RalphiusMaximus

Hang on... Didn't the umpire say that it you block someone in a marking contest you need to contest it or give away a free? Oscar was just blocked out and his opponent didn't even run near the ball.

Credit to Petty, he's looking OK down back.

Some nice front-running from Hunt and Garlett to get an easy goal. Amazing what happens when you don't all run to the contest.

Baker has only had three touches, but two of them were absolutely sublime kicks on the run that hit difficult targets. If he can get it more often he'll be a weapon.

Awesome play from Gus. Also frees are 7-4 to WC. Make that 8

Umpire getting involved for WC again...

Awesome running from Oliver and Hunt for the 1-2-3-4-5 and goal.

Once again, West coast already have three players on the opposite wing when the dodgy free kick is paid to them. and HOW THE [censored] WAS THAT NOT 50M???

Harmes nailed a perfect tackle and was pinged anyway. Even the commentators agree it was [censored].

Petracca makes amends with a MUCH harder finish. If we can just avoid giving him set shots he'll be a gun.

Free to Kennedy right in front of their goals... Nobody was sure who it was to or what for.

What was that, 7-2? And we lost the contest and they have three players raffle the ball on the outside. Dumb football.

I can't help wondering whether he'll play for Hawthorn, Geelong or Collingwood when he comes back in a year or two.

Poach Two Meter Pete!

He did? I didn't notice.

could be wrong, but it looked like a broken foot to me. I can't see him playing next week with that.

Hibberd, Melksham and Lewis are almost certain to miss. You would think Kielty is out in favour of Preuss as well. Given West Coasts tall forwards, I wonder if we might see Petty come back in. He was emergency today and has been playing well. Given Spargo was sitting out today as an emergency as well, I suspect he comes in. That leaves one. ANB seems likely as the player with runs on the board, but I would really like to see them take a risk and give Baker a shot. He's more risk/reward. He can hit the scoreboard, but won't do the grinding work and assists that ANB provides.

Was it in a yard down the road?

His yips will get sorted out, but his contested work is as good as anyone in our team. As I said last week, he makes scores happen (for us, not them).

He may have some concussion concerns. He belted his head on the ground at one point and then spend almost ten minutes on the bench while Dec rucked.

That may well have been the worst game of the year.

Trac was huge. My only issue with him is that he keeps looking to dish rather than taking the instinctive shot. His goal-scoring instincts have been trained out of him.

I'm going to be a bit controversial here. 6. Frost - He is thriving playing the spare defender. 5. Oliver - 15 tackles! Imagine if his disposal was better. 4. Petracca - Was an absolute beast in tight spaces. We need him to take instinctive shots though. 3. Melksham - Huge first quarter. 2. Fritsch - Belongs on the wing. He won some contests he had no right to and kept us attacking 1. T McDonald - Our most effective forward, and he did it only playing half a game!

I'd take him back if he wanted to come. I still remember the quality of his kicking when he and the other new draftees arrived at the club. The four of them were doing some kick to kick and his targets never had to move to mark the ball. It was always in front of their eyes.

? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-18/former-hawthorn-afl-recruit-dayle-garlett-jailed-more-four-years/6787426