Bring-Back-Powell

I thought most of our defence were outstanding in round 1. Lever, May and O Mac were tremendous in keeping the dangerous duo of Kennedy and Darling to just 1 goal. Who ever were on Ryan and Sheed were the players that got flogged.

Fritsch needs to work on his set shot kicking if he wants to go places in the league. Is a good snap shot and good on the run but his elementary set shots for goal leaves a lot to be desired. Had a poor round 1 with 0.2. Looking forward to a better showing vs Carlton.

100% agree. Turns a near certain loss into a possibility. Probably be the one year we escape a trip to Geelong seeing as though the marquee teams will be playing there as a once off.

They've clearly caved into Dangerfield who wants less games, shorter quarters and more money.

It's a balancing act with Bedford. Yes he could be part of the future, but wins are high stakes for Goodwin this year and he needs players that are going to contribute more than 2 kicks in a game of footy. If he's not ready, he's not ready. Mind you, who else do we have in the small forward depth chart beside Wagner and Bennell who you can't be relied upon? So he might keep his spot regardless. I can only assume Jetta - our premier small defender was on Liam Ryan - their premier small forward. Unfortunately Ryan kicked 3.3 and was in everything. Furthermore, Ah Chee who hasn't been able to cement a spot for years kicked 2. If he was on neither of those blokes, then I apologise.

The 3:30 Sunday time slot would have to be the fourth best time slot of the week outside of Thursday, Friday or Saturday night given it's the only other game on free to air. Not a bad result from a TV point of view with 3 out of 4 games on free to air.

I agree, one of the heavy weights will fall away and conversely one of the mediocre mid table sides will come from nowhere and finish top 4. It's just going to be one of those seasons.

Sorry, that's what I meant. Just didn't explain myself well. AFL, MCC and club members book online on a first in first served basis for each category. Under this scenario, non members won't be permitted to games which is unfortunate but fair. The way restrictions are quickly being wound back, I expect crowds in the second half of the season if the appropriate social distancing rules are in place and followed.

Escape a trip to Geelong. Nice.

What has happened to his kicking? Used to be an absolute strength of his. Might be his last year of regular footy if he doesn't recapture his 2017/2018 form.

Bedford might be one for the future, but we're playing for the here and now. We need 22 players that can make genuine contributions in order to get a win. If the selectors believe he'll make a meaningful contribution in round 2 then play him, but I have my doubts. I don't want to be like Gold Coast when they roll out half a dozen players each week that are nowhere near AFL standard.

Any other Saturday game aside from the channel 7 Saturday night game will be on Foxtel. If our game is the 4:30/5pm Saturday game, it will be on Foxtel.

Mark Stevens confirmed that Bennell won't play round 2 but may come-back in the early rounds. Spargo, Brown and Bedford can't be considered for selection. The first 2 were woeful while the latter had no impact as a rookie. Jetta was slaughtered by West Coast's small forwards but will be given an opportunity to make amends. Salem and Jones are obvious ins while Smith or Petty could be considered as a third key forward, with Weideman taking the #2 role replacing Brown.

And if I recall, it was 32 degrees in Perth last round. I'll excuse the lads if we have a last quarter fade-out.

We'll be bottom 2 again if this happens. Bookmark it. Two games in and nothing would have changed since last year. We were also inefficient in our two Marsh wins aside from good last quarters. I'm glad we haven't copped GWS in round 2. Need to get used to that winning feeling assuming we're good enough to beat Carlton.

I’m almost expecting fans to be allowed to late season home and away games on a first in best dressed basis, the way restrictions are being eased so rapidly. NRL want fans back July 1.

Tickets would go on sale on a certain date for MCC, AFL and club members on a first come first served basis. And tickets would be sold so that groups or singles are sitting by themselves. I think logistically it could work ok.

I think Stanaway is a diehard Melbourne supporter, and nothing more. Could be wrong through.

Am I being completely delusional or does anyone else think there’s a sneaky chance of limited crowds by September? Some big announcements by the VIC government today with the June 22 development, EG - 50 people in cinemas. D Barrett on the Sunday footy show alluded to the possibility of crowds coming back at some stage.

We’ll either be playing the following for round 2: Carlton, Essendon, GWS, North, St Kilda, Sydney or Bulldogs. We should be able to beat any of those sides aside from GWS if last year was an aberration. Whether we do is another story...

Geelong led West Coast by 3 goals at 3 qtr time in the final round of 1990, but couldn’t hold on. Had Geelong won, we would’ve finished third and played second place Collingwood at Waverley in week 1 finals 1990. Bit of a sliding doors moment.

T Mac will kick 40 goals this year as our number 1 key fwd. Has 2 major attributes to achieve this: 1) one of the most methodical shots on goal in the league 2) will take a contested mark at any stage of the game.

Hope the bloke has a happy ending. Absolute legend of a player.

Adelaide or GC to take the spoon this year. However, if Goodwin can’t improve our inside 50 efficiency and maximising the most out of our talented players, then we’re a sneaky chance at 21-1.

I'm happy for Geelong to host all 8 games if it means the protected species in Hawthorn, Essendon, Collingwood and Richmond cop a game down there.