Return to Glory

Stormy, can you get your dad to the phone? Is your dad ok? Is he breathing? Yes, Casey is a VFL side, yes, they lost, thank you for that Stormy.. Now listen carefully, is dad in the house Stormy? He's not? Ok then.

Thanks dl4e. Probably overly fixated with Baker's development because he does have a presence about him. Any chance you could expand upon the good and the bad?

Well don't give them a choice. 'You're barracking for the Demons. Here, have a donut'. Not that hard.

Bedford is the one I was originally excited about but forgot about him amongst all the doom and gloom. I have no idea of his form in Casey (has he played) but he certainly does have the capacity to make things happen. Right now he'd need to have the abilities of Mandrake the Magician to be of assistance but would love to see him get a run in the ones later in the year.

Buckley was brilliant in reminding bogan scum not to be bogan scum. But they won't get it.

Unless this is Melbourne's version of rope-a-dope I reckon we're in trouble.

Fair cop. I want what you're having. I actually thought of your post after the match. I'm like the Fonz though. I was w w w wrong

Drove from Mt Eliza to Caulfield. No trains running so one of the slowest tram journeys of all time from there to Flinders to Richmond and back again....to watch an absolute rabble. And so many flaws. But what was pretty glaring to me was the complete lack of nous on the forward line. Say what we like about Garlett, at least he doesn't telegraph to the opposition what he intends to do. We appear to seriously lack footy IQ. Petracca has skills as does Melksham but I can't remember when we last had someone with the smarts of a Gunston or a Breust. Probably Aaron Davey.

Just wonder if it's time for someone to tap the coach on the shoulder and tell him to ease off the 'players mate' routine.

http://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/26367489/afl-draft-wrap-noah-anderson-no-1-contender Now that we're a bust, like the look of this bloke. We may just get him.

Petraccattack, I've probably gone early but he couldn't do worse than Spargo.

I've watched Casey enough times to wonder why Oskar Baker isn't getting a run. We desperately need pace and I'm bamboozled as to why he wasn't given a run last season. Now's the time.

Play Oskar Baker

I'm cynical enough to believe that the AFL are bending over backwards to rebrand Essendon as the darling of the competition. I prefer to remember and see them as a club that systematically used performance enhancing drugs to cheat the competition. In short, I hate them.

Was thinking the same thing Demonland. Very smooth ride so far for the drug cheats.

Is it just me who thinks Zorko is a fantastic footballer? 30 years of age but I'd have him at Melbourne.

I do.

Hogan has done very little although the Ross Lyon game plan isn't exactly forward friendly.

Hore - proved his worth

Marty Hore, great game young man.

Oscar McDonald...oh boy!

I've been critical of Petracca of late so I won't sink the boots in. I do, however, want to know if others have made the same observation that I have about his kicking style. It always seems to me that his ball drop starts from very high and therefore seemingly lacks any great control. This is particularly so when he looks to kick around his body and, invariably, he takes too long to get the ball from hand to foot. Now he's not a midfielder, I think we see that now. Perhaps he needs to look at (don't shout me down here) how a guy like Hawthorn's Puopolo goes about it in the forward half. The post about him not being a hybrid is spot on imo. Petracca is a burst player.

Don't panic. It's just the JLT.

Bombers need to bring back 'the weapon' and Shane Charters. At least they were interesting then.

RJay, you're either on too many drugs or not enough if you think it's a good idea to drop Tom McDonald to Casey. I'm closer to where you're at re Trac.