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I heard a rumour that the Dees heard Andy’s rant and that set the wheels in motion. The [censored] bombs were delivered out of disappointment and hurt and passion for change. What a game? Extend the podcast to 2 hours this week. The excitement. The goals. Wow. Riv, Trac, Chin, Viney and of course Kozzzzy. Excitement. We come to the footy for excitement. Wow they delivered. We love kozzzzzy. The kids all jumped for joy for kozzzzys mark !! The game plan. It was a more dynamic style today. Not perfect but better. More run and dash off half back, and playing on from a mark often. No boring sideways useless sideways boring useless kicks. Guess what? It works. Play on and overlap running and kicking puts defenders under pressure. Simple stuff. Don’t wait for the defence to zone and flood back. Yes 2 + 2 = 4. Simple footy. Pressure count. Yes over 200 consistently. Not the pathetic 135 from last week. The tackling. Better. More contested footy. Still too many MISSED tackles or where Freo got the handball away. Work to do but better. Max and JV7. The leaders stood up. Viney was huge all day. Tagging and running and his kicking was 1000% better. Boy what a difference. Jake Bowey. Cool and efficient. Good decisions. Get it to him and get him to kick it. With McVee back, we have a good running defence. (Salem was ok but on notice) Petty up forward. Great game. Yes showed his marking and goalkicking. Needs more support but played a great game. Sorry … still have to call out … as George does…” stop guarding grass”. Clarry was caught out twice in defense and with two other clangers, he was poor defensively. Clarrys heart was all in (100% endeavour) but needs to think more. Key stats. 16 goals. 56 entries. 28% efficiency. Fast ball movement created opportunities. Needs still to be better. Missed 6-7 goal chances that needed ti be kicked. Gawn. Trac. Sparrow. Spargo. Missed sitters. Clearances 38-33. Last 2 games, Freo destroyed us at clearances. Our mids stood up 59 tackles. 27 in forward50. The pressure was huge as we locked it in. A little reminder to us of 2021. Bounces 7. Not often covered. We typically have 1-2. This showed our run. A great win 👏👏👏 Go Dees ❤️💙

Kozzzzzy Pickett - for his excitement and goalscoring Max Gawn - strong ruckwork all day Jake Bowey. Clean and efficient. Harry Petty. 4 goals. Strong marking. Pearce is no mug. Jack Viney. Inspirational. Took on Serong. Seemed like a new man. Tom McDonald. Great game. Beat Treacy and defended all day. Special mentions to Riv, Trac and Langdon. Of course to Langford for two crucial second half goals. He nailed them when others missed chances Negative votes. None this week 👍🏻

I agree with Damo … honestly I cannot believe it. I agree with him. BALTA pleaded Guilty to cowardly bashing someone outside a pub. King hit the guy. Video was conclusive and he had no defence. He should cop a good behaviour bond, anger management and with a suspended 6- month jail sentence. That is ok to be free provided without any further offending. Court ruling this week so why not wait until after the ruling. But Tigers played him. AFL DISGRACE. RICHMOND DISGRACEFUL! He king hit a guy. Lucky not to have killed him. It’s a [censored] disgrace

What gets us excited? It’s who gets us excited?? Of course …

Kozzzy. ❤️💙❤️💙 We all love you💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️ please stay please You are the excitement My kids love it. To see their joy is my joy. You are blessed Please stay please !!!

McVee. Ready to play next game. Sestan. Very close to a game. Very close. Like his increased fitness and wins contested footy. Laurie. VFL is his level. Smart around goals and ok at contests but unfortunately step up to AFL requires more pace and intensity. Fritsch. Stays at Casey JVR. Stays at Casey Jefferson. Stays at Casey Kentfield. One to watch this year. Want to see him play forward across the next few weeks Adams. Developing still. Had good defensive moments and steady disposal. Casey for a while longer Billings. Slow and wide and uncontested. No. Never again. Culley I see the potential but the laconic style (lazy) type disposal at times is not AFL standard. Two misses in the second qtr deflated our momentum. Is he intense enough for AFL or just a young bloke playing some footy. Love to shake him up !! Verrall. Another year in the gym. Outmuscled in the ruck but better around the ground. A 50:50 to return at year end. Brown. Mentha. Johnson. Woey. Quiet games. Worry about Woey jnr. Needs to have a chat about his running. He can run. So run. Run. Run. *Bonner. Wow !! Lovely goal from 60 out. Why was delisted by the Saints? Perhaps Dees should have looked at him for the SSP. His skills and decision making are worthy of still being in the AFL. But I guess yeah he’s now at 28, it’s probably seen as past him. *Kirkwood-scott. Skills and connection were good. Keep persisting. * Baldi and Hardie fought hard Casey didn’t take their chances & made poor decisions. GWS were clean and smart and efficient. Better coached perhaps imv. Not more talented. Just better.

