Redleg

Why are we talking about May, he is apparently off to the Pies.

He wouldn't have been the difference clearly, but he played better yesterday than our 2 key forwards and for that matter our 2 key backs and he wasn't even on the ground.

Because you posted this " Who was the guy who started this thread?" I did. I answered by quoting a line from the Dobie Gillis show, used by his friend Maynard G. Krebbs, whenever he was called by anyone. Just to educate you further, you can win a prize if you guess without looking it up, what the G in his name stood for.

And finally people catch up with me. Now regarding Casey in the GF, we are f....d.

If you look at older players, a lot of them go into a self preservation mode. Lewis IMO is in that mode. He looks around when he is under the ball and his disposal can be poor at times, as we saw yesterday.This is most likely because he is aware of the oncoming contact. I am not saying he is scared, but rather that he is not now the fearless footballer that he was a few years ago. Clarko let him go for a reason. Yes he can play, but clearly not as well consistently, as he once could. He is also doing undisciplined acts, which have cost us, which he probably wouldn't have done as much under Clarko. There is a useby date for every sportsman. We need to work out with Lewis if it is now, or at the end of next season.

I think the problem here is that Jordan was brought in because of his experience and finals nouse and today, he, himself, started the rot. He turned it over with a shocking handball for a goal, he then did it again, he then belted Ryan in the guts for another one and then gave away a 50 for stupidity and another goal. He seemed to go half hearted at the contest a few times as well. Most on here are furious with that. As someone said he was given 1/10 by a Journo for today's effort. His bad play and resultant goals started the rot and yes we went downhill from there. The team was putrid, but IMO and many others on here, he started it. Confidence can be lost in momentum and he killed it. I am not knocking Jordan, only his game today. TBH, I think he would agree.

Yeah, who needs a talented forward who could turn out to be the next Josh Kennedy.

Well looks like I got it right, we were f....d, over.

Just lulling then into a false sense of security.

I haven’t as I taped it. WJ might have or someone else.

Has laid 3 tackles in the first 3 minutes. Does look quick.

Well the Tiger supporters should be blaming their mids.

Now I know we are f....d. You better believe it.

You rang?

And what would you have done besides moving Watts on, that would have got us in the finals 5 years ago, when we were putrid?

It's a horses for courses decision. The good thing for Bayley is that if we win and make the GF the horses are different to this week. Tigers have one ruck and one key forward, with Pies having another ruckman/forward. The match ups then suit Bayley, who could replace Joel, unless Joel has a blinder and another fringe player has a bad one.

Luckily the FD doesn't worry about the opinion of Dees fans.

We are f....d.

Someone said that Pies players have been told he will be joining the club next year.

What is going on at North? Apparently have Polec, Hall and Newman wanting to join them and an offer over $8m for 7 years for Gaff on the table. They will need to shed more than Preuss to fit all these players in.

Can only speculate, as I like most DL’s don’t know what they are doing. Do you have inside info that we are actually not chasing anyone other than Preuss? Always enjoy the trading/drafting period, though for the first time in 12 years I am enjoying the finals far more.

If you are correct and he leaves Eagles but for North, then it would lead me to believe that it is only about money and that we elected not to, or weren’t able to match North’s offer. If that is the case, that would lead me to believe that we have identified another player we want.

Another outside mid in Hall going to the Roos. That could be three in one hit.

Have we stopped being f....d yet? No, we still are.

Don't know anything about him, but if he is quick, a goal sneak, or play maker and who applies forward pressure, he is the type we can use.