Maldonboy38

His kicking has been a worry, but he had a great day yesterday. He just constantly gets the ball and is taking a heap more marks than I ever expected him to. I have to remind myself that he has played just a handful of games and has suffered a season ending injury early in his career. At this stage he is one of the best young trades/recruits we have done in recent memory. I see him very much as as a Job Watson type - if he gets anywhere near as good as Watson I will be stoked.

His work rate is immense, and his kicking to space is a delight to watch. And his courage jumping into packs and splitting them in half is both surprising and effective. At times he is taking some ripper marks. I was one of the "thanks for being an emergency on our list but please don't play again" people who is now eating humble pie. I reckon opposition teams are surprised with how often he gets out on his own through the middle of the ground. But this oversight will not last much longer. Opposition teams will notice him soon, especially those that start planning how to beat us rather than expecting to, like Carlton and Adelaide. Keep it up, Cam.

Terlich does turn it over too much but he he is always the first man to the next contest to make amends. Also, Frawley, Rivers, Leoncelli, one of the Febeys were horrible kicks early on and they turned out ok. There have been tons of people who got better, Terlich should not be replaced just yet.

Nasher, it is a general Demonland thing. So many comments about him being VFL standard, list clogger etc... It is amazing that Roos simply keeps playing him while so many are calling for him to be dropped. I am by no means his biggest fan and do think his position seems up for grabs, but he is not as hopeless as many believe.

N.Jones - very well tagged Grimes - Outstanding, no turnovers Salem - strong at times Watts - intense and focused Dawes - a commanding presence Viney - hard and effective Frawley - had no impact Byrnes - ok but limited Tyson - strong and skillfull Dunn - continues to control Cross - wonderful holding game Pederson - priceless gut running Vince - constant running presence Kennedy-Harris - must be nominated McDonald - stifles, beats, runs Howe - effective team game Jamar - great ruckman's game Bail - gut running game M.Jones - setup many plays Terlich - ruthless and effective Jetta - great stopping game Georgiou - steady until injured

I don't understand the Byrnes hate. He is not at the peak of his game like he was 4-5 years ago but he continually gets front and square of contests and makes a contest at ground level. I just finished watching the game and I reckon he played a decent team game. However, he is probably one on the "possible to be chopped list" if there is genuine pressure from Casey, because JKH is killing it as a small forward/half forward so the variety of Kent or Toumpas could be useful. OUT: Georgiou. Surely he will be under the weather after that knock. IN: Garland.

Just finished watching the game on AFL website. Super impressed with the kind of football we played. Numbers to every contest followed by run and carry. Even though we had some great wins under Bailey, I have not seen a win playing this kind of football since 2005/2006. Not a perfect game by any means - the third quarter we once again played 1 horror quarter - but we kpet at it with system and endeavour. It was team footy. Pressure, helping out, and even when the Crows got a run-on we continued to try and play our game. A functional midfield. Contested marking. Movement around the stoppages. Very happy Dees man today.

Can't get there today. I had to fill in as team runner for my son's U14 footy side today and I am absolutely stuffed! I am hoping Garland plays well to replace Georgiou, and hope 2 others play well to create pressure across the list for senior spots.

Roos responds and does not react. His elevation and trust of Nev Jetta, the trust in Howe and Watts after last week, all show that he has invest confidence in the list and demands they live up to it.

Yes, he needs to find more consistent form, rather than great game followed by poor game. Perhaps today was a step in the right direction.

If he stops those really bad decisions including the inside 50 mistakes, he will kill opposition teams. I haven't seen the game today but it sounds like although he did make a couple of errors that are Ro Bail specialties, he made a real positive impact on those plays which won us the game. And I reckon Roos loves him.

Grapeviney, please don't show this stuff again. Just makes me all sentimental about a great team in a great era when we should have won some flags. If only we could have a few of those guys around now.

Yep, did it again. Went to Casey Fields only to find out the game is tomorrow. Did it last year once also. Luckily only 12 mins from my home. Will try again tomorrow. However, got to see the last quarter of the reserves and the first half of the Cranbourne vs Berwick game. Not a bad game of footy but Cranbourne were going the biff and not enjoying the fact that the umpires saw it each time. Love suburban footy. Even the toothless, inarticulate masses of Cranbourne uglies could not put me off my enjoyment of the game.

I am heading down today. I am not sure f I will see the whole game, as family duties may intervene later this afternoon. Will try and give a good report when I am home tonight. One good thing - there is absolutely no wind down this way, so at least the wind at Casey Fields might be down to 50kmh today. I just wish they would plant some trees or something on the north and east side of the ground.

