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Don't go there, I understand why but makes you like them. He's been ok today, clearly working hard just hasn't impacted like he/we would like

6.May 5.Lever 4.Salem 3.Langdon 2. Brayshaw 1.Trac

Hopefully never, and that isn’t meant as a slight on Majak, more to the point he is insurance. If he doesn’t play I hope it means we are healthy and firing in the ruck and forward structure

Max was made look very ordinary by young Lynch against Collingwood in the first half and he needs to get back to early season form, because Draper is hard at it and will bang into him for 4 quarters. He’s no mug and IMO along with Darcy at Freo going to be one of the top ruckman in a few years

Viney will not play as if he’s underdone, ultimate professional

Yes my bad one of those double ups should be Viney

Go back to the mobile fwd line, keep the pressure up and create turnovers and scores like earlier in the season. Out: Weid, Sparrow In: Viney, Melksham B: Lever Petty Hibberd HB: Hunt. May Salem C. Langdon Oliver Brayshaw HF. Pickett. Tmac. Nibbler F. Spargo. Jackson Fritsch R. Gawn, Trac, Oliver I/C Jordon, Harmes, Rivers, Melksham Sub: Sparrow/Chandler

It’s not just trolls it’s unrealistic supporters who expect us to go undefeated through the season, the same people who are irrational on game day threads and feel the sky is falling. They have written off Goodwin, Spargo, Kossie, Nibbler, Tmac, May, Viney, Lever, Jason Taylor and still not put their hands up. For these posters when we win it’s all down to Choco and Yze but Monday was all down to Goodwin

Kossie set shots aren’t great either, Oliver will be resting there as opposed to resting on the pine and the reason is Provides ability to win the ground balls and increase defensive pressure which has dropped off since we went with the extra tall Very difficult to match up on and will take a decent medium defender as nobody is going to leave him unattended his clearance/stoppage ability will provide scoring opportunities for himself and/or teammates

6. Jackson 5. Jordon 4. Salem 3. Lever 2. Gawn 1. Langdon

Neither of BB or Weid, 2 x KP Talls Tmac and Jackson/Gawn 1 x Medium Tall Fritsch 3 x smalls rotating through Pickett, Nibbler, Spargo, Viney Trac or Oliver can have stints forward to

Around 2000 I think it became locked in

People I have spoken to reckon he will develop really well based on his desire and attitude. He’s not blessed with size, blistering pace or freakish ability but he won’t be the first or last player who develops through sheer hard work

Very strong club through the 90s and noughties with players coming through regularly. Changing demographics in the area have impacted them and Willeton. Rich, Darling, Allen, Prior, Deluca, Foley and Schofield all recently either playing or drafted I know my bad, I did watch Aquinas vs Wesley the other week but Taj was playing WAFL, Logan McDonald’s brother Connor and Bevan Warner’s brother Corey both playing well with Corey the absolute stand out on the ground. Riley Sprigg Wesley’s ruckman could be worth a look for a club

and Neil Erasmus another off the Sorrento Duncraig production line

Pies getting on the front foot IMO to get Ross Lyon, with Carlton also holding a whole of FD review

Andrews took 2 contested marks in the game.

I’ve said to a few mates this year in footy conversations this is by far the best Demons team I have ever seen I started supporting in 1980 and I’ve seen us have teams with greater spread of individual talent, but not a team who sets up and sacrifices their own game for the good of the team. Having said that we do have some exceptional talent in this team, with two potential HOF kids and a future HOF Ruckman Those previous teams tended to get on a run based on talent and form IMO. I have always felt 1998 was the one that got away. That team was laced with talent and had a decent backline

What it shows is too many haven’t learned from their own previous mistakes of mouthing off (and in some cases pure bile) only to end up with egg on their faces, but they will continue to do the same

Pretty much, he’s playing a role and I think a decent bag will come if he learns to handle the pressure

Or kept him away from being second man in on Tmac and the resting ruc???

And generally it’s the same usual suspects calling for Weid to be dropped and/or traded. We got 3 goals last night directly from Weid vs Andrews in contests and bringing the ball to ground

Yes you’re correct Harmes and Melksham were rotating with each other first half. Vineys ferocity and creating lanes for teammates at stoppages gets him back in when ready. Viney and Langdon the only changes to the 22 for mine

He spent the second half pressuring Mcluggage and was within striking distance of him every time he was near, in possession of or providing options for the pill. Absolutely shut down their ability to transition through him

You look at stats, is that because you don’t know what you’re looking at, explain Melkshams role on Mclugage tonight, explain the 3 goals we got from Sam contesting against Andrews