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lenny 'destroyer of demons' hayes has been charged with a level 3 striking offence. he takes the early plea he gets a week, meaning he also will not face us.

he will go down in history as one of the best CEOs the game has had. it might get real interesting for us smaller clubs if the replacement is not gil, given that he's essentially in charge of the next broadcast rights agreement and the early purchase of etihad to help ease equalisation measures into place.

He didn't really play much in the second term, and wasn't great early on in the third, but his first and last were very solid. It wasn't just the 22 possessions, it was the 8 marks. He ran to present time and time again.

gotta bear in mind with trengove against the cats, he was only on-field with just over half the game. so to pick up 13 possessions with over 90% efficiency and a fair few score involvements is actually really great.

Saints look Melbourne 08 bad. Kids aren't much chop, and there's a real lack of quality mid-age players, while the senior players are just holding on.

reasonably so! looking very forward to next week.

watts finished with 18 disposals at 68.2%. i was impressed by his running to present, and his eight marks thanks to his workrate. considering he was only on-field for 76% of the game i think that's a pretty good game personally.

two games in i reckon we can start to form opinions about the likely side. B: Terlich - Frawley - Dunn HB: Grimes - McDonald - Clisby C: Watts - N Jones - Trengove HF: Michie - Hogan - Blease F: Howe - Fitzpatrick - Kennedy-Harris FOLL: Spencer - Tyson - Vince I/C: McKenzie - Cross - Bail Emerg: Toumpas - Pedersen - M Jones i can't wait to see how we go against the saints.

hall said we've clearly improved, and whichever cat speaking just then saying we're a different team under roos. commentators talking us up too. there was a lot to like about that for us folks.

stevie j just said we took it right up to them and we're a team on the improve. i'll take the best player in the afl saying that about us for sure!

all over. 13 points loss, with the advantage of three super goals, so let's call it 21. really impressive stuff two weeks in a row - can't wait to see it in the flesh at casey next week against a presumably tuning-up reigning premier.

watts with a one-hander! big fitz!! wish that had gone straight!!!

jones definitely did a selwood, happy to see him do that - he'll earn the free every time.

jones with another. 77-97 now. i've loved that we've kept trying and trying.

watts is running really hard to present on the wings.

well done mocdonald in hawkins - excellent use of the body. we had nothing up forward then.

beautiful clearing kick by clisby. byrnes unable to do anything with it. bring on jkh next week.

how is that man on the side giving watts his space on the mark? no way. more shocking umpiring. nate jones with a super goal. he's been reasonably quiet tonight - probably because he hasn't been required to do everything himself! 77-96.

can toumpas become an inside footballer? i don't think he has the speed to be an outside runner, but when he's in tight he has awareness and skill. handy assets.

they just clear the centre square with ease, don't they? it's not like their ruckman is a huge advantage.

all players really starting to struggle with possession - ball is looking pretty slippery. great efforts by michie - first across half-back and then to clear up cross' poor kick rather than being able to take the mark, then cause the turnover and goal. michie has been really good tonight. slick handball by toumpas in close too.

watts just did not want to hit rivers then. should have wanted the ball.

matt jones and shannon byrnes both going at 71.4% disposal efficiency - would not have picked that. ahead of king, watts, clisby, howe, bail, vince (60%!) and fitzpatrick rounding out the list, with 40%.

watts does not tackle. if he could add that to his game he'd be a very damaging player. at the moment he's had a solid night, but he can do more.

amazing, free kicks are 12-11 their way! it feels like about 18-10....