Lord Travis

Cats +13 in clearances. We’ve been beaten at the source tonight and then they’ve setup better structurally too. Even if we get up from here, there’s a lot to learn from tonight. Need to improve come finals time.

Disappointing showing tonight considering it’s an 8 point game. They’ve had 7 more scoring shots and are well in control.

Both Max and Jackson struggling tonight. Gawn getting to contests at least. Dogga had been MIA and embarrassingly pushed off the ball tonight in contests.

Bowey poor defensively again. Weak tackle costs another goal. Needs a spell at Casey. Selection error sticking with him recently over Hunt or Rivers.

Getting beaten in every facet tonight. Lucky to be this close on the scoreboard. Need to hold on here and stay in touch.

Hunt and/or Rivers in next week.

They’re playing better footy. Positive is we’re still very close due to their inaccuracy. Need to be tighter with ground balls and tidy up the kick before the entry into 50. Can’t bang it long due to their spare behind the ball.

Aside from Frittas dud kick, they’re beating us strategically. Spare player behind the ball is working better for them. When we slingshot and tear forward it’s not working. Need to run it and share it to build numbers and pressure as we move forward.

Cats playing better for all thus far. Their inaccuracy is keeping it close enough for us though. Need to tighten up on ground ball and run. Bowey, Salem, Bedford, Harmes all need to lift defensively.

Wouldn’t mind seeing Sparrow tried down back in future. Brings pressure, has pace, could play more lockdown potentially. We need his type down back IMO.

Went to ground and cost a goal earlier in the quarter. He was good against Brisbane, but wasn’t great last week and was close to worst on ground that first quarter. He’ll need to lift or he’ll be dropped again.

Cats are experienced and strong bodied team. Need to stop trying to break tackles and take Hollywood options. Back to basics, first option football when the pressure is on.

They’re smashing us on rebound. Their kicking skills are good. We’re holding up fine in the air, but once it’s on the ground or running we’re struggling. Missing Hunt or Rivers to lock down more on those types of attacks. Hibberd is ok, but Bowey and Salem aren’t great at defending. They’re both offensive options.

Bedford gone next week if he doesn’t have a big impact later in the game.

Ben Brown BOG this first quarter!

More talk needed there to let Bowey know he was hot. Bowey is in poor form though too. Been calling for him to be swapped with Hunt or Rivers for weeks now.

Cmon boys let’s beat another competitor!

Not sure on the girlfriend, but I heard about his parents. They were planning to move across to Victoria, but Covid delayed those plans and they've since decided to remain in WA. It may be a key factor in his decision to move back WA unfortunately.

This match all comes down to us and ability to apply sustained defensive pressure. If we can put pressure on for the majority of the match as we did against Brisbane, especially through the middle of the ground, then we'll win. Our best is the best in the league. If we're not able to apply pressure for long enough, then Cameron and Hawkins will get a lot of opportunities and get the Cats the win. We generally go ok against tall forwards, but Cameron and Hawkins are both elite. If they're getting good quick entries, no defender or team can stop them. This all comes down to midfield pressure.Big games required from players like Harmes, Neal-Bullen, Sparrow to apply pressure and allow Petracca and Oliver to get on their bike going the other way on counter.

Brayshaw won’t be part of a trade for Jackson. Hypothetically if he was though, it’d be Brayshaw for Jackson… and a first rounder. Brayshaw is a proven elite midfielder oozing leadership. He currently sits second in the league behind Clarry in the coaches votes. He’s 22 years old. Jackson is a tall with serious potential at 21 years old. But he’s still mostly potential at this stage.

Ross Lyon is a brain dead failure and a creep. His opinion is worth less than dog**** 💩

The Karl Pilkington machine eh. Genius!

Stop bombing the [censored] ball when we’ve got no bloody talls left!

Bad kicking is bad football. Suffer Carlton!

Hipwood gets off with a fine for intentionally shoving his opponent into the umpire. That intentional act was far worse than lots of intentional in play acts that cause injury due to poor luck and cop suspensions. Absolutely absurd he gets off with a fine. Should have been a suspension.