Salems Lot

This Guy: "They're actually looking really good, and some of the areas they excel are areas we aren't so strong at. Gawn will dominate against us, especially if we only play Nankervis. He will need additional support and even then, Gawn is likely to be the best big man on the ground. So they excel in our ruck weakness. Also without Prestia, their midfield has the potential to smash us inside. Petracca, Oliver, Viney, Jones will be very formidable inside and doing the grunt work. We probably have them on the spread if it gets out, but there's every chance they dominate the clearances so I think their strength there is challenging to one of our weaknesses without the Meatball to help. To mitigate this, one of RCD or Ross has to come into the 22. I think we are going to need that extra player in the mid rotations and hope they are ready to have an impact. The areas I think we are on top, is that I think our forward line stacks up well, particularly if May misses again. I rate the firepower of Lynch, Riewoldt, Martin plus our rotational smalls compared to their team. Ben Brown could be a danger if he plays, but he could also be coming in for his first game and not have a big influence or synergy yet. I also think our back 6 has the edge, and just need our mids to break even. The danger is if the mids are smashed the back 6 will be under siege and missing Vlastuin still will hurt. A lot of our forward strategy depends on if May plays. If he doesn't then Jack and Lynch need to play as far away from each other as possible to isolate the other against the lesser KPD, and force Lever to choose one or the other rather than sitting loose and zoning to cover both of them. We know that in the first 10 or so rounds, Richmond are more of a grind and get results rather than playing our best football. I feel the Demons are on a higher level than that at this point of the season, and so wouldn't be surprised if they get up. The final thing in our favour though is that Richmond do generally turn up in the big games, and while the Demons will not lack motivation, in front of a big crowd (unsure of the capacity limits?) on the big stage Richmond have to have more trust in them. It's a genuine 50/50 game for mine. IMO we need to split the Demons/Dogs 1-1. It would be a big ask to win both on current form of all 3 sides, but we can't afford to lose both either. I think this is a better match up for us, and tipping the Tigers to shake some of the early season cobwebs and flex a bit of muscle to win a great contest by 8 points."

download the 7plus app and make an account and you can watch the whole game. And its free with surprisingly few ads

I am currently working through Casey v Box Hill at the moment on 7Plus. Love this technology thing. A lot to like at the moment, a lot to like.

Save yourself some pain OD and watch second half only

Yep,m that is what I wound up doing. A bit carp though

I am a seasoned Ticketeker now and found it impossible to buy tickets other than 1-5 year old juniors. I must be missing something

Yes, too early..?

#Positive Lingers!

Strictly hearsay WM so can't be sure but seeing Chocco in action as the umpire for the praccie match at the start of the year I reckon it would have to be motorised. (presents a fantastic image tbh) Sadly I was listening to his interview and noticed that when asked he said that he had not used the golf cart sun roof yet for the Dees. Hopefully it is on the way!

Apparently one of his training drills with #15 & #29 is to have them run and carry and deliver into the forward 50 using him driving a golf buggy as a target. They have to land the ball on the roof of the buggy. Genius!

I thought Goody said the Petty would come in for Maysie in his presser.

I had forgotten to log on! after several attempts I realised that the issue was with the operator (namely me) ...anywhoo, all ticketed now and will not make that mistake again.

Great to see on the AFL site that #26 and #50 are returning through the ressies on the weekend. Tempting to head down to Willy to have a look. 2 weeks ahead of schedule apparently

Don't forget the Inspector Gadget arms. The number of times he stuck a mit out and either intercepted the ball or deflected to advantage in close was huge!

COUGH...17 Touches in the second half that #13

I used to quite like the old afl site. This one is horrid!

Well I was sucked in!

To be fair OD, I remember following that draft very closely and at the time the recieved wisdom was Scully 1, Trengove 2 and daylight to the rest. It has clearly changed since then and as Cher would say :

Watching at the game I thought he played his wing well.

As my dear old Mum (a mad demon fan BTW) would have said. Don't get your knickers in a twist!

Awwwwwwwwful commentary

If you have sourced an MCC ticket, it won't have a QR code on it as you need to use your MCC members card to access the ground. I had exactly this issue during the Boxing Day test. If you are getting tickets outside the members enclosure you should have a QR code

Don't care what anyone says, when you play a full strength team whilst missing 8 first picked players of your own you will get spanked most times.

Thanks PF; this enthusiasm may just be catching.

Porterhouse gets big love on the Gus and Gawny podcast