Chook

A lot of excuse-making for our opponents here. No game is going to go 100% to plan. The wins are what they are, and you can rate them or look at reasons why they wouldn't have happened. Carlton fans might easily do the same had a certain goal line decision gone the other way last night.

Weird idea. What if we push Brayshaw forward? He's a good overhead mark for his size and it would free up space in the midfield for Clarry and Petracca plus the 4-5 others that can do the job. We go smaller and make oppositions play unusual matchups and be one midfielder down against us?

What a leap from Quay. Too bad he didn't mark it. Phwoa!

TMac! Finally a real contest for him to prove himself and he wins it comfortably (and goals!).

I agree. McDonald is definitely not working like he used to back in the day. Yes injuries are a part of it but he and Harmes have gone downhill a lot because of their workrate dropping like a stone.

McDonald going pretty well as the game goes on. Tomlinson too. I wouldn't be upset with Spargo, Tomlinson and McDonald into our best 22 come finals time. I think McDonald needs the time in the VFL but could very well be the answer for us for the 4 weeks of September.

I'm not bright.

Not for mine. I think we go with Grundy for another week.

Been watching the dodgy VFL webstream all day - didn't realise it was on Free To Air lol.

Many apologies to the great man's son. Nathan Brown was a great footballer and one of my favourites back in the day.

Spargo robbed by A. Randomguy from Casey not hand balling directly to him in the goal square.

McDonald tries a don't argue but isn't quite strong enough. I'd love to see him get out on a lead or in a marking contest. Unfortunately Casey's delivery is too poor for such luxuries.

Great rundown tackled from Charlie Spargo. He's up and about, sniffing some AFL footy.

A lot of hopes were pinned on Sam Wiedeman I think.

Carlton smacking Casey in the midfield. A few Dees playing well, especially Spargo.

Jimmy J I hope.

Spargo's touch is lightyears above this level. Rolled gold lock for next week.

Great scrubbing effort on the ground from McDonald to get the ball out of a contest situation and cleanly handball to a free player ending in a goal.

Spargo a class above Casey's VFL mids, who are having a collective shocker.

McDonald is able to ruck and is clearly a better forward than Grundy. Get him in.

In for Jordan for sure.

Tomlinson is playing pretty well imo, and a bit more aggressively than usual, taking the game on. Interesting. Casey is being dominated though in the midfield so we're unable to see Tommy McDonald much.

Tommy's moving ok, but not being kicked to effectively as usual.

Don't make me do it Jaded.

I hate to give up on Grundy and I worry about JVR's ability to back up Max in a final, but assuming I'm wrong about both of those I think we ship off Grundy to Port, never to be seen again and we bring in whoever is our best genuine forward, because Grundy gives us very little in the ruck and absolutely nothing forward. JVR to ruck as he's actually quite good at that.