buck_nekkid

Currently 2-3. If we can split the difference and turn at 5-6 we will still be mid-table, and making our own chances. We are not a top 4 side, otherwise we would 5-0 or 4-1. We are a developing side and will start to put this promising stuff together at some point. ATM we are learning the system. WHen we play it for 4 quarters, it will be a thing of beauty. But not yet... so 3-3 from the next 6 would be my call. Better than that - given our injuries and our learning curve - will be a bonus.

Apparently, just a kid getting started. And a rookie to boot. The report suggested he really is a skinny kid with a long way to go. Suggest there is zero chance of him seeing seniors footy this year, and maybe even next. He hasn't played VFL for Casey 1sts yet. I know we are desperate, but he wouldn't even be on the landscape, let alone in the frame.

Hogan needs to start leading, not trying to outbody one defender whilst a chop out defender floats across in front. Lead towards the footy! Stop sooking! Look at how Riewoldt gets back into the contest! This is a big change for next week. also, bombing the ball into 50 is stupid, and played directly into Tigers gameplan. We can win 50 contests, get 30 inside 50s and 10 goals kicked against us unless we fix this. We are simply not getting bang for our buck. Thats the other change.

Lewis walks into the team before Kent

Immediate outs: Smith and Spencer Under injury cloud: Petracca, Viney Immediate in: Jordan Lewis, Bugg (performance at VFL Level) Other immediate options: Pederson, Weids, O-Mac, Kennedy, Trengove, Kent Risky selections: King. White, Kielty (need more time) So, the selection panel will need to consider a few things: 1) what the hell do we do in the ruck? 2) what should our best forward structure look like? 3) How do we add skill and talent to the helter skelter the team offers 4) who needs a rest? Lets see how the team pulls up, but I can see 4-5 changes this week. Essensystematicdrugcheats should be gettable, even with the injury list we currently carry

Agree. Think we are building something. Gotta keep at it. We are not losing by 10 goals, only a handful of points. I remember other teams that 'clicked'...hope that is in our near term future.

do we bring in Mitch King, Dec Kielty or Pedo?

As I said to a mate, good signs for the long term, but gee it gives me the sheets. the 2 rotations cost us - dead men walking. Martin is a protected species. Welcome Hibbard. bombing it into the 50 cost us and brought us undone. Damn. But we are on the up, for sure.

I would love to hear BT choking on his tongue. I would love to hear Hamish McMuppet admit he wishes he was his brother. I dont want to hear Bruce go "Dusty, Dusty,Dusty, Duuuuuussstttyyy!" And have a self inflicted bukake moment like he does with Cyril. I wanna hear the skies open up and it pelt down after we get 10 goals in front.

Our entry into 50 is so important. We get this right, we shoot for goal. We screw it up, Richmond will play long and fast to their small forwards, making it difficult to set/maintain defensive structures. I see this as critical for our outcome, and where Hogan and Smith will add significantly. Looking for the second link in the chain to cut out and contest (often leaving the first short pass to be uncontested) could be difficult if their long passing gameplanbypasses this. Hard 2 way running is going to be a premium skill tonight. Looking for us to win the clearances, tidy up inside 50 delivery. Reckon they will get a few goals that catch us out of position and make us look ameteur, see us pulling away in the 3rd and holding them off in the 4th.

A helmet would do little to prevent a dog act behind play. The perpetrator should pay a hefty price.

He was one of the best young footballers of his draft year. He has shown plenty of promise, but has had a few 'bumps' on his road. Many young players suffer injuries, but make it, I wish Gus all the best - to get over this, apparently small, setback; and for being able to deliver his best football to help the Dees create something special. He was sent back to Casey for a reason, so I hope he can get back and leave no doubt he should be in the firsts.

