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Harmes, Bugg, Hannan almost invisible, and ANB with 14 disposals but at 43% efficiency. Alongside that, the majority of the team with under 10 possessions, including Viney, Watts and Lewis. If we lose this, only ourselves to blame, especially when Collingwood have come to play. This year still a step too far I fear, though no Hogan (it shouldn't be just for Garlett and Petracca, and Tom MacDonald is not a KPF) and no Max are having major negative ramifications on our structures and overall game plan.

Not playing well, but in front. Plenty of room for improvement. Possibly. Still too many players with unreliable disposal: Hannan, ANB, Bugg etc.

Great to see these longer-term injured returning. That's the 2 Smiths back on deck (more or less), plus Gus, Spencer, Gawn - and hopefully Hogan. Injury/out list starting to look a lot less consequential.

One of the (small) positives in those stats is the 2 goals to Stretch. Plapp commented last week that it was a shame that he hadn't finished off his work (3 points I believe). Also, handy game from Weiderman. Big second half of the season ahead? Perhaps this is where the baptism of fire in the AFL starts paying dividends.

VDB is the one we could have used.

The partnership/sponsorship goes a lot further than just getting bums on seats at a footy game, and ranges across health and social initiatives, leadership training, business conferences, tourism (of course), and in general doing what advertising and promotion always does: raising profile. If any of the latter help bring jobs and revenue to the NT, it's money well spent. Not to mention, all governments put money into sport, and this is no exception.

Oscar McDonald: 11 x 1% ers. Double anyone else in the team. THAT'S why he's playing. He's ranked 4th in the AFL for average 1%'ers per game. Does he need to improve other aspects of his game? Absolutely. But stop looking at what he doesn't do, and look instead at what he DOES do. The rest will come.

Main difference first/second half was swapping Tom Mac and Pedersen (ruck/forward). Tommy is not a forward.

Can't get Hogan and Gawn (or even Spencer) back quick enough.

Just to say re. Watch AFL, it can be done through the club for around that price ($215) as part of the International Membership package. Also just to say, was around half that going back a couple of years, it's only in the last 2 years that the price has reached this level. Good service though, watch whatever you want, wherever you want, however you want, and includes some of the footy shows, highlights etc. as well. They also have an App, which works well.

Billy Stretch: "He was strong in the air and around the ball, and gave us a lot of drive. ... After spending a few weeks back in the VFL, he made a bit of a statement on the weekend and he’s on the right track. We were happy with Billy." Alex Neal-Bullen: " Some kicking let him down in mid-forward connection – an area he’s working on, but his number suggested he had a dominant game, although he didn’t quite finish off some work at times ." Just saying.

Looks good. Though slightly surprised to not see Stretch's name. Had a pretty good rap from Plapp, and he's a better disposer of the ball than any of those included.

It's called an interview. Which all players from all clubs do. It's called promotion. If it bothers you, don't read it.

Smith would need a couple of weeks at Casey at least.

Ball use has always been his main weakness. Neither skilled nor smart.

Stretch. We need some better disposers. For the rest, in the absence of any decent alternatives, the likes of Weideman keeps his place. Such is life. Kent on the other hand ...

Yes, but we have the two Smiths, Keilty, then Vandenberg plays tallish ... not to mention Gawn, Spencer and Hogan. ALL of them are out injured.

Maybe. But having both Gawn and Hogan out for big slabs of the season is the difference, and it's a big difference.

Undermanned and paying for it.

No Hogan, no Gawn the big difference still. No real forward targets or structure. We're winging it, just.

Kent?

A skit for the ages that one.

Why not broaden this out? For example, we could have all 18 teams play each other over say, 6 months or so, then take the leading 8 to play off in a finals round.

You can join this by month or whatever. It's the AFL's international streaming service. Works well. https://www.watchafl.com.au

Meanwhile, from a planet far far away ...