There's never a stress-free game against Sydney.

Already love Hunter as a player.

Yeah nah

Great quarter. Hibberd's showing that he's too good for the VFL.

Basically a carbon copy of the West Coast game in 2021. The only difference is that we were the ones playing catch up this time.

What's with our inability to take a mark?

We're miraculously still in this game.

Easily our worst quarter in three years. Yes, we're missing Gawn and May but surely our mids can win a clearance.

What a way to start the season! We looked so much sharper than we did towards the end of 2022. We were faster with our ball movement and our forwardline looked very settled. Gawn was simply outstanding. Lever was BOG in my opinion. I lost count of the number of goals he saved, especially during the second quarter. Also a shout out to Tomlinson. People were questioning his selection but he made a huge difference to our backline.