Maldonboy38

Total brain fade as Casey defenders all stand back to watch the ball land an easy goal to the Pies.

Great passage of handball transition by Casey sees a goal. The last kick in the chain would only have gone 10 metres, but young Ireland gets his first.

The game is a bit of a slog, fairly physical, but players forward of centre need to settle. Pies half backs doing OK but everywhere else I feel we are killing them. I feel for Laurie, looks a skill level above everyone else o the ground. Actually, many of our ground ball players look really good.

May Gawn Turner McVee Petracca Chandler

Yep, it is now a case of we, the supporters, not trusting the Dees to win. I go to games or turn on the TV and I know that players are going to repeatedly stuff up great transition play by poor skills in kicking for goal. I hate to admit this, but I just don't trust us to win games. I know we will be competitive in most games, but our kicking cannot be trusted. And I am really sick of it.

We are giving them possession by atrocious decision making when kicking inside F50, or just poor skills. I am so enraged I keep getting up walking away from the TV for 2 minutes, ranting to myself only to return to the TV because I can't &*%$ing help myself. Can't we just play the game well?

Too many dumb decisions, too many missed goals, too often. Agonising to watch our defence do so much right, only to have our forward play be so poor. Sparrow's kick just then - case in point.

The Saints are getting their goals from quick transition, or a "joe-the-goose" over the back. Small structural changes from the Dees in the 2nd half should clog this up. Lindsay onto Butler and Windsor onto the wing. May and Lever getting better as the game continues, Turner is in our best 3 or 4 players, Bowey and Rivers to lift. AJ 3 weeks.

We are outplaying them now, followed by stupid mistakes and continually allowing ourselves to be outnumbered over the back. We need run and carry. And accuracy.

How many misses from inside 30m, and how many posters can we do in a single game? Grrrrr

If I could have written a negative look ahead at this game I would have noted 3 things: 1) Inaccuracy in front of goal, 2) Saints getting over the back for easy goals 3) Getting outmarked Frustrating.

My brother-in-law is a mad Tiges supporter, and I have been telling him all year the Tiges will rise quickly. Yze's game plan is quick, and within that game plan the players' pressure is strong and some of their young talent is top notch. They won't win too many this year because their young players will get physically monstered and will also struggle to run out 4 quarters. Bu they are good to watch for the most part.

If you want a reason why LJ is such a highly rate player, watch his game today vs Gold Coast. In the air, on the ground, 2nd efforts, effective ruck work, aerobic capacity. Epic game.

Freo's defence and 2nd efforts in the wet have been really good. They are getting an extra player to most contests.

Very difficult to watch Pies v Hawks when both are so unlikeable. Both play a game style that is good to watch but they both have so many players who just give me the "jimmy brits".

As much as I hate to say it, this is impressive from the Bummers. Half their 22 have less than 20 games or are VFL players at best, but their pressure is challenging the Hollywood Bears. And all the Bears front runners - Lohman, Rayner, etc... - are being shown up.

Looking very likely 5 minutes in.

I genuinely feel sorry for Laura Kane. The old saying 'leaders rise to the level of their incompetence' is again proving itself true. She was good in her last role, so they sling her into a position with more demands and greater responsibilities to find she is out of her depth. She should not have been put in this position by people above her who know her skill set, but maybe they had an inflated idea of her ability? Sport at an elite level has a spiritual quality about it. Supporters like us engage at more levels than mere support. We are invested. Part of our identity is attached to club history and colours. We gloat when we win, get grumpy and fatalist when we lose. The AFL board and their appointed chief executive Dillon have little understanding of, and less interest in, the soul of our game and will continue to make decisions based on numbers - revenue and supporter numbers.

Farmer well out in front of this list. But Kozzie is rapidly catching him. I'm glad Whelan and Jetta get the love they deserve. Being defenders their skill and talent often gets rated lower for some reason. Sean Charles could have been anything. He had patches of games where he looked disinterested and detached, but when he came to play it was breathtaking. Steven May is the best fullback I have seen at the Dees and deserves his high position on this list.

Viney in for Spargo, although it is not like-for-like so unsure what it does to rotations etc... If Lever does not recover, TMac straight back in. AJ remains a question mark for me but he continues to create havoc, impose himself physically, and have direct goal assists. His physicality in particular is glorious to watch, even if it is totally reckless and dangerous. He has to stay in.

Kozzie Oliver Gawn Salem Langdon Petracca

Just so pleasing to see 23 players all contributing to dominate for 4 quarters. Apart from the atrocious goal kicking (especially set shots), that was powerful, methodical, skillful footy. Gawn, Oliver and Petracca playing at that level at the same time means we can challenge anyone. Petty was 'beaten' by McCartin, but totally dampened any other impact McCartin would normally have, and the same for Melksham on the Lizard. Great coaching. Lever and May back together means so many other things can operate according to plan. And the work rate of Salem. Landgon, Langford, Rivers, Lindsay, Bowey, Chandler. Sharp was brilliant as a the sub.

Great to see how well we are playing across the ground. Lindsay, Oliver and Bowey in full flight. Max giving Grundy a lesson. Chandler and Kozzie running riot . But I am way past anger at our goal kicking. And for Melksham to choose to go around his body on his left foot, 35m out on a slight angle is unforgiveable.

I hope the Front Bar bring back point of the year, we will have 320 candidates.

We are killing them, and are looking so strong cross the ground. One thing is standing out and I don't think it has been mentioned here on DL before: our set shot goal kicking.