dees189227

Good steady goal by pedo. He has played well. Need to get more out of Hannan and weids

Fantastic start. Pressure is there harmes started beautifully including taking a wonderful mark. Times we are still over handballing but we need to keep this pressure up.

Beautiful sunny day. Perfect conditions. Hope to see a sea of red and blue at the g today.

On my way to the footy now. I hope its the Melbourne team that want to play finals that we get today. The team that will get its ferocious tackling back. I do not want a close game. 20-30 points would be great.

Yeah it would be funny to see them go out in straight sets. But seriously dimma yes some of the decisions may have gone the cats way but you were playing a team that was missing their captain and there star forward. Also your 3rd quarter was hopeless. And your precious boy rance got outplayed.

Yeah just noticed that. Lets hope gc can cause an upset. As its at home ablett may play. I only caught the last quarter but did jobe get a standing ovation at the 4th minute mark? Seriously farewell him r23.

Essendon drop to 10th. We have to keep winning obviously and other teams around us have to keep winning to block them out. Christ there last 2 at Etihad. How easy has there run home been? My god it feels like there last half of the yr has been all at Etihad.

Cats also won because scott didnt allow rance to be 3rd man up. Taylor held him accountable and did well.

So has has Watts's attitude been? Is he actually playing ok and looks like he wants to be there?

Listening to the cats tigers game and hearing Harry Taylor is 1 on 1 with Rance and out marking him, I have always said if you get Rance out on his own to defend he struggles. He is great at the 3rd man up but when he has to defend he can be beaten. Nathan Brown on mmm just mentioned how Hogan got hold of him a while back because he plays differently to other forwards because he runs up the ground to get it. He and Carey said forwards should look at this.

gee just looked at the swans freo score. Crikey in the 2nd quarter and the swans lead 84-9.

nup want the cats to get up today.

I want the dogs to win but that doesnt really help us if we lose. One thing is for certain this round apart from us needing to win. ADELAIDE MUST SMASH THE BUMMERS!

Agree very ballsy of Goodwin to make this call. Look when Melbourne don't do well Watts cops it but over the past 3 weeks he hasnt been great. Yes he isnt the only one but last week he didnt register a kick in the 1st half. From watching over the past 3 weeks his tackling pressure wasnt there, he dropped easy marks and he was trying to take them stretching out the 1 arm. This is his 8th season not his 2nd or 3rd. He got dropped in the pre season for form and attitude. I know it's his nature to be calm and laid back but sometimes we need more from him. Anyway if we lose Goodwin will have everyone gunning for him but I admire his stance. Personally I would have given him 1 more week but anyway this is why Im not the coach. Bit disappointed Maynard got dropped. I thought he showed something to give him another week. I'd like to see Maxy play forward a bit more on sunday. Happy to see Brayshaw back in. Gee I hope he goes well and obviously do not want to see him get any head knocks.

I was listening to the rush hour on mmm and JB mentioned how he was actually going to the melbourne saints game with his brother Mark (Angus's dad) and said I have a suspicion he may get in this week. I may be wrong but just writing what I heard.

James brayshaw just hinted his nephew could be playing this weekend.

Agree, now all the bummers fans will be out in force even more. Just hope Adelaide come out and play there best.

Well be thankful our club has stability. Gc have lost another coach and will probably lose their best player. They would want to get the next coach right. Eade should have done a roos and trained someone up to take over. At least mark Evans is there now to sort it out.

Melksham cleared

So the saints eagles get to play under the roof and the hawks and tigs will battle it out in real winter conditions at the G today.

I had a look at our midfield and there stats. They all nearly had double the handballs than kicks. That's not going to get the ball forward. At some stage it needs to be drilled into the players head to not over use the handball. But im not mad after yesterday. I am more mad about last week. Maybe I just know that GWS are sitting 3rd on the ladder for a reason and although they were missing there 2 key forwards, they are still a good team. But the next 3 weeks are interesting because it's now up to the players if they want to play in September or not. We can and should win the last 3. I just hope it doesnt come down to r23 and us having to beat the pies to make it. I couldnt cope if the pies put us out and even worse if it beats the bummers in. But looking back those stupid losses to freo, hawthorn and nth and even geelong when we couldnt kick straight will come back to bite us. Anyway bring on next week.

It's depressing looking at the ladder and seeing us drop out of the 8 and see essenscum 7th

Yeah and they are back at Etihad next week as well

Bloody hell Carlton, why couldn't you hold on

Come on Carlton hold on