croydick

if melksham plays well, that's a really solid team

it was the lions game to lose and they mightve already done it with all their aggressiveness

back to 9 points, not sure how but i think were actually playing better here

Super strange, if theyd played normally we would have rolled over, they just had to put some fight into us here.

strange game, brissy playing emotional and aggressive and making poor errors. they should be well in front (especially considering the current free kick count) but theyve really messed up. if they controlled themselves better we wouldve probably rolled over and they would win easy, but now there's some fight

6 - Rivers 5 - Viney 4 - Gawn 3 - May 2 - ANB 1 - K Brown, we would've lost it without him.

If he didn't grab at his head like that he would've gotten off, bit silly of him.

Absolutely loved Rivers in a bit more of a midfield role, one of his best games ever. Hope we give him even more time there next week. 559m gained, 6 I50s and 4 R50s, a goal and 21 touches! Turner turned up today and that was good to see, he's getting better at positioning, which has been his weak point in my opinion. Viney stepped up in clearances when needed, great performance. Only minor complaints to be had about his disposal efficiency otherwise he was immense. Gawn and ANB with classy performances as always. Tholstrup with about 50 tackles, loving the physicality hes bringing at such a young age here. Sparrow showing some sparks, hopefully that continues. Immense effort from Langdon, played 100% of the game and was absolutely everywhere, covered nearly 17km! May with 9 intercepts, combining for SEVENTEEN total with Tommo. Oh and of course Kynan Brown saving the game when only given 8 minutes of play time, hope we give him a real game soon, thought it was poor form to debut him as sub. Hope Salem is okay seems he was subbed off and sore. Still a few passengers and some players having off nights, but was so nice to see some life from the players yesterday. Hope Petracca recovers quickly and is doing okay, at least in a way this is making us try some other options in the mid. Would love to see Rivers playing even more mid time and maybe even Oliver at CHB next week, hes just a bit too rusty at this point and the taggers are getting to him.

Most of our fines for the melee were from our young players, good to see them with some spirit!

Anyone saying riv out is delusional. I guess ideally for me we have Sparrow moving to sub (been on thin ice last couple weeks) and Billings out, Petty, Laurie and Trac (inj) out. If Lever is fit, Howes out. Turner only stays because we have no other options. Jeffo doesn't seem ready to come in yet, and not sure about Fullarton just yet. Ideally Lever in (if not Howes stays), and Tholstrup, Woewodin, AMW and maybe Sestan in. Riv to play more of a mid role with Trac out, and AMW at half back. Sparrow sub.

rivers great so far

a good team will win this. go dees.

billings sub! i dont have to eat my shoe!

32 touches, 24 kicks, 6 contested possessions, 8 intercepts, 9 marks (2 contested but that was highest on ground). I'd say he was pretty good.

Yes, Woey has been good, but I said that because he ran out for Casey. We can only hope its to make sure he's fully match fit for a full game after the bye.

Surely Woewodin is being made fit for a full game at casey and will come in after the bye. I hope. Happy with Howes in, not so much Billings and Laurie, would rather one of those two sub and a Kynan Brown debut.

I will eat my own shoe if Billings isn't sub

McAdam, Tommo, Woewodin, Hunter are guaranteed outs

6:20pm apparently

Hunter is great but keeps getting injured. Not very excited about Billings, McAdam and Schache. Billings and McAdam have shown glimpses but not enough to get that excited over. Schache just seems like a VFL player, not enough drive for AFL level.

Just read the article, seems Clarry will definitely play and that Goody is still too stubborn about Petty forward. I also think we'll want to go a bit taller up forward so Turner will stay in and Roo for McAdam. Straight swaps Howes-Tommo and Roo-McAdam. Then we pick from K Brown, Billings and Laurie for Hunter and Woewodin. To be honest, I'm still leaning on a K Brown debut and Laurie sub, since they were both named on the ground at casey, but Billings could play.

Which article? Also, generally we play one or two of our emergencies in the VFL, so its unusual to have named casey players on the ground pulled out just to be an emergency. We have at least Hunter, McAdam, Woewodin and Tommo not playing this week (Hunter Inj., rest playing for casey today), so 3 outs from our 22 and a sub needed. From the three named on-field Casey players not on the final lineup (K Brown, Howes and Laurie), I think they will all play (or sub), as I don't see us withdrawing a Casey player that wasn't on the IC unless they were playing. I think of the two players originally named on the bench but not playing (Turner and Billings), one will play and one will be an EMG who doesn't play VFL this week. Most likely Turner will play, and Petty may even move down back. Generally clubs don't play a debutant as a sub, and I don't think we will. Howes also played great in the VFL so I think he will play. Sub likely Billings or Laurie.

Jeffo is playing vfl

I'm not sure, very different selection week. They basically didn't even name a casey team, just a squad. I'm speculating a potential debut as K Brown, Laurie and Howes were all actually named on the ground for Casey initially, instead of the bench like we're used to for tentative picks. Selection thought has gone into K Brown, Laurie and Howes and I don't think we'd mess with that unless they were playing at AFL level. Still wild speculation though.

laurie, k brown, billings, turner, howes not in final casey lineup. tommo, woewodin and mcadam playing at casey. Im expecting petty to move back in place of tommo and roo to play forward again. turner, billings or laurie as sub options and others emergency. k brown may debut in place of mcadam. oliver may be rested and riv may get some time in the mid with howes coming in behind