Nasher

Not exactly a change per se, but today's result sets the tone for this match. Winner stays in touch with the 8 (or goes back in if other results suit), the loser perishes. No pressure!

It wasn't cold in Hobart. And I don't just mean relative to normal Hobart conditions - I've frozen my arse off at the MCG enough times to know what cold is at the footy.

Thought the same thing about dropping Frost and putting TMac back. Would consider picking Weid.

So? He's been out of form. Surely an improvement in form is noteworthy independently of the scoreboard.

Lifted significantly in the second half.

Good one. Goes around again next week on that performance. Good to see the boys get around him for his goal.

He's right, though. He was right when we were 5th, too. The message is no less true just because you are crabby. Reminds me of whoever it is who always said it's never as bad or as good as it seems.

To be fair, they show 5 seconds of a 20 minute break. While I think leadership in games like this is a valid question to ask, I'd be careful about drawing conclusions from such anecdotal evidence.

Too many players gave us little to nothing until it was far too late, including but not limited to Garlett, Hunt, Petracca, Jones and Viney. With that in mind, I'm looking forward to how this thread will all be centred around how terrible Lewis, OMac and Watts were (admittedly, the latter was terrible in the first half). If Demonland crashes tonight, I'm outta here.

Weideman is a key forward - his main mode of contest should be aerially. It's pretty hard to lay a tackle when you're 4 feet in the air flying for the ball. That's not to say he's exempt from tackling or there's not room for improvement, just that I'd never expect huge numbers. 2 a game would put him up there with the likes of Tex Walker.

I thought on the day JKH was one who looked likely to actually make good position and move the ball forward with purpose. I wouldn't drop him. ANB and Hannan were worst on by miles, but prior to that game had been playing well. In: Jones, Vince Out: Hogan, Trengove I haven't read the Casey reports yet but happy to consider the better of Pedersen and Weid if we think we need another tall forward in. ANB or Hannan to go if this is the case.

How come you had to print the tickets? I just flashed my tickets on my phone and they used a paper one to operate the gate.

6. Oliver 5. TMac 4. Garlett 3. Lewis 2. Tyson 1. Harmes

Thought from the ground that Lewis was one of the better players.

Well, I had a crap day. The footy sucked. Blundstone Arena sucks. How good is it that there are seats where it's physically impossible for 7 year olds to see? And which quarter would you like to miss while you get food? Such a shit game day experience. Then Demonland crashed after the game. Brilliant!

Gale in our direction this q guys. Very confident here. Unbelievable the way the ball travelled that q.

Just giving the most optimistic but still plausible outcome. Good luck :-)

You might still make the opening bounce. Would be 20 minutes from Hobart Airport to Blundstone Arena absolute tops. Disembark and run for the taxi rank and you should get there by 1:30 still.

I said three days ago the rain wouldn't be a factor. I spent my youth watching footy in Hobart and I reckon I could count on one hand the number of times we watched games that became complete slogs. Winter in Tassie mostly comprises of Westerly patterns coming from the Roaring 40s, so the western half of the state gets slammed by rain, but it rarely makes it as far in as the south east. Hobart is definitely a cold place in winter, but isn't usually a wet one. Launceston is a different story. It rains there a lot more than it does in Hobart. If it rains at all, it will be just enough to annoy those of us sitting out in the open (i.e. just about everyone at the ground). The wind, on the other hand, probably will have an effect.

Won't be wet. Promise.

I'll bet that it doesn't rain any more than just enough to annoy the spectators. Won't be a factor. Wind more likely to be a factor.

Might be rain about but shouldn't be too bad. Going to be cold AF though, of that I am sure.

Last year it was 80% Norf supporters I'd say.

The only team we've played near the bottom end of the ladder was Carlton, and that was during our horror stretch of 6 day breaks and half the team out injured. Most sides just don't allow themselves to be crushed - we certainly haven't. We've got North and Brisbane in the run home. Let's revisit this then.

Where's the fun in nodding wisely and going "hear, hear, Tim! Salient point, old chap!" when there's a better interpretation that opens up the opportunity to bag Watson and Essendon?