Demon Dynasty

So no dangerous tackle against the Swans there but the ump picks out a behind the play against Frosty .... and again for a small tummy tap ...wow

Swans love the 1 / 2 overlap using their FB straight up the guts. Have to make sure we cover that this week. That's their preferred go to pretty much everytime from the kick ins. Their next option is to try and link up run out wide around the boundary. Hope the umps don't go as easy on them as they are so far today. Allowed to drop the ball like a hot potatoe when tackled.. no frees called so far on about three of those. Same as the Lions in the first quarter on Friday.

Yes those numbers were right off DZ. Didnt come to play at all. As a bare minimum there should have been a response after half time. But what did we get...more of the same till their mindset finally changed when the game was well beyond winning. Crazy stuff. We should know more about how we are travelling at as a team by round 6ish Being a rookie Mcvee will have these ups and downs but i really like him with ball in hand. Smooth mover & lovely user. So yes he might miss this week but i reckon he's shown he's ready for more time in the big league and may well come back shortly after or he may even get a reprieve and go around once more. Think the FD would be out of their mind to not go with Hibb this week though. Harmes a likely out for one of Jordan or Dunstan? Needs to gain some form/confidence, better ball use and some run/carry back in the Mcgoos for mine. Melk's been a great servant but imho Goody needs to look to the future here and the future is surely JVR ...and not in a few weeks or waiting for him to kick a bag at Casey. I'd be bringing him straight in for Melk this week. We've lost 3 of our last four games. Two of those were finals. And two of them against a team we smacked on their home turf just 4 matches ago by nearly 10 goals. Alot's gone wrong since. Reckon Goody, the FD and boys have some real soul searching to do to get to the bottom of what is a recent form slump. We aren't coping with pressure too well at all is what im witnessing and the only bloke that continues to pop his head up in those losses under pressure is Clarry with the odd cameo from others. And even Claz hasnt quite hit his usual top line form in some of those last four matches. Too much left to too few it seems. I reckon we also really struggle without Maysy so that aspect needs addressing also. He aint gonna be around for much longer. Will need to find another general down back pretty soonish.

I have a life sized laminated Gawny poster in my possession Jaded and he always looks rested with cup in hand ty

Hear hear... get off here and get a life knuckleheads!

Hibb 36 Dunstan 29 with 7 clearances Bill 27 Jordan 25 Gregory 20 on debut JVR 19 including 6 hit outs

Bit of WWF there with Munro pile driving Sweet 19 possessions to Gregory. Not bad for a debutante

Beautiful work from Gray for the Jordan assist

So many shots from the Dogs have been from the boundary. Casey's done well to force them out wide for a fair chunk of the game

Moniz the 2.0 wizz for his second

Gosh if that commentator barracks any harder for the Dogs he'll blow a woofer valve. 2 solid intercept marks at HB by JVR

Jordan way too slow there with the shot on goal. Interception by Sestan who walks it in for the sealer

Great attack on the footy by Buntine there

Why the hell are we allowing a FB to run the ball 25 meters out of the square without bouncing?

Gregory.... late in

Hibb leading the stats with 31 disposals JVR's had 14, alot of those in that third term where he came into the game. His ruck relief work not bad either! Dunstan did well but just the disposals. Some are ok but some pretty dodgy. Bit of work to do there. Bill got more influential as the term progressed with some nice run and finish. Gregory was handy in the middle in that term. Sestan looked VG that term. Backline was crazy good, notables Howes, Hibb, Buntine & Jefferson

He's a big boy for a 188cm 18yo! Listed as 91kgs

Lovely work from Bill on the Hff boundary to Smithy who dribbles one through truly on a tight angle

Bill kicks a point for the Dogs 🤣

Nice work out of the middle. Bell, Gregory, Dunstan, Moniz ending with a nice contested mark to Sestan 30 meters out. Kicks truly for his second in a row.

Sestan crazy snap out of the ball up about 30 out

Moniz a snap for his first kick (jkgs) and goal

Hannan having a pretty mad third term. Him & Mcpherson bringing the Dogs back into it. Holding call against the Doggys in the Square sees JVR get his first to get one back

Great goal from the left pocket from Hannen grrr