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Listen to David King's podcast on Whately this morning. First 10 minutes. Your views expanded with facts. The Dees are scary (his words not mine) and have more statistical improvemnt in key indicators than any other finals bound team - hence the scariness of the Dees now, running at only 70% with areas of imporvement still in the wings. Whateley sees the Dees as a 20-2 or 19-3 team right now. Its a parallel universe I'm thinking. This can't be real?

Forget the players in this game. Having just seen the Hawkins push in the back , I reckon the officiating umpire should be suspended this week for stupidity. Not for the decision - we all make mistakes - but the ridiculous explanantion trying to justify the error / non-call to harris Andrews.

Spot on. Defences are the foundation of premiership teams. Goodwin has always said as did craig jennings that once a team gets behind they need to take more risks to make up deficit. Goodwin aims to get the opposition consistently into these scenarios.

Constant metion last night by Ch7 team on how narrow the ground is and how well cats defend because its tighter. By inference, good luck trying to defned on any finals grounds like Gabba, MCG, Adelaide oval with ageing list

Steven May's hamstring syas Hi!. Malthouse said post match Hawkins consistently pushes opposing rucks under the ball and never gets called out by umpires. Unanimous on ABC radio Hawkins infringed in last 1/4 and got away with it because of name and status. A younger player would have been called. Umpiring claims professionalism in the AFL. Times like these its called into question. Still with Selwood rested after only 3 games, it augurs well for rest of finalists late in the season against the cats (oldest team to have ever played in the AFL last night if thats a guide (most players ever over 30 on the ground too)

I'd love Weid to have a longer go at it but your point about last week highlights my view. Weid does it rarely at top level and can't be relied upon yet, if ever. One swallow doesn't make a summer. Maybe this next block of 3 or 4 games can be his last chance to grab a position. But I don't think it will happen with BBB and Fritsch the go-to's .

Nailef the key issue TU. Look at the games where bbb plays. So much clrar air for him and fritsch and even tmac. Weid clogs the centre

It wasn't just a goaless half. It was a goaless 2 quaters and 22 miinutes. Or 4 minutes short of a goaless 3 quarters. That's the issue Port folks should be looking at.

It was in Maxy's post game on the ground. He was asked what it was like having Lever retrun, and he made that comment about Smith needing to be directed where to stand. It was said in a humourous style, as Max does, but I reckon a bit of truth. The Defence IS May/Lever. Lever said he missed May bigtime in the JLT loss to the Blues earlier this year. They both operate asone in setting up and truly miss each other when one is out. Its as if they know what each other is thinking. If one is out, that's more thinking the other has to do alone. Obviously this doesn't apply to Salem and even Petty now based on his finals.

Quote of this thread LH. And you can add the same for when we get the forward line connection working again. At last nights presser Rucci asked goody about the scoring behemoth in the PF and GF that was the Dees. Goody said we are a work in progress and know we can improve. Scary indeed for others when things click in the future games.

Not so sure. Forward line needs work and bbb back asap. Others are just going. Premiership standard defence safely in place.

Its a thing of beauty.

Had prolems yetsreday getting SMS seats from Ticketek for Anzac Eve, but GWS game went OK a few weeks ago. Ticketek aren't what you'd call a perfect system. Or even user-friendly at times. requires some perserverance from the punters.

Agreed. Power were stiff to lose to Lions at the Gabba. They aren;'t near as bad as portrayed by some and will be a hard game for the Dees.

My second most looked for weekly post. Thanks. Joeboy's 3 word analysis is my favourite. This is a close second for laughs though.

Nice try though Sue. Well said. Speaking as a +65 year old with 3 doses of vaccine. Still got it. Few if any symptoms. No hospital. As the medical experts predicted. Did i pass it on?. Maybe. But was happy to lockdown for 7 days to mimise risk to others. Lining up for 4th shot in 4 weeks time. Go Dees.

Blues gamed the medi sub rule as explicitly described by Curnow in post match. AFL investigation needed here. Curnow out 1 week to 'recover '

Proven again today. What on earth are the blues happy about.? 4 h goals after 1/4 time. Wtf.

Enjoy the day out. Safe in the knowledge there'll be 1 less unbeaten team at the end of the match. Your problem will be who to support to make it happen. or who do you hate least - Blues or hawks. Really tough decision from where I stand but will be wathcing the game on the tele with that angle in mind. Today, I hate the Hawks more.

Likewise SWYL. Cats at GMHBA this week will be their first test. They look good but the GF will be at the G in September.

Exactly . Leading forwrads are stopped by team defence generally. They always have the advantage of a split second decison over their defender. Nevertheless May wasn't happy with his performance by the look of him after the game. True professional.

Would have been worth a try , But May did some great saving work and direction last night and his defensive instincts are elite compared to most, incl TMac He gave away 100mm in height against Wright who is turining out well for the Bombers. (193cm vs 203 cm)

Your'e right , but last night was a credit to the system defence with a still-second string defence with May and Bowey doing their best to hold it together , incl great play by Gus. Good job coaching team. 70 points against. Last year the rule was if the Dees kick more than 65 points they win. This year its up just a tad. The cavalry can't come soon enough though.

Very creative and chases hard. Stays in for sure

A good summary of Cody here SEN last night commented (I can't remember who) that Weightman is a KPP in a small man's body, and thus flying for marks ect but not being on the ground where he is needed. In Kossie we got a true ground ball player with excitiemnt and pressure to boot.. Good teams need them - betts, Cameron, Stevie J , Cyril, and now Kossie. Wweightman has some way to go to be of sustainable value. Lst night he saved the Dogs but its something they can't rely on.