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So doesn't that tell you something after the heroics of Adelaide? After 5 minutes everyone at the ground could see we were cooked, for whatever reason and theories abound (short breaks, sleeping ina hotel for a week, lots of kids on tour, away games, emotional high - I'm a fan of all of these contributing) , but that's the situation. They owned us and we lost by only 22 points, another paradox. On Anzac Eve, as predicted by Fox panel, both teams were rusty in the extreme, and class showed out once warmed up. Problems sure but we need a deep breath taken on here. Iv'e always been a huge fan of Disco's since he played a blinder of an first game opening 1/4 before I think his jaw was broken from memory. Big take out from this week's game. Upside a - plenty. Go Dees

“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of intelligence.” My apologies to original poster, as noted by Oscar Wilde's original quote from yesteryear. Go Dees tonight.

Fabulous result given the shambles that has been the first 6 rounds of the season fixture and location-wise. Go Dees and thanks George .

I love sarcasm even though it's the lowest form of humour. I'll keep an eye out for it in future.

Love you history mention on the great Jimmy. Oliver's one wood is his lighting hands plus others so if clean handling is slightly off so is clarry. He must be 100% to go for his own sake I reckon

You highlight one of the many issues with the fixture, and the opportunity teams now have given there are a couple of extra Byes - i.e. games against Kangas , Eagles , maybe tiges. In that players can be rested without too much risk to the game result. Chris Scott did this last week resting Tom Hawkins against the Kangas, plus jake Koladaschini. Matt tabener 'managed' by Freo against the eagles this week. We should do this with Clarry against the Tiges for sure with cats coming up the week after. We play Kangas once and Eagles twice. Will be interesting to see our approach to players needing to be nursed.

I have a close contact currently employed inside HQ. He/she says the team is heavily loaded with staff with long periods of employment and the organiastion is inherently conservative and in dire need of fresh faces. Dillon is a 20 year man for example. Laura Kane as described above. etc. Both are currently in search of a backbone but that's another issue. Do we think someone like PeterV'landys would take the rubbish the MRO handed down this week. I think not.

Hang on there. Big Max and TMac ARE good blokes. So can they take anyone out now up to the 2024 GF.

And digging a bit deeper, closer inspection of the 3rd quarter triumph in 2021 shows that Trac's miracle goal in the 3rd was enabled by a brilliant shepherd on Dunkley by ......KOZZIE PICKETT around the back of the pack. That makes Kozzie a good bloke in my book and Dunkley jsut a sook as your indicate Daisy. I'm posting a tin of metal polish today to Jake so he gave give his medal a spruce up.

Yep we were screwed, but Jacko got a medal and I'll be forever grateful to him for his contribution. I even hope jesse gets some success having overcome huge issues. Not against us though, maybe the Pies.

I too have done this. I have KAYO but only watch games and First Crack for Joey. Rets is rubbish and its the best thing Iv'e done lately to reduce outrage at the AFL and media. However, lets just add this to the list of spineless AFL calls which includes: The Brownlow effect - favourites get off. The Cripps rule - no explanation needed( also called the Pendles rule) The good bloke rule - Cameron The media darling rule - Trent Cotchin rule is its correct terminology The Whately Rule - known as the toe-the-party-line rule. or don't upset head office calling them out The Robbo rule - see the Whately rule The Toby Greene Rule - used to be castigated, now loved by everyone so he gets a free pass( but deserves it anyway) There must be others but I'm avoiding even reading this stuff and will await our thrashing of the tiges next week to look forward to. Everything else is white noise to me. Its fantastic.

You nailed the crux of the issue DD. So proud of a club with leadership and culture that now is a destination club. All one way to us. Yes I know about Hogan - but absolute extenuating circumstances to go home , and who can blame Jacko - he became a premiership star with us, so home then became way more attractive.. Understandable.

Precisely Dl4e. As Goody said. You can talk about culture. It's only actions that count. Our team has it in spades. 20th anniversary of no bomber finals wins here we come.

No way will it be garded medium. Low for sure. I loved Goodys repsonse in the presser . he mentioned Kozzie was smothering - inferring it was a Maynard defence - and although not one now was highlighting the irony of the situation.

Interestingly the crows player Soglio has come out strongly just now defending Kozzie. " Nothing in it" played on. The Ch 7 commentators are substandard and no amount of criticism by us will change that sadly. The addition of betting spruiker Daisy Thomas says it all. Hopeless. Taylor- don't get me started. Selwood has also drunk the Kool Aid already judging by his comments re: Kozzie.

3 minutes left and 2 goals down. The signal was get going like the car at all costs. We're running out of time.

Spot on. Flying out tomorrow with two wins from two in the toughest gather round draw for sure (playing both SA teams in a true home ground advantage to them) will be the in-season highlight for me. A one point win will satisify me. Our draw BTW is scandalous but predictable AFL stuff up of the important things.

Nice one.

I think you something to do with cheer squad wcw. Can I say what a fabulous effort you put in setting up a mighty albeit surrounded by ferals presence at the goals end at Adelaide. It looked wonderful on TV and I reckon was hugely appreciated by the players. Well done on the huge flag waving effort during the faux INXS power pre game anthem too. That clubs got an inferiority complex imo. Great job.

who are you referring to.? havent been watching the game

Hore stays for sure but he's 15kg minimum lighter the Steven. Not sure how we replace how May playes. A real test for the coaches to be creative. Contrary to some on here I thought Petty's last 1/4 looked like he had never left defence. very good, espe in the air. TMac great also.

Me too on Rick. On the ground has always been a slight issue. In the air last week he was very good.

Sitting next to a hawks fan on the tram . He says his Hawks WERE terrible last week. Go dees

The key and only issue that we are a strong club and team list at the time concessions are granted. Sides at the lower end of ladder like we were when gws etc came in will be screwed for a decade - like we were in 2010 etc.

Remember the olden days that a player was called "kicker " from the crowd as an insult if they had attempted or tried to kick someone. That's where Robbo was rightly coming from. It is a low act. (Not Maynard standard mind you) It was Sicilys intent. He's a kicker.