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He did some good work getting balls to the ground earlier (no stats), and once they allowed him to lead instead of bombing it on his head he became far more dangerous.

I only wish him well. Did ok on a very big stage. Good luck to him.

Then why not pay it all the other times, including ruck contests?

Grundy is ok in the ruck and in front of the ball. His defensive skills are poor, dropping off the main too easily in the the back half - made Bombers rucks look like gods and did the same in D against tigers. He also doesn’t mark well enough. I wouldn’t be dropping him, but be getting him to work on the defensive side of his game.

That aged well. Pies lifted, Bombers crumbled.

Makes last week look not too bad…. Bombers have worked out the pies - pressure pressure pressure, no corridor opportunities. Have to be able to go HARD FOR 4 QTRS to beat either of these teams.

Thank you!

Can i assume bolded numbers are MFC? thanks for collating and sharing!

Who woulda thunk it??

I would be interested to hear the feedback he got from the club at the end of last season, and how/what steps he took that delivered him a senior debut this year. Also, what does he focus on in preparation for each game? Is he a stress merchant, a relaxed prepper or something else as he preps for games?

Any idea how this is calculated?

It seems we have a number of specific defensive roles, including that of FB and intercepting back (may, Lever). Tommo did OK when he took Mays role earlier in the year, but panicked when he had to play Lever’s intercept role. If not him (obviously) then who do we have as a Lever mark 2 for when the glass ankle strikes again?

Harmes may need another week for load, but if not could come in for Sparrow. Laurie is a ready replacement for Spargs, Max in, Lever in, Brown in. Melks out, TMac out, Thommo out. Schache next in line.

Tommo near the top of the table? Man, that really says something about our day… 8th best according to stats. Huge negative impact on the match. Those numbers are awful across the board.

Wow. It was obvious where this was going 30 seconds in. zDid they think they could opine this one in? The lack of effort in the contest was clear from the start. Some real stinkers today - Tommo was a real negative standout today. TMac low value, nibbler off, Spargo low value and Grundy was shaded. Hats off to: Petracca, Viney, JVR, McVee, Petty late and Oliver 2nd half. Struggle street - the rest.. Mays worst game for the club.

We were flogged by the lions so the stats of the other games are impacted by this ‘outlier’ over only 4 rounds. We are also better at post clearance contest winning (if the oppo clear it, they do so under pressure and the receiver is also under pressure). So maybe it isnt the key stat for us?

They were correct, he was fantastic!

I believe it is on ch 7

Will the lights stay on?

Given the West Coast have been smashed by injuries, would the panel make any specific changes to play on this, or take best available rewarding performance? i think it is a question of philosophy, are we looking at the bigger picture and rotating players, or looking for a win week by week? Goodys language on this is not clear….

Clarry in his interview called him “roo - ter”

My hopes for today: A cracking game, Dees to win A successful debut for JVR A return to form for the midfield Grundy back to AA form Cheap beer (not gonna happen) Getting on my bus home with 150,000 ferals at the GP spewing out about the same time…

How long can they keep that style up for? It’s a long season, and kamikaze football looks all conquering….for now. Collingwood have sore Cox and a shafted cam (Eron). Teams need to pressure about 4 players, and make the backs accountable. The rest is a high wire act. hopefully system beats mayhem on Charlie’s day.

Wow. Both these squads have massive issues. Tough game, that Garcia gave away multiple 50s. Jamarra and Naughton a good pair up forward. Daniher and Lobb both useless in their own special ways.

Well done on a thoughtful, respectful and open interview. I love how ‘loading’ got (sort of) confirmed in terms of training blocks! Very interesting, and my congratulations on getting both access and a reasonable level of engagement (not just cookie cutter answers) that bring us all value.