jumbo returns

5 hours ago, layzie said:

The blowtorch is on the midfield this week. 

I don't know what they need to do, whether it's rotate Salo/Rivers or even Woey through there for a different look or just put a firecracker under the old firm's backside but we are quite far off it in that area. 36 inside 50s is appalling. 

Sparrow and Rivers - time for them to step up

Salem stays D50 and is the 'go to' kick to clear the zone and set up a forward entry

1 hour ago, PLASTICJOHN said:

Has Goody lost the players.

It would seem that way.

Time to go Goody.

Settle down PJ

41 minutes ago, Garbo said:

The problem is if our main liners don’t have a good game it rare to see the next players down step up, although I don’t know that is unique to us. But when’s the last time Sparrow ANB, rivers, Salem and the like stepped up when players like Trac and Oliver or May are Struggling. They play there role and might have a good game when when everyone else is but I dont recall when they have had a statement game when the chips were down

ANB was BOG a couple of rounds ago and is never our worst

I agree about Rivers and Sparrow - pop them in the middle and see what happens? Can Trac and Oliver become very dangerous forwards? Both have very high footy IQ and can run good lines

Salem will take a few weeks to find his poise again, as he looks completely underdone

Don't start me on Petty

7 minutes ago, Brownie said:

Nope. I think we did the right thing with those two.

JJ and Grundy, probably better off still having them.

I wonder about Tomlinson too.

I can see him leaving and doing well elsewhere.

Gee I miss you and your hard work off half back Gus.

Starting to twitch at the thought of the KB game.

i don't

De-list or trade for a 12th rounder

16 hours ago, poita said:

It's absolutely laughable that some people think we have depth. We have maybe 18 decent players and the rest are very, very ordinary. 

The failure of Goodwin and Lamb to turn over our many C graders and try to find some diamonds in the rough over the past three years is a massive dereliction of duty. 

Agree - who thinks we have depth?

Certainly, not many on here

When Brown and Billings are still getting a game, you know the cupboard is quite bare

Swans are good - for now

I love June premiers

Still don't reckon we're outta the mix

Scoff away - Wet Toast were due and they had several significant 'ins'

As long as there’s no Tomlinson 

Ever 

2 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

They are banged up and missing key players (Allan, McGovern, Waterman, Yeo, potentially Darling) pass mark is 6 goals. i would hope that as a response and confidence boosting performance we aim for 10+ goals. 

Doesn't matter - their willingness to compete will be elevated

Weagles will be fired up

They play well against us - hell, every team seems to 'step' up against us

We are serious contenders this year....there, I said it!

Nothing

We're a damn good team

It's going to be great year

3 hours ago, Fritta and Turner said:

Clarry - poor defensive game

Chin - could not run

Who's Chin? Chandler???

3 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Interesting that a lot of the players who had big games last week were flat.

Kozzie, Langdon, Lever, Fritta, Petty and Oliver in particular.

 

The early turnaround kills us

Night games sap real energy

I hate them

Did anyone watch OTC last night?

Their 'premiership' quadrant (with all their data pumped into it) only had two teams in it - Geelong and Swans

They pointed out, that in the last 3 years, the premiers came from that premiership quadrant, after Round 8 (cue spooky music here)

We were just outside the mix

Surprisingly, Carlton were very low indeed - not even close

59 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Was it you?

42 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

" someone on x "......... lol .........classic comedy, jr

No

And I read the X, but didn't comment

Sorry to disappoint you 

XX

Someone on X said that JVR is a potential 'bust'

If he kicks on with his form, his currency will go through the roof

Bless

4 hours ago, monoccular said:

Houdini escaped more times than Charlie Cameron and Patrick Cripps have at the tribunal.  And he died of a ruptured appendix which was not all that uncommon in the 1920s.

After a punch….

Think about happened to Harry Houdini....

50 minutes ago, Demon trucker said:

I almost had a punch up at a AFL game, twice, first time was the last game at Princes Park when we beat the hapless Carlton, the second time was at a Collingwood GWS game, when I went there to support the GWS against Collingwood in the 2019 preliminary final, was saying Collie wobbles the whole game 

Me too - once at Victoria Park, Peter Moore's last game for the Pies, before he was coming to us the following year.

I cheered every possession, they booed every possession....ahhh, great day!

Buckenara didn't need the 15m - he was a sensational kick

Play him back

May and Lever make him look good

This is going to be a tough game - if y’all think the Tiges will just roll over and capitulate, youse need to reflect

42 minutes ago, 58er said:

Didn’t worry  us last year with Clarry out.

Why didn’t the Coaches change the mids positioning and also personnel ie Rivers  say in 2nd quarter. Even say changing Harry with Tmac to get him into the game.

Hood too often makes changes to positions etc after the result is almost or a foregone conclusion. Needs to act in the 2nd quarter not 4th. 

2023 was a hard year to watch re: Clayton out

I was hoping this year would be different, with our pressure on the ball carrier being through the roof

Lions smacked and cannoned into us all night

Goody won’t make changes - he sticks to structure 

6 hours ago, Buzzy said:

We have literally nobody else to bring in.  Our depth is woeful.

This in a nutshell 👆👆

Anyone checked in on @Redleg?