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At the start of the year, the preferred lineup was Brown and Weids. Both went down injured and TMac had a Bradbury-esque run at the forward position. Without those injuries, I wonder how this season would have unfolded? TMac got in and demanded his spot every week. The other two not so much. Brown now working into some form, and Weids has to be patient. He has had his chance, and couldn’t deliver. Will he stay? Who knows - M Brown and Daw no real rivals, but useful back up. IF he goes would need to look at a young replacement.

Thanks, Rusty. Kozzie seemed to be running to the wrong places and trying too hard. Would like to see more i50 tackles from him - i think this underscores his game when he does this, the rest happens. Interesting list comparison: Perhaps it showed up in that we have the legs and they ran out of puff and needed the lightning break. Bottom 6 are a worry.Expect AVB to be at risk, and maybe sparrow. Others have the runs on the board and Melksham may have done enough with his cameos and goals.

The third quarter was instructive. AVB gave them their only goal. For the rest, we won the majority of contests, wore them down and created scoring opportunities. the 10 minute mark we were only about 6 points up, and the dam broke from there. Nic Nac jogged after Max (what the hell is wrong with his goal kicking? He is a good field kick), and we were well on top. This was the game. Other observations: Kelly is so slick at moving the ball out of contests. Almost every time he was hands on they got a clean exit. Don’t know what drugs they took for the coaches votes. Nic Nac 1 vote after that? For the one mark? The umpiring was all over the shop. At one point it looked like the Demons were almost second guessing their engagements as the free kicks were so blatantly running against them (in the 2nd) There was a massive scoring differential to right of screen. Our misses to the left were dreadful, and could cost us a close final. Kozzi showed them how it was done. After the lightning we were defending against the tide with them having nothing to lose - it was ugly, but we (just) got the job done. They benefited from the breather more than we did, which shows that we have better match fitness across the match. We are still immature in many ways and it showed up on our execution post-lightning delay. Some impressive role players right across the park Petty, rivers, bowey, jj, Harmes. Special mentions to ANB and Dogga. Kozzi tried to do too much and was not running to the right spots. Still did lots of good in between. AVB brings ‘tough’, when what we need is ‘touch’. Might struggle to retain his spot. I think we still have a lot of improvement in us. We have a lot of good things going for us, and when we bring our full defensive press we are going to be tough to beat. Glad we walked off with the 4 points.

Well said.

Nic Nac highly influential - when he went missing for the third quarter….

No. Nothing short of 4 points thanks.

From John’s weather channel: A pair of cold fronts are causing a wild and wintry start to the week in southwestern Australia, with damaging winds, hail and snow all on the cards during the next two days. The first of two cold fronts swept over the southwest of WA early on Sunday night into Monday morning, producing squally showers and wind gusts of up to 94 km/h at Cape Leeuwin and Rottnest Island. This front is now weakening as it moves to the east, although another system is approaching from the west. A second and stronger cold front will charge across the southwest of WA from Monday afternoon into the evening, bringing another round of showers, small hail and potentially damaging winds. Wind gusts could reach around 100km/h with showers or thunderstorms on Monday afternoon and night, most likely to the south of Bunbury and west of Albany. Abnormally high tides and damaging surf are also likely along the coasts in this region, which could cause localised flooding and beach erosion. A cold air mass will then surge across southwestern Australia in the wake of the two fronts, delivering small hail and possibly a dusting of snow on the peaks of the Stirling Range on Tuesday. Perth will see frequent showers during the first two days of this week and should only reach about 15ºC on Tuesday, which is four degrees below average for this time of year. This wet and wintry weather won't give umbrellas much of a chance to dry out after the city's wettest July in 26 years. Www.weatherzone.com.ah

Update: after a manic weekend - Weagles playing for survival - advantage them Bradbury run for the Dees in top spot - Olympic level motivation, advantage Dees Weather - advantage us (better for the high pressure, lower skilled team)

I can see how the umpires make both calls with clear conscience. The HTM decision, if the ball was dislodged in the tackle (no effort to dispose) then the tackle lingered and could be seen as HTM. The Dangerous tackle was there if the umpire overlooked the incorrect disposal. Had prior opportunity and did not get rid of it correctly, so should have been called. After the no call, the tackle can be seen as dangerous, the arm was pinned, the head was slung into the ground. They could have both easily gone the other way if the maggot blew the whistle as soon as the first infringement happens (both against Bont). Letting it play out led to the second obvious frees emerging. Easier to blow these ones.

