Jaded No More

I reckon Sydney could pull off the best upset for us. No Naughton for the Dogs. Swans in great form. Etihad would suit them. Buddy could really expose the Dog's backline. Will be following that game closely. But excited to get home from work and enjoy a glass of wine while I watch the replay tonight!

Vanders is too slow and his ball use is as bad as Harmes. He just does not bring in anything we need. Bowey may get a run at some point, but really now is not the time to mess with anything. 7 weeks until finals. The more settled we can be, the better. And besides, form suggests we drop this game if we take it too lightly. Tinkering and resting players is not the right message. Hawks may not be setting the world on fire, but neither were Pies or Adelaide when they beat us. Do not take any game lightly.

I agree with you that our midfield and defensive pressure is why we won last night. However, you need to ask yourself how come Tmac was able to actually take marks inside 50 on the lead? Whereas the last few weeks he was playing high on the wing as the link up and we had 0 targets inside 50. You also need to ask yourself how easily would Port have been able to double team Tmac and Fritsch if Brown wasn't there, and Aliir Aliir would have had a field day being able to peel off. Also you totally underestimate in the contests where Brown is. In so many contests he was in the back of the pack, pulling a defender away. He made sure that his opponent could not run and impact the pack, because he stayed back, which made his defender accountable for him. Brown is not why we will win a flag. Our backline and midfield is. However, having another tall up forward who commands respect from the opposition only makes us that much harder to beat. This is why I think Brown should play ahead of Weideman, because Brown is a massive body and he demands a good tall. He is able to take away the best defender each week. Weideman just is not there yet.

Anyone who judges Brown purely on goals kicked doesn’t understand modern footy. It’s so much more about presenting opportunities to bring the ball to ground. Is it any wonder Kossi had his best game for a month last night? Or that Tmac actually could take marks on the lead rather than trying to beat 18 opponents? For a team so reliant on structures, the mind boggles that fans can’t see how his presence completely changes our structure for the better.

He has a very good list at his disposal and a solid home ground advantage. He has never been able to make use of either. They are downhill skiers and he often gets out coached. Last year they had a dream run at the AO due to Covid and they still couldn’t get themselves into the grand final. Port fans really don’t like him and don’t know why he’s been around so long without producing. Their list is absolutely good enough to win a flag. Port game he talked injuries. He loves excuses.

Hinkley is one of the worst tactical coaches in the AFL.

No change. Sparrow probably won’t be sub again. Maybe Melksham sub.

Anyone who can’t see what Brown did for us tonight is not watching hard enough. He drew defenders in a contest, he brought ball to ground. He gave Tmac Fritta and Jacko opportunities to play one on one and on the lead. Opposition defenders worry about Brown. He’s a big unit. You don’t just forget he’s there. He command respect and a good solid opponent. It’s little wonder Tmac had one of his best games of the year tonight. He finally wasn’t being breathed on by 6 defenders! Our midfield was absolutely outstanding tonight. Gawn back to his best. Tonight proved to me that when we are switched on, and when we can bring our signature pressure, we can beat anyone. Edit: if anything ever happens to Steven May we are royally [censored].

Imagine if we ever convert more than 50% of our shots on goal. What a time to be alive that would be!

Brown makes us significantly better. But our midfield is the key to today.

How’s letting Dixon kick one after the siren. Love it ??

Good teams beat good teams. We are yet to lose to a top 8 side.

Has Boak ever played a bad game against us?

Another forward who can’t kick goals

JJ is really great. Really great.

Wines giving Viney an absolute smashing. Salem’s kicking is perfection.

Kossi! Anyone who says Brown did nothing should be banned from watching footy.

Hibbo is a star. So underrated.

Oliver’s goal kicking again. Absolute [censored] trash.

Viney really can’t get any push off the foot. He is so slow.

[censored] yes!!!!!!!

[censored] that poster is gonna cost us

Port are the Collingwood of SA. What do you expect?

Geordiadis is killing us down there. Lucky he’s missed a few. Need to shut that [censored] down now.

Tmac ?