John Crow Batty

Seriously I believe Jackson was a better player during his first 30 games. Seems now to be settled in some kind of limbo since second half of last season. Neither here or there and flatlining.

I can never figure out who are the Turks and who are the Aussies on the ANZAC day match.

I got the feeling the umpires were always ready to punish us when Richmond went deep forward but letting Richmond defenders get away with all sorts of outrages when we did.

Not only contested but in congested situations where weight of numbers mostly prevent marks being taken. I posted in the first half he was getting both hands on the ball often but couldn’t hold on. When he got the first big one his confidence rose. His goal kicking routine is measured, balanced and well practiced like Dunstall and Lockett were who always took their time and never kicked the ball too aggressively. He is the type of forward who needs fewer opportunities to be productive. At this stage I would like to see him develop some more opportunistic skills to snag an extra goal or two from broken or open play like Ben Brown often does.

Thats a relief. We gave up many similar leads last season.

Freo Big Footy lamenting something Amiss. Thing is I don't think JVR would've been a reach at pick 10. All the recruiters must've been on drugs or some s**t for him to slide to 19. We’re gonna regret not picking JVR up Freo supporter, right under our noses this ******* club. we are ******s not picking up this kid

Van Match Winner.

Let Grundy ruck out the game and put Gawn deep forward. We have big man presence down there

Who are our two bulls who have turned into bullock? No prizes for guessing.

Petracca and Oliver. Never seen them so ineffective for years.

JVR needs to hold his marks. Gets both hands on the ball all the time.

Unlike other sports like rugby, gridiron, soccer, basketball etc, there is resistance in our code slave trade like player moves. Would be a shame if our game goes down that level.

Sydney’s injury list is as bad as West Coasts at the moment. Forward line and back line decimated.

Similar to the Brisbane game. We were off after the first bounce. Incredibly loose defence and disorganised forward line. Three great games mixed with two complete dud efforts. Something NQR upstairs. The contrast is perplexing. We are not ready to be considered premiership favourites yet.

Looked dangerous early but a non entity in the second half.

Not sure how fair dinkum our players are. All week it was mentioned we were premiership favourites and we oblige with another stinker

reported for being a shortist.

As I have said in the past. We were very close to landing Fyfe, we go his childhood next door neighbour Cale Morton.

It was a tough choice. Who was most likely?

I believe he’s finished already. Pounded himself to into the ground, can’t play in the midfield anymore and barely rates as a 5th forward. I hope Oliver doesn’t end up like him.

For health and safety reason the more substitutes the better. The game is more faster and brutal and every player is expected to give a 100%. Too many players return to the play after suffering injuries which on the surface may be minor but they won’t get any better by continuing to play.

Thinking back to last season when we played Freo in Perth. Despite Freo losing, Mundy had 35 touches and 15 contested possessions against us in tough conditions. He was their best player by miles. And then they tell him to [censored] off despite an excellent season. Can a club be run by headless chooks?

Bizarre game to watch live. Very stop start and scrappy. Clearly WC were trying to drag us down to their own level and make it a low scoring game. I thought we handled the situation very well with a balanced disciplined team performance and still managed to pile on goals. Very few passengers to be seen.

Taking my wife who doesn’t care about football for the first time to today’s game. She asked me if they will play Country Road on the PA system.

Which side are the blues?