Feeling dirty watching this. Am I barracking for those drug cheating whinge bags? I’m confused!

Let Matty Whelan make the call…

6 week ban puts him 3 weeks into next season. Wonder what his contract term is- didn’t he just get another year? Don’t know what was said, but huge kudos to the official for doing what was right rather than what was easy. Given how clearly out of social standards this is, might be hard for him to get past this one. Not a good look, and will impact his legacy I reckon.

CHF has had to bow out, so I’ll give this a crack: We are sitting third after belting the hapless suns last week. Should have won by a ton, but 1.6 in the last cost us that little piece of trivia. We need some good results over the next 3 to set us up for the finals. Looking to Monday night WCE lost to Pies, and badly. Advantage us We thrashed GCS. Advantage us WCE are at home, with crowds. Advantage them Jack Viney out: advantage the media who will keep saying ‘it’s not a good look’. Demons showed defensive application all day, and scored over 100 points. Advantage us. The Eagles are a different team on their own deck, with crowds and umpires on side. We have had an ‘interesting’ travel schedule, but the time in lockdown could be positive for the team on the back of the big win. We will have to win the middle, keep the ball in front of us (not let it leak to their runners from contests) and not bomb it into their intercept defenders. Nic Nat to have 5 good mins per quarter, Max and Dogga to own the rest. Harmes to hard tag Kelly, and not be allowed to kick for goal! They have looked insipid at times and could roll over easy, but I think they will make it a contest due to home ground factor I see this as being a strong opportunity to grab another 4 points. Dees by 42 after a good start, a bit of a WCE comeback, then clearing out to a comfy Monday night win.

‘Not a good look’- the lowest common denominator statement about JV atm. Spot on - where was the commentary re Selwood? Shouldn’t he comment on behalf of the players, not sink the boot?

Patrick Dangerfield should shut his pie hole on this one.

Can’t see too many changes. TMac to be OK, Viney out to give neck massages and JJ comes in. Vanders as an outside choice, maybe as sub. Harmes to lock onto Kelly, and Dogga to leap with Nic Nat more than Gawny. Weids obvious replacement for TMac if he doesn’t come up, and Hibbo for Salem (using Bowery in Salem’s role) if he is forced out.

Even if he was the 6th best kid, clubs are going to have their own needs/rankings as well. Might be there are teams who need more ready to go talent, more midfield support, more outside run, more footy smarts (what we went after last year). Where Mac ends up will depend on many factors, and I think only the pre-draft phantoms (when the clubs are leaking their preferences) will tell us much. The ones you can take to the bank are guys like Daicos, who wont make it out of the top 3. Andrew could be a square peg in a round hole - even for the demons.

Person should be innocent until PROVEN guilty. If the evidence is inconclusive, what can he actually be guilty of? This is a joke. If we penalised things because they look bad, then Franklin’s elbow? Hawkins elbow on May? Selwood raking the face? Essendon Players haircuts? I think an appeal is in order. They did not prove their case. The jury rolled to tv commentator pressure.

Defence runs like this: collins initiated off the ball incident after tackle/collision. This stopped jv moving out of the area. Taken to ground and continuously pulled two hands by jumper. Viney bracing himself/trying to leverage himself free. Elbow position was not intentional but as a result of the wrestling action of Collins. No case to answer. if he did a Selwood and simply attacked an opponent with an elbow to the neck then it is a bad look. Need to see not just a single frame but the whole incident to make sense of it. And context- we are 98 fricken points up!

What umpire number do they wear.?

Coverage? Any hope of seeing it on the box or the inter web?

I think Cal Toomey is using Mac as Clickbait. 8th ranked player in the draft?? The kid has a bit of x-factor, but can’t see teams taking such a risk. Would think there are a lot of more AFL ready kids in the pool, ones that would be lower risk. Mac has a few tricks, but his positioning off the ball and movement between contests needs work, he will need to add about 20 kg to that frame and he will need to do more than 1 quarter of footy to make it into AN afl team. My belief is he will ‘slide’ and may be a available for us to get a discount on- whether or not we even choose to take him is still not set in stone. We have other needs too.

Picketts goals came after dry spells, so it was probably over time for a rest for him and others anyway

Was there no Goody presser? Can’t find it anywhere…

I think it is about interfering with the marking contest/genuine attempt. Players who don’t have eyes on the ball and collide with a marking player are deemed to be interfering with a genuine attempt.