drdrake

Like all clubs we need to prepare for another massive period of Football. If Gawn is fit he comes in, I would play him against Dogs and Saints, then rest him against Freo and Sydney. Then play the last 2 games and hopefully finals after that.

Ok, we can twist any number, lets talk percentage of centre bounce attendance not numbers. So you start with 4 then an additional centre bounce for every goal. I reckon the amount of goals kicked over the last 3 weeks will be higher than rounds 1 to 9

This will show us where we are at, a game we should win, the coach is backing his players in, by 7pm tomorrow we will know whether we are a serious side or just a flat track bully. I think we are the latter but hope to be proved wrong.

Avb must have some good photos, i thought early last week Hannan kept us in the game, went quiet as the team dominated but played well when North challenged us.

I see WA is going to have a new act of Parliament to keep control of their borders after Clive Palmer took them to High court. I think NSW is $3000 a person for 14 days hotel quarantine. Be interesting, a lot of business will close doors if they can't get the summer holiday trade.

Like the Idea of Preuss, he is fresh, he will blow up but he can bang into an already tired Grundy, even if it is for 10-15mins a quarter, Preuss is a big unit and just needs to be physical against Grundy, then let Tmac run him off his legs.

Now for the two West Aussie boys, the Eagles will be on the hunt to replace NicNat and Hurn.

Scott Morrison can just sit back and watch a State Labour government self destruct in the upcoming months. As long as NSW doesn't get out of control the PM coudn't care about Victoria. Health in general not just mental health is a massive issue. On top of the mental health issues you will have a big percentage of overweight especially in kids, people are neglecting to go to their doctor so early detection of Cancer and Heart Disease which can save people lives. The flow on effect from these harsh lockdowns are going to be with us for many years. On crowds, you are going to have a good percentage of the population that will not want to attend big mass gatherings until there is a vaccine. We are lucky with the MCG that hopefully by next March/Apr we can get 25,000 thousand to a game then up to 50K is the virus doesn't take off again. Must admit, getting back to the MCG to watch the Dees is the last thing on my priority list at the moment, just want to see some sort of normality for work, community sport and exercise.

So we know Pies/Dogs/Saints then most likely R17/18 Freo/Swans, Essendon looks like Rd15 so leaves GWS as R16 Next 2 weeks are vital to playing finals, come away with 2 wins and we are right in the hunt, 2 losses ends our chances 1 win 1 loss makes it really hard but still can win 4 out of last 5 to make it.

I think we would have destroyed him if he played as a Key Forward in our 2019 season, no big forward stood a chance with the way we delivered our ball inside our 50m arc. He was up and about in the back half of 2018, Tom was firing like our side, we moved the ball fast and kicked to the advantage of our forwards, he showed us what he can do when a team is on song. Same as this year, he is getting rewarded for working hard, as long as our mids are on top he will get a crack at playing well, if we return to our bombing like to an out number he will struggle. Would love for him to just clunk a few more marks, he is getting good purchase on the footy that is the next step, if they stick and he backs his set shot routine he is capable of kicking bags, would love to see a 7 goal bag this week.

He isn't a forward, just because you can tackle doesn't mean you can play that forward pressure role. You are looking at this to try and fit guys in the side. Viney is in our midfield line up, same as Brayshaw/Oliver/Petracca and others they will all spend time resting on the bench and up forward, we need another exciting creative small forward, not a hard nosed midfielder to fill this role. Also if Brayshaw is good enough and in form to have the 4 prog midfielders is ideal, lets not get to carried away he played well against North, prior to that he should have been dropped. Lets see him play consistent high quality football for the next 7-10 games and assess from there.

Really, the guys is a midfielder not a forward. You need players with genuine speed and a creative mindset to play that small forward role. I'm surprised that after the way Kosi and Bedford played in Round 1 we haven't seen that combination since. I wonder if Bedford didn't come back in good condition after the first lock down we haven't really heard of him either being considered. The other is Chandler I didn't mind his couple of games he played last year, quick, tackled well and had a bit of X factor about him. We need to stop looking at playing guys in roles that they don't really fit. Brayshaw on a wing, Harmes off Half Back, Jones one a wing, Tmac down back. Brayshaw/Viney/Oliver/Petracca/Swallow all can fit into our midfield rotations, the biggest issue we have with our mids is the ability to work both ways, having 5-6 players that can work through there means there is no excuses as you will get the rest you need.

Dunn deserves to finish off with a good run of games. Hopefully he doesn't win to many as we will be looking to replace them in the 8.

Ok still an upgrade on current ladder positions

We also have our second round pick that is linked to I think where Fremantle finish. So essentially from trading/drafting not including Free agency, as it stands our second round pick will be 4-5 spots better, we added in Jackson/Pickett and Langdon add in Rivers and so far we are pretty happy with our 2019 Trade and Draft period

Best thing is we have 6 days off. It wouldn't hurt us for Jackson to run with Grundy if Gawn is still injured, Grundy is the similar type of player to Jackson, and would be a great learning experience for him. Viney comes in for AVB, AVB is off the mark at the moment and needs a spell. Tmac for Gawn if fit.

Great to get the win, it was a must win game and have to admit the confidence wasn't that great until half way through the third quarter. We had our chances to kill the game a lot earlier than we did and that is something we need to improve for the next 7 games. I can't understand the Viney v Brayshaw debate, you need more than 3 midfielders in your side and in form Viney and Brayshaw both in the team will only make us better. I like Rivers, composed when he adjusted to the pace attacked the footy and has some speed about him

I think we have addressed this though, Paul Roos went hard on our conditioning and you can see that in a number of players now. The other points we havent addressed

The only comment that was a real crack was the melbourne storm sweat on the gym floor, not ours. That is a whack as you control how hard you work. The rest is on repeat on every article about Melbourne for the past 20 years. We are all frustrated that we can't address the ongoing issues at our club.

Pretty big game a win will see us jump to 9th a lose really will be the end of any finals for us.

It happens in all sports have a look at horse racing, a leading jockey shirt fronts a couple if horses which caused a fall with 1 horse dead and a jockey with a lot of broken bones. A lesser credentialed jockey gets 3 months, this bloke gets 4 weeks. Double standards everywhere, this was a 2 week action, the only difference to this tackle and others is the concussion

I saw Kobe Farmer has had a couple of good games playing for South Fremantle colts, be nice if we could get both in 2021

Is Shane Woewodin's son old enough for father and son this year?

With the footy frenzy we are in for the men, our women's side is cleaning out is going a little unnoticed. This is a smart move, anyone that follows AFLW can see the standard of young top end talent coming into the competition is a lot better now. Cleaning out like we are doing to get a number of top 25 picks will only better our side. We still seem to have a strong list and adding the injection of youth will only strengthen our side in 2021.

6 Oliver 5 May 4 Viney 3 Langdon 2 Lever 1 Trac