RalphiusMaximus

That game just reminded me of how much we lost with Watts and Kent gone. I know they both had issues, but we are so desperate for players who can deliver to their forwards. We seem to have focused too heavily on contested ball-winners and forgotten about the ability to use it once they have it in their hands.

Did I just see what I thought I saw?

This one hurts. I love Robbo. He was one of my favorite players in his day and I have so much respect for the work he put in improving his game and leading the attack in some pretty lean times. Sadly though those figures up at the top of the page speak for themselves. There's no category Robbo excelled in the Neitz doesn't top him except for mark of the year nominations.

Demonland as a whole has always underrated Jones. He's a legitimate legend of the club.

Yze. That boot was a weapon and he was far more consistent. Plus he never walked out on the club.

I just have to say this. Watching the umpiring from tonight's game is really highlighting for me how much the standard of umpiring has dropped in the last 20 years. We're not seeing any of the ridiculously soft high contact frees, no ducking, shrugging or lifting arms to milk a cheap free. They are policing incorrect disposal properly. We're not seeing players dive head-first at the ball. It's just amazing how much damage the AFL have done to the game in such a short time with their over-emphasis on head-high contact and constant rule-changes.

I think Jurrah needs to be higher on that list even taking into account his very brief stay at the club. He was an absolute freak.

Children?

I'd love a pair but they only come in standard width. No good to me.

That's a really bad place to be in the water. Lots of Great White Sharks hanging around near Seal Rocks.

Honestly, I think we'd benefit from a bit of Mick Malthouse. Maybe get him to consult? My reasoning here is that his great strength as a coach was in having his team insanely well-drilled and disciplined. Every player on the ground knew exactly where they had to be at any given moment. Have a look at the kick-outs they did at Collingwood under him. There was a designated player to mark the ball. There was a runner going past them for the handball. If that wasn't on they knew to instantly wheel and hit the switch kick where there was a teammate waiting for the uncontested mark. Compare that to our play. We throw numbers at the ball and then bash it forwards and hope that weight of numbers will win the day. How often do we see our players get to half-foward and then not know what to do next? Imagine if we could get that quick contested ball out and the players know exactly where their teammates are going to be and what they need to do with the ball next.

This. I won't be hurt by the lost cash. Better for the club to have it given their fragile finances.

I liked Nathan Carroll. He was undersized and fought like hell against the big forwards. HE was also a legitimate Dumbass off the field. What's not to love?

Realistically, the biggest problem with this virus that makes it worse than the regular flu is that it's more contagious. That means that the number of people infected grows at a far faster rate. Current estimates (last I checked) are that around 5% of people infected will need hospital care, possibly Intensive Care. As of a few days ago we have around 2230 intensive care beds in Australia. That means 50,000 is the magic number. Once we get to there, people are unable to get into the care they need and they die from inability to access adequate medical care. You will also see people being denied ICU access for other things such as Heart attacks because the spaces are all occupied with people unable to breath, thus there will be a lot of secondary fatalities not directly attributed to Corona. The advantage of delaying measures is that it buys more time to prepare, meaning that we can create more spots for those patients and keep more of them alive.

Do we get a priority pick for finishing the season on 0 wins?

The missing ingredient is a decent plan for the forward line. We have no discernible structure and still persist with the blind bomb forward which is inevitably gobbled up by the defence who are set up to capitalise on it while our own forwards are either up on the wings being "mobile" or all flying for the same mark and crashing into each other. We don't need a Tony Lockett or Buddy Franklin up there, the players we have would be perfectly adequate if they were working as a unit and had even average delivery.

The Pies have a strong side. The only real weakness, apart from them only having the second-best ruck in the league, is their lack of a real tall forward. Not that we have on either, but if you had to pick a weakness I'd be looking there. Great medium/small forwards, but Cox isn't the answer for the FF spot.

To be fair, he is a pure inside mid. When he played that role he came third in the brownlow. Last year they tried him all over the park in every role we needed shoring up and his game really suffered for it. If he plays in the centre square all year he'll be great value.

Do you mean four number 1 picks? I still find it hilarious that the blues have four on their list and another they traded away, but people still think WE got too many top picks.

No crowd of Feral Bogan Perthites is a good start. Has to be worth a dozen frees and a few goals.

It should be really interesting to see what happens to West Coast and their magical free kick differential over in Perth. Maybe without the feral crowd the umpires will be willing to call a fair game.

The real edge Jones has in being a good set shot at goal. Our team is littered with players you wouldn't back from 30m directly in front. Having a guy who you can back from pretty much anywhere in the 50 is very much needed. One of the things that really separates the top sides from the rest is that they don't waste the easy chances.

Well, the one area we really need cover in is the ruck. If Gawn gets sick we're stuffed, so I'd be looking at bringing in a backup just in case. I'm sure there are a couple of ex-AFL rucks floating around who could nullify the contest and give our mids an even chance.

Looks like they are sticking to the traditional gameplan. Get it forward and then stuff up the scoring opportunity any way you can.