John Crow Batty

5-2 would have looked very good at this stage. Very poor effort to lose to Freo and Hawks in their current state. They are just starting their rebuild and this is our 4th season of our rebuild. We should be slamming those sides and charging into serious finals contention. These are the bread and butter wins.

Both going down the same road for different injury causes. We all know Trenners foot injury and declining pace and it's a big ask for a player who can't take serious knocks to expect him to take more. Unless we trade him to Carlton of course.

Never tip either. It's all about hope for me.

I will. I always expect the best and fear the worst. I don't gamble on footy.

I get the feeling Brayshaw is going down the Trengove road. I just can't see things changing for a guy who seems is having regular concussion issues now going on for two seasons. The more he plays in the future the more he is going to have to take head knocks and the potential for further damage.

A big part of Adelaide's game is smoke and mirrors. They can be exposed to pressure like us. I said this even before their Norf game. Their style of play might actually suit us. Still I could just be fantasising.

True to form we will put in a good showing win or lose.

Stop flogging yourself with a wet sponge.

Well he signed and no point carrying on all off season. I stand by what I said then. Now that he is here for a couple more years I hope he succeeds and becomes the key player we need. Now stop changing the subject.

The same old tired excuses from the same posters. Read anything from circa 2010/11 and they said exactly the same things then. And if we don't find a way to success they will still say the same things in 2027. They might change when dementia starts setting in.

Ranked 10th in premiership points the only stat that matters.

The problem for Goodwin is not just acknowledging the elephant in the room but HTF does he get it out? His biggest challenge has arrived.

That is a negative move. Not clever at all.

Strange move.

Did Oliver start on the bench against the Hawks?

It's like he was worried and had a premonition what was going to happen. And so did a lot of supporters. After 3 minutes it was so obvious who controlled the head space in the game. The problem sticks out like a sore thumb. The solution is yet to be found.

Everyone is saying this is the closest season for decades. This is an opportunity to jump out of the pack. There is still time.

I'll settle for a [censored] load of flags starting this season.

A little older, a little wise. I guess they would like their playing careers back again.

That's what a jolly good flogging from the fans does as BBO says.

Yeah not right naming the player, Ox should know better but the sinking boots into the club is appropropriate. Someone has to back us into a corner. That's where fightbacks start from. Supporters are just sick of pathetic performances when we are favoured to win. It's not the two recent examples but a plague carried on from last couple of seasons cruelty iced with putrid last two rounds in 2016. We have played some good footy but just when we seem to make the next step we come crashing down. The Bulldogs took two seasons after a club meltdown to become great and we are into our 7th or 8th season already and looking at best middle of the road wannabe's.

Sad, and even sadder if this creature posts here on DL.

Him and Hunt will bookend the halfback line nicely.

I figured the Richmond supporter might need it more than me in the future. The temptation was there though.

I was offered a cheap microwave immediately after the Richmond game. I refused of course.