MrFreeze

https://www.afl.com.au/news/712390/flag-defender-to-be-sidelined-for-3-4-weeks-other-dees-pull-up-sore Rivers will likely not be available next week - probably comes in against Essendon

Those 50ms are soft as butter But Carlton look great on bursting out of stoppages, Richmond have collapsed under the pressure

Skills are still below par even with their added players

Very scrappy from both teams, not impressed with Carlton at all so far

Agreed Based on past team changes, Smith has replaced Petty and Tommo came in for Lever today

When we're spoiling in our back 50 and rebounding we are unstoppable Imo it is our biggest indicator that the game is on our terms and was 100% confident we would win after we got that going late in the 2nd

Smith playing well

End of the day this will be won in the guts Defence is shaky but if our team Defence is on and we win contested possession we will win

At least Greene's was in one motion, Danger re-extended his leg to make contact Pretty bad look and will go on to be ignored

It took Ben Brown a season + a preseason to fully transition to being a dees player at our standard Dunstan will need some time also im sure

Honestly wouldn't mind some aflx style weird fun rule set each year

Freo are a worry - however their tall stocks are in good nick WC are going nowhere fast, not an attractive club to go to at this stage

"Only a winger" Our two wingers Langon and Brayshaw were one of the key reasons for our success and one of our key failures in previous years. Short memories forget how desperate we were for two runners 5 years ago.

Wonder if these super high scoring games will continue into the main season

Talking to supporters from other clubs i don't think they understand just how good our drafting, recruiting and development has been over the last few years. The big stars take the shine but there is a lot happening behind the curtains.

Footy has always been more than just raw stats and calculations There aren't measures for heart, toughness, leadership, ability to play to a team system etc etc.

Big deal for the big frittata

Don't forget the absolute swag of picks they gave to St Kilda a few years prior, very few young players getting developed for them atm

Good players look great with an effective game plan, two way running, selfless play and strong coaching Backing in our development team to get the best out of Dunny and totally suspect he will be pushing for best 22 next year

Don't underestimate the value of an extra year of development into a young player. Let's say we picked Kozy (or another small forward) in the same draft year as Bowey, much less likely that he'd be playing the same grade of footy he is now

We have plenty of half backs and smalls at this point Pass

Riv also laid a great shepard on Treloar to set up another Trac goal

C - Lever VC - Brayshaw

Dogga in the ruck is 🔑

He might be able to able to play in the GF like we all hoped. But has earnt every bit of it and will hopefully have as much joy and pride as any of the 22 running the field on Saturday. Much love Chunk