Wodja

Unfortunately, I agree with you, in fact it gave me less hope ….. but I oh so hope that I am wrong……again…… just like I was when I tipped us to beat Brisbane and Essendon.

Another [censored] weekend coming up. Bummer!

Not that it means anything to anyone, Rivers from the day he started was my favourite ‘non star’ player. I’m wrapped. GO DEES!!!

West coast game - One word- PERCENTAGE

Heard Moore saying after the game that they really missed not having a ruckman. Likewise, we missed having Gawney. But then again we had a fella called Grundy fill in and take on the job. I wonder if the Ferals have ever heard about him?

In simple terms, my take on all this is that there must be some correlation between number of members and club revenue. Therefore more the merrier - not really fussed how it is counted. But my real interest is to see more of our fans (members or not) actually attend our games. Adds to the atmosphere for starters and I can only think that it helps our players. There is no doubt in my mind that in our last game against Collingwood, their supporters got them over the line. So….. gear up your family and friends for the Anzac clash. And the King’ birthday clash will upon us sooner than you think. (If you are struggling to find demon friends then just get Collingwood haters to come along- plenty of those people around). Turning up to games (for those of us that can) and making some noise is about the most tangible way we can actually help our players on game day. GO DEES

Okay, new target….191. GO DEES

I didn’t mind Petty being rotated through the ruck alongside JVR to back up Grundy towards the end of last week’s game. Made us that much unpredictable in both the centre bounces and forward line. I like the idea of resting BBB and bringing Kozzie back in for this week- create further chaos for the opposition in the centre and up forward. Then in coming weeks I cannot even start to think how you fit in Gawn and Salem and in particular who goes out. We have fantastic depth and growing flexibility. We can not only cover injuries and rest key players when needed but it gives our squad great exposure to our system / processes. If we are unlucky and incur injuries, if managed well we could still remain as serious contenders. GO DEES!

Big pat on the back for all our supporters who rocked up and made some noise. I am certain the players pick up and feed of the positive vibes.

They are a very, very good side. Sad but true.

Also very disciplined and structured in defence (in fact all over the ground) - numbers at the ball / contest but generally only one contests the ball, the others ready to receive and run it forward

Hope the adjustment to the game plan is along the lines of taking the game on- aggressive one on one, fast direct footy, through the corridor whenever possible. Take risks, don’t become predictable. Hope the team backs themselves in. We must become the hunters. As someone said in an earlier post, we will know which side turns up in the first 10 minutes of the game.

Fake news!

Agree, Go West Coast (this weekend only)

I think a lot of people are being a bit harsh on Hawscum. I sincerely hope they pick up a few absolute gems in the next few years…… and then also hope that they choose to move onto other teams that have better prospects as soon as they can.

Appreciate that physical fitness of players is carefully planned, measured and monitored for optimal performance. There would be many metrics to look at. How much attention is given to the ‘muscle’ between the ears? No matter how fit, if a player or players aren’t in the right head place this surely would affect their / team performance. Is this also somehow measured, monitored and managed?

I am concerned also. The only upside being that if he doesn’t come up, we have JVR as a potential back up. We must get more proactive in taking controlled risk and utilise our depth. Three guarantees in life- taxes, death and footy injuries. Blood and give our depth some experience now…. will most likely need them later on in the season and in the finals campaign.

Sadly, agree.

My understanding is that the AFL wanted two teams in the Rugby states so that each weekend there is an actual game that takes place in the cities (taking the assumption that Gold Coast is almost a suburb of Brisbane) Same logic can also apply to SA and WA. I used to wonder why GWS was say not established / relocated to Canberra. (which I still think would make sense to me). But on the other hand if / when a team is established in Tasmania, this would be in conflict with strategy of ‘a game every week’! In other words, I have no idea🙃

Go Wiggles!!! Never thought I’d say that . Hang on, I was wrong. I recall barracking hard for them in the GF a few years ago when they played Collingwood.

Not in any way making this an excuse for our loss, we got done like a dinner (and the final 12 minutes was simply one team switched on, the other off- exactly what happened in the WA lightening delayed game). The ground was ‘cricket season hard’ and produced a different sort of bounce for the ball. It was particularly noticeable in tight contested play and Brisbane handled it well and we appeared very clumsy (even taking into account humidity and heat). I presume Brisbane train at a facility that has a less hard surface and a more typical bounce. My question was going to be why couldn’t we adapt like Brisbane did but I think I’ve just answered my question. We just had an off night on so many different levels. Fingers crossed it was just a one off.

Interesting how some Melbourne players get targeted for poor form more than others. In my opinion pretty much most players had a shocker the other night. Have no idea who the ins and outs will be this coming week. I just want a ‘champion team’ (as opposed to ‘individual champions’) with the right mindset turning up this time round and play a fast attacking style of footy.

I tend to categorise the teams as ‘contenders’,’serious contenders’ and ‘the rest’, and yes, they can chop and change week to week. That’s footy. Sadly, Collingwood is currently in my mind a serious contender. I hope I am proven wrong in weeks to come.

Good seeing Jackson doing as well with Fremantle in the first two games as he did with us for most of 2022.

Three words, okay MAX IS BACK!