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Named as emergency which is just as odd!

Good to be back on our fortress lol. Zero expectation today. We should win but I've lost trust. I want to see lace out passes to a leading forward but Ross will not let this happen. He will love it if we repeat our standard F50 entries. If we do more of the same we lose this game. A lot rides on the coaches box tonight.

He said ballbag...hehe

27 more inside 50s, 70 more possessions, 42 more contested, 14 centre clearance to 2!!!! We are doing a lot right but if you can't turn that sort of dominance into a win something is severely wrong. Again the forward entries just make you feel sick in the guts.

Can't imagine we are putting BBB on a plane unless he's playing. Bowey has to come in.

Tatts a good question!

Yep . Bleeding from the nose as a result and you can see him asking the ump why it wasn't paid!

I asked the question are we banged up!? FCS read the post

Sean Wight

Agree. But in relation to being banged up he is actually not. He will be before long as he attacks the footy so well and crashes packs. If BBB is ready I wonder if we give JVR a spell? I think we need to give Smith a few more weeks. Faded 2nd half like many others but was our highest ranked player at half time and I'm liking what he brings.

I'm hoping our capitulation against Geelong is just a by product of the bye with so many teams struggling first game back ( not that ours was as long as it should be). It was a tough slog and they rarely lose down there. But we have a number of players way down on form or carrying niggles. Max - worst game for nearly a decade and was missing for large chunks. Does not look as mobile as normal and dropping under 12 marks. JV - The man is a beast and finds a way through pain but that shoulder he reached for is not the one Stewart hits and is the same one as his 'stinger' from against Pies. May - hasn't looked right all year bar one or 2 games. Runs like he has a back injury. Clarry - say no more Grundy - walked to the rooms mid match, played on but looks sore. Petty- just back from long injury but was clearly not ready. Hibberd - needs to be managed. TMac and BBB - banged up for years. Kozi- terribly out of form, hopefully not an injury but why is he not getting more midfield time? Our injury list is short but I'm pretty sure it was last year as well late in the season only to find out how sore we were which was evident in our last QTR fade outs. Hope I'm wrong and history is not about to repeat itself. Our best is as good as anyone but can we bring it??

That's Ok. If you'd like to hear what Goody said in the presser just watch any of the previous losses this year. Groundhog Day

Really disappointing finish after looking the better team 2nd and 3rd qtrs. So many players MIA but WTF is up with Max! Worst game in years

After reading the article I can't see any admissions of tanking. They knew a loss would hand them Cotchin however he said he had no instructions from board level and that he just had to let the boys play and see how it panned out.

Yes but we will have 3 x 10 day breaks in a row. We will be the most rested, freshest team in the comp ready to take on the rest of the season.

Think about it....it's a number all of us on here were very grateful for and still are!

Anyone else see the Cats fan waving his guernsey with number 119 on the back during never tear us apart. Pure gold!

Staggered that one coach didn't give Salem a vote.

Don't forget Petty n Bowser. Bowser last few weeks were superb before concussion. Spoke to him today, cherry ripe to go after the bye!

I am not sure of the rule but if the protected zone is 5m behind man on the mark then it was the right call.

17 tackles inside F50 to 4 and awesome pressure all over the ground creating doubt in the pies and turnovers. That sort of effort will win plenty of matches. Kick straight and that was a 5-6 solid victory. Stoked with this win.

Confirmed Ginnivan out Mciness in.

Forever grateful I watched him play for a good 5 or 6 years nearly every game. Often got into the rooms after home games and sat next to him as a 10-11 year old in awe. He was poetry in motion. Did things nobody else could do and never will. Shed tears at his memorial at the G RIP Robbie

Imagine If you were choosing a match for the time capsule between this and last Friday nights .....I think our game gets the nod. I've not seen a worse quarter.... EVER!

Same! They used to always hand out flags, we loved it! Still have a beautiful red n blue old Sherrin that Cameron Clayton drilled into my hands. I dropped the mark but was a very quick crumber. Got signatures all over it in the rooms afterwards that are now very faded but has 3 Brownlow medallists and the great Robbie Flower!