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Yep I agree with this. They do play a winning style of footy, however their game is very taxing on the older bodies. I can’t see Pendles and SideBottom which are relied upon staying fresh through the whole season. Pendles already coming in off the bench is starting to show his age.

I can’t believe I’m at this point again but I’m now settled on Petty as a permanent forward line player. He gives us good shape and hits the packs well. I seriously think our ball movement and his limited pre season had a profound impact on him last year and his ability to play the position well. JVR will be better with him there as Petty knows how to play the position well enough. Surround him with Kozzy, Chin, Kolt as our small HFs. Fritta / Sparrow / Trac / Viney. I’d send Turner back but he very may well be our Tmac v2 ala swingman. Question on who is back up ruck. JVR or Petty?

6 Gawn 5 Bowey 4 Trac 3 Viney 2 Salem 1 Langdon

If Kozzy can put in another 3-4 performances like that (4+ goals) across the rest of the year and another 4-5 games with 2-3 goals and 20+ disposals, not only will he make his first AA but Freo will have to part way with a premium hand… I’m talking LJ and 2x 1st round picks. Don’t forget LJs contract will be significant so his net value will only be equivalent to a single first rounder. He is a good ruckman that has failed to reach the heights we thought he was capable of… .

Stoked for the win and see some good plays. We still have problems that need to be addressed. Inconsistent football being the major one. Gap in our best and worst is too far apart. If we can square the ledger (big IF) I’ll be a lot more optimistic about our season.

100%

Why can’t we close the game out. This was a 60+ point win on any other day

Oliver’s clearly has an attitude problem. When he wills himself he gets much more involved. It was a great quarter from him.

Windsors kicking is a bit suspect I’d like to see him improve this area of his game before we use him permanently here. Bowey though is our HB weapon and is a good decision maker.

Great forward 50 pressure tonight.

If Oliver doesn’t have a 20 disposal half with a few score involvements - he needs to spend the next fortnight in the 2s

Slow movement is Yze’s plan to flood the corridor and make the game a contested one. In seasons gone past we would welcome this but this game we are being beaten.

Yze is clearly trying to take the game away from us and had it not been for umpiring they would be goalless.

Umpiring on another level of shizen tonight. We seem to always get this BS.

4 Richmond goals from free kicks

#26 is a Richmond supporter

We are playing slow and deliberate again. There is no fluidity in ball movement. Richmond pressing up and defending our ball movement well.

I meant free kick goals, but apparently F…..K gets censored.

Why do we attract these BS [censored] goals against every week without fail.

What is this safe footy again.

But Viney also did damage the other way so it wasn’t a full negating role IMO.

Or it did happen as initially reported and the leak has been plugged as it wasn’t meant to get out.

Yeah that was one nasty gash

Yep saw that. Just goes to show that your damned if you do or damned if you don't. The best way to stick it up em is to keep winning and do so convincingly and in a united way. Anything but will invite speculation, rumour and criticism. Its just the footy cycle. Teams like Geelong and Collingwood escape this criticism because they keep on winning. It is that simple.

Does the fed election result have a bearing on the outcome ?