Bates Mate

I'm sure you will cover off all the many positives of our youngsters who are leading the way in the last few weeks but can you talk to some of the negatives in particular of a couple of players who have not got going this year. Tom Sparrow - what is his role I genuinely don't know 12-13 possessions each week , I barely notice him in game and when I do it's because he is slow to move the ball. Christian Salem - just seems to be only, receiving a non threatening pass, then proceed to kick a non threataning pass to a player player 20m metres away , been down massively since the highs of 2021 Jake Bowey - I know he has ben injured but has been a liability in defence at times with his size, and his kicking has not been a weapon this year. I guess they stay in due to not really having anyone ready to go showing good form @ Casey. What do you guys think? of their game / years and who can come in??

And all have that mongrel in them love it , really showed up the nice , neat Essendon players that just didn't have the same in them

Agree amw was great in every contest. Bowey , Salem or sparrow should have been subbed

Great win, loved the effort, who cares about the last 5 mins. I am concerned about sparrow, bowser and Salem very ordinary and liabilities

Love them but gees , Salem, Bowey and sparrow are not up to the speed or have offered anything positive for weeks now

Playing angry with intent, no soft players or there today, unlike Essendon

Collingwood lost and we move up a spot on the ladder. Good result

Daicos with an Olympic 9.7 dive, commentators just laugh. May gets called a cheat

Geelong twice screwed by the advantage rule

I'm ok with this selection. They obviously feel Fullerton will loose the ruck battle most of the time, so may as well go with 3-4 guys who will loose the ruck battle most of the time but offer way more when they are not playing ruck then Fullerton

My conclusion is he Must have looked ok in the VFL , best option available for basically no cost. He got to the club and has underwhelmed so not selected

A big VFL/ SANFL body to contest ruck duels if max goes down or a potential key forward which we have been crying out since Hogan left. I'll take the latter. Rucks who are ineffective around the ground are a liability and a waste of a list spot

His ability to wheel onto the left or right and deliver a low quick dart inside 50 is such a weapon. Something no other player on our list can do. Hopefully got another couple years in the tank

Already a kolt figure (I'll see myself out)

Already my teenage daughters favourite. He better keep the n39 I just forked out $150 today

Great to see kozzie on attempt 249 finally take a hanger

Fritsch down in the rooms looks like a leg injury

I'd hate to see kolton as the sub I liked his game last week. Keep him in the rest of the year please !!

With king's output and injury history he is worth nothing more than 1, late 1st round pick at best. He's a big chance IMHO to end up in the schace, weid group of high draft pick key forwards who showed talent but ultimately fail. He's higher level than them Even produced a 50 goal season but I don't see him being a gun forward in the afl

I'm enjoying Essendon get absolutely violated by some awful umpiring but can't stand Geelong benefiting

I don't believe in umpire AFL conspiracy theories but gee , free kick Collingwood in last qtrs is a thing

Go suns!

Fake though guy Maynard just went down like he'd been shot, after getting a shove in the chest. Let's see the media jump all over him milking a free May style... NOT

Agree on the may kick ins. The centre square is always empty , wish someone would run into it and May kicked to them

Don't worry we'll peak in September, just won't be playing unfortunately