Demon Jack

Jefferson kicks his first.

AMW - A promising debut ANB - Whoops a daisy Brown - Another late cameo Chandler - Tackled and ran Gawn - Probably broke even Fritsch - Selfless but inaccurate JVR - Awesome first half Langdon - Some costly misses Lever - Blowing out cobwebs May - Played his role McDonald - Strong in defence McVee - Silenced dangerous Cameron Oliver - Regaining some confidence Petty - Clunked but inaccurate Pickett - 😍😍😍 Rivers - Embracing midfield role Sparrow - Not stepping up Tholstrup - Tenacious and exciting Tomlinson - Was generally unnoticed Turner - An exciting prospect Viney - Tireless and fearless Woewodin - Some encouraging signs Windsor - Needs a spell

Tholstrup and AMW must play for the remainder of the season. Both showed plenty tonight and deserve time in the seniors to develop. Kynan probably deserves a full game but will likely be dropped for either Bowey or Salem pending their respective niggles. Demonland will be on full Jefferson watch tomorrow.

Has rushed his disposals but the endeavor and tenacity is there.

Frees so far Brisbane - 9 Melbourne - 4

AMW hasn't done much wrong so far. Has shown plenty of poise in the back half so far.

JVR having a career best game so far.

Good to see all of JVR, Turner and Petty clunk a mark or two early.

Strikes me as a 'cherry on top' kind of player. It's no surprise that his best two games for us corresponded with arguably our two best four quarter efforts of the year which were the Dogs and Hawks games.

6. Gawn 5. McDonald 4. JVR 3. Pickett 2. ANB 1. Windsor

Great to see JVR kick three on one of the best 1-on-1 defenders in the comp in Darcy Moore but aside from that, I can't say there's a whole lot to look forward to at the moment. Windsor looked ok and McVee kept Hill quiet I suppose.

Move Petty to defense and move May to full forward.

This game reminded me of the Adelaide game in 2018 when we spanked them by 90 points only the shoe was on the other foot this time around. I was happy to give McAdam a month or so to find his feet in the side, but he looks nowhere near AFL standard at the moment.

Short passes to leading forwards please. Ryan, Clark and Pearce will gobble up any high entries.

I really rate this guy. Versatile and reliable defender who can also play forward if need be. Makes you wonder where Tomlinson will play his footy in '25 if we're looking at Battle.

6. Gawn 5. Tomlinson 4. McDonald 3. ANB 2. Salem 1. Petracca

Credit to Lachie Hunter. Thought he was pretty good today.

Another injury update, another week of Charlