Demon Jack

Patrick Voss with five goals. Every team seems to be having no problem in finding tall forward talent. Why do we struggle so much?

100% agree on Laurie. Even though he's contracted with us for 2026, I imagine he'll be seeking opportunities elsewhere.

OUT: Tholstrup, May (if suspended) IN: Sparrow, Petty I'm not sure if Jeffo is the answer but he probably holds his spot unless Kentfield plays a blinder tomorrow. Petty could also be thrown forward if Jeffo is dropped and Adams could debut to replace May if he's suspended.

I really feel for the kid. Clearly very popular amongst the group and the coaches clearly think highly of him. It's just not working out for him at the moment.

6. Pickett - Surely a lock for AA at this point? ANOTHER 5 goal, 20 touch game 5. Fritsch - Seems to have rediscovered his mojo. Nailing set shots and leading well. Has quietly had a decent second half of the season. 4. Gawn - Up against two tricky opponents and probably took home the chocolates. 3. Salem - Like Fritsch, seems to have rediscovered some of his best form. Just needs more 'oomph' with his kicks. 2. Bowey - Only player who looked to be adventurous with his kicking. That moment of hesitation against Docherty probably killed us though. 1. Oliver - Worked his guts out tonight. If he's awarded that HTB in the fourth, it could've been a whole different story.

Jeffo looked like he was getting to the right spots, which shows he's learning, but his decision making was diabolical tonight. I'm pretty sure every one of his disposals in the first half led to a turnover. On the other hand, he laid some great smothers inside forward 50 and clunked a couple. Nailed that late game set shot under pressure as well.

Jeffo is making it incredibly hard for me to root to him. Diabolically bad quarter from him.

Huge Kingsley alert with Moir.

The coaches are clearly seeing something with Sharp that I'm not. I'd much rather give Laurie a run.

Melk played a blinder that night! Kicked four goals and took that cracking mark in the final minutes to bring the margin to within a goal.

If all goes well with his recovery, I could see him pushing for Salem's role in 2026.

Looks like it's finally clicked for Cadman. Good for him, it's exciting to see. Hopefully Jeffo takes a leaf or two out of his book.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seemed as though The DeeBrief guys were having a crack at Goody for not playing Nathan Jones in the GF. Didn't NJ leave the Perth hub during the '21 grand final week to be with his wife who was about to give birth to twins? Also, while I agree that change is desperately needed, can we please never consider Nathan Buckley as the coach of the Melbourne Football Club ever again?

Fully expecting an underdone Spargo coming off an injury recall over someone like Laurie. I wouldn't be against seeing Kentfield get a run on the seniors but Jeffo needs more time to find his feet.

Kozzie aside, we desperately need more scoreboard impact from our smaller forwards. The stats are a bit grim Chandler: 11 goals from 16 games (granted he's stepped into more of a midfield role of late) Sharp: 8 goals from 13 games Tholstrup: 2 goals from 7 games Henderson: 2 goals from 5 games Spargo: 1 goal from 9 games Even Petracca's scoreboard impact has dried up in the past month.

Based on that, he'll fit right in.

6. Turner 5. May 4. Viney 3. Melksham 2. Pickett 1. Rivers

I mentioned it earlier, but his confidence looked shot towards the end of the game. I think we have to persist for the remainder of the season and hope he's able to string together some form and confidence to take into the off-season.

I was all for giving Jeffo the rest of the season to develop in the seniors but wowza, he is nowhere near ready. His intent and desire is questionable at best and he's constantly being pushed off the ball by defenders. His confidence looked shot at the end of the game.

Haha, only we could concede that goal.

What does Laurie have to do to get a consistent run in the seniors (and not as sub)? I've watched Casey a bit this season and he's always accumulating good numbers and having an impact. He's exactly what we need at half forward at the moment and he can give us a point of difference in the midfield. He's signed for 2026, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's elsewhere next season.

Barring any further injury, I'd say that looks like Lever and JVR straight in for Howes and Petty. I'd actually like to see Jed Adams get a shot in the seniors before recalling Lever.

Hope he turns out to be a decent pick up for us, but our recent history in signing category B/former basketball players has been questionable at best. Kyah Farris-White was struggling to get a game with the Casey seconds team by the end of his time with us.

Tapscott was more than serviceable in his first season when he played as a back pocket with his booming kick and physicality. Neeld thought he was more suited to a defensive half forward role which ended up killing his career. I think Kolt will be a serviceable player for us. Hopefully he (along with Windsor, Jefferson and co), put in the work during the off season. We're going to be asking a lot from them next year if moving back up the ladder is going to be on the cards.

Kicks goals for fun in the VFL. 89 goals from 39 VFL games. Would love it if we had a look at him.