Diamond_Jim

Rest and probability Macca. One more game = one more chance of loss. Going forward the 5-8 teams could taste success simply because the AFL have managed somehow to level the competition. On the latter point I'm not sure I'm a fan of levelling to the degree we now see it. Makes for a long season with finals being an add on determined by luck and injury (vide our forward line). Somewhat irrelevant though as it keeps the TV and the AFL happy.

Gawn Perhaps beaten in the ruck or did not dominate but around the ground he took several important marks (7 marks)

Just go through the VFL and pick one. No different to us trading Preuss. Like Dunstall... they are smash glass in case of emergency. Our own Bell at Casey is an example of a 4 week fill in type ruck. Unless the guy can mark around the ground or up forward rucks are a meh proposition in the main

Looking forward is there a Casey match in the post Rd 24 bye week...(assuming we win the wildcard round next week)

Fritsch in presumably for Laurie TMac as 50% sub (sharing with JVR probably... no criticism of JVR but we need to get a good look at the others) Smith stays in but it's his spot that is in danger for the first final (You could sub him out for TMac but my thought is it's a battle between him and TMac for the starting role come finals) Down back.. Probably no change but maybe Hibberd for Tomlinson thinking of Collingwood in first final (they don't play tall) PS: Grundy for Gawn if thought appropriate AND... No injuries please

6. Lever 5. Rivers 4, Melksham (would have been 5 or 6 if he'd nailed those missed shots) 3 ANB 2. Gawn 1 Viney

Surprise... Surprise

No to Schache being given a run at present... Please

Contested pack but small crumbers nowhere near it

I'll take that but hell this isn't a fun watch

Miles of room in their forward 50

We simply don't have a forward line No power whatsoever up front

You've got to be kidding Can we win a centre clearance these days !!

Why.. we have no tall forwards to bring the ball to ground Other than the opportune goal out the back I'm not sure I've seen Smith We need the small forwards to lead to space

Dumb.... Viney

Who's the guy taking Tomlinson apart

Why do MFC never give you an easy watch

Salem ???

Again .. we do it and they mark easily

Not hard when your opposition's handballs are VFL level bad

Could someone remind our mids we're not playing a tall foward line Keep it down going into 50

six possessions/kicks in that chain to open receivers !!!!

Looking slow and disorganised all over

Brayshaw... NO

No defence... probably the best forward line in the comp and a competitive mid field with Bontompelli being elite They had hoped Darcy would play down back but he hasn't come on after a strong VFL season in 2022