I see this as a close match, with the point of difference being we do not have a single player, or a mature enough team defence, to stifle Dangerfield. I reckon he will tear us apart today and his contribution will be the difference in the win/loss. If we do manage to control him, I think we match up across the ground pretty well. As far as the Dees go, the issue remains the same. We can possess the ball, we can stay in the game but we cannot create enough goals just yet. Crows by 20 points.

This is abundantly clear now. No real star has emerged from the top 10, and probably only 4 players who are genuine, regular starting 22 type players: 1 Melbourne Jack Watts 2 West Coast Nicholas Naitanui 3 Fremantle Stephen Hill 4 Port Adelaide Hamish Hartlett 5 Essendon Michael Hurley 6 Carlton Christopher Yarran 7 Brisbane Daniel Rich 8 Richmond Tyrone Vickery 9 North Melbourne Jack Ziebel 10 Adelaide Phil Davis

For this game, Pedersen ran hard, while his kicking was accurate and penetrating. For this game, Vince got a lot of the ball but many of his kicks were 55m bombs to the boundary which was not to our advantage.

Can't believe how I feel about Watts and Howe tonight - both lacking any zip, zeal or confidence while other more limited players are surging ahead with confidence (M Jones, JKH, Pederson, Dunn). Both must be dropped on attitude and urgency. I understand why Roos keeps playing Byrnes but no longer needed as others do his job better. OUT: Watts, Howe, Byrnes IN: Garland, Kent and one player with pace..PLEASE.

I reckon we all love his hardness and perseverance, and he takes no prisoners, but his kicking is a huge liability to team confidence. It is not just that it often lacks penetration but it rarely drops onto his boot correctly, and rarely does his intended target get to mark the ball. He either kicks it and makes the recipient have to stand still and wait for it, kicks it behind them, or just stuffs the kick all together. We might be expecting too much of him but his kicking efficiency this year has got right under my skin.

N. Jones- strong and active Grimes - strong but careful Salem - brief but classy Watts - indifferent and lazy Dawes - beaten by opponent Viney- energetic but flawed Frawley - poor forward's game Byrnes - didn't justify selection Tyson - strong but contained Dunn - our backline general Cross - sets a standard Pederson - grunt and skill Vince - creative but limited Kennedy- Harris - a real spark McDonald - beat Buddy Franklin Howe - spark's gone out Jamar - good ruckman's game Bail - had little impact M. Jones - intense and poised Terlich - ok, but shaky Jetta - strong and defensive Georgiou - limited but conscientious

6. M Jones. A great game, and he was still running into space in the last 5 minutes 5. Pederson. He worked really hard, ran both ways, took a few strong marks and played accountability football. 4. Cross. 3. Dunn. 2. Vince 1. N Jones. Grimes was strong and consistent but 0 tackles is not good enough Tyson was good but we need him being protected a bit more so he can free his hands and release the ball before being tackled.

Our effort and intensity around the contest tonight seemed really good. The Swans poor disposal percentage was due to our defensive pressure. But bloody hell the Swans ran off half back, and ran away from stoppages with more ease and regularity than is believable. You could see it coming every time we didn't take a mark across half forward - they just swept in away via Shaw, Rampey, Jetta etc.... Our kicking at times is embarrassing. Viney in particular needs urgent kicking practice. Matt Jones was outstanding tonight - great game. Likewise Pederson. Watts was again lame, and that easy hands out in front mark he missed in the frist quarter took the wind out of the Dees sails - I was right near it and the look on team mates faces was both shock and deflation. The entire midfield need handball practice - STOP HANDBALLING TO STATIONARY TARGETS!!!!! We lack class. Especially up forward, but also an outside running classy midfielder who can run, carry and deliver with efficiency and high frequency.

There is a serious problem with interpreting holding the ball/dropping the ball/push in the back/ball held in decisions. The Viney one tonight was a shocker, with him being tackled immediately and then piled on top by three players, called holding the ball. Poor decision, but it should have at least set a precedent. It did not. Less than 1 minute later the same happened to a Sydney player and it was called in the back - the exact opposite interpretation to the VIney scenario. The next three plays down in Dees right forward flank: exactly the same scenario again of one player tackled and being pushed forward in the tackle and third player in piles in top - all three plays called as ball-ups. I am stuffed if I can tell any difference at all in any of these five scenarios and we got three totally different decisions.

Very clean with hand and foot - actually his disposal embarrassed a lot of his team mates. I genuinely hope he gets a full game next week. He and JKH are certain starters in our best 22 now.

Ro is one of my favourites, but has been frustrating with poor disposal and bad decision making over his career. I love his full-on approach to the game: runs hard, tackles hard is amazing when he takes the game on. He has been pretty good this year and I reckon Roos likes him. Well done. His next 50 could be something special - watch this space.