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Fritsch's role should not be in marking contests with the other forwards he should be separating from them, Fritsch is a good mark one on one. I still disagree on the pace issue, but least we can have a discussion about it. Tmac in my opinion is to slow, and all it does is gives your opponent a free reign in the backline to create a loose man, that's just a fact you only have to watch him trying to run back, I would even play Smith instead of Tmac.

Why play Tmac? unfortunately to slow the swans will run off his all day time to inject youth, we have a very good midfield but the problem is, most of them are one paced, Trac, Harmes, Viney even Sparrow are not quick players Clarry got some pace that is one reason we get caught out on the rebound, I understand the game plan is probably a work in progress and as the season goes on it might play out well. As for JVR I hope they don't do one game in then out, let him go for a few games find his feet and go from there.

That's why there is a leadership group these days......

Well Trac sure showed leadership with the onslaught in the first quarter there was none, also blame Yze for allowing it to happen, no lets go back to basics stop the flow till you get it back on your terms, funny how old fashion football still ring true that's why there are big swings in football they just do the same thing till it's to late.

Well damm close they all still wear overalls and straw hats.

I know, I was being sarcastic........

Not sure Bayley knows what a library is?

So is Max not playing again, thought he was only out for 4-6 weeks.....

Who cares does not make an ounce of difference ....

On the second point Yze is the midfield coach did nothing while the onslaught went on in the first quarter. Third point Harmes is to slow with not great footy IQ Point four, it has a lot to do with disposals we are poor at kicking over an oppositions head when there is 10 metre space in-between them and us, players not spreading in the forward line we just bombed it in again. But I wonder whether they have the guts to drop, Harmes, Tmac and Melk and bring in some youth.

My only knock on Oliver is he just needs to slow down before he kicks it.

And you know what they have, pace unlike Harmes, Tmac, and Melk who are slower than the milk horses and I would even throw in Hibberd, agree with you on JVR just get him and give him a decent chance.

Agree with you on Harmes, Tmac and Melk time to make changes...

Sorry Tmac is now too slow, doesn't get much of the footy, time to change direction regarding CHF, he has been a great servant but time to on back up only.

Well thats what good sides do, hurt sides that makes mistakes.

Where was Yze's response when we were getting belted in the centre last night coaches these days just seem to wait till a break comes, if Harmes gets a game next week it is laughable, bring in Schache for Tmac, JVR for Melk. but we will stick with the same.

We will not get within 10 goals of them the way we play.

A big part of it is the game plan still too slow with ball movement.

Harmes is a one way runner and has terrible football IQ if he gets a game next week it's a joke, time to move on from Tmac he has the turning circle of the titanic, now is the time to make changes, they still have trouble moving to ball at pace through out the game or chipping it around until they can move it on quickly.

Don't get carried away with the 11 point loss, I have said in another post we would not get within 6 goals of the pies, I was wrong we won't get within 10 goals if we play like that, we have an inability to chip around the ground till something opens up, we just kick it long down the line again, forwards standing behind their opponents, you cannot get a free standing behind, damm frustrating . I still cannot understand how coaches can see there midfield was killing us but kept the same setup, what ever happened to to stop the bleeding first reset then go again

He is playing on one year too many.....

Thommo to stay as insurance for May, Fritsch to come in for Chandler, I would give Brayshaw a crack in the forward line as a replacement for Kozzie but we will see tonight.

Polly farmer, Big Nick, Jim stynes.....

Whilst there was some change in ball movement and I'm sure as the season rolls on it will get better but we will not get within six goals of the pies at this stage, I was impressed (hard to say out loud) with how they fling the ball around, made passes inboard over the opposition heads where we could not, next week will be a test, the lions will bounce back hard. But is is good to start the season off with a win and percentage.

I just love the fact that when this type of thing happens to media people how easy and sympathetic they are to the person, but if it happens to players all hell breaks loose, it's double standards full stop.