rjay

So what Greene should have done is go for the mark... In effect he would have nearly killed his opponent if he had of gone for the mark. I think it's becoming incumbent on players not to run back into a marking contest front on, it's sheer stupidity. This is where it's different to the Wright incident, in that case the player was coming back to the ball.

What did we ever do to him?

I posted in last years trade period that we should look at Yeo given WC were in rebuild mode. Was back to his best last night & would have been more than handy for us...particularly with Gus retiring.

He's absolutely killing Freo... ...and then Yeo takes multiple tacklers on & treats them like they were under 10's.

You've got to line up the ball..not just put a hand out and run past it. That's why Port are pretenders at the moment...

It's pretty normal from my experience. The difficult part is getting back to full pace.

They were certainly getting into him 'Rob'. Aligned with his lack of preseason & not getting a clear run with injury, his confidence is well down. His kicking is a symptom of that.

I used to enjoy Mark Williams short lived player reviews. A bit too honest for some and disappeared never to be seen again.

I think the draw on talent across all sports make that near impossible now. ...and, should you hold players like Reid back another year when they are clearly ready to step up for the benefit of others like Jeffo who are clearly not.

...because every AFL team bases their decisions on 1 or 2 games. Cornes is paid to stir and he's good at it. If he was a list manager his tune would be a lot different. Taking a long term view is not a media strong suit.

Goldy & Mackin integral players in our Premiership... Got me baffled 'daze'... The mens & women's team should be working together on this.Use the resources at hand.

I get your point mate...but nothing ventured nothing gained. We've tried with him and Bradke before and so far haven't had a win. Personally I would have put more eggs into the Irish experiment where we were once leaders and came up with some real gems.

He's a beautiful set shot but is lacking confidence this season, you can see it in his approach. I just think he is lacking confidence in his body at the moment. Get that right and he will be good to go, forward or back...

...and, I like the idea of trialing Disco forward. We nearly pulled the trigger on that move in finals last year when the cupboard was bare. Now is the time to build our options.

Last year he (Vearrall) missed all of preseason and most of the first half so was coming off zero base. It was always this year that he would start to show and he is. Lets hope he keeps up the improvement. There is a spot in the AFL team for him if he does.

It's night for Jack Viney tonight... He's was coming off illness into the games in Adelaide. I expect he will step it up a notch or 2....

I must have missed that...

No Danger also...yep, they're well in contention if they stay fit.

If Tom Morris says it then Oliver will be best on this week...

There's not a single brain cell between Derm & Morris.

Finey's Final Siren would have been great listening last night...I wonder if they have it podcasted...

Salem has already played some midfield time this season with mixed results. ...when Bowey comes back does he move back into the rotations. Probably. McVee's defensive game is too strong to move just yet and it's good to have quality ball use coming out of the back half but then again Howes has been a surprise package with his contested and defensive play. At least we have some good options. Playing AMW off half back at Casey...wonder if we see him here or is it a taste of what he needs as a forward? Anyway this is a McVee thread and the kid has been a real surprise package since coming into the team last season. Has so much more to offer and we just got a good look at that last night...

Yep, but my point was more about other clubs getting funding under false pretences.

Yep, and the sad thing is that we led the way with AFLW and yet others who sat back and had no particular interest benefit from it in their funding.