Undeeterred

Jones looks knackered - we probably should have put Michie in for him - he would have been fresh.

Sorry, yes, you're right Stu. ANB and Bugg would have made an enormous difference. Well done.

That might be an effect of the trip. Nobody's arguing that. But what you don't get, you bloody numpty, is that the options we've got for changes would make no frigging difference. I'm done with this discussion, I've already made the error of trying to explain things to you.

I did, and it was utter tripe. Complete nonsense. Explain very clearly for me. Bringing ANB for Vince in means that the rest of the team gets a better rest on the day? It's just absolute rubbish.

Are you seriously suggesting that ANB and Bugg for Vince and another (say Kennedy) would have stopped that absolute garbage from the entire rest of the team? Get a grip.

Tell me Stu. Which Casey players would you bring in that would have made a difference in that quarter? Go on, name, say the top three that are tired and who you'd have instead. I'd say that off the top of my head, I can think of three clangers for Harmes and Jetta each, in the first 15-20 minutes. That's not when you're tired and, if it is, then we've got bigger problems than shuffling a couple of blokes in from Casey.

We're also committing a lot of extra numbers to the contest and leaving opponents free, which I thought we'd eradicated.

Love it. Was wondering how long it would take you. Actually, we just look like badly skilled, unaware footballers.

Well done, you got it right! Still, if you're unrelentingly negative, you'll get it right when it happens. You can't lose if you expect it to be horrible every time. Sometimes it is, and you win. Sometimes it's not, and you win.

How many times are we going to get shoved out of marking contests???

Riewoldt another protected species. They miss about 3 Saints going over the mark, but then push Hunt back about 10 metres on the mark, so that Riewoldt can take off unmarked. Disgusting.

ZERO opportunity for Kent there.

Almost every time we've lost it, it's because we're taking too long to get rid of it. They've worked us out, unfortunately, and they'll run over us from here.

Kennedy will be having a few weeks in the wind at Casey

How was that not a mark to Petracca?/

They're looking stronger than us this quarter.

Surprise surprise.

Forward pressure is sensational - just need to keep it in.

And Leigh Matthews - wow, Watts seems to be in the ruck. That's a first for him!

Should murder this rabble, if we can tidy up the ball use. And Watts is playing an absolute blinder.

Grimes!! FF....

Interesting that O-Mac and Wagner are back there, and both might be underdone. Against Riewoldt, Membrey and Bruce, who are in pretty good touch. Could be a real shoot out as their defence is rubbish too... HAVE to win in the middle.

Think he was talking about this year....

That's a fairly fatalist view of life!

Probably the most interesting little run of posts I've ever read on Demonland...