Maldonboy38

Agreed. That's why I used the word single. A pattern of errors is an indicator of something to correct but the constant player attacks from single mistakes in a game so pressured is really annoying.

Just a thought - every single skill error does not mean a player is useless, earns too much, isn't AFL standard blah blah blah. The Crows have made far more errors than us and it is a highly contested game. We are playing well, right in it, and most are having red hot go.

Great game of footy. Pressure from both teams is immense with some great goal kicking. Cover Rankine and kick straight - we win I reckon.

Well done Kozzie and thanks for kicking straight. May is giving Thilthorpe and absolute hiding. I am a Jeffo fan, but boy he looks disinterested. JVR much better working around the ground and he kicks straight.

Every sphincter in my body is clenching in rage at our goal kicking.

Our defense is right on top, our ball winners are on top, and we are killing the Crows at ground level. Strangely enough, our goal kicking is a bit off.

Really good players both, and more than accumulators, but not game changers. Petracca, DeGoey, Dusty, Fyffe, Rankine, Charlie Cameron. Players who can change the momentum of a game, or even the outcome. The Bummers need one desperately and haven't had one in years. Caddy might be one in 2 years.

Watching the last bit of the Bummers v GC, the Bummers have some good young talent and lots of injuries. What they don't have is a game changing midfielder or any team cohesion. What I hope they do have is another 2 decades in the footy wilderness. And as for GC, I love watching them and am genuinely envious. I loathed Hardwick as a the thug player he was, and it overflowed into his coaching, but he is an outstanding coach. In his 2nd year he has them humming along, tough, fast, skillful and fully united and aligned.

Yeah, I noticed it again. Kills me each time I see him with the Pies. Come home, Nev!

Roaming Brian is a total buffoon. Barging into conversations unwanted and uninvited. The way he pulled Glendinning away from his conversation with past teammates was rude and boorish. Cringing to watch.

Well for one thing he is a decent kick, which places him above many on our list. He is strong over the ball and his basic skills set is sound. Where he struggles is 1) decision making (truly horrendous) 2) being too energetic where it is not required, and 3) not getting to where the ball is/will be often enough. If he can place and time his skill and energy he could be very good. No way do we trade or delist yet.

Adding to the discussion - Gawn was a rank outsider when he took the mantle. I thought it was a mockup when I first heard it, and when it was confirmed I thought the Dees had made a huge mistake. I couldn't have been more wrong. I wouldn't be surprised if there are clear leadership development pathways internally that we know nothing about. I will stick with Rivers for captain and maybe McVee for VC.

Trac simply does not give me captain vibes, Viney's leadership season is coming to an end, Lever has the whole package but can he get his body back near its best. Trent Rivers by a mile for me. Articulate when he speaks, players lift when he does, has shown no restlessness that we know of, really good team man and club man. He might not be in great form b ut form can turn.

Great footballer with great goal sense, but the worst over-celebrator in AFL history. Annoys the carp out of me.

Very few leads or movement too often, so opposition backmen guard grass. And going back 2022 - 2024, our forward gameplan was kick to contest, and get goals from ground balls or stoppages. I think the congestion is also a flow on from then.

The kicking inside F50 in the Swans v Dogs match is insane. Brilliant to watch. Some of the field kicking is similar.

I don't understand how it can be concluded that Jeffo isn't the answer. He has played 3 games in a forward line fed by some of the worst forward entries seen at the Dees in decades. His form in the VFL is really good, where he shows he can lead AND fly into a pack. So far he is no Carey or Ox, but let's give him the same chances given to others.

I'm actually loving no AFL on Saturday afternoons. I much prefer watching Casey/Dees than Freo v Saints or Gold Coast v North or other substandard games. And right now, there are a lot of our younger listed players who are finding form which is encouraging.

Peter Walsh and Nathan Brown - good solid workhorses who, if you looked closely enough, had really good footy brains, ran all day, and had good evasive games, while neither being quick. I reckon this a "watch very closely" because the numbers suggest Archie's form is growing and he is getting nearer to being draftable. I would love to see him at the Dees.

Couldn't agree more. I feel a bit sorry for Voss, his fitness and medical people must take a lot of blame for consistent player preparation and medical errors. Apart from that, if I can't have Demon success, I am content to revel in the constant struggles of the brown bag cheats.

Carlton's only game is based on contested ground ball. North are matching or even beating them at it, and Carlton has no answer. Great footy from a bunch of young players.

I reckon it will become more widespread. Modern footy (coaching & gameplan) does not focus enough on basic skills. Whatever side can take their chances on a given day wins. Exhausted forwards running all over the oval as part of a defensive network appears to be more valuable than accurate goal kicking.

Not sure what channel 7, AFL online and all the other broadcasting media are going to carp on about now. Who would have thought that it might not be a Pies v Cats GF? The Lions have changed the conversation with that win.

Yeah, the best footy of the season so far. Their work through the middle is cutting the Cats to pieces. Very clean, very quick, very tough.

The booing crowd is rage -inducing. Some of the umpiring decisions are atrocious, appalling and perplexing.