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Thanks guys for your hard work and entertaining presentations. I look forward to these every week, maybe more so this week after a loss. There are those calling for widespread changes (or droppings) without really looking at replacements. The whole team looked flat as a pancake from the outset. Was this fatigue or maybe even some sort of illness? Some suggested drinking our Adelaide bathwater - warning: just don’t drink Adelaide water full stop! I saw fatigue and up against a recent runner up desperate to get on the ladder. IMO Kolt added energy particularly early and although he didn’t star by any means he was far from worst. Deserves another run. The big key forwards had a collective shocker but unlike in some of our earlier games the mids (maybe under more pressure) seemed to bomb high rather than low and long. Wouldn’t the latter be better even if into space than giving interceptors opportunities to do their thing? Certainly missed Kozzie and I hope he feels bad about not being there. JVR competes hard and his back up ruck work is really quite good. No way would I drop him. Still only a second year tall finding his feet. Some promising reports from Casey especially re Sestan, Brown, Verrall and maybe Fullerton and Laurie. Is Hunter in the hunt after only one game? Reports suggested his kicking lacked penetration though it usually does. BBB has made a surprising contribution though he looked more knackered than most. Will the bye be enough or is it Fullerton (or Turner) time? Although Salo hasn’t been at his best the early injury threw the balance out - have you seen enough of AMW to suggest he is ready? Woey did a reasonable job though he is of course (at this stage anyway) no Salem So much to look forward to this week. Thanks again and stay positive.

Thanks so much for posting that Fork. Takes one's mind away from Thursday night and shows what we are capable of. PS Bevo totally uninspiring. Does he have some goat photos?

I tried to post this last night but for some reason it was on hold. I did t watch one second of the Dogs vDrugs game but seriously when is the blowtorch from the media going to focus on Beveridge and the Footscray “culture”??

I thought he brought a lot of energy to the contest particularly in the first 5-10 minutes and was not helped by the fact that his experienced team mates mostly had a horrible off night too. Little support around him and far from disgraced. 4 tackles was more than the more senior forwards combined.

Have they torched it or more likely there is no revenue in it so they DGAF?

Frankly Lockett, Dunstall, Norm Smith, Coleman or Coventry would struggle if our mids revert to the old long high bomb instead of the low kick forward that we were starting to do with some success earlier in the season. Long and low even if not at a specific target but into space lessens the chances of an intercept and gives crumbs a chance.

Footy department, medical department, Clayton himself or the vagaries of the human body’s response to injury???

He [Turner] was concussed fairly early in his first game He was badly mismatched in his second and did ok in his third. I still have a very open mind regarding his potential and his future.

Magician?? If you are referring to Jefferson surely he needs a lot more VFL time. I will be most interested in AMW - is he a possible HBF? Though that would leave a very inexperienced small medium defence unit.

Pretty tough on AMW who hasn't even had a look at AFL. I will reserve judgement.

You don’t think perhaps the selectors have had some “learnings” having disastrously played Spargo in round 0 without any match play at all - Hunter needs a few games at Casey IMO before being considered. Similarly (almost) is Hore actually ready - if so, sure in for Salem.? And Fullerton needs to show something at Casey and is not an automatic in IMO

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I hope Kozzie has reflected deeply on the effect his absence has had on the team, and avoids any repetition of his indiscretions As above - out Salem, in Kozzie Does Casey have a game this week, or is there another bloody bye? No obvious promotions - would give the Kolt another week. How far off is Bowey?

FFS that bald guy again - Viney pushed in the back - HTB!! What a disgusting excuse for an umpire.

Perhaps you? The whole team is having a wretched night for whatever reason. Are you a supporter?

7 goals in 9 minutes - never give up 🙄

Of course late in the back - not downfield. Every 50/50 goes for the Braes. NOT the reason we are being thrashed but doesn't help the cause.

FFS Rivers taken high - penalised.

And who do you feel should replace him? And should BBB Petty and Fruisch be dropped too?

Yes, they haven't helped and haven't missed anything against the Bears, but we just aren't up to it on the night. 1 tackle, no other stats. Sad really.

To paraphrase Paul Keating - is this the thrashing we had to have???

Kolt is far from our worst

Not soft at all - just physically knackered tonight. 6 disposals between Fritsch JVR BBB Petty - will never ever win this way,

Fabulous kick Chin But again we are looking a bit of a rabble. I hope we have a lot of learnings from tonight's debacle

Tall key forwards Petty BBB JVR - one solitary disposal to half time. Add Frittata - 2 disposals between them