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LJ’s worst game of his 50. Terrible.

The G. Our home. Won 2 and lost 7 in last 9 games there. One of the wins was in the last 11 seconds. Fitness? Last quarters this year have killed us. High pressure exposes our poorly skilled players. Forward line problems continue, both scoring and retaining possession.

Spargo would have had 14 possies and 2 goals, if ANB could pass a footy 20 metres half accurately. ANB and Melk tonight made Spargo look like Bobby Skilton.

Swans scored most of their scores from turnovers. ANB is the turnover king and momentum killer in the team and has been for most of the second half of the year? That missed 20 metre kick to Spargo, to set up an easy goal, was the cherry on top of his fumbles and turnovers.

That is the biggest thrashing of Buddy I have ever seen. Buddy had 3 possies late into the last quarter and they were all gifts from the umps.

That's exactly it. Poor skill is exposed under pressure.

No he's not.

That result may be a blessing in disguise. Win tonight and no changes and same midset and we could easily lose a PF. I think if we regroup and make a few changes, we beat the Lions and take a different side and mentality into a PF which might get us another GF. All is not lost, YET. Now stop talking about winning it in front of family and friends. Ban interviews this week. Rejig the forward line, by bringing in another key forward Weid/Tom/JVR, get Bowey in and drop Melk and ANB. When you apply supreme pressure to a side, the poorly skilled ones fall apart, as we saw tonight. 6 OOB on the full and countless disposal errors which cost clearances, turnovers and ultimately goals. Yes we can make a PF, but without changes we could stop there.

Too many passengers and lack of skill killing us.

I am sure that he was not unsure and even surer that his team mates were sure, as they all went to the defensive positions for the kick out for a point. I am also sure that no Tiger celebrated the kick, nor did any Lion seem upset that he had goaled. I am unsure if the ARC also had a better angle that hasn’t been shown publicly but am sure that the ARC was very sure as the decision was given quite quickly. When he kicked it I said straight away he had missed and that was the reaction of all the players.

We do have a woman’s team.

Very understandable.

Are the dogs there to mind the casks?

Don’t say a word about him, or some on here will slam you. While you are at it don’t mention Kynan Brown or any other possible future father/son.

He isn’t.

Lynch knew he missed and so did his team mates, as not one of them ran to him. Live it looked a point and then on replay looked like it went over the post. The arc may have a better angle as they called it pretty quickly.

I said that pick 2 would get us Cadman guaranteed.

I just can’t get excited over J. Smith.

As I posted earlier. Good to see we think alike.

I feel very sorry for JJ. Looks like Salem in.

As opposed to how we rate Luke Jackson. Maybe Treacy wants to go home too. They also have local boy Jye Amiss.

They will be.

Him I would love. Can ruck, mark and play key forward. Tommo would make their backline better and could be part of a deal. Get him and we forget about Grundy.

Getting back to the LJ possible deal, couldn’t Freo clear Logue, who is rumoured to be unhappy, to WC plus their first pick say 14, for WC pick 2. They then get Doggies first pick, say 11, for Lobb, with maybe a later pick back to Dogs. Freo then give us 2, 11 and say key forward Treacy, a Vic Country boy who is not getting a game with them atm, but is only 19, 195 cms, good hands, long kick and hard at the ball. Could be ok for us. With 2 we get Cadman. We then have 11 to use, Cadman, JVR and Treacy, all young key forwards, with current guys BBB and Tom Mac for another year as well. Get Grundy and we have solved ruck and key forwards issues for years. Could trade 11 for another player, or use it in the draft. That could be a sensational off season, while losing a potential great player, also getting in several other players to solve list balance problems. Thoughts?

When you become a good side, there are often players who can’t get in the 22, that would make the 22 of other sides and they would be frustrated by that. It is perfectly understandable that these players will look for better opportunities. Players like Tommo, Toby and Kade are in this category and it is not easy to retain them all.