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Mrs Nekkid is dragging me to the Opera tonight. Shall be checking at half time and watching the last quarter on my phone, full replay when I get home. 23 point win to the Dees. We will open it up, go quiet for a patch, but steady and bring it home. Gawn to show why he was so badly missed, and Oliver to tear them a new one in the middle. Go Dees!

Ah choo? gesundheit.

Channel seven commentators are absolute duds. BT and Bruce were absolute disgraces. They should be pensioned off. A great game of footy spoiled by these idiots. Sounded like they were in the middle of a shared bukaki session than commenting on the game. oh, and suck a [censored], bombers.

Now,the CBA is Done, expect lots of players across the league to ink new deals

What if we Put Jetta on Jetta....??

How was it applied? With Bugg spray? (boom tish)...(I will leave quietly...)

Inside mid and Hb? He is the best performing VFL player and would be an ideal like for like. He also brings additional leadership qualities which cannot hurt a young side. As a like for like replacement for Jones, it makes a lot of sense. In fact, if he can prove he still has it at AFL level, he is a natural to replace Vince or even Lewis in the leader/quarterback role in the years to come.

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You think PJ has the power to stop the AFL machine? If we can win with these challenges, it proves that we are up around the mark. No excuses any more. When we play, we should win. Anywhere, any competition. That will mark the start of our next chapter, and our true entry into the premiership window.

Watching Watts cover so much ground, his final position might be the wing, with Pedo and Jesse forward. Max in the middle and the Macdonald brothers flipping forwards like burgers out of the backline. This would work at the back end of this year, then Weids in to replace Pedo next year as he forces his way in. Max is a walk up start, Pedo stays in, and we replace a medium with Max. If Jones is out, we bring in another runner - Wagner or JKH would appear first in line.

Goody said Jones and Watts were kept off in the last as a precaution. What a luxury to be 50 points up! Would suggest these two are in if they pull up. If Gawn is in, I have no idea who goes out. TMac goes back onto Kennedy, OMac on Captain Darling. Watts is so valuable. Really want him to come up. Great to have real pressure on selection.

Woohoo!!!!!

This. How great is it that we are in the mix? Every game feels like it is 'season defining ', and we have had our expectations raised. It has been a long time since I have been 'on edge' before Melbourne games like this season. Nothing is a given. We are a young side, our competitiveness has lifted, but we can sometimes be fragile in a comp where 5-10% drop off will kill you. It is just so even. Go Dees.

What horseshit. Only game on today, it is at 3:20, and it is not free to air on 7. And it is at that dungheap Ethiad.

Cheers.

Who is the carry-over emergency for tomorrow?

Spencil didn't knock the door down with his performance at Casey. We play a team without a big ruck option, that often even pinch hit in ruck contests with midfielders We won with the current setup last week The urgency to select Jake was low. Against the Swans I expect Max or Spencil to be in. In that order of preference.

No change unless injury, or Max Factor is ready to rumble. Who goes out for Max?? I think it would be matchups based if no one injured. Wags was closest to knocking on the door for a spot, Spencil didn't really. Stretch was OK, but would need to do more. So no driving changes from VFL level.

In the first half, I was quite frustrated that they seemed to be guarding grass and watching (with tackles not sticking) and us being completely smashed in the contested marks. I knew we were up and about in the third quarter when the guys sprinted to cover a fat-side spread. All three of the collingwood players had Dees right with them, making a series of contests rather than a simple transition. When we play like that, we are a different side. We make contests and often win or halve them. It allows us to set up our defensive structures at a minimum.

He did this so often with us. Big spekkie followed up with an instant turnover. It was like school kick to kick. He knew it was coming to T-mac (our predictable exit strategy) so he just set himself for the easiest hanger of all time. He seems to be doing OK at the pies. His call to walk. Great he is part of such a 'successful outfit' with them.

Nope. I saw one clear error in our favour. That was the HOB awarded to hunt. Otherwise, thought the umpiring was pretty even, and consistent. When we get the rough end of the pineapple continuously, getting a fair crack seems like a gift. Frustrating game, but they found a way to win. Thank god.

Watching the goals, it is clear how important Wattsy is. He is so often the link man and his precise passes are so valuable. He looks a bit down on output, but gee he got involved in scoring.

This kid is just amazing. His vision and speed of hand out of a contest is sublime. It is a different skill to something like a Dangerfield or a Fyfe, but it is so valuable. He has a high hand pass to kick ratio, and given the places he finds himself, I think that is OK. I love the fact he plays for the Dees.

Before this week I have not slagged off Omac. However, under little or no pressure he turned it over in god-awful ways. It is great that he had 11 '1 percenters', but when he has the Ball in hand he is a significant liability. If he tidied this up - even to just be average (not even 'above average', let alone elite) - then I could understand him being a key part of the backline. I believe he will get there, but we cannot have someone give away simple goals and throw our forward movement patterns into disarray and give the opposition simple lanes to goal due to continuous unforced errors. So, he gets set this as his development task, and when we have the appropriate coverage for him, he goes back to Casey and develops. Until then, he stays in the firsts and we hold our hearts in our mouths when he has the ball in hand.

Jordan Lewis was so important behind the ball, setting up and really leading the team. Oscar MacDonald is simply a mistake machine. Almost every touch led to a turnover, a contested ball and lots of goal assists for GC. He really isn't good enough, based on this performance. We can do great things in a half of footy - I'm keen to see them put it together for 4 quarters at some stage.