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Yes, I'm sure I watched it I actually try and watch all the Casey games. We obviously have a different view on what is needed in our F50 - that's ok I'm very happy to defer to our selection committee to make the right decisions.

Fair enough we all have differing opinions on performance / selection. By your own admission BB didn't actually do much to warrant selection other than being a decoy and occupying the focus of one of their key defenders. I thought their best defender was on TMac anyway but that's another discussion. The BBB, JVR, Max, Fritta combo that you'd like to see lacks mobility to me. Opposition sides would be licking their lips when the ball hit the ground with that forward structure. I'm a huge believer that one of our main weaknesses is when our F50 pressure is down, and teams can quickly transition, and our defense doesn't have enough time to get set. That is when teams score easily against us.

Hard to be definitive because if he is sore that would explain his form to some extent. I really don't want to be critical of BB but at present he simply doesn't do enough to warrant senior selection. He is not taking contested marks, he is not mobile enough to get separation from his defender to be dangerous on a lead and he offers next to nothing in terms of defensive pressure when the ball is in dispute or when the opposition defenders are transitioning out of D50. I suspect at least some posters calling for his selection in the senior team have not bothered to watch the Casey games.

Serious question did you watch the Casey game ? Not sure how BB gets a recall on that performance

Both Reid and Duursma very impressive given it’s a big step up at their current age

Great news to have Kozzie confirm his commitment to this great club Hope he and the club taste more of the ultimate success during the next 4 years we certainly have a great core of very talented players If they want it bad enough anything is possible

No such thing as bad weather just inappropriate clothing

Being managed

Heppell is lucky to get a game - just my opinion obviously but hardly a star of the competition

The compete hard and help pressure the opposition when they have the ball is his Achilles IMO - hopefully he can improve in that area and perform well He should realise its now or never

He missed the first half of last season too - shame because at his best probably our best ball user from HB

I don't think the umpiring was that great, but I have no issue with the Gus free the rule is to stop exactly this scenario - someone forcing the ball over the boundary to stop play. There was no teammate near where he was hitting the ball so not sure how we could argue re this decision.

That's a pretty interesting and I think quite accurate assessment. Agree that his ground ball skills can be iffy but so too are his short kicks over say 25 to 35 metres where he seems to struggle to hit the target or kick to advantage. This is a confidence thing IMO. Our coaches would be well aware that opposition teams will to look to take marks 30 to 50 metres out from goal on leads - nobody will continue to bomb long to the square because that's our strength. I'm not sure what instructions are given to the wingers re defensive structure, but I think they need to play a big role in crowding that space just inside D50 so that its difficult for opposition forwards and mids to get uncontested marks.

Tells you something about the form of the blokes at Casey last week that might be his replacement in F50. Don't look at his contribution as just goals scored - yes that's obviously one of his main KPIs as a forward and I still think he will have games soon where he kicks multiple goals - this week could be one of those. What he is much better at than (BB & Schache) is competing strongly in the air stopping opposition intercept marks and chasing when the ball hits the ground I wish we had two Petty's so one could play back but we don't. May is in very poor form IMO - if he was flying, we probably wouldn't even have to think about Petty going back

In fairness the swans had a very poor team in with key injuries in F50 and D50 - they were never going to get close to Cats

Finally getting some reward for effort - hope he can continue with his form and become an even better player

Why would BB be promoted did SFA at Casey last game - gives us nothing in terms of F50 pressure when he doesn't mark the pill

Agree, but check your word count 😀

I watched the game yesterday and Collingwood struggled with Essendon run and carry game for 3 Quarters I was surprised how efficient the bummers were in terms of their disposal and their ability to block Collingwood running through the midfield - their main weapon Last quarter pies went full pressure and the bummers wilted terribly and the dam wall burst Pressure on the ball carrier wins most games - our problem is we seem to struggle to present that every quarter and every game. Our disposal not only in terms of decision making but also effectiveness is also below what it should be atm - hopefully that can change. Lost count in our game against tigers the number of 1. dumb 2 metre handballs that achieved nothing 2. dumb high bombs out of trouble and into more trouble My sense watching at times was the players just wanted to get rid of the ball and let someone else have the problem of finding a target Maybe it’s a lack of confidence because when we are playing well that isn’t what I see

I would confidently say the vast majority of people going to these games don’t agree with your view Great that you have one but you’re in the minority

People calling for BB to be promoted to push Petty back again are delusional Petty competes both on the ground and in the air - until TMac or BB start to show some strong form at Casey we have no choice but to leave Petty up forward if we want another tall back Disco Turner is playing well and could be an option

Disco couldn’t do much worse

Mate seriously Petty has managed a couple of contested marks and kicked a goal despite pathetic structure and entries Who would you have picked that played in a pitiful Casey forward line performance?

I'd have more trouble explaining that a clear throw equates to a legitimate handpass - still a mystery how many of these happen when there are 4 umpires on the ground

They are really missing both Mitch White and the Moose atm