Little Richard

In: Couch, Cook, Bail Out: Green, Tapscott (susp.), Morton, (also possibly Sylvia in lieu of above info)

Missed Sylvia, what happened?

Really eradicating the stereo type with a marching band!

How many times do we have to have the song played before the game? Ridiculous.

Good quality article! Seems to have a great understanding and perception of what a senior coach goes through.

The Herald Sun has always been a piece of crap, never pay too much attention to it. Robbo is worse than Sheahan I'm guessing? Very annoying on AFL 360 (I think it is?).

I am a bit younger than you I think so mine would be something like Farmer, Neitz and Robbo. All great to watch and all great players.

Based on what evidence?

Beamer looked much better last night, Green not bad and I really hope he is treated fairly by the club and not forced out. I also hope Sylvia plays well the rest of the year so that we can get something decent for him on the trade table - one win and a reasonable performance doesn't wash away years of bad attitude and lazy work rate, which will probably be back next week.

Rex Hunt, fantastic. As above, Mick Malthouse on special comments is great.

Stiffnot to get a rising star nom this week. Hopefully it's coming!

And Clint hits up Clark with a 60 metre pinpoint pass inside 50.

Yep, pretty sure Sheedy publicly announced this. Us to win by 25, and hopefully Scully will be run face first into the ground at least three times.

Agree, it was great to see players honoring leads and hitting up short passes, but most importantly running the ball through the lines instead of just kicking to a contest every damn time! Use of the corridor was much much better.

Yeah I see that, but I'd say that would be better for a straight line lead or staying with a leading player. Couldn't really see him weaving in and out of traffic with the ball, just too big I think.

Stefan Martin in the midfield? As in a rover? Jeeeez, I think we might struggle with two blokes that are almost 200cm's tall in the centre square. We already suck at the stoppages, how is Stefan Martin supposed to cover a midfielder 20 centimeters or so shorter than him ( and almost definitely quicker and more agile )? Absolutely, a player who has fought a long time to play in the AFL, and is obviously hungry to prove himself. Just look at the performances of Magner, Nicholson and Blease compared with blokes like Davey, Sylvia and Moloney who have just come to expect a game.

I think he is only two or three kilos heavier so shouldn't be that.

If he is injured they have to get him off the park, it isn't doing his confidence any good at all. Grimes can lead alone for a while, I think he is doing well so far.

Okay, here is my summarised defense of Jack Watts, and why I think he will be a great player. I believe that when he was scouted and drafted, our people knew what they were getting. This is evident in his carnival and underage videos.. He was never an aggressive CHF in junior and school football, unlike Hurley etc. He has elite skills and a great footy brain, and these are what allowed him to dominate in the under 18 competitions, etcetera. I admit that I have had moments of huge frustration with Jack over the past few years, but over the last couple of weeks I have made up my mind that he will be a star, and definitely one of the very best players from that draft. What I see is elite composure through traffic, beautiful skills and very good decision making, which will be improved with time. I think at times he can be a little lazy and lacking of an appetite but this will improve with time and the removal of so called 'leaders' like Colin Sylvia. His marking is getting much better, even though he might not be crashing packs just yet. To all the people who are ragging on Jack for not charging into every stoppage and winning the contested footy in close - we have players to do that, called inside midfielders. Jack is the ideal player to be hovering outside the contest, I believe. Who would you prefer to be on the recieving end of a handball from a stoppage... Brent Moloney who might bomb it 50 meters straight to an opposition player, or Jack, who could hit up a lead 30 to 40 meters away? In conclusion, I firmly believe in Jack, and I am liking what I am seeing of him in the back half. Will be a great player, whether it be as a half forward, half back or Goddard like utility (my pick, like many others here). Please have faith in him and get stuck into the players who are in decline, not improving every week.

I would say he did the opposite quite a few more times. I agree he has moments but he has improved a great deal since we drafted him and he will get there. The impatience with Watts is beyond comprehension.

6. Nathan Jones 5. James Frawley 4. Jared Rivers 3. Mitch Clark 2. Jordie McKenzie 1. Dan Nicholson

Yep, Watts was caught on the wrong foot with the Robinson one.

Yep, hard at it every time and I didn't mind that sling tackle in the 2nd, even though it gave away a free.

If you think we should drop Grimes, you are off your head. Is playing pretty well with little support I think. Trengove is another matter, but I don't think he can be dropped, so what happens with him? Has to find form.

Trollin... Silly comment, he will get there, and I am liking him at half back. Gives us great use out of the defensive half, his skills and decision making are pretty good. Saw a couple of good tackles but the only time I think he was questionable in the contest was that mark in the forward line where he pulled out, and I think Hampson or someone marked over Howe. Even here you can make the argument that Watts stayed down because no one else was there to crumb - either way he will cop it for that contest I think. I'll say Jack will be in our top 5 players in 2 years time.