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Yeah it's the Press's fault. We have a new club house leader folks

Because" team think" means everyone has to run everywhere all the time. BBB would be more likely to thrive if he wasn't expected to show up in the back 50 so often. Tweaking the forward line might be a plan instead of just shuffling the options in and out. Oh and someone give Trac goal kicking lessons...he's no Chris Judd

Surely this has been said somewhere in this thread but in case it hasn't. No we don't have a premiership hangover,we take nothing for granted but our " best" cog in the machine doesn't follow protocols the players get topsy( at best) and they reference winning the flag in arguments. Taking nothing for granted? They win by playing 2 quarters a game and playing like millionaires expecting others to finish the job for them. It sounds like they believe the hyperbole commentators and Land spin out week after week to me. Full of themselves ( at least some of them)more likely. This is a problem

Tom is clearly preferred but history tells us he doesn't carry injuries well. The good news is that the alernate tall foward can actually play at this level and there is a replacement for him in the Casey level team

He could be said to have won us that flag with that poised first quarter

One on one is actually his biggest "fail" and TMacs body blocking is better mostly because he makes the effort when neccesary . But you are correct in that it would be difficult to be a forward when the inside 50' s are often an avalanche.

I see him as a journeyman in a forward line which is all give and go ,flashy pinging the ball at the goal( yep that's you Trac) defensive pressure ( which is essential). Basically always at risk at getting in each other's way but trusting someone will do the business . Every forward and defence needs a journeyman ,maybe in this case just until they sort out the A grade forward line. Weid OUT M. Brown in. Not sure TMac will be back in one week myself

BBB has learnt the Melbourne way ( or whoever we are called at present) running up and down the field maybe he could stay forward a bit more and use those big levers to snag marks and leave Lever to intercept down back.

Mitch Brown has never put a foot wrong as far as I recall and never gets in the way. Having 3 tall forwards all who "could " be the main man and Fritta doing whatever it is he does is clumsy. Mitch would be a much better fit

I am pretty sure I told y'all this a while back. Depth because of Covid and Tom can't carry injuries.

He still is a shizen kick for goal though and we are likely going to need to kick straight over the next month or so.

I always knew he had a footy brain a cut above the team average but figured he had no other assets. Then he kicked a goal in the finals against the Hawks a few years back..after the first quarter siren and right on his limit ( which then was 35 to 40 metres) and I started to wonder what he could become. It took a while but I'm a fan even if he smiles even less than TMac

Yes it was a wry observation in response to someone's equally wry p155take. TMac doesn't handle injury well and Weed shouldn't replace him if he's injured. I have no updates on my ex's relationship status in a cottage outside Ballarat but she was happily solo when she visited on mother's day. Carry on..

Tom isn't great at playing injured. Better than Wattsy but not by much. i can't remember who said Weid must be sleeping with my wife but a heads up ...it's actually my ex and she told me that he's been depressed since Tom started kicking goals and holding marks but that he was a little more chirpy on Saturday night. Maybe he votes Labor ?

Why not..are they doing this now on purpose?

We only need to lose one in the last few weeks....better get a wake up call and a forward line before that

Assuming it's big goals no more behinds.. If the kicking isn't a problem it's a defeat waiting to happen when we meet a good team

His smile when he kicked a goal was worth the price of admission...admittably as a 50 year MCC member that's only 10 bucks! (smile)

TMacs lead,mark and goal in the second quarter was what a good leading forward does. Certainty and authority. Weideman doesn't have it.

Guesstimates rule

I reckon structure up forward is exactly what we want right now, not a bloke who can't catch the ball and goes missing when he doesn't get in the way

After seeing both in the team with BBB and Fritta why are we even talking about it? Obviously Tom but next year Tom is likely gone so then it's Weid. Meanwhile we have depth inc Van Rooyen

I think the view on taking May's marking strength away with a rigid one on one approach makes sense but you'd need another "Fritsch like" marking forward and Charlie Cameron around the contest. Or you could just hope the Dee's have an " off " day when you play them...especially if it's the Prelim.

If Tom doesn't get a guernsey this week he may as well apply for the Giants coaching job. He probably needs to kick five and hit Weid lace out on the chest( he'll spill them ) to hold his spot