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It’ll be Brown in Hibberd out Petty down back

Rooey is the final piece of the puzzle We now have all bases covered Best Backline in the comp. Two of the best wingman, All Australian Rucks and on ballers Elite crumbers and magic in Kozzie, Spargo and Chandler Very consistent , opportunistic and classy medium tall in Fritter. The final piece being the genuine power forward in JVR

It was like Christmas, and New Year’s all in one for a lot of us Demonlanders seeing both Petty and Van Rooyen in the forward line.

Mc Vee is an absolute cat! So much has changed from the bad old days in how we blooded guys like Watts and with the handling of Trenners and Grimes etc Van Rooyen , Mc Vee , Chandler Bowey, Spargo , Rivers , Sparrow and Jordon are ready to not only play but to excel.

That victory was very very sweet indeed!! First of all to withstand that immense pressure on the ball from the swans, and to respond hard when they got within 6 points, was very pleasing. Guys like Spargo and Rivers have gone to another level, and I was rapt for JJ , who has taken Harmes spot. JVRs Grab was sensational as was Spargos. Lots to like against a real contender with two of our best to still return in Max and Koz.

6. Grundy 5. Oliver 4. Langdon 3. Jordon 2. Mcvee 1. Hunter

This is a must win . I feel a statement performance coming on. Two teams I really want to beat this year are Swans and Collingwood . We owe them both and we owe it to ourselves Im not too worried about Brisbane or Geelong , I reckon we will account for those teams at the pointy end, but I don’t want to hear that Collingwood chant on Kings birthday.

So it’s Gawn , Thommo, Harmes and Melksham out JVR, Hibberd, May , Jordan in

It’s definitely JVR time, played some good minutes in the ruck and performed well. We are down in contested marks so far this year, so the inclusion of JVR and May should help. Hibbo has been playing out of his skin the last 3 weeks and deserves another chance . Jordon also might be a better bet than Harmes in my opinion. I feel for Dunstan as coming to Melbourne was not a great career move, even though he is playing some good footy. As for the outs it’ll be Harmes, Gawn and Melksham, maybe McVee for Hibbo but the kids been good. TMac the lucky one, as he might get one more week to do something. We need his support in the ruck as well, so we may see a three way rotation with Grundy and JVR , through the Ruck, up forward and resting on the bench. We need to make a statement and come out breathing fire, with Viney rarely playing two bad ones in a row.

All time top 5 player for the club and the most consistently top level performing player I have ever seen.

6. Lever 5. Bowey 4. Clarry 3. Brown 2. Hunter 1. Spargo

I was really disappointed in Viney tonight, thought he would be champing at the bit. I drop Harmes and TMac for Hibberd and Van Rooyen.

As long as Gawn is ok , I’m fine with an 11 point loss against a contender on their slippery hole of a deck, without four of our top liners . They came out with a point to prove and our attitude was off most of the night. We will learn and move on , but we need Max , Kozzie and May in this team.

All I really care about is that Max is ok. We will bounce back

One of the worst nights of footy I’ve ever watched

I don’t think Grundy has taken a mark

TMac is a liability

With our three most impactful players in Gawn , May and Picket missing all they have to do is stop Oliver and Trac which they are doing.

McDonald is a real worry , can’t take a contested mark to save himself

If Max has done his knee it is season over for us

We look off the pace.

Yeah I reckon they’ll give May till the last minute and Thommo will be traveling emergency and a possible late in. Melksham the sub again.

Dangerfield is proving to be a pretty ordinary captain so far

Exactly what I was thinking when watching him yesterday. Doesn’t Have Clarry, Trac and Viney at his feet anymore.

In general I believe that this years group should even be an improved model , not only with the addition of Grundy and Hunter, but the improved maturity of players such as Sparrow and Rivers. Bowey and Spargo in that category as well. The other factor is the bigger bodies , like Pickett and Sparrow.