Bring-Back-Powell

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.

Good point. I think our record in final round games since 2006 is something like 2-12. I’d imagine our record in second last round games is just as bad.

Saints could easily lose to WC. Although you’d imagine if GWS somehow lose to us, they won’t bother showing up in rd 18 to St Kilda. Bulldogs being scheduled to play Freo in Cairns is a mini bonus. That venue appears to be a bit of a “Bermuda Triangle”.

Lewis should stick to stealing car seat belt buckles.

Great. The heart ache continues for one more week. I assumed that last night we would’ve been put out our misery. GWS got arrogant at selection and will probably have a far stronger side on Saturday.

That “bye” we and Essendon had in round 3 was always going to come back to haunt both of us. Any coincidence that both clubs have stunk up the joint recently. And we haven’t had the luxury that North and Bulldogs have had - playing about 15 straight games in Surfers Paradise.

Yes please.

Looks like the game's over before it started. The wind has to be blowing at less than 2km per hour for us to be any good.

I can't see it happening but hopefully GC put in one of their early season like performances and knock off the Pies. That would help us no end in our pursuit of getting in with 9 wins. It's highly possible that St Kilda loses both games and we make up the required percentage provided our one loss isn't a belting. St Kilda's close win yesterday was almost like a win for us. GWS simply won't lose to Adelaide and the Dogs cant lose to Hawthorn or Freo. Beveridge is too good a coach to allow a slip up of that magnitude. The Dogs winning last night really did reduce our options in getting in with 9 wins.