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Even a Jefferson would be a better option than most of our forwards at this stage. Melksham going down was a much bigger disaster than we could have imagined.

Fumbliest game I’ve seen Melksham play. Petty would’ve clunked at least a couple tonight and we may have won with Max in the ruck more. im not too worried though, hurry up fritter!

What a crazy weird year. We search and search for the right combination, finally find it and lose a key forward with a foot injury. We lost T Mac with a foot injury as well , and our best forward in Fritsch with another foot injury.

If we use Joel smith in his spot and bring Thommo back down back, that would work. We could also use this as an opportunity to bring in Grundy and see what works the next three weeks until fritta comes back.

That guy that can take a strong contested mark and lead up as well is what we’ve been looking for , and is the final piece of the puzzle so to speak. Petty is a very strong contested beast and perfect for the role. I noticed that even Van Rooyen was leading more as well , so to have two big athletic guys moving around and clunking marks makes them difficult to cover. Cant see BBB or TMac getting much of a look in now. Melky is the perfect foil and super smart, and we will have two of them too when Fritter comes back. On a side note, I can see TMac taking Tomlinsons spot if gets fit in time.

The team is really starting to take shape at the right time of year. With Clarry, Fritsch and Sparrow , as best 22 players still to come back, who goes out? Im thinking Jordon, Woewodin and Harmes as the unlucky ones. Very happy with the look of our forward line now and it looks very exiting with the two young contested beasts in JVR and Petty, and Melky, Kozzie, Chandler , Nibbeler and at times Petracca at their feet. Shout out to Trent Rivers who is having an outstanding season and a real weapon off half back now with those long deep kicks.

JVR and Petty both have swagger essential ingredient in key forwards

I’m excited about the Combination of Petts , Roo and Melky Fritter comes back and we have Kozzie and Chandler looking good too. Stick with that for the rest of the year now

They threw everything at us, but we stood tall and found our best forward line combination for the year with Petts, Roo, and Melky!

6 Gawn 5 Petty 4 Petracca 3. Melksham 2. Viney 1 Brayshaw

I hope we make the most of this opportunity and win big tomorrow. We can not only move up to third , but if the Crows beat Port and we keep winning and Port drop one more we could finish second.

That was the most fun any Blues fan has had at the footy in decades

I’ve completely switched off most footy media now except for the front bar. Anything with David King, Kane Cornes, Robbo, Whateley, Buckley is instant switch stations for me and I’m loving the peace of mind.

6.viney 5. Pickett 4. Gawn 3. Brayshaw 2. Chandler 1. Rivers

It’s all media noise and Buckley him self was an unsuccessful coach so he cant tell a premiership coach in Goodwin how he should handle his players. Grundy is high profile so it’s causing alot of debate, but in the end it’s about what’s best for the team period. Sure some might feel sorry for him , but what about a Dunstan or a Tomlinson? Its just about getting the right mix and putting us in the best shape and position to win another flag.

These days it means he has amazing reflexes the way he moves

He is an absolute cat!

I’ve absolutely loved Trac and Melksham up forward the last couple of weeks. Also think Kozzie is so much better running on the ball from higher up the ground than sitting in the forward pocket. The talls still need work though as I don’t think JVR is quite there yet. Brown works hard but can’t take a contested mark We may yet see Grundy back up forward or even TMac if he can get fit. Still have Fritter up our sleeve for finals

How good was Vineys goal when he basically ripped it out if the Lions players hand , did a spin and snapped it! Pure will power and strength. That gave us real belief and everyone grew another leg after that.

I really wanted that win, can’t stand Brisbane. Gawn was awesome and us much better as the main ruck. Good to see Kozzie used on ball and thought he worked back into form tonight. Woeys goal was sensational, but how clutch was Melksham?

6. Gawn 5. Trac 4. Viney 3. Melksham 2. Pickett 1. Lever

I think a fully fit Grundy will be a valuable asset to us either in the finals this year or next year. I don’t believe he has been fully fit all year , hence opposing ruckman getting off the leash in a few games. So we rest him and try something else with JVR as the stakes are starting to get much higher and we need to start to see what out best side looks like. When Clarry comes back it’ll be a luxury to leave Trac up forward and we will really stretch some sides. Hopefully Fritter returns a week or two before finals and we can really do some damage, but we just need to bank a few wins to finish top 4 and give us the best chance to succeed.

Grundy in doubt

Sounds weird but I’d love to see Kozzie and bowey swap positions as something left field, even for a quarter. Every time I see Bowser at training he is slotting them through from all angles , and I’d hate to be a small forward being chased by Koz. Might give him a new lease on life ala Nick Daicos and be more creative.

Failed coach Buckley has gone down several cogs in my book. Its the worse lot of miserable naysayers I’ve ever seen in my football supporting life. Its not footy classified it’s Funeral classified. I can’t stomach most of them , and only really watch the front bar and a bit of the Sunday footy show these days as anything else is just click bait and unbearable doom and gloom.