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1.Gawn 2.Viney 3.Tyson 4.Jones 5.TMac 6.Oliver

Need some goal kickers next week . When was the last time 9 goals was enough to beat Hawthorn.

Winning ugly beats the other option (like last week and also Norf ). Message might have got through this week). The whole matter of Hogan needs addressing.

I'm a Grimey fan he just keeps on putting in. Feel sorry for him. 1st in if we get done tomorrow.

Well done Dawsy. Haters gunna hate.

Reckon goal kicking is a bit like batting at cricket. If you get to 90 and don't make a hundred , you feel very [censored] off. You get to 40 metres and miss at football it should equal the same felling ,but sadly in footy you might reckon if the next chance is just around the corner you can fix. Wrong , trust me. When you get to 40 , best you just get it done.

Think we should win.

Just seems to me that maybe they want to put a totally unbeatable offer to Hoges and want to keep Tmac too ,because with the both of them in the pocket we are on the rise for sure. However if Toms gone crazy by way of demands it complicates . Interesting sort of situation. Hope Hoges and Tom sit down and have a coffee together one day and sort things out. Could be a truly great outcome for a lot of people.

Well done Tom. 100 games at 23 in a key position and you do it very well . You smash pre season, you show composure and leadership and you'll only get better. Thankyoufor your efforts so far.

Interesting. The good sides have blokes like Franklin, Rioli, Dangerfield ,Selwood and co. who just take matters into their own hands and get the job done in certain circumstances and it stamps them from the rest. Carey and a few others used to do it too. After many years without such personnel, hoping that instead of lowering his head, Hogan just does what's required to get to this happening, knocks them out of the way, belts them ,whatever, Petracca as well and I'll throw in Oliver and Viney too. I think these now are the people to carry us forward. These four have the talent to do things a bit differently for us , learn to hate defeat and without any data too support this notion, I still reckon it will start happening before too long.

Flippant reply from umpires advisor Hadyn Kennedy re decisions against Dom Tyson and Max Gawn truly amaze me. Afraid I didn't see either decision that way. Further to wave away WA crowd influence on decisions mind blowing. The deliberate rule in slippery conditions should applied with caution surely. Imo they weren't and outcome in game was significant.

Don't believe you wish we would just fold but can understand your frustration and share it. In simplistic form the notion that top clubs can adopt the simplest "anti Robin Hood" strategies by robbing the poor to stay rich is stupid. But don't think to say we will never get there is right. Sure, the way it is ,with clearly inadequate compensation makes success more difficult but it will in the end make it so much sweeter. I believe we have improved, our playing group and coaching staff are really trying. As Roos said when he arrived, we started a mile back and it will take time. However it is happening albeit slowly.

Pretty good effort I thought. It's true we are not yet a good side, but I think the evidence would suggest we are surely getting there. Seems when Jonesy and Gawn play well then so do we and they did yesterday. When we finally get there I hope many old scores are settled.

Stats from here on in tell us who we should keep.

Agreed and 6/1 in a two horse race is enticing.

Twice in a row Maxxy has been towelled up by this bloke. Jamar used to get beaten by Hudson every time we played the Bulldogs. Maxxy needs to turn it around next time to avoid a similar pattern evolving.

Roos comment "We don't have a Dangerfield" says a couple of things to me. Firstly Prestia just shortened and it was a veiled comment on our skippers effort. Normally I'm a bit of a fan of Jonesy but he didn't show up yesterday. Not what you would expect of a leader.

On the basis of their current playing list and deals in place and even allowing for a few retirements at the Swans, if we are serious about keeping McDonald it escapes me how we couldn't be competitive with an offer. Understand the Hogan factor but if we don't sign T Mac ( which I hope we do) would assume we have an even better plan B .

Fair question I would have thought and I would also appreciate being enlightened.

Would be surprised they would be able to fit a 'high priced' Tmac in salary cap with Buddy , Tippett ? . Would think something would have to give.

If our young midfielders get better and become bigger problems for the opposition to counter, as most think they will ( eg Viney who is almost there, Tyson, Oliver, Brayshaw ant Petracca) Jonesy will only get better and better as the job gets shared around more equally. At the moment he ( and Vince) take on a great share of team performance responsibility each week.

Three weeks in a row opposition clubs have used some interesting physical stuff on Hunt. A fair bit has been very ordinary , but most impressed by Hunts focus at the footy.

6. T Mac 5. Grimes 4. Hunt 3. Watts 2. Hogan 1. N.Jones

Very good game. Well done Jack

Haven't seen him do a drop kick yet, but that aside, there are similarities I reckon.