Bates Mate

Head scratching selections every week. I had hoped we learnt our lesson but apart from 21 Goody's usually got at least one selection each week that doesn't make sense. I mean 3 talls allowing lever to drop off his man and intercept is our best format in defence.

Can't see us winning one soon with our lack of skills and polish in the midfield. Our grunt and sheer weight of forward entries with the best set up back 6-7 got the job done in 2021. But skills and rapid ball movement from opposition can bring us undone quickly. And unfortunately we don't have the cattle to execute a similar game plan against top teams

Jvr has had some good moments is quite slow and not great when it hits the deck. I love his competitiveness but not as convinced as some he'll be a genuine no 1 key consistent 50+ a year key forward. But our delivery in stinks so I'll keep the faith

Yes our forward structures are still bad. But the fact is that it's our mids who make it so difficult for them. We rush it in when we should take time, we are too slow to move it when we should be quick . Our mids lack composure and skills. Clarry, Viney,Track, Gawn, sparrow who do you trust out of those to make a good decision and hit a target. Contested beasts who get it forward through sheer strength and will but not players who help forwards. Look at that mcvee play to fritta a composed player with skills, we want improve until we have players with those attributes delivering it to the forward line. Mcvee, Salem, Windsor, rivers, Bowey have the ability but ones a rookie and the rest we pay back the majority of the time. Something's got to change

Schace - never again please

Going in I thought our midfield would be too good, especially with their outs. I was wrong we underestimated them and got what we deserved

Schace is probably the weakest big man to pull on the jumper I can remember

Not sure who else you'd put in his place, not great but no one really going to do better

Billings is just Laurie 8 years advanced

Haha flukiest goal I've ever seen

Or "best" players have been in and out in patches , bottom 6-8 players just not AFL standard tonight some probably never

Just way too many passengers

Hope so, been better than gawn tonight

No one in our forward line has the pace to do that

It's ours if we can remained composed big if

Spargo is a dead set liability. Him and Laurie terrible

Looks like our long predictable kick ins have been worked on, we now do iffy 15m kicks to dangerous areas

Salem , May having a good game, bit many others

I'm yet to see anything in his career that suggests he is AFL level

Sparrow high surely

Schace, Laurie,Howes, underdone Spargo is alot to carry

Best call for his long term health. But really sucks from a team perspective. In our top 5-6 must important and best players. Dark day for the the Dee's and the AFL in general. That Maynard hit has ended his career and the AFL ticked it off as ok.

It's largely his gameplan

Yuck giving up quick goals that's five in a row. Our small backs and lever and may a year older are a concern

Should we call him whiskers