The heart beats true

I reckon he did his part today, so will be fascinating to see what the coaches do. I hope he is the missing piece for us.

Not sure I’m buying the argument that Brown, who is known as a leading forward, will all of a sudden make our forward line better at contested marking.

Bulldogs couldn’t have asked for a better situation than to play the Eagles at Subiaco without a crowd, in the rain.

Good to see the Casey game day threads are of the same calibre as the AFL game day threads. ?

That’s there supporter base in a nutshell. They grew up in the 80’s and 90’s thinking footy was winning a flag every second year and always being near the top. They are the epitome of entitled. And now their delusional relationship with cult figures from that era has put that club back 20 years. Most of them still think they should get Sheeds and Hirdy back and it’ll be just like 1993 again.

I think this is the story of the game. We had periods of absolute dominance in the 1st and 3rd quarter. Had we nailed 2 extra goals each in those periods (which was very gettable) the game would have been over at 3/4 time. Our goal kicking was poor. Our forward connection was ok.

We didn’t freeze in the last 15 minutes. The last 3-4 minutes I thought we were exceptional. They threw everything at us, and we held our nerve. I think it’s worth asking yourself what you expected? We are playing at about 50% of our capacity and winning. We are one of the most watched teams in the league. Everyone wants to work out how to beat us. In that environment you don’t get a lot of free swings. We are doing what we can do. Don’t be so hard on the team.

I really like Devon Smith. No wait sorry, it’s Devon Scones I like. Always get them confused.

Bombers fans on Twitter calling for an inquiry into umpiring. Couldn’t agree more. Let’s begin with the round 10 Crows game shall we?

To be honest Tom Mac, Harmes and Fritsch all had essentially the same shot in the 3rd quarter from a slight angle 45 out. The stats tell us they’d kick 2 out of 3 across the year. They kick those and it’s game over at 3/4 time. I’m not sure Brown is the answer. I think teamwork, cleaner ball use and better kicking for goal is the answer.

Nailed it.

I think that was a very determined win by our boys. Essendon are a side that’s playing with a lot of confidence, and I feel like we are a bit down on it. To do the hard things well and get the win was very important, and shows a good deal of maturity. Our kicking for goal is infuriating, but it’s not a pattern yet so let’s not over think it. I really enjoy knowing that Spargo, Brayshaw, Langdon and Jordan are going to put their body on the line when it matters. It’s not about being a superstar, it’s about maintaining intensity and going when it’s your turn. I feel like that’s the most pleasing thing about our season to date. The setting of standards.

Boo all you want you flogs ?

How frustrating was watching all those points being kicked?

I think folks struggle when he tries to draw 2 tacklers and free up a teammate with a hand pass. His handball to Harmes got us a goal out of it, but when he doesn’t nail it everyone’s on his case.

I can only assume that Oliver is trying to draw heat to free up his fellow midfielders. When it comes off it looks great, but when it doesn’t it’s infuriating.

May has been sensational. Jackson just needs to take his time and relax. His first shot that hit the post was a great kick. He needs to reward the hard defensive work and take his :30 seconds and trust himself. I feel like we are low on confidence. Get a bit more reward for effort forward of the ball and we will look a lot better.

Why does anybody care how many lead change there has been? Commentary nonsense.

Glad the break came when it did then. We need to reset with an understanding of how they are trying to play us. Got to work out our plan forward of the ball. Leading forwards and one deep is the go.

Welcome back ET. Place wasn’t the same without you. ?

Eric Hipwood has the high cheek bones of a young Michelle Pfeiffer.

Cameron fitting in at Geelong well. Late dog acts off the ball.

Seems like the club is aware it’s a night game in Melbourne in late June. ?

I know we complain about commentary around here a lot, but we are right.

But Wayne Carey really likes him! Says he’s the best captain in the game. To be fair, judging by the way he feels about himself, Wayne’s not a very good judge of character.