Je Roos Salem

The more I look at it the worse it gets. You should be able to protect your body if someone charges and jumps on you.

It's over-officiated now. Players can hardly bump into one another without a free for a "block" being in question. Just stick to pushes and head high contact, anything else should be legal physicality

6- Petracca- Cleanest and most exciting player for us 5- T.Mac- Dropped one sitter, but overhead marking and leading were as good as ever. 4- O.Mac- Can hold his head high, solid game in defence compared to others 3- Hibberd 2- Tyson 1- Jetta

Petracca was our best I thought, along with the McDonalds. Gawn wasn't great, we needed more from Lewis and Vince when Viney went down, it seems like they've forgotten how to win the ball. Some looked tired, some just aren't up to standard (White, Wagner, Stretch). Pedo didn't have anything close to the impact of previous games and he might be squeezed out now once Hogan and Watts are back, unfortunately

Agree. He can be useful on a wing or as a tagger too. Tyson and Oliver look like our prime midfielders right now which is a blessing given there's still Jones and Viney too (and Lewis to come back). It's a hard problem to solve though because our midfield's packed and we don't have much talent in defence

Our defence is our weak point at the moment and the priority should be to run it out, or bomb it out of there as soon as possible to get to our strong mids/half forward line, we always put teammates under pressure with terrible disposal inside defensive 50

Last couple of years I've always sought after the replays on youtube during the week- where TF are they?

I would've been mad if he hadn't had the shot

He did the exact same thing in the Gold Coast game last year (Lucky it didn't cost us the victory). I don't get why he's playing so deep in defence, he can't really shut a man down, he's pretty much there to play loose man, but he can't even get that many possessions.

They probably introduce new rules just for the headlines nowadays

We can't afford another surface-related injury like Salem in the VFL finals. Doesn't Perth have a better venue for concerts? Imagine being behind the goals and a mile away from the stage there

Surely you could contact NB and at the right price they'd say yes. Didn't long sleeves used to be the default fan jumper, given they're the ones who sit in the cold?

Lobb, he's a pretty damn good one

It's scary that they are a destination club now. We laughed when everyone was so sure Buddy was on his way there

Which is why it may as well stay so we can get a bigger sample size. The week off was huge for the Dogs, in terms of rest. The finals series definitely felt different, Geelong looked completely out of match fitness in the PF.

Jones was a no-brainer, but I don't think he's a great motivator. Problem is no one else came close into consideration, he clearly deserved it, but in a couple of years I think Viney/McDonald should take over, maybe consider Gawn and Watts too

Strong debut, but he let us down in the Carlton game. Will be interesting to see his improvement in the preseason, but I wouldn't give him a spot each week yet

Below average season with a couple of really good games. Unsuited to defence and his kicking was a real letdown.

How did they get that sponsors backdrop in Perth?

Regarding the longest drought, I feel more inspired than defeated. Today is a nice little peek on what it'll be like if we got it

I don't think Blicavs isn't in the same class as them, he's better suited to backup ruck and play as a utility, which still could be handy to us however

A lot could go wrong between now and then. I'm more excited about what they can achieve between 20-24. Look at the Dogs and you can see key mids don't have to be of that age

Fully warmed up to him as a Dee now. Probably won't go down as one of the best GWS-groomed midfielders, but he's a solid B+ grade player

I'm disappointed the tough call wasn't made on Trengove as he looks at home with your average delistee

I can't believe that just happened to Salem. Firstly, they looked like they were out to get them, secondly, that patch of turf is not an acceptable standard