Bring-Back-Powell

Unless the opposition is GC, Hawthorn, Carlton or Freo we ain’t winning a game of footy in this league.

Weid needs to be directly in front, no more than 30 mtrs out if this year is any indication. Needs to seriously work on his set shots if he wants to make it in this league.

Sparrow averages a goal a game against Port. I like his inclusion.

If memory serves me correctly we match up well against Port at the GABBA.

We were 8 points down but it was a false economy. Felt like 28 points down. They were all over us late in the third and were so much fitter than us in the 32 degree heat.

You should be right mate. It's only 2 people. If SE Queensland starts having tons of cases, it's season over considering VIC and NSW are now off the table.

Twice. We got flogged by WC in 2011 in Perth by 8 goals. We beat Sydney last year by 20 odd points. Both times we were fixtured on Thursday nights as the AFL backed us in to be something special for both years.

Looking forward to watching Fox Footy re-runs by mid August.

So what quarter will most of Westhoff's obligatory 5 goals occur?

In hindsight they should've rested him against Brisbane and played him this week. Looked off his tucker all night, especially that sitter he missed. Two games in a row might be the limit for him this season.

Can some please explain to me why they're opening the GABBA for just 500 people? May as well save everyone the trouble and play it behind closed doors.

500 people is absolutely pathetic and insulting to the local MFC members in QLD. Play it behind closed door so everyone can miss out as opposed to pretty much everyone. It's like a teacher bringing in 30 chocolate bars into the class room and only 2 students getting a chocolate for no apparent reason.

May as well just play the game behind closed doors.

What's that saying about defending the indefensible? Fristch stuffed up. End of story. Had he not given away the 50, the Lions player likely would've kicked it down the line to a Max Gawn contest 60 mtrs out from our goal, and who knows what may have happened after that?

Fair point about the need to replace Jetta like for like. I just feel that he won't get selected this week, and they either move the magnets around (and bring in Sparrow as a separate inclusion) or bring in Smith or Rivers as a replacement defender.

Sounds very unfair you can't get a ticket and it sounds like you love the Dees as much as anyone in QLD. Just play the game behind closed doors. What is the point of having 500 people? You can barely hear or see the crowd when watching GABBA games this year . Infact there's been numerous game that Fox and ch 7 have put on the canned noise despite there being a crowd in QLD. Also sounds like the ticketing allocation has no integrity about it. Play it behind closed doors, as per the earlier rounds.

He probably should be. He's not a bad back up every now and then.

T Mac has to come in. 4 goals in the magoos and he's a very proficient kick for goal - something that was sorely lacking on the weekend. Wouldn't mind having a look at Swallow who's apparently in contention. He looked ok in a practice match. One of Harmes or Brayshaw should get dropped after continued ordinary performances and to keep the standards up. Jetta might be an out when combining a head knock and an ordinary performance. IN - T Mac, Sparrow Out - Brayshaw, Jetta (or Jackson if they don't want to go 3 talls.)

Just play in front of nobody. An allowance of 500 is an insult to the locals. It's unfair that some can go and many miss out. Therefore play it behind closed doors.

Agreed. It the game was at the MCG or Junction Oval we may have shaved 30 goals off the margin.

And yet the boys banged home 21 goals the following week to beat Essendon who were good that year. Was this a '186' style protest? Did another Brent Moloney play ill and get subbed out at half time with 0 possessions? Did the coach get sacked? Did Demonland go into meltdown that night? Feel sorry for those that made the trek down to Waverley that afternoon.

Good news on the contract extension. Weren't Collingwood and Richmond keeping an eye on him? He'll hopefully learn his lesson from the 50 mtr penalty. Most players will do something unforgivable at least once in their career.

Trac's season's getting ridiculous. Willed us back into the game in the last quarter.

We so badly need a scalp. As you pointed out we keep losing to the big boys of the comp to be considered anywhere near a top 4 or even top 8 side. We need to start by knocking off Port, but I'm not convinced they're the ultimate scalp at the moment. Brisbane are certainly a better side than Port.

Massive call there. Massive. Or are you just referring to personnel rather than actual performances? We're certainly better than the shambles of 2019 though.