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Fantastic running from ANB there - late in the game, he ran from where the stoppage took place to where he received the pass from Petracca. His opponent couldn’t stay with him.

By my reckoning, two wins should get us into the finals but we have to win all four to get the double chance. We certainly can’t take next week against Gold Coast lightly given what happened to us last year. The line up was unchanged this week - can we go with the same line up again?

I’ve used moderator’s discretion to change the title to this thread on the basis that ANB’s performance tonight did not merit the criticism inherent in that title. After all, this is a site that’s here to support our club and players.

Statistics Oskar Baker 11 kicks 7 handballs 18 disposals 3 marks 7 tackles 85 dream team points Harley Balic 10 kicks 7 handballs 17 disposals 3 marks 51 dream team points Jaxon Briggs 4 kicks 7 handballs 11 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 33 dream team points Tomas Bugg 1 behind 4 kicks 6 handballs 10 disposals 6 tackles 44 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 2 kicks 4 handballs 6 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 10 hit outs dream team points James Freeman 1 behind 6 kicks 2 handballs 8 disposals 4 marks 36 dream team points Mitch Gent 1 goal 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 49 dream team points Liam Hiscock 2 kicks 1 handballs 3 disposals 1 marks 4 tackles 27 dream team points Jack Hutchins 11 kicks 4 handballs 15 disposals 4 marks 1 tackles 60 dream team points Declan Keilty 7 kicks 5 handballs 12 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 53 dream team points Dean Kent 8 kicks 6 handballs 14 disposals 1 mark 6 tackles 62 dream team points Jay Lockhart kicks handballs disposals marks tackles dream team points Goy Lok 10 kicks 2 handballs 12 disposals 5 marks 8 tackles 58 dream team points Pat McKenna 1 goal 5 kicks 4 handballs 9 disposals 1 marks 32 dream team point Cory Machaya 1 goal 4 kicks 8 handballs 12 disposals 2 marks 2 tackles 46 dream team points James Munro 1 behind 8 kicks 15 handballs 23 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 74 dream team points Cameron Pedersen 1 behind 11 kicks 6 handballs 17 disposals 9 marks 73 dream team points Angus Scott 9 kicks 9 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 38 dream team points Tim Smith 1 behind 13 kicks 8 handballs 21 disposals 6 marks 5 tackles 6 hit outs 100 dream team points Cory Stockdale 6 kicks 3 handballs 9 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 50 dream team points Aaron vandenBerg 1 goal 5 kicks 8 handballs 13 disposals 1 mark 10 tackles 77 dream team points Corey Wagner 1 goal 1 behind 12 kicks 7 handballs 19 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 79 dream team points Sam Weideman 2 goals 1 behind 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 7 hit outs 80 dream team points

There were a lot of reasons why we lost but I think that if Michael Hibberd had not injured his quad in the last moments of training during the week, we would have won and won well.

I’ve been to the future and the bad news is that this team will struggle against the Geelong VFL team on Saturday. It’s not all bad news however, because I was able to hang around for the main game and can report that the boys well and truly atoned for round 1. I’m helping GOTO prepare his match report soon.

A few weeks ago Freo dented Adelaide's finals chances over in WA. Any chance of them repeating the dose v the Power?

Casey Demons twitter has credited VDB with that last goal.

The question is more about whether Casey can defend a fairly meagre lead against a 4 or 5 goal breeze. They might well rue their first quarter when they allowed 3 goals against the wind.

Different opposition, different venue and a huge game for the club to win. What changes should we ring in - if any?

This will be a challenge for Casey’s VFL listed players, some of who have been playing suburban footy because they couldn’t hold their places in the team when up to 17 or 18 MFC listers we’re getting a game each week.

Werribee key defender Sam Collins was impressive earlier this year when they played Casey. Started today against the Bombers. He might be worth a look.

The injury to Jack Viney for what looks like several weeks at the pointy end of the season is a definite blow to the club. Viney to miss round 17 clash He’s not an easy player to replace.

Yes, that’s what many people say but the pattern of our game was so different in the second half that I thought it was something to consider given that we have six games to go and the majority of those are against other finals contenders. If our coaches can get us to improve on where we’ve been so far this year by just a small percentage it might be the difference between making top four or not making the finals again.

Why stop at a single one?

In the final analysis, it’s in our hands as to how far we can go this year but a win to the Tigers would make my day.

Well that was an unusual game and one that might puzzle those analysts who figure they’ve got our game worked out. Statistically, we had less disposals, less contested possessions, less clearances, less tackles and less inside 50s. These are areas where, during this season, we are usually in front of our opposition and yet today, we won by 50 points. Anyone have an explanation?

Two weeks ago they beat a finals contender, Geelong ... they cannot be taken lightly despite their injury woes.

You can’t take a team seriously if they turn up for a night game wearing pajamas.

