Sydee

Hard to see them improving enough for that pick to slip higher - my ladder prediction shows them finishing 15th = #4

Adams - Agree it was one of his better games - he managed to take a few marks and his disposal was very solid. He will get better when he gets more used to playing against bigger bodies and builds some additional strength. Another pre-season will do him a lot of good. Jefferson - one of his quieter days and he didn't hit the scoreboard. I am still not sure he will make it at AFL level however he did take a couple of a good marks in Q3 that suggests he does have potential. I'm living in hope that with another couple of seasons he will muscle up and possibly even become our version of JUH. I can still remember Jamarra's early games where he looked pretty timid and anything but a key position forward. Fingers crossed and I hope he spends a lot of time in the gym over summer.

He is certainly quite mobile and has a good leap - he was well beaten in the ruck by a much stronger opponent - the strength and knowledge to counter that will come with one or two more pre seasons Every game he gets through given his delayed start this year is a bonus in terms of his development I think he has potential to be a good ruck / forward given time

When he went onto the ball last night he fumbled terribly and then I think his only kick was a Clanger straight to an opposition player He just seems really flat and completely devoid of confidence and energy - no idea why he should be flying in theory now he has the contract monkey off his back Mind you he isn’t alone we have a few that lack confidence atm it seems

I’ll say it - Pickett off Smith on

Most important game of the season to date IMO - we really need a win here otherwise too 4 looks extremely unlikely

Dunstan

Please correct if I'm wrong but presumably that Ad revenue helps support the payment of Broadcasting Rights which I understand ultimately trickle down to the clubs Doesn't that mean the problem will still filter back to the AFL - unless the Broadcasters can offset that Ad revenue which based on the current advertising is probably unlikely?

Just sent him my email it's been a pet peeve of mine for quite some time.

By deduction that would suggest half backs don't follow opposition half forwards when they push into D50 Sorry not trying to be a smart Alec just seems to me they would cover much the same ground and therefore have similar endurance.

Do you need more endurance playing HF vs HB? I wouldn't have thought so.

I'm starting to feel we shoot ourselves in the foot some games with the high press (trying to keep the ball in the F50 and get repeat entry) The problem with this strategy is that most players on the field find themselves sucked into our forward half and this in itself reduces the space and time our forwards have to work in. It was painfully evident against Geelong in the last quarter where we pushed up high, lost possession and then got severely punished on turnover. Our key position backs are sound when the ball comes in slowly but I don't think they are the best when it comes in quick on transition - May in particular is very vulnerable when the ball hits the ground IMO.

Re BBB I only saw the last half but not doing enough yet imo

Genuinely surprised you think the umpires contributed to our loss we had the game in our control and then just seemed to lose all structure in the last quarter. We seemed to push too many into our forward 50 repeatedly only to be burnt on silly turnovers repeatedly

Yes correct

I’m hoping with the upgrades to their narrow little dung hill this might change and some of the protected clubs such as Collingwood, Richmond, Carlton May finally get shunted down there from next season

Gawn - actually looked disinterested Grundy - better than Gawn Viney - showed some heart Neal-Bullen - reacts before thinks Chandler - can't keep carrying Rivers - Close to best Fritsch - more cameo efforts Pickett - concerning post contract Salem - played quite well Brayshaw - some absolute howlers Langdon - not very effective Petracca - battled heavy tag Hunter - a good effort Hibberd - not his best van Rooyen - very little impact Jordon - looked at sea McVee - disappointing last night May - easily won duel Lever - did his job Petty - really looked underdone Spargo - hardly ever sighted Swallow - very limited impact Smith - defensive game missing

Last quarter was really disappointing - it looked like one team was playing for their season and the other was pretty much going through the motions and felt a win was not important. We had the best chance we can get to beat them on their dung heap, and we just didn't seem to match their effort. In a close competition and with teams nipping at our heals these games are important - we have yet again let ourselves down I feel. Top 2 finish gone as a possibility which should have been enough motive IMO

No, it wouldn't have made any difference.

No Oliver

Good luck to young Verrall on his return from injury - hopefully gets through the game and starts building some good form

Reckon we have Selwood covered

Pickett is struggling atm there is no doubt about that - he is still however doing what he is asked to do and that is pressure the opposition in our F50 and he is still on track to potentially get 40 plus goals this season. I'm confident he will come good and start impacting more on the scoreboard as the season rolls on. Suggesting he is one of the most overrated players in the league is way OTT. 40 plus goals in 2021, 2022, and could still get there this year is extremely good from a small forward. Small forwards that you can compare Cody Weightman (never kicked 40 plus goals in a season) Izak Rankine (never kicked 40 plus goals in a season) Jamie Elliott (never kicked 40 plus goals in a season) Shai Bolton (he's done it once) Jack Higgins (never kicked 40 plus goals in a season) Tom Papley (he's done it once)

Unfortunately, that isn't going to happen the AFL insists on the MFC going down there each and every season - drives me insane the inequity of this fixturing farce.

Some of his MOTY attempts recently have been totally unrealistic IMO. I'm not wanting him to stop trying to take big marks - his flair is exciting and brings people to the game but flying in a pack of giants is not what he is there to do - in those situations he should be positioning himself in a dangerous position to pick up the inevitable spoilt ball.