DemonWA

Thanks for clarifying Binman. My take on Buckley's comment is that the players have not done the work. Fwiw I enjoy your optimism and general analysis each week. Keep it up mate.

Loved the pod as usual. #trigger warning for @binman but staggered to hear him cite the Buckley clip as almost a smoking gun Re loading implications though. To me the Buckley quote was around a view that the players were not afl standard body shape/skinfolds. A fairly damning view and a completely different aspersion (and far more critical) to an observation that would lead to the view that the players were hyper fatigued from a loading block. Body shape and fitness are (to me) things that are worked on predominantly during the preseason. Loading/tapering is about refining for optimal performance, not loosing significant Skinfolds or getting upto an afl standard fitness base imo. Looking forward to the victory pod next week

Prefer it that way tbh. I get that such a huge loss is triggering for the fan base but there is so much hand wringing and hyperbole on DL and social media right now. I'm Hopeful it was an aberration. Think we can still make finals

Agreed Disco has been trialled as a forward in a handful of games. He has had one good showing in that role and a few quiet matches. If I recall he's always been a 3rd tall, not a 2nd. No doubt he could be a good defensive option on Pearce or one of their other backs but I'd back Ben to have another crack. I'm one to pick a forward line to kick goals rather than limit impact of their backs.

I'd play Brown over disco personally

I like the look of McAdam. Not perfect yet but he looks like the sort of player that needs to have confidence put into him to play his best. I would stick with him and hope he repays the faith The Kolt has a big future but I'd suspect he'd be more of a certain starter if they look to rest the likes of Chin or one of the other high half forwards

Yes I agree. The post chain above was in reposne to people saying we should have gone after someone else other than BBB. That sort of comment forgets Ben filled an important gap that helped us get a flag. He may be on his very last legs but he's still a flag hero in my book

Disagree - Hunter is hard at the contest and has some footy smarts. If hes in form he deserves a run. People write him off because he's a long term bulldog so they're not emotionally invested in him. Same with Billings. Hope McAdam gets a bit more love from the fans than the other 2

I assume Woey will be playing Howes role or a HBF. Might find Hunter and Langdon start on the wings with Caleb as the sub? (He's faded out a little in recent weeks)

Probably the right changes tbh. Interested to see whether Petty or JVR does theback up ruck duties

There is no one thing contributing to our inconsistent form - There is obviously some instability in our method, but its too simplistic to suggest we could revert back to our past method and our form would/should improve. I think we over analyse footy these days. Helps to pass the time between matches though...

People forget this too quickly. Pretty sure his 3 goals in the GF were all contested marks and set shots too.

Not saying he doesn't have room for improvement but if he was a demon from day one people wouldn't be so cold on him atm. Ie. People will cut Sparrow slack for a down game, but don't give Billings any leeway

R U OK?!

I'd prefer to agree that form fluctuates for a multitude of reasons. Load management still unquantifiable impact imo

Our Talls were a bigger let down for me. Brown, Petty, McDonald even May got Slaughtered in the air by Waterman, Darling, Barrass, McGovern etc and had no impact on the game at ground level. Those guys break even with their direct opponts, and we're in the game.

Billings isn't as bad as Demonland would have you think. Sure his set shot kicking has been a real issue, but he's not the worst imo

No Waterman and McGovern out early. No hysterical crowd. Apples and Oranges imo

Eagles monstered us in contested marking all around the ground. That's why we didn't generate many turnovers imo. Waterman and Reid played like the second coming of Carey and Judd 2.0. We didn't play our best but please dont talk about loading Binners.

Hyperbole plus + Spare me

Especially shocked and disgusted by the vitriol on here tonight. You'd think we just lost by 187 points. All the fair weather supporters can f%$k off. Microwave your memberships and go and support Tassie.

That took me back to the bad old days of Subiaco oval. Eagles with their old brigade fit and firing and Waterman and Reid playing out of their skin aren't a bad side tbh. It's a long season. Go Dees

Went to the open training today. Some observations to repay the usual track watchers. Roo was out early getting put through his paces with Selwyn, clearly getting his match loads in. Maysie also out early (before the rest of the group) but didn't look like anything else than wanting an extra few kicks. Light session as would be expected and I imagine the drills were all the usual captains run fare. Boys looked sharp. All the guns were classy and Taj Woewodin stood out to me (first time seeing him live) and Kossie and Shane Mc didn't miss anything in front of the sticks. Lots of goal kicking to close out. The team were very generous with their time after. Lots of happy kids getting autographs and selfies. All the players were great but isn't Ben Brown just the nicest bloke on the planet? Had genuine interactions with every child he spoke with. Impressive bloke, and looked in great touch too. the session was the most player interaction I've had since the old Dinner with the Dees nights back in the Dean Bailey/Chris Connoly days. Bring on the game tomorrow. Pumped

This is MFCSS in match review form. We'll control the game and win by anywhere between 20 and 120 points Go dees

Keen to see Shane debut. Go well!