Howes has been cast as a plug and play type. He was brought to replace May but then had to play key back on Amiss when Turner was off at half time. Howes did a good job and gets to stay in. But I agree that if possible, I’d really like the Dees to give him a few games across half forward. He’s a good mark and kick. Got the tank and agility. Was drafted as a wing/half forward.

Spargo miss from 20 metres out !! Spargo clear and no pressure and kicking over Kozzy lead !!! Spargo missed tackle on Clark and Freo rebound !! Spargo fighting with milkshake over the footy!!! Spargo was better but … must be even better next time !!!

An emotional rollercoaster!!! Here’s my summary in an emotional format 1st ☠️Ump. Charity free kick to Brayshaw ! Soft free. Freo goal 👏Kozzzy magic - pickup and snap goal 👏Langdon pass to a leading Petty - goal 👏Riv mark - run - goal from 45 🤢Gawn !!! Knock down teammate- Freo goal 🤢Poor tackling. They are getting hands free to get the handball away !! Must lock it in 👏Petty contest mark - goal 55m kick 👏Ball movement better and quicker. Viney. Kozzzy. 💔💔milkshake miss from 35 metres!! Fullerton miss from 40 metres. 👏Trac crumb and goal 🤢Trac lazy lazy pass inside 50 🤢Oliver turnover. Freo take it coast to coast through the corridor. 👏Centre clearance Gawn to Trac to Viney sidesteps - goal (wow) - 15 seconds to go Wow. 6.1.37 up by 11 points 2nd 👏Chin goal from 65metres runs it through 🤢Spargo. Why. Start stop. Turnover. 👏Chin again on the goal line 👏handball run & clean hands!! To kozzzy - snap goal Kozzzzzy !!!! 🤢Windsor knocks over Serong - free kick downfield- freo goal 💔Spargo clear - kick completely missed Kozzy lead (Spargo ffs) 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮Oliver handball to Bolton Freo goal 👏👏👏👏👏air kozzzzzy ✈️ mark and goal 👏Freo panic ! Desperation dees. Petty off the ground in the square goal - last minute if the qtr 👏👏👏👏👏What a great half from the Dees. 12.2.74 up by 21 points 3rd ☠️☠️☠️umps !!! Johnson fends off. Caught holding the ball - 5 metre out from goal. Holding the ball !!!! Freo rebounds and goal ☠️ump. Viney picking it up. Brayshaw free!! ☠️kozzzy around the neck. High !!! Holding the ball 👏Viney run and kicks 55 to kozzzy run run goal 💔Langdon 30 metres kick back (was 50 metre out) -why why. Now back to half back. ☠️umps Freo 50 metre penalty - 70 metres!! 🤮Oliver guard grass - lazy !! Reid to Bolton goal Great play to Spargo who’s clear and 💔💔he misses from 20 metres out (wtf) 👏Sharp to Langford - goal 💔Salem miss 👏Pickett to Trac marks 30 metres out - 💔goes snap kick and misses (poor from Trac… his goalkicking confidence?) 🤮Lindsay miss tackle !! Freo goal 👏👍🏻umpire finally. Free to petty. Goal (8 seconds left) Tension. Dees 15.5.95. Up by 19 points. Come on !! 4th 💔Gawn 🤮miss from 15 metre out. Killer !! 🤮Oliver fumble. Trac turnover ! Dumb footy - Freo goal 🤮Freo goal (back to 6 points) 7 minutes left 👏Langford goal (Gawn gets it out of the ruck) 💔Gawn miss again 💔Gawn miss. Sparrow miss from the goal square. Chandler miss. Let’s seal it?!?! Dees Hang on !!! Dees 16.11.107 👏👏👏Dees win by 10 ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

Ditto. Okay performance. He’s back for the next game. His ruck and general forward craft looked better than JVR and it helped Gawn.

