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You think we got shafted. There should be a royal commission to how the Bulldogs just got treated. Weird

And it just makes sense. If you are playing with the same blokes each week you will build trust, repetition becomes your friend and you play with the confidence that if you make a mistake you won't be immediately dropped to Casey

Ro was very good today. He ran all day as we know he can, was hard at the ball and his disposal was generally good. 21disposals, 9 contested possessions, 5 tackles and a goal. Probably his best game for the club

Well whatever the truth to this is his price went up this afternoon After only a couple of games he is already in the group of only four or five players in the team that I feel that we will win the ball when it goes into his area He isn't the quickest over 20m but I doubt if there is a player in the league who has a faster first three steps

Westrupp mystery injury?

No change No Casey player putting hand up and Roos would rather keep same side playing

Whilst it wasn't Georgiou's best game, there is a lot to like about his attitude. Love the way he stood up to the $10m man. No backward steps, no beg your pardons. Alex didn't give a stuff Lance is a superstar and he was pick 347. The glamour boy dives like a soccer player, lies on the ground until he realises he ain't getting a free then jumps up and carries on like the overpaid prat he is. Franklin should be suspended for bringing the game into disrepute. Georgiou joins Cross, Viney and Jones in my list of players who I don't need to worry about if they will give their all on the footy field

Roos getting stuck into Howe and Watts

Pedersons improvement this year gives me hope for Watts

Fixed

Not much help for Jake in the ruck but he should be able to break even or beat Nichols. Conversely there is a lot of run in that Melbourne side. Clearances are the key. If we let their midfield dominate we will lose. Hopefully we can maintain our confidence and trust, spread when we have the ball and keep lots of defensive pressure on them as they come out of our forward 50. If we can do these things and not turn the ball over form kick-outs we will win. Easy PS Shame Kent not playing. So which Warnock brother will be considered the better footballer at the end of their careers? I hope Matthew gets to 100 games (currently on 81)

Favourite commentary call. September 1987 after winning 5 on the trot to close out the season including West Coast, Collingwood and that famous round 22 win over Footscray (who would have made the final 5 if they beat us at home). Then a 100 point win over North and a 70 point win over the Swans in the first two finals. A young Tim Lane on the ABC wondered excitedly "And who can stop them?" At that time I didn't think anyone could and I don't think he did either.

Wasn't "Up, Up and Away" T.A.A? Or on a beautiful ballon?

In footy speak having our big 3 forwards out gives an opportunity for their replacements to step up. In the past few years that would have meant nothing and ensured just an even more comprehensive drubbing than would have been the case Now obviously we would be are a way better side with Clark, Dawes and Hogan in the team, but if ever there was an opportunity for Fitzpatrick and Pederson to embrace more senior roles then this game against an undermanned Saints is the one to do it. Both will know they have a run of games to prove their worth. Fitz is athletically gifted with a decent set of hands. His kicking style is bog scary but it does not seem overly effect his accuracy in front of goals. Pederson has, by all accounts, been in the top group of trainers over the pre-season and has shown some renewed vigour for a contest. He is fit and can kick. He is lucky to have this opportunity to prove himself. The next few weeks will determine if Cam will be still playing AFL footy in 2015. I actually don't think it matters to Howe if the big 3 play or not. We know what he is capable of, is apparently as fit as he has ever been and will do his thing no matter who he is playing alongside. I also think he will get the same match up no matter who else plays with us. He is both old enough and played enough games to accept some extra responsibility. I'm not a fan at all but I think Byrnes will play over JK so he, Blease and the resting mids are going to have to provide lots of defensive pressure It is not all roses but not doom and gloom as well. This is an opportunity for players to step up and it isn't just down to the forwards. The midfield will need to ensure some quality and quantity of delivery If ever this makeshift forward line can find some confidence and perhaps even fire it will be this week.

The kid has the hugest set of legs. He is the immovable object and when he gets going an irresistible force And unfortunately his disposal is much better than I thought I like the Toump, but oh dear

The 8 year old me told my father in the early 70's that I was going to barrack for Hawthorn. He said that was fine except that I would only get to see two Hawthorn games a year (when they played Melbourne). If I had of stayed with the Hawks I would have seen many premierships but it was never really an option and I don't regret for one moment staying red and blue. Unless you are a Fitzroy/South Melbourne supporter or still in primary school I can't understand swapping allegiances Your Club is part of your identity, you take the rough and then more rough and hopefully, one day, we will sing our song on the last day in September

As others have said it is a long season but it would not be unreasonable to suggest that Hawthorn could be head and shoulders above all other teams this year. They could be the Essendon of 2000 (21-1 W/L) or the Saints of 2009 (20-2 155%). So whilst getting done by 110 points is never a good thing and the Geelong score definitely flattered us there will be many good teams thrashed by the Hawks over the course of the year. The difference for us this year is that Roos will make a positive out of the defeat. We will actually learn something from it unlike all those other "learning experiences" we have had in the past few years.

Oh dear, here comes the reality bus

Saints up 44-18 over Port at their practise match

Couldn't agree more Mono. It is because of supporters like Allen Jakovich who won't fly home from Thailand to watch a practice match at Casey that Port Adelaide has signed 150,000 members.

They don't have a midfield. We don't have a forward line. I know what I would prefer

But if a player is no hope to run out on the ground sans wheelchair why bother naming him at all?

Yes I saw the "Demons confirmed" quote too, but still doesn't explain why they named him to play tomorrow Honestly if he was in doubt and off having scans and likely to miss 6-8 as has been reported elsewhere, then the club may as well also named Clark, Dawes and Nick Smith to also play. The lack of transparency on injuries from the club serves no purpose, particularly at this time of year. It annoys me very much

If he injured his back during the Cats game why did the Club name him today at midday to play against the Hawks? Something not adding up

Jack Fitzpatrick rang tonight. Said he wasn't sure if he was playing against Hawthorn I congratulated him for his 2nd half of last year and wished him well for this one. Told him the team deserved some success He took my money Seemed like a fair exchange