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Nice spot up Kent, can't believe I missed Harmes. Worked his backside off as usual and got some reward for effort with those goals.

I thought we were outstanding in the first half. The pressure was off the charts, little drop off in the second but we had our structure so dialed in that it really didn’t matter what the Saints were doing. And to be fair the Saints were doing everything they could, they had high pressure themselves and found some fortune with taking the game on more and using Hill off half back but in the end they were just not able to put it in the right place to get decent looks at goal, not enough anyway. This team has now played a quality opposition and brushed them aside. Highly touted weapons this year Max King and Jack Higgins had 3 goals between them with two of those being pretty bloopy decisions, they didn’t really get near it. This is the thing about this Melbourne side, we will take your best weapons away from you and make you beat us with your worst weapons. Not to mention running, spreading, all round pressure. We just do it that little bit better. I personally thought Gus was BOG. His workrate to get to every single contest was on display as he took 13 marks with so much courage. Quite often these were on St Kilda counter attacks that could have helped them back into the game. Ed Langdon take a bow son, not only did he get the leather poisoning with his 39 possesions but every time it was his turn to go, he went. Put his body on the line for the team and was sensational. I do wonder if Brett Ratten was emailed the answers to the exam but actually filed the email in the trash after we saw what Hawthorn did last week by tagging Langdon and forcing him back inwards. Ed was allowed to patrol down the wing freely with no-one checking his runs, he was often involved in plays that started at defensive 50 and then he’d pushed up to forward 50 unmarked. Clarry was consistent again, great contested game across 4 quarters. Trac put in another great shift and probably should have had a goal. Viney and Sparrow chipped in to make this a very good all round midfield effort. When you see Kozzie Pickett start a game the way he did yesterday, you know he’s going to be pretty hard to stop for the rest of the game. He’s the kind of player you just can’t afford to give any space to, even that extra inch is too much. All good goals from him, onya Kozzie! How about Charlie Spargo? He’s really the AFL version of ‘Rudy’. You can just see him at junior footy level constantly hearing “You’re too short, you’re too short” but his work rate is higher than the best kid in the team. He never gives up on a contest, even when he’s outnumbered he knows if he can just lay a tackle good enough to slow them down or force a scruffy kick he’s done his job. Thought Harry Petty played a good game, couple of errors here and there but I thought he had his eye in and really pressed the contest. He’s only going to get better. Steven May, well let’s just say Max King might as well have been standing next to a bulldozer. King wanted the Saints mids to kick it on top of his head and his this character leaning on him all game not allowing him to get a clean jump at it. King’s biggest strength was taken away from him. Across the board it was a huge team effort. Benny Brown and T-mac providing the targets up front, I don’t know what this means for Weid in the next few weeks now as it would have been good to see him get his confidence up against some battling teams. I do think Clarry puts a little mayonnaise on things too often. The Jones tunnelling incident was ordinary but I don't think Clarry needed to go down like that, come in and fly the flag for sure but you're too good to be doing that stuff. Great win Dees, hope all the mums had a great mothers day! Off to the west on Sun and hopefully lightening isn’t on the forecast this time!

Thought it was his best negating game for the year. Closed the space down for Higgins and their other smaller forwards instantly. They were never able to get clean looks at goal and Hunty was a big part of that.

Enjoying seeing Hunt's name come up in the votes. I thought this was one of his better negating performances and he was so quick to close down Higgins and other forwards in his vicinity. They couldn't get any space for decent looks on goal at all. On the flip side for the Saints I saw Paton (I think it was) just a split second late a lot and allowing Kozzie to get goal side too easily in that first quarter and often with a yard of space to work with. The task is hard enough with Kozzie as he is able to operate in very tight spaces as it is but he would have loved this game.

I think it's fair to say we moved a step closer to an EPL champion in 21-22. Was a tough game at Anfield yesterday morning and Tottenham came with a great game plan. Conte is a very good manager and has everyone playing their roles to perfection and working a little magic on the break, much like they did against us in December, obviously a bit gutted but Spurs very much deserved their point and would have been hard done by if they took nothing from that game. Mo Salah is off the boil at the moment, and not at a good time either. I don't know what it is but he is just, off. I know we've played a lot of games in quick succession and I did see us dropping one soon. Didn't watch this morning but City had an emphatic win over Toon 5-0. They now have a 3 point lead and 4 goals ahead on goal difference. In any other league it's fair to say Liverpool have 3 league titles in the last 4 years but this is the EPL and you have to take your hat off to City. They just know how to get it done and are the masters of the 'run in' period.

Loved his game yesterday, seems to relish playing against the Saints. Really hope we get something done soon.

I think it's Fritta's last three weeks that have been quiet, but that's ok. Not worried at all.

What margin can be considered a humiliation? Ie. At what point can DLers be satisfied?

Lets just get in there, get it done and show why we are on top of the AFL ladder

6. Angus Brayshaw - Best on ground for me by a stretch. Was everywhere 5. Clayton Oliver - One of the few who played four quarters 4. Ed Langdon - You can't cover him, and they have some decent speed on the outside. 3. Christian Petracca - a great game and probably should have had a goal. 2. Steven May - Solid as a rock. Kings goals were all cherries. 1. Ben Brown - Stepped up every time we needed him to, 3 goals and 6 marks not a bad return. Apologies Kozzie and Sparrow.

Eight is great

Happy mothers day grinners!

Get in!

Put the exclamation point on it Harmes!

Nice free Higgins

Valve releaser

Get a goal

We got a bit of work to do

Gus is certainly playing for his mum today!

How about the poise from Fritsch!

Rough quarter. Looked flat, much less running into defensive shape. Glad to get a settler from Brown but that was probably our weakest 3rd qtr for the year. It is however good to see we can hold off challenges professionally when we're a bit down. This is what champion sides are made of.

Needed that goal more than a cold beer

Need that goal

Total rubbish

Dodgy