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So, who will play first - Kent or AVB?

Oscar McD is still there for those so inclined to put down ?

The first quarter of the first quarter of the first match of 2019 looked OK. Mostly downhill from there.

Hopefully Fritsch will be able to play more his natural roles as wing or forward. Salem to me looks like the skilled leader / distributor HBF we desperately need.

Kent wanted more midfield time but didn’t get it, much like Howe said he wanted forward time at Colonwood and didn’t. And agree 100% that VDB when fit offers a huge boost well in excess of his purely statistical footy output. A bit of X factor.

And I guess one must ask, how much of the sieve-like leakage is due to the one on one defenders, the lock down defenders and the linking defenders vs the lack of pressure and vision from up field, mids and half forwards? Similar considerations re the poor inside 50 retention and conversion. Poorly considered and poorly executed delivery would make life difficult for Carey, Lloyd, Dunstall. There have been times when the best defence in the world would leak form mere pressure of numbers. So hanging it all on the likes of Oscar shows a bit of lack of perspective. It is all part of a jigsaw puzzle.

And I would love to see them tell him to his face that he is a dud or a spud ?

Brayshaw and Nev’s concussions were handled very cautiously and that has worked out well.

And if we boo him next time we will be branded “racist”, mark my words.

Tribunal has shown their usual form when it comes to Downlow possibles - the maggot was apparently lying as was Christian. The betting market AFL nexus strikes again.

Some, and I am not saying it is you, just drop the dismissive terms ‘spud’, ‘dud’ and other non constructive derogatory term for Oscar and others.

Do you know that he was drafted because he was Tom's bro? Were you told that by someone in our recruiting department? Or perhaps at the time he appeared to be the next best pick? Never let the facts spoil a good put down Nev. IMO kudos on the club for trying something completely different. Actually I think he has shown great mental strength surviving all the excrement that some here seem to enjoy piling upon him (if he reads it, or hears about it).

Do you mean in terms of acting ability, or more genuine? Should but not necessarily would is the answer to your question.

I agree with your interpretation of our scoring issues - NOT primarily a lack of fire power, but of delivery, AND a quick crumber who applies pressure and can kick reliably probably more of a need than another tall, especially as has been pointed out with Tom maybe finding form and confidence, plus Smith and Weed. That said of course were Tony Lockett #2 to suddenly appear I would grab him in the blink of an eye. And #31 Fritsch is IMVHO a far better forward than a defender. Offers more than Hannan at the moment though long term maybe somehow fit them both in of run #31 as an outside wingman. see above I haven't seen Petty in real time at the ground (or did he play QB - if he did I didn't notice him) - is he quick enough and smart enough to play a wing?

That does not necessarily equate to looking for a tall forward - could equally be looking for a smart Eddie Betts / Charlie Cameron type crumber.

Is that another new rule that few if any have heard of?

FFS Hibberd is just out of his second operation in a few weeks span - wouldn't rush him back either. The incision alone, having been reopened so soon, would be painful and tender enough, let alone whatever went wrong with the inserted hardware and the bone.

That moron Christian will justify anything he is told to from above. Can't have important Freo players out too long, and after all it was only a MFC player he butted.

Must be a pack of deplorable racists!? Christian really has no idea - still, as an AFL appointee I guess one wouldn't expect him to.

Maybe after all the [censored] piled on him from here he needs a 'mental health' break from the pressure. Yeah, of course. He requested a trade to Colonwood so that he could play as a high flying forward Perhaps our new "elite performance" guy, or whatever his title will be, can help here?

Mach5 - you will see that chook’s 3 Ps did not include Philosophy (and chook, I don’t think he is ??) ?

Wasn’t wondering, actually, but will note that KK is also of that genre, as was Mark Jamar whom the ignorant Phil Clearly referred to as The Russian. (Just in case anyone was interested, which I suspect not.) ?

OMG. They actually can run the ball and get a goal? Hiding their talents under a bushel all year? GO DEES!

Didn’t realise (TV) that he was playing. ?

Which 50%? Almost certainly the first 50% - the Sports Wagering bit and not the Integrity Monitoring