Maldonboy38

Boy we are fumbly below the knees, even Paxy who usually so clean. The only clean player is Hanks. And then there is Harris - what a gun. Strong, agile, impacting. Cream rising to the top - Hore, Zanker & Chaplin.

Rookie spot is beckoning. Good game sense and he. can. kick. straight.

As dominant Casey have been, Williamstown have been weak and poor. Their coach must be furious. So many positives for both Dees and Casey.

Great standard of footy from Casey. A few direct kick-straight-to-the opposition turnovers were black marks on an otherwise clean slate. Not always easy to know what will transfer to AFL, but Yze and Kentfield looking likely. Spargo too good for this level. A heap of young fellas - Culley, Adams, Howes, Kolt - looking like another pre-season will have them ripe.

Norm Smith (who I did not see play but I come from a long line of Dees supporters who spoke so highly of him), Ron Barassi, Robbie Flower, Max Gawn, Clayton Oliver. All for very different reasons, but all have one equal ingredient - unstoppable. Smith for nous & skill, Barassi for heart and effort, Flower for skill grace and speed, Max for tap work marking and ridiculous fitness, Oliver for grunt clean hands and contested beast mode. Best of the 5? - I have Flower & Oliver as my equal top. Gawn and Barassi are the most influential of the 5. All players around them stand taller because of their effort and leadership. Below this five you have a LOT of players - Hardeman, Wells, Alves, Lyon, B Lovett, Farmer, Stynes, Neitz, Jones, Petracca, etc... And 3 others cruelled by injury - Shwarz (who would have probably been our best ever), Jakovich and Tingay.

Best FB I have seen at the Dees, and a pivotal part of our defense that was the best in the league for 3-5 years. Lots of rumours around hinting that he has run his race at the Dees. He is one step slower, but no way do I want him gone. He can still play the gorilla role and we have no-one near his size and bulk to take his place. One more year please.

Great game of footy, Hawks taking almost every chance and look slick on the turnover, but Lions have the heeby-jeebies in front of goal. Apart from goal kicking feels even across the ground.

I agree with you on most of this, but calling other people (in particular fellow Dees supporters) privileged bigots for sharing their views - however distasteful to us - when you know nothing of their contexts, is really poor form, and hints of exactly the same lack of consideration that Rankine showed. Learn from this. Be better.

I hear you DeeZone, and wanted to include him, but his first quarter was poor, and the amount of time his kick outside D50 was marked by opposition players was frustrating.

I continue to believe we do not need a rebuild or empty-out. Sparrow, Salem and Petty have some currency and other clubs could show interest easily. TMac and Melksham due to age, but I would prefer them both to stay. Amid all our woes this year, these two have been outstanding. McVee only because he has not re-signed which is a sign he is possibly moving on. A handful of our Casey players might be moved on - Campbell, Henderson, AJ, Billings Laurie will look for game time at a club like North, WCE or Tigers. Having listed all these possibilities, I would be astounded if more than 6 are actually moved on.

Gawn Oliver Langford Salem Fritsch Bowey Wanted to include May, Trac and Rivers but too many errors from all three frustrated me too much.

3 main avenues for leaks whether in sport, politics, news, business etc... Deliberate tactic by those in charge. In our case, the board & executive staff of MFC. Disgruntled people with access to internal info - players, family, staff, board members. A journalist with the ear of an internal person Unfortunately, it looks like all three have been in full swing at MFC for a couple of years now, which is worse than disappointing. I HATE leaks, even more the unspoken acceptance that it is both a necessary and normal part of the information spread throughout the AFL. For so long through Goodwin's coaching tenure, there we almost no strong leaks within MFC, something I was proud of. Now it is a dog's breakfast. I hope that Steve Smith, Paul Guerra and our new coach can sort this out.

Great news.

Casey's system shone today, showing we can cut through even the best opposition. Lots of positional things also looking strong with Kentfield and Fullarton. Strange to say it, but I actually think our top end class is what is turning strong performances into wins. Billings, Laurie, Kolt, Sinemma, Spargo.

Just watched the Casey v Hawks VFL game, and I swear the standard was better than the Tigers v North AFL game, which was almost unwatchable.

The last 10 minutes were horrible, totally outplayed by the Hawks who couldn't hit the side of a barn with their goal kicking. Too much handballing just to get rid of pressure, just handballing to a team mate under more pressure. But continual great defense by the back 6, and some class from Spargo, Billings, Kolt and Laurie. Makes for an interesting finals series.

How many times in the last 5 mins did the Crows turn it over? Says a lot about them that they won under those circumstances. They have a top 2 spot assured - Prelim final at least from here I suspect.

I really rate Freo, but they are the kings of disappointment. If they don't make the finals, Longmuir has to go. If some Demonlanders think Goodwin wasted our list, Longmuir is worse. That is a great list that gives flag vibes, and never delivers. And now Collingwood can't drop out.

Bombers received the rough end of the pineapple from the umpires in the last 2 minutes. And I have to take my hat off to Brad Scott and the coaches - those young kids and fill in players are having a red hot go.

As much as I loathe the Bummers, the effort and skill brought by some of their debutantes is showing that they can probably move on from the McGrath, Parish, Cox era players.

I'm not sure how accurate it is to consider him slow to start matches, but I also don't care too much. Generational player whose best is sublime. Does he have weaknesses - yes, but I would take him with his weaknesses above 1000 other players. He has been below his best this season, but even the best players have poorer seasons. I can't wait to see what he produces in 2026. I want him in red and blue for the rest of his career.

ONE - Improve basic skills across the entire squad - handball, kick, contested marking TWO - Improve set shot goal kicking by minimum 20% THREE - Our forward line system including movement, KPF personnel, repeat leading, roving contested marking, the whole lot. FOUR - sort out a new and broader midfield mix.

I think a quote from Monty Python is in order: "Well, that 's the sort of blinkered, Philistine pig-ignorance we've come to expect from you non-creative garbage". Another perfect example of click bait vomit which simply generates superficial rumour-based conversation for the AFL media and journos. You watch Cleary, McClure, Cornes etc... jump on this and build a junk time news story.

For most of the game they have been the better team. Thilthorpe running ragged in the last quarter will probably get the Crows over the line. Amazing effort from the WCE boys.

Eagles young players having a red hot go at the Crows. Great game of footy in term of run and intensity.