Redleg

It is impossible to smash a side without good forward entry and multiple scoring options. Atm I think we would all agree we have neither. For example how do we compare with the Dogs? Bont, MacRae, Smith, Libba, Hunter, JJ and Treloar and Dunkley on return, can all dispose well under pressure, with Treloar probably the weakest, but so quick he makes metres. Then forward they have Naughton, English, Bruce, Weightman etc who are clearly better than our guys. We have a better defence, but their defence is under less pressure,because of their mids and forwards.

Sadly, lose to Port and if Lions and Cats win, we are 5th, with a hard draw to come and 6th looking likely soon after.

Perhaps if his team mates gave him a forward option or told him he was “hot”it might have worked out a bit differently on those occasions.

Not disagreeing that he isn't the saviour, but his size and ability would have helped. TBH, Weid has played far better than BB the last 2 VFL games.

Don't want to get howled down and I love the kid and think he will be a very good player, but LJ fumbled numerous times and late in the game pulled out of a contest letting an opponent get an easy ball. Just saying. I am sure it will be pointed out to him.

Two fat ladies- 21. All the 3's - 24 A 1 and a 4 - 32. Maybe that's why I was banned from calling Bingo.

Hibbo kept Toby to 7 possies and 3 goals, 2 of which were umpire gifts and the other one was froma smother and then good handball from a team mate, which was unstoppable. Yes Hibbo didn't get much of it, but I am sure all his concentration was on stopping Toby.

Don't panic. We lost by under two goals, without another key forward, kicking badly for goal, losing the clearances, with several players badly out of form, our worst pressure half of the year and getting some poor umpiring, to a side that was desperate to win to make the 8. We can get back to our best again.

Probably will the next game.

Well I hope he can get to the try line quicker.

Very hard to when the opposition defenders mark everything. We needed a big key forward to contest and bring the ball to ground if he couldn't mark it. In that last quarter the Giants were out on their feet and we bombed it in and out it came, because we had no big key forward to contest or to kick it to. Even with all of the above, even while we got smashed in the clearances, a tall forward would have given us a chance to win..

Agree with all of that, but having a 203 cm proven forward, who can at least bring it to ground if he doesn’t grab it, does several things for the team,. It stops the opposition defenders marking it every time and playing on and scoring. It brings Pickett and Spargo into the contest. It takes pressure off Fritta and Tom Mac. It straightens up the mids going forward, eliminating some of the sideways ball mistakes at the same time. It gives us a better chance of a forward 50 mark and goal, especially when a tall Defender goes off early in the game and then late in the game, when the opposition are out on their feet and we are bombing it forward without success.

Yep. 25 goals in last 3 games against bottom sides. Average 8 goals a game. Yep forward line functioning beautifully.

Well said. Poor selection is cream on the cake.

No worries, I am probably just irritable over a game we threw away at selection.

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No his first half was terrible. Plays rugby. Goes hard, gets tackled and ball up or gets a kick and turns it over. Needs to lift big time and give off the ball quickly.

Agree. 16 rounds in and they can’t work out we go sideways when their is no key forward and then make a disposal error to turn it over. How are our speedy small forwards looking, when the ball isn’t delivered properly, or kicked to a big forward who can bring it to ground?

In the likely conditions that is a good selection.

That is sad news. Wayne and I became friendly when I sounded him out to run for MFC President, which he obviously agreed to. He then appointed me Team Manager of the senior side under big Carl. We tried to set up an Australian version of IMG, the big USA Sports management Company, but were both busy with other work and we let it go. Later I tried the same thing with Whispering Jack of DL and we managed several players, including Wayne “the Dominator” Johnston, the great Blues finals player. But back to Wayne, he was a nice and humble man and I wish his family and friends sincere condolences and RIP Wayne.

That sounds fair.

They probably couldn't pay the fine. I would lock them up at the remand centre for 14 days and give them time to think about it and thereby deter others.

Aarts or whatever his name is, was spun around 360 with the ball and then threw it away, right in front of the ump. Play on. Baker puts his knee into Suns players face, who is on the ground and then gets up pressing his knee harder into the face. Ump right there. Play on.

I think you were. IMO he was clearly in our best 3 for Casey.

No agree, he would play a different role in the ones, unless LJ or Gawn was missing. I have posted before that I also think his confidence is shot atm.