If stability is the key to winning matches then the Dees are near certainties based on who is unavailable. These are the teams that met just 6 weeks ago at Etihad when Melbourne won by 49 points despite giving away a start. WESTERN BULLDOGS B: Matthew Suckling, Jackson Trengove, Ed Richards HB: Bailey Williams, Dale Morris, Easton Wood C : Jason Johannisen, Lachie Hunter, Patrick Lipinski HF: Caleb Daniel, Josh Schache, Tory Dickson F: Luke Dahlhaus, Marcus Bontempelli, Billy Gowers Foll: Tom Boyd, Toby McLean, Jack Macrae I/C: Hayden Crozier, Mitch Honeychurch, Jordan Roughead, Roarke Smith Emg: Tom Campbell, Lin Jong, Lukas Webb, Lewis Young  In: Mitch Honeychurch, Dale Morris Out: Zaine Cordy (concussion), Bailey Dale (foot) MELBOURNE B: Michael Hibberd, Oscar McDonald, Neville Jetta HB: Angus Brayshaw, Jake Lever, Jordan Lewis C : Bernie Vince, Jack Viney, Nathan Jones HF: James Harmes, Jesse Hogan, Jake Melksham F: Tim Smith, Tom McDonald, Christian Petracca Foll: Max Gawn, Christian Salem, Clayton Oliver I/C: Bayley Fritsch, Mitch Hannan, Alex Neal-Bullen, Charlie Spargo Emg: Tom Bugg, Cameron Pedersen, Joel Smith, Billy Stretch NO CHANGE It's pretty clear that the the Dogs have some quality outs whereas the only compulsory change that the Dees have made to the starting side is Jake Lever. On this basis, we should win and win well - if we don't, we're simply not worthy of going any further this season.

The leader remains the one and only Maxy ... 139. Max Gawn 123. Clayton OIiver 93. Jesse Hogan 73. Angus Brayshaw 70. Nathan Jones 49. Tom McDonald 46. Neville Jetta 39. Christian Salem 38. Jack Viney 35. Bayley Fritsch 34. Christian Petracca 33. Jake Melksham 31. Michael Hibberd 29. Jake Lever Oscar McDonald 26. James Harmes 20. Jordan Lewis 16. Jeff Garlett 7. Alex Neal-Bullen 6. Tom Bugg 4. Joel Smith 2. Dean Kent 1. Bernie Vince Josh Wagner

Likely to go well before our first pick unless we trade into the first round.

The statistics ~ Oskar Baker 1 behind 17 kicks 4 handballs 21 disposals 5 marks 2 tackles 78 dream team points Harley Balic 10 kicks 9 handballs 19 disposals 3 marks 10 tackles 97 dream team points Tomas Bugg 13 kicks 18 handballs 31 disposals 2 marks 11 tackles 128 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 1 behind 3 kicks 5 handballs 8 disposals 3 tackles 4 hit outs 41 dream team points Mitch Hannan 1 goal 7 kicks 17 handballs 24 disposals 3 marks 12 tackles 116 dream team points Jack Hutchins 12 kicks 4 handballs 16 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 63 dream team points Declan Keilty 1 kick 1 handballs 2 disposals 1 mark 6 tackles 32 dream team points Jay Kennedy Harris 3 goals 14 kicks 11 handballs 25 disposals 1 mark 5 tackles 106 dream team points Dean Kent 1 behind 11 kicks 4 handballs 15 disposals 2 marks 9 tackles 85 dream team point Mitchell King 6 kicks 6 disposals 2 tackles 16 hit outs 37 dream team points Jay Lockhart 15 kicks 5 handballs 20 disposals 3 marks 1 tackle 66 dream team points Pat McKenna 1 kick 8 handballs 9 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 25 dream team points Corey Machaya 1 behind 8 kicks 14 handballs 22 disposals 3 marks 6 tackles 85 dream team points James Munro 14 kicks 6 handballs 20 disposals 4 marks 6 tackles 88 dream team points Cameron Pedersen 13 kicks 10 handballs 23 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 87 dream team points Harrison Petty 6 kicks 4 handballs 10 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 41 dream team points Tim Smith 1 behind 9 kicks 7 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 59 dream team points Corey Stockdale 17 kicks 2 handballs 19 disposals 1 mark 8 tackles 91 dream team points Dom Tyson 8 kicks 23 handballs 31 disposals 7 marks 15 tackles 145 dream team points Aaron vandenBerg 1 behind 13 kicks 10 handballs 23 disposals 16 tackles 108 dream team points Corey Wagner 1 goal 14 kicks 5 handballs 19 disposals 3 marks 15 tackles 123 dream team points Josh Wagner 12 kicks 5 handballs 17 disposals 1 mark 8 tackles 82 dream team points Sam Weideman 2 behinds 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 3 hit outs 66 dream team points

I’ve seen him playing basketball against my grandson in under 12 competition. He goes ok but it’s a different game and he has plenty of time to not only develop but chose his sport.

Sadly, one of our potential father/son prospects is Tiernan Stynes who couldn’t bring his father along. I wonder if he’s part of the academy?