Fat Tony

A 17 round season wouldn’t be so bad.

Going back to my earlier post. Salem in for Jetta would be my only change. Sparrow the sub again.

I think a lot of our problems in the first quarter are the first 10 minutes. I think we over possess the ball. This works when the pressure dies down but we need to be more focused on territory early in the game (i.e. hit outs forwards and quick kicks).

I think Lockhart offers more run than Jetta but it is only a 5 day break for the VFL players. And Jetta has a good matchup in Weightman.

Salem (if fit) for Jetta. Viney needs to come in if fit but it sounds like he might need another week. Docklands is not the best surface to return on with a foot injury. Melksham started very well vs Adelaide but looked proppy at the end of the game and would be the likely out for Viney. Chandler could come in if Viney/Melksham are not fit. Casey play on Sunday and I would make Jones or Sparrow the sub and back up if they don't get a decent run.

Good report PF. My take: Baker doesn’t show enough for mine. His decision making and skill isn’t AFL standard. Bradtke is a mile off. I am not a Bedford fanboy but he was very good today in patches. Bowey is going to be a very good player.

Bowey is going to be a very good AFL player

Classy rove and goal by Chandler on the run from 45

Chunk looks a cut above with his skill level.

Gee Baker has no idea. He is a terrible decision maker.

Problem is that games like last night could cost us a home final.

Enough with the Adelaide were the better team rubbish. It was even at every change. We dominated the clearances and had 5 more scores. Adelaide played very well and were slick with the ball but they only got over the line due to luck and poor umpiring.

Got to drop the umpire responsible when they make such poor decisions favouring the home side in the end of the game. 3 times this year the umps have decided the game with howlers. They have to send a message otherwise it never ends.

I want to see the full Demons side play like Bernie Vince on Dangerfield in 2015.

Bring the heat Demons!

VFL play Sunday, so the sub could get a flight back on Saturday night or Sunday morning and play at Casey if they don’t get a run.

I think Weideman is a marginally better option than Brown at the moment and Tmac and Jackson are automatic selections. Weideman is a bit more mobile and offers more flexibility than Brown. And Fritsch will get a bit more space inside 50 without Brown. That said, it’s a long year and Brown will get more opportunities. Melksham is our best kick inside 50 and our offensive play can still improve. We will be a better side if he can return to form. I like Chandler but I can’t complain with either change. Sparrow will be sub to see his family.

It depends how far out we are. If Petracca gets injured in a prelim we can win it. If he gets injured next round it will be much more difficult.

Football is a team game and there are 36 players on the field at any point in time. The Kangaroos had a great record without Carey. The Bombers should have won the flag in 1999 without Hird and Lucas. How many great footballers have never won a flag? And unlike basketball or even soccer, you cannot easily just give the ball to the star player. Even in basketball, the NBA is almost always won by teams with at least two stars. Lebron and Jordon both needed other stars to compete.

Am I reading this right? 1. Eddie is forced to resign by the Collingwood Board after the findings of systemic racism and the list management debacle. 2. Eddie's mate (Brown) is seeking to overthrow the Collingwood Board under the guise of the systemic racism findings and the list management debacle but it really is just pay pack for the Board members being disloyal to Eddie. 3. Eddie is behind the whole thing. Where is the media calling this out?

There is a picture of him kicking at training. Looks fit. https://m.facebook.com/pg/MELBOURNEfc/photos/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=0#!/MELBOURNEfc/photos/a.10151939167012317/10159230472302317/?type=3&source=54&ref=page_internal

The Casey vs Tigers game was streamed on the Richmond website and was not on Kayo. Even if it is tied up in broadcast rights, the rights are worthless and they should buy them back.

Brayshaw did not even get an invitation to the count.

Good post. Although I think a big part of the Chandler for Melksham swap was that Weideman was coming in for Jackson. My guess is that they wanted another crumber to work below the three key marking players. (Jackson being more of a hybrid than Weideman.) Ironically, Chandler spoiled Weideman in the first quarter.

Viney and Jackson are automatic ins if fit. Chandler was our 22nd player yesterday and a swap for Viney makes the most sense IMO. Harmes has been good the last two weeks and Jordon is playing well also. Brayshaw was great yesterday in the contest but very poor by foot. I think he is playing his role really well and is a key to our defensive structure, so I would be reluctant to drop him. Weideman and Brown are competing for a spot IMO. Both have different strengths and I favour Weideman because he is more mobile and better at competing when the delivery is not good. I think Weideman was better than Brown yesterday but neither was great. Melksham will need to go back to the VFL to earn his spot back. He cannot be sub twice in a row.