Yes at least 3 absolute howlers. Two cost us goals. His endeavour was unquestionable, and he gave his all, but there’s no denying that his execution was often poor.

Billings goes wide and wider. Lucky there’s a boundary line or he’d be over the fence. 85 percent DE% and 20 touches. Looks good right?? But he plays the chip chip chip it around slow play game with possession all uncontested. Achieves nothing. No more please. Delist or retire !!

Kozzy - love your excitement We love ya Please stay please You inspired us Run Kozzzy Run Great excitement today ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

4th 🤮Gawn 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮miss from 13 metre out. Killer !! 🤮Oliver fumble. Trac turnover ! Dumb footy 🤮Gawn miss 👏👏Langford goal 🤮🤮🤮Gawn miss. Sparrow miss. Chandler miss.

3rd 🤮🤮🤮umps !!! Johnson 5 metre out. Holding the ball !!!! Freo rebounding goal 🤮🤮🤮umps!!!. Viney picking it up. Brayshaw free!! 🤮🤮🤮umps!!! Kozzzy tackled around the neck. Holding the ball 👏👏👏kozzzy goal 💔Langdon 25 metres kick back (was 50 metre out) 🤮🤮🤮umps 50 metre! 75 metre distance 🤮Oliver guard grass (lazy lazy )Reid to Bolton goal 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔Spargo miss from 20 metre (centre break) 👏sharp to Langford 🤮Salem missed 👏Pickett to Trac 🤮🤮🤮🤮miss 30 mere out 🤮Lindsay miss tackle !! Brayshaw… Goal to Dudley 👏👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻umpire finally. Free to petty. Goal

2nd 👏👏Chin goal 🤢Spargo. Why. Start stop. Turnover. 👏👏chin again 👏handball run clean hands!! To kozzzy 👏pace run goal Kozzzzzy 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢Windsor knocks over Serong 💔Spargo miss Kozzy lead 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮Oliver handball to Bolton Freo goal 👏👏👏👏👏kozzzzzy ✈️ 👏Freo panic ! Desperation dees. Petty goal Half time dees 74 dockers 53 👏👏👏Bowey Viney Riv Langdon Trac Petty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️kozzy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

1st qtr 🤢Ump. Langdon free on Brayshaw ! Soft free 👏Kozzzy you ripper goal 👏Langdon to leading Petty goal 👏Riv mark run goal 🤢Gawn !!! Knock down .. freo goal 🤢Poor tackling. They are getting hands free . Freo goal 👏petty goal 55m Ball movement. Viney. Kozzzy. 💔💔milkshake miss !! Fullerton miss!!! 👏👏Trac 🤢Trac lazy pass inside 50 Oliver turnover. Freo coast to coast and goal 👏👏Centre clearance Gawn Trac Viney goal Dees 37 Freo 26

120-67. Poor effort today Giants too clean too smart too efficient One team played smart and took their forward chances. Smart forwards. So much to say about our poor development Fritta to stay at Casey

Bonner 👏👏👏👏 Bring him in 🤣🤣🤣

Billings. Slow and wide. Always on the boundary line. Useless possessions. Why? Why did we ever think ??

Free kicks Giants 21 Dees 10 Hard to play against 21 players !!!!

McVee 👏👏 Laurie finishes off the work …that’s much better

Laurie miss from 20 metre out Fritsch miss from 15 metre out Chip chip chip turnover Chip chip chip turnover Cross turnover Sestan turnover 🤢🤢🤢🤮

Missing. Reward offerred. Coaching and development at the MFC LAST SEEN 2021 If found, please report immediately to Brad Green c/- at the latest home of the nomadic MFC.

Lazy… Culley was poor. Two golden chances to get us closer