Bring-Back-Powell

JVR’s going to have a very poor season if he’s forced to take the oppo’s best defender every week because Schache is the only other key fwd. It’s unfair on the kid and another question mark on our list management at the moment that our number 1 forward is often in the stands injured. Do we look at BBB for the Dogs game to provide support for JVR? If Petty returns for Hawthorn and has an injury free run, I think our fortunes will change for the better.

Good point except you can’t leave out a mid that had 30 and 2 goals. I expect Viney to have received Brownlow votes last night. Probably the first of many.

If Gawn and co are willing to use the humidity as an excuse, then fair enough, but they’d want to back up their words next week and run the game out well when it’s probably going to be in the low 20’s on Sunday week. With that being said, which Victorian side would you have been confident of beating Sydney tonight? Perhaps Collingwood?

He was one of the major disappointments tonight after a great practice match the week before. Your opinion of him was vindicated tonight. Did he have one clean possession?

If they don’t finish top 4 they’ll go close. Unlike our club, they have a team full of elite kicks.

Petty likely back for Hawthorn. Will train fully next week. Bowey 2-4 but not confirmed yet.

It was nice and generous of our club to trade this tremendous ruckman to Sydney for a half eaten ham sandwich. All we’ve achieved is making a top 8 rival’s midfield considerably better, while our ruck department is now depleted. Club should have asked for a first rounder based on what Grundy was worth to Sydney, not what he showed in 2023.

Outstanding use of the sub by Goodwin yet again. Billings came across to Melbourne to seek a fresh start and regain some much needed confidence. So nothing surer than our master mind coach starting Billings as sub and denting whatever confidence he gained in the practice matches. We looked unfit and unskilled. The large rehab group throughout pre season was reflective tonight. We badly missed Kozzie’s spark while Sydney didn’t appear to miss their three mids at all.

Depends on the loss. If we lose a highly entertaining game where we've had the lead in the last quarter, kick accurately and our inside 50 entries have improved from last year, then I'll just write it down as bad luck and we'll bounce back next week. If we get done by 7+ goals and kick an atrocious 7.17, followed by the draw from hell to start the year, then valid questions will be asked. Posters should be entitled to express their concerns and disappointment under this scenario.

So who’s sub tonight out of Billings, Windsor Chandler or Laurie? Clearly Bowey will start. A bit of noise over at Bigfooty that it’s Billings.

Enjoy the family road trip! 2020 we beat the Crows by 51.

Woewodin is my tip for sub. Assuming they have to announce 5 on the bench tonight with 1 eventual sub, I'd find it hard to believe that Brown or Tholstrupp will be one of those 5 considering the confirmed debut announcements from Monday. Who else could be sub? Hunter and Spargo are injured. Adams hasn't been near contention. Surely we're not going down the path of Verral or T Mac as a sub after what happened in the semi.

Listened to him on MMM post game last week. Seems really invested in the club and really wants to become a leader. I know money talks and there’s the lure of returning home but he didn’t sound like a player that was out the door at the end of the year.

Oliver to play per Sam Edmund on SEN this morning. The club has apparently been impressed with his attitude, training standards, investment in his teammates etc... I think there is now enough noise to suggest that he'll be playing.

I hope Tim Lamb gets along well with JUH’s manager.

Freo are rubbish without Luke Jackson. They were also missing Amiss who’s an absolute star on the rise. An absolute star.

Fair to say we gave up Grundy for a half eaten ham sandwich and a warm can of VB that's been sitting on the front porch for 3 days. A text book salary dump.

Taylor Adams has a minor medial injury whatever that means. Sounds like 0-2 weeks??

Schache’s got a few flaws but set shots ain’t one of them.

Yeah aside from McCartin and Rampey I can’t name another quality Sydney key/tall defender. As you said, it will depend on our quality of inside 50 entries and what kind of angle we’re taking our shots from.

After the pre season from hell (which quite frankly started on 7 September) our first minor of minor wins is at stake today. We play Port and SPP in round 3.

Not all that fussed about the result but I want to be walking out of Ikon Park tonight with confidence that we’re ready to hit the ground running against Sydney next Thursday and that we’ll manage ok with a weakened forward line. Not only is our forward line not getting any better next week it’s actually getting worse without Kozzie.

Has Clarry got 30 touches yet?

I’d imagine Cleary mistakenly said toe surgery instead of toe injury.

Guessing Salem will be getting some midfield minutes tomorrow night. Hopefully he goes well given there's an opening now.