the pearl

No doubt he dogged it. That's not the issue. It's what the coach does about it that's the key to Bennell's success. Bennell and Bailey should read The Red Fox. Smithy had a very straightforward approach to players with courage issues

Jamar jumped all over them. He inspired confidence and led from the front. Great game.

Bennell, Morton. Run away, run away ......

Bruce's form has been under critical attack for a long time. Dominating games is exactly what we need from him.

It must be time for the coaching staff to reassess Bruce's role in the team game plan. When he showed his best form, it was probably when the Demons were peaking under Daniher. Bruce was calm, well balanced, creative and a pretty good finisher most of the time. He was ( and potentially still is ) a great defensive player. Bruce could accurately pass by hand or foot to runners, like Walsh, Whelan, etc who would cut through the lines and set up great attacking moves. He could come up with a couple of match-turning goals in bursts. His decline in form has occurred, funnily enough, with the decline in the team's form. Bruce passes to stationary targets. Turnover. His misses targets, sometimes because the targets are not moving quickly enough. He misses critical goals. He must play deep in the forward line where the options when he gets possession are simpler. Kick the goal! Handball to the crumber who kicks the goal! Tackle the defender and get possession of the ball again!

So, Newton might have done a better job today than Miller did last week. Get rid of them both!

Bennell trip was shameful. Umpires must pay those decisions - even if they've been poor all day.

Agreed. At his best Jones plays like a battling suburban footballer. He should come off the bench to provide some hard tackling minutes. He cannot be a central member of a mid field that intends to distribute the ball effectively to forwards in motion. He just can't make smart decisions and his skills are uncoordinated. No-one should ever question his integrity.

Thousands of supporters went to watch the Demons JUST to watch Robbie Flower play up and down that wing. Best footballer I've seen!

Liam Jurrah, whether a star or not, will form part of a young forward line that will pose many challenges for opposition backs in the 2010 season. I can't wait to see the development of Jack Watts - and quick entries into our forward 50 that will give these young blokes opportunities to become stars. Jurrah and Watts will live or die depending on the accuracy of our delivery from the mid field. Maybe this is where we need new stars!

Could be the right role for Miller - look after fashion and style. He won't have to kick, catch or make decisions.

Give him the opposition's best key forward every week and watch him improve.

If you've got to rely on statistics you're not watching the game. Pointless chip passes to maintain possession are a blight on the game. With Wheatley and Whelan, it's what they didn't do, more than what they did. Have another lok at your stats sheet and tell me how many times they didn't get the ball or how many times their opponents had effective possessions etc. etc. stat. stat....

One would hope that when supporters look back at Warnock's preformance against Lloyd, in five years time, we see it as a great learning experience. He made errors, showed inexperience and struggled to read the game sometimes but he never looked beaten and showed resilience. He tried and put in his best effort in every contest. i hope that in five years or less, he gets his reward for his persistence.

Two Mortons?? 1. Bartram

6. Junior 5. Garland 4. Bruce 3. Morton 2. Jamar 1. Morton Green was OK. Maric was OK. CJ is playing well. Sylvia seemed to really work when he had the ball but slackened off when he didn't have the ball. Whelan, Wheatley OK at times. The effort was there but not the execution.

The carpark at the Junction Oval used to look like a luxury car yard!

You can add the filth's whole team, Nathan Brown, Everitt, Judd and Kerr to that list!

Late. 6. Buckley 5. Whelan 4. CJ 3. Warnock 2. PJ 1. Junior Minus 6: Sylvia - no effort, no team ethic, no trade value anymore. Minus 5: Jones - "pass it to our players" Minus 3: Newton - dumb arse Minus 2: Morton - must learn that dogging it is not acceptable. If your body is not right, then play next season! Minus 1: Bell - weak.

What a pity you found it and filled it with meaningless posts!

Why would any opposing coach want to tag Jones? I think just just man him up and let Jones self destruct with turnovers.

If Cam Bruce has shin splints, he should be rested for the remainder of the season to promote full recovery. When he returns to full fitness the skill coaches need to teach him how to kick accurately and how to judge where and when to handball so that he passes the ball to players on our team.

6. CJ - pinpoint passes, amongst a display of ordinary skill execution. 5. Bruce - great motor. 4. Buckley - showed flashes of skill and commitment 3. Miller - quality 2. Green - as usual 1. Martin - not many errors

Wheatley fulfills the role ( with Brad Green ) that Johnstone used to play but is more consistent and is nearly as skilful with his foot passing. Hit Sylvia nicely a couple of times on Sunday.

Maybe Miller is a better player at the moment because he no longer has ole rubberchest as a role model.