Maldonboy38

Gawn. I will be able to tell my grandkids I saw this legend play live. Bowey. Maybe 1/3 of his disposals were those easy ones across half back, but apart from those, this bloke is now our chief distributer. He looks for the 45 degree angled kick, he changes lines and angles, and on the run is a reliable kick finding targets (except for his first kick this game which was a shocking howler). Petracca. He's not back to his peak, but he is back. Langdon. The everywhere man. Gets to the next contest, then the next... Salem. Reads the play so well and distributes well. However, I feel his disposal doesn't often hurt the opposition. Sparrow. Good to get one of our forwards into the votes. His grunt work and foot skills were great tonight. Couldn't get Oliver, Chandler and Rivers in.

Great to be there last night but getting home at 1pm after a night game always sucks. Great to get a win. Possibly the most boring game of AFL footy I have seen live in a long time. So few high moments, riddled with errors from both teams and umpires, little crowd excitement. And it was badly over-umpired. May, Kolt and McVee are really underdone. May's experience showed out and he was able to contribute well. The 2 defences were on top all night. Gawn, Bowey, Salem & Trac were outstanding. Loved the grunt work from Viney, Oliver, Sparrow and Chandler. Having Tom Lynch miss so many was very satisfying. We look good and clean when we get on handball chains. So, not a great game but WE WON!! So feeling good this morning.

I am heading down to this game - one of my 5 annual games I attend seeing that I live 2 hours away. Our family group will have 3 Dees supporters and 4 Tigers supporters. Tigers are no easy beats because they are playing with intensity, system and skill. Midfield battle will probably break even, our backline should be far too good and experienced to be truly troubled, but their backline is really, really strong. Whoever Vlastuin takes he will probably beat, so one of Petty or Fritsch is looking at a average evening. I can't see Fullarton on him unless he is given a negating role. Our game plan has changed/is changing too much for Yze to have to much inside knowledge, but he will know how our stars play. For mine, accurate foot skills, and intensity when in transition are the keys for a Dees win. Dees by 20

Windsor - would love for him to remain on the wing. His two way running, and his pace are perfectly suited to this role. Lindsay - Salem role at half back. His kicking and decision making are excellent. It is just his light frame holding him back at the moment. Langford - Inside mid with license to spread forward. Potential star this fella. Kolt - half forward/midfield like Petracca. Loves a goal, looks natural inside F50, but can have impact with strength and power at stoppages. McVee - classy inside and outside midfielder.

Wow I can't stand these 2 teams but the Hawks getting the rough end of umpiring. Very fast footy, but if and when it becomes in tight and pressured, I can't see the Hawks matching the Cats.

I am a real fan of Buku Khamis, love the way he plays. If the Dogs have to find a way to keep Naughton, Darcy and JUH I would make a play for this kid. Could be anything.

Sydney looking bog ordinary in skills and structure.

I feel he has gone backwards this year, but he was steady today. I agree, lots of players start on shaky ground and grow into AFL players, and Howes looks to be on the same path. With Lever & May out, Turner on the rise and Adams playing OK at Casey, Howes is among the pack and needs consistent games and consistent form.

I can't wait until his match fitness catches up, because his physical presence and goal smarts will add further dimensions to our forward line. Huge fan of this bloke.

May and McVee are certainties. Difficult to drop players after today's win, but Turner is a definite out and Sharp and Melksham were probably our worst.

I have been really concerned about his lack of pace, which remains an issue, but his last half and in particular last quarter was really, really good. His strength allowed him to stand up in the thick of things, and he was still able to run and kick in the last quarter which is rare for a 1st year player. Very impressed. And he can kick - a skill we so desperately need.

A good serviceable game from Fullarton today. Forward pay looked solid enough, and his ruck work was better than I anticipated. A lot better than what JVR and Fritsch have been offering.

A shout out to some things that might go under the radar. Fullarton a good chop out for Max, and seemed to understand his forward role well. The tackling from Viney, Trac and Oliver. A lot of in-close hard work from all three. Langford's strength and poise in the last quarter. The gut running from Langdon, Chandler, Rivers and Spargo in the last quarter. The quiet but effective games from Howes and Windsor.

Kozzie Bowey Tmac Viney Gawn Petty

At last we got to see our boys play our way. Contested, effort, team work, transition and brilliant defence (for the most part). Bowey, Kozzie, Viney and TMac - wow. Gawn's last quarter. Langford's game. And the backline when Turner went down - well done. Best of all was our effort and intensity around the ball.

Something happening across our half back line. Constant 2 players free near CHF. Turner being off is messing our structure up

Love seeing the way we are playing. If our senior players like Oliver, Salem, and Trac improved their disposal efficiency we would be 6 goals up, not 3. Lots of injured and tired players on both teams, so it will be effort and heart that wins this game. With no May or Lever, and Turner subbed off, a huge shout out to our back 6 being able to hold the Freo forwards from a big score.

Our top 3 tacklers are Viney, Oliver and Trac. This is so important to our effort today

Fullarton hasn't been too good, but he has contested, is a very good 2nd ruck option, and seems to be getting to the right positions when playing forward. I would love him to hold his spot on what I have seen today.

Great improvement across the park, so good to see. Langford and Lindsay starting to look at home, Tholstrup catching up to the pace of the game, Fullarton a few errors but is playing a role. 2 things are importantly better: our transition from D50 to F50, and our forward system. Oh, and add our 82% disposal efficiency - doesn't hurt either. Howes and Turner doing really well.

Oliver is in the top 2 Dees players I have seen, but his place in the starting 22 is on a knife edge now. His disposal is killing us. Sub off in the 2nd half I reckon. Bowey and Kozzie killing it.

2 goals from our errors. Disappointing.

We are on but room for improvement. Freo are not near their best yet so we have to remain switched on. Our disposal by foot is so much better, handball needs immediate improvement. Very watchable game

Feeling good after a sleep in. Rye toast and jam, home brewed coffee, and now chillaxing on the patio before I finish a small patch of paving. Starting to think of today's game so jump on DL to touch base with my tribe. And BANG - like clockwork - DL's collective demeanour of depressive pessimism invades my morning feel-good to impose MFCSS on me. Ah well, at least it is consistent. I have no idea what to expect of Dees v Freo today. Both teams can be super flaky but we are in very poor form while Freo are looking OK. My morning coffee is being consumed from my 2021 Premiership mug so hopefully the footy gods are paying attention and some "reap what you sow" is coming my way.

1 lousy flag? I waited 57 years for it and it was magnificent. I will sing the praises of Goodwin for the rest of my life for the 2021 flag. Is he coaching well now - no, I believe he is coming out of a particularly poor patch of coaching. I am unsure if Chaplin is a good forward coach, and if our skills are so poor then what has Choco been doing? Lots of coaching stuff is a concern. But for me, much more needs to be laid on our players, especially our senior players. I also consider that the club has no CEO, no home base, and an interim president so I don't lay all our ills at Goodwin's feet. But I will watch the Freo game believing we can win, hoping we can win, even if I continue to scream at the TV in outrage and frustration at what we produce.