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I think this is really Important- ie the system becoming more instinctive and players carrying out their role in terms of method and structure. You can see with the pies how critical a rock solid system that all players know instinctively is. They have been using their system, with tweaks of course, since the start of the 2022 season. It takes time to embed a new system, particularly when senior players have spent years embedding a different one. On that point, kudos must go to our core senior players for adapting so effectively in the last few weeks. Take claz. It's so evident that he is really trying to be be more judicious with his kicks, only bombing it long when that's the right and/or only option. Ditto for tracc.

I said something similar to mate at the game - langdon's running was incredible. Ditto for Chandler, who worked his guts out.

Plus 23 for post clearance possessions must be some sort of tested @WheeloRatings ?

Yep. And he has a couple if attributes Tmac doesn't, or at least not to the same level - genuine speed and excellent lateral movement. I'm loving how goodTurner is running back with the flight of the ball.

Fans wants us to run out games, and when well up keep piling on the goals. Which is faire enough, we all love the sugar hit of goals. But if the aim was to increase our percentage then the best way to achieve that goal would have been to park the bus, suck time out of the clock, deny them scoring opportunities and not worry about scoring ourseves. Thats to say NOT allow the game to become the shoot out It became. But no fans want that.

I save it for special wins only. The last two victories pass the bar easily.

I was at the game so haven't seen any vision, but live it looked like an issue with his foot or ankle. He took off and ran pretty hard for 50-60 metres, which surely would be unlikely if it was a knee injury. At least I hope so.

Spargs passed the HIA test apparently.

Great call on petty. I sat with a mate and his son in the forward pocket at the punt road end, one row back from the fence. That's the first time I've sat on the fence at an AFL gamec in so long i cant even remember the last time- maybe the 1981 grand final. So for half the match I had a close up view of petts. His work rate and physicality against McCartin was unbelievable. McCartin is a beast, must have 10kg on petts, but petts didn't give him an inch. So important, one to deny intercept marks and two get tge ball to ground for koz and the gang.

I love him so much. Great game. Guts and Determination. His season high tackle count is 9. He had 8 at half time (7 in the first quarter!), and 12 at the end.

Sometimes when a team is poor it's mote about how well their opponent plays, and how effectively the oppo takes away their strengths and exploits their weaknesses. Today was one such example.

Really? Blimey, must be a small crowd. Thanks for the heads up.

Can anyone there confirm if the top of the ponsford open?

I suspect we'll shorten and start equal favourites at 1.85.

I don't bet on the dees but if I did I would back us for a win today based on my assessment we are overs at 2.00. Objectively we should be favourite - I'd peg us at 1.75 to win. Playing on our home deck and our opponents have to travel We have close to our best 22 team and our opponents are missing at least 5-6 of their best 22 They are missing tall forwards which creates a structural problem for them Last year, at their best, they were one of the best transition teams going with a method we struggled to negate - this year they are below mid table for transition and are relying on winning contest and territory, which is our one wood We have won 4 of our last 5 games The Swas have lost 3 of their last 5 games We are coming off a win against the premiership on their home deck, with, in horse racing parlance, the lions franking that form last night (also helping my punting bank) The Swans, at home against a travelleing team, struggled to get past the blues, who do anything but frank the form getting smashed at home by the giants Note: that doesn't in of itself mean I think we'll win. Just means I think a dees victory is the most probable outcome hence 2.00 is good value. BUT I do think we'll win. If we kick straight I'm predicting a 32 point victory

I was in Perth too. Horrible crowd. Horrible day.

100% agree. That's why you send best 22 players back to the magoos. Get some confidence back and get back to basic. And for jvr that's about clunking his marks leading out hard. Tick. Tick

Jeffo another good tackle inside 50 and he kicks 5. Good signs.

Jeffo great tackle inside 50. Kicks his 4th goal. Good signs.

Calm down? All I said was bollocks, hardly an example of getting wound up or a furious repudiation of your opinion. Jesus. Thin skin much.

Kolt"s energy, effort and body language much, much better than last week. Good signs.

Sestan on fire.

Great one grab contested mark by jeffo. Goes back and nails it. By the came after a nice intercept mark by sestan followed up by another neat short kick that hit its target. JVR also has clunked a couple of strong marks. Great signs

Laurie kicks a goal on the back of two sestan 30 metre kicks in the scoring chain that hit their target. Easy kicks yes, but they are exactly the kicks that need to be hit 90% of the time but that we struggle with. I reckon sestan is not far away from breaking into the seniors.