The problem with 8 and 9 day breaks? All of this bleating about how the coach and selectors have no idea. Good to have some argy bargy about selections, but do we really need a thread on this? FFS! Are we done yet? Melksham blah blah rant rant etc etc. Pedo rant rant blah blah. we lost by 2 points last week. The coach said we didn't play anything like we want to. Suggest all players know what this is, and how it applies to their positions. Suggest he is making changes to drive this, rather than reward VFL possessions. I also suspect that system rates higher than errors (If you rate them the other way, the JM arguments could be valid) pressure should be on all players, not just the targets of these conversations, to play the plan. No player should be bigger than that. No player should get a free pass, either (there is zero evidence of this). Bring on the game. Please!

Get some therapy, DD36. It ain't about Melksham. It still isn't about Melksham, and it wont be the next 20 times you post about him being selected for Monday. Good on TB for answering the selectors in the most powerful way. There are several others that should be doing the same - make yourself impossible to leave out. On Melksham - Lets see some of the other young backs that play a comparable role play the house down and demand to be picked in his place.

But he was. It has nothing to do with Melksham. He is responding well by the sound of it, but seems to be a lot of whiners and haters for selection this week. Hope he does great and puts pressure on the 22.

This whole thing is such a joke: it is not a 'supplements saga'. It is a systematic doping saga. there are so many complicit, guilty fools trying to spin the story for their own benefit, it is painful If there is 'truth' here, someone release the evidence that supports it. Otherwise sit down, shut up and hang the sign with 'drug cheat' around your neck and suck it up. I can't wait for these idiots to descend into a bun fight to protect their individual legacies where the truth will actually come out. stupid, club, stupid people. The current 'returning heroes' rhetoric sticks in my craw.

What's that? 5 posts to make the same point? You start off 'worried' and now you are 'honest'... Spencer is not Gawn. Nankervis is NOT Sandilands. Nankervis is an OK ruckman, Spencer at least that, if not more. Give him a chance. for a long time lurker and a short time troller, you are off to a solid start

Does the lack of team announcement screw with people doing that super coach thingy? How inconsiderate for the club to select the team after last training for the week!

It's a challenge- we used to have some of the best footy comedians in the seats near us, footy was always a laugh. We upgraded to support the club. Comedy has dropped markedly, passion is still there. I like that people modify their language (kids sitting around) but still get emotionally invested. Having some humor and a bit of rough edge adds to,the experience, but too much of it would really be a pain and lessen my enjoyment. Being in the away seats you see some absolute flogs at some games. Expect lots of them in Black and yellow on Monday...

Goody said on the weekend that since a Hogan came back from the West he had done everything right. Assume he has been training really well, showing the right attitude, etc, so should walk straight back in. Can't see him being left out.

Horses for courses. the Tigers have been a different outfit this year, exchanging Vickery/Riwolt forward to three smalls, who get a lot of long ball over the back. not sure extra height is needed. What we really need is clear execution from halfback (Hibbard), forward 50 pressure (Weids out) and better composure/class in the midfield (Tyson for Trenners?), (Viney etc to step up). We also need our defensive zone to not get sucked too far up the ground. then we can smash them in the contest.

I have had to swallow hawk bile for years with an in law that would just rub everyone's nose in their success. All of a sudden they are not even going to games. Thank the lord for small mercies. 18th and about 50%. Say goodbye to 2017! One less team to fight against for a spot in the 8.

Never!

We are 2-2, sitting 8th, with another 5 teams also 2-2. 3-1 would have been about right for our expectations pre-season. We didn't even deserve to be so close after that appalling 3rd quarter, so getting it to a point we nearly won it shows what we are capable of/ why we should be pizzed with what we saw. Goodie says the club is 'devastated'. Ok, PROVE it. Let's see that translate into a hard edge, no quarter given fearless football...for 4 quarters.

There were several occasions where we allowed them to set up goal side with no player back on the line, esp boundary throw ins in their F50. Really dangerous, especially when we are struggling to win the clearance. also, Hill absolutely creamed us- he was responsible for so many goals through his delivery inside 50 and goal assists, and we did little if anything to shut him down. Letting 7 goals and 30 minutes pass by before anyone did anything is appalling. Even Frost to the ruck, Watts to half back or rover, and extra man back, Jake to full forward. Something. Mix it up a bit! a young team learning its craft, but you don't train a dog by getting it to do the wrong things. Why do it with a football team?