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Hannan is crucial for the team. Won't be dropped. Can't see Watts coming in unless a tall is injured.

Yep. This is about it!

Worried about our bottom handful of players. Wagner, Stretch, Vince, ANB, etc. Just don't do enough. Great to have Jesse back. Works well with Pedo. Hunt had a Barry Crocker. Jeffy quiet again. By the way Dayne Beams is an absolute star, Mathieson five free kicks for!

He did say 'in terms of' a few times! ?

Tommy was a great character. Passionate South Melbourne Cricket Club fan and aficionado of all sport, especially Aussie Rules and cricket. The ladies at SMCC would make him a special afternoon tea each match. There he'd relive stories to anyone that would listen. A brilliant, engaging storyteller. Always remember him saying Jack Mueller was the best footballer he ever saw. Interesting choice given that he had watched football for over half a century and saw the likes of Coleman, Baldock, Whitten, Barassi, Skilton, Blight and Matthews.

Rarely do 196 cm key forwards set the world alight in their first two seasons. At 22 the Weed will be a force. Be patient. Has all the attributes.

Interesting suggestion!

Not for me. Chip-scab possessions. Little hurt factor. Had a great last two weeks but has been ordinary for large parts of this year. Want my outside mids to be line breakers with genuine toe. Prefer likes of Kelly and Whitfield if giving out first round picks.

You can be out of form and still get a kick. But Watts has been nowhere near it in past three weeks. The lack of intensity and defensive acts would pizz Goodwin off like it pizzes us off. Good decision to drop him, but then again with Salem and Watts out, officially we have no-one that can kick!

This is the knock on his brother as well.

Plenty to be disappointed about. The number of passengers in such an important game. Watts didn't give a yelp. Petracca had two kicks for the game. OMac's lack of intensity in the contest. Trengove's lack of speed off the mark. ANB unable to hit simple targets. Hannan could get near it (maybe injured). JKH running around like a headless chook. Midfield apart from Clarry and Tyson first half gave nothing and were dominated by likes of Swallow, Ziebell, Cunnington and Higgins.. The lack of a forward structure. The clangers from our best distributors (Lewis and HIbberd). Gawn's ineffectiveness in the ruck.

6. Oliver 5. Lewis (although he was fumbly) 4. T Mac 3. Jeffy 2. Harmes 1. Gawn.

Can he kick? His brother is a liability by foot.

He should fill out. His old man, was a big bar steward.

Kudos to the talent spotters that identified Hannan. Quick, good hands, courageous, makes things happen.

6. Hibberd 5. Oliver 4. Viney 3. Jetta 2. Hannan 1. ANB Apologies to Hogan, Tyson, GAwn, Melky

Need a lift from Hunt, JKH and Watts.

Max is back. Great to have Viney and Tyson at the stoppages. ANB buzzing around. Powell Pepper can play.

This will be big if we get through. Two things worry me though. Five guys coming back from foot/leg injuries and Port, I think, are a very good side. Give 'em hell Dees!

Is it possible that Melksham's goal was from longer out? Hunt's looked 60 out. Melksham's 65, albeit dribbled the last 10 or 15.

Always good to have a look at the replay I reckon. Maybe it's just me, but when the heat is on I like to have a look at who in there having a crack and trying to change the outcome. Who accepts losing and who wants to change it.

My take: Dirty nights for talls, Hogan, Gawn, Frost, Pedo, TMac. Skill errors cost us big time. Counted at least five easy misses for goal. Jeffy x 3, Hogan, Kent. Out muscled in first quarter. Adelaide looked much, much stronger. Also lost every centre bounce. Gawn is a worry with this at the moment. Streaming into F50 you can't just bomb away. Surely there is a plan? JKH looked OK after horror start. Threw himself into tackles which is a good sign. Decent field kick.

6. Lewis 5. Hibberd 4. Hunt 3. Clarry 2. Melksham 1. ANB

Hi Jaded, Just sent you a private mail..

Don't mind the suggestion but at 27 and a big gap between his best and worse it's a no from me. The thought is good though. We need a pacy, linebreaking mid that can kick. An upgrade on Stretch who has stalled significantly this year. Not many around although Whitfield, Kelly, the Hill brothers are four that come to mind.