Bring-Back-Powell

My oath it does. And they’ll overtake us by half time at this rate.

Geez the Dogs are annoying me at the moment. Firstly, they play the game of their season against us. Secondly, they upset WC which was the game that will come back to haunt us. Thirdly, unlike us they look switched on against a bottom side and are likely heading for a 10 goal win.

14/22 got a fail mark according to you in a very good win. Interesting.

Will celebrate long and hard until I realise we’re off to Optus Stadium in week 1. The Dogs beating WC last week was so costly in terms of our finals chances (as well as our stuff ups)

Unless Bennell has had his kicking foot amputated since the Adelaide game, he should’ve got a game this weekend. I’m damn well sick of the atrocious kicking and decision making of this side at the moment.

I don’t care if the games are reduced to 2 minute quarters next year, I just want to see footy back in Victoria for 2021.

A couple of 20 point wins for the Dees and a 20 point St Kilda loss would see us play finals. Time for Goodwin to pull out a coaching master class over the last fortnight.

Extraordinarily poor loss by St Kilda. Were gifted the win at the selection table with all those West Coast outs, AND McGovern pulling a hammy before half time. St Kilda, Essendon and Melbourne kind of remind me of each other.

Kent - 1 handball in 3 qtrs of footy.

I hate the shorter quarters too but at least 18 minute quarters are an improvement on this year. (I assume the proposal is 18 minutes + time on)

I was confident WC would beat St Kilda until I found out West Coast were missing their entire 2018 premiership midfield.

The Dogs beating West Coast was the major set back IMO. I was surprised Demonlanders didn't make a song and dance about it, and a couple were here were even happy they won. Knowing us we'll beat GWS and then be down by 7 goals at qtr time against Essendon.

The club needs to take a deep breath with selections, stop out smarting themselves and pick a best 22 on paper. That means: No Wagners, Bedfords, Bakers or ANB's. They are not good enough to take us anywhere. No Preuss if Gawn is in the side. I thought Goodwin and Co get paid enough to realise that this hasn't worked in the 5 or 6 times they've played together. This is entry level selection that a 12 year old could see. Get rid of Joel Smith. We have a 1-4 record when he's in the side and our defence doesn't seem to gel when he's in the side. Play T Mac who is a professional goal kicker in a team that's crying out for one. Play Lockhart or Jetta. We have been absolutely destroyed by small forwards this year. Play Harmes if he's available and give him a big job.

100% spot on. We drew the short straw because we hadn't yet played Sydney and Freo. It's all to do with bad luck with respect to the scheduling. But we can't blame the AFL for the slop we've dished in Cairns. As you said, in a perfect world we would've stayed in Manly and played our home games at Giants Stadium where we played very well in July. Goody made it clear that the club was happy in Manly, prior to being shipped out again after only 2 weeks. I'm done with this season. Let me know when the games are proper length and most of us around here can actually attend the games.

That is absolutely incorrect from Pert. Unless he considers St Kilda or an injury depleted Collingwood a top side?

If the most unskilled club in the league can't fit in a highly talented (albeit not at peak fitness) player such as Bennell this week, then I suspect that club and player have unofficially parted ways.

Playing Preuss in horrid conditions as a forward/resting ruck was an embarrassing call by the selectors. One we were all critical of in the lead up to the game. Why didn't they play T Mac or Brown as our second key forward?

Has to come in this week. Is 10 times the player that Preuss and Smith are who have no business being in the side. T Mac's form has been down this year, but should come in for the last fortnight to try and build some confidence into next year. Plus, he's a professional goal kicker. We have bugger all of that ilk.

Are you suggesting WC will throw tomorrow nights game just so they finish outside the top 4? Its that kind of year.

I chop and change: I want him back when we're playing like a dumpster fire and battling to kick 4 goals a game against bottom 5 garbage sides. I don't want him when we're up and about and look like a half decent side with a bit of forward potency - eg - 100 points V's Collingwood.

He did. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/brisbanes-rising-star-winner-lewis-taylor-charged-over-alleged-crime-spree/news-story/9f4b80b41aca06b61c199d1709234da3

We're cooked fellas. We can throw the "St Kilda losing two games option" out the window. Eagles missing pretty much their entire midfield tomorrow night including Shuey, Yeo, Sheed and Redden. https://www.afl.com.au/news/498217/decimated-eagles-make-five-forced-changes-but-no-excuses

Kennedy was missing and Oscar knocked Darling out in the first minute. We got lucky that afternoon.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that we’re 1-4 with Smith in the side. He needs to go. Hibbo can play on either Findlayson or Riccardi. He’s been smashed by Wallace and Walters recently so try him on a tall. Is Lockhart in the dog house? If not play him on Hill. T Mac to come back in for Preuss. At least he knows how to kick a goal. Wouldn’t mind Hannan back in on the off chance he kicks a couple of goals.

8 new cases in Queensland. If the AFL had any credibility and consistency they would move the grand final to Adelaide - TODAY! They moved AFL games out of Victoria and NSW because of community transmission.