DemonWA

Keen to hear you all discuss the Backline make up in this game, and moving forward. Salem's withdrawal didn't seem to effect us all that much, with Rivers in particular playing with some noticeable dare and dash. Is assume Salem must come back in, so there will be a finals hard luck story in the backline again this year by the looks.

Thankfully the last month of footy has also helped me get accustomed to dealing with big match nerves 😅 I'm not really fussed who we play, where or when. Confident that our best trumps the rest.

Satyricon 😝

Knock off RMs meme guy? Legendary supporter

Hamish Blake comes to mind first for me

Conjecture aside It's great to see the lads play with heart and confidence. That come from behind victory against the blues could be a real spring board for us.

When we play good footy it's hard to make a case for many changes. Salem is arguably my favourite player but even still it's a tough call to drop bowser for him TMac getting back is wild. Not sure who would make way for him structurally because Milkshake has done very well. Tmac as a sub could work

Hunt was great. Great op too Never thought I'd see the day but we didn't miss Salem. River played a blinder too

So just admit you don't want to pay for the airfares and park the melodramatic hand wringing after our best win of the year!

Richo said it was something about a family member. Good to see the boys fly the flag for their mate

Leave it out. Just destroyed a fellow contender in their home deck. Smiles all round

I don't discount it completely. My issue /difference in opinion right now is the time left in the season. I can't see how we have time left in the season to lighten loads and and freshen up to the extent that we'll be swarming forward and playing a considerably different brand of footy than we've seen of late. These guys are coming off a very high fitness base so I think the improvements will be incremental rather than significant. Add to the equation that were playing finals like games whilst the tappering process is presumably being played out - to assume that a week or 2 can have such a significant impact seems like wishful thinking to me. Most of the guys are spending alot of the week recovering from niggles.... If I'm going to steadfastly assume we'll recapture the 2021 finals form, I'm almost more likley to side with those that talk about Goody playing ropeadope coaching tactics. Perhaps the improvement come finals will be a refinement/tweak in style against an opponent that has studied our Home and Away method to death and is unable to react to an in-game change to that method. More realistically I think were playing at a level that is quite close to our best footy and we're facing stiffer opposition from the other contenders in what is a unprecedented season in terms of competitiveness across the 18 sides in the league. Agree to disagree

The unwavering faith in our ills being predominantly fitness related is impressive. I think we stack up well against the Lions so I agree with the predicted result, but not because our side is an incrementally fresher team than the one that took on Carlton in a brusing affair.

Great listen as usual. Surprised that Binman is still talking up Loading as being such a major factor to our form. There's 1 round to go not 6. Sure we can be fresher but the difference between 1st round of finals and now will be incremental at best.

Has anyone watched the replay and found this? It needs to be turned into a gif haba

Agree with the sentiment of the OP (no change is likley) but i think Spargo and maybe Sparrow or Jordan needs a rest. Freshen up the forward line a little and add some dash - hoping it would provide a similar outcome to the recent re-addition of Hunt in the backline. In. Chandler, Harmes Out. Spargo, Sparrow

There was a stoppage on their f50 when he dropped 2 or 3 of them off the ball. Absolute bull

That's my point. How the f#ck do people go from no success to 'premiership or bust' mentality

I hate the attitude of fans who have somehow forgotten decades of mediocrity and don't enjoy wins. FFS. Huge lifter. That sort of win will give the boys some extra bounce. Jayden Hunts last couple of minutes were unreal

I'm hoping that cripps playing provides us with extra resolve to bring our A game. Last week felt like a final and they're all essentially finals from here on with top 4 on the line. Time to get on a roll.

I'm predicting a similar outcome to the Freo match. Dees by 6 goals and change

Don't disagree that the whole 2021 was phenomenal, but I thought the way we attacked during the prelim and grandfinal was something different altogether

The boy can leap at the footy I'll give him that. If he is gettable we should have a go, but I don't think he is a better forward than Fritta.

Petraccas game on GF day was as good as he has ever played. Also the waves from the centre were a hallmark of the Prelim and GF only imo. I feel like people over rate our 2021 form due to 2 absolutely stratospheric performances at the pointy end.

Of Carlton put this much effort into winning games of footy they might not be in this precarious position where they're odds on to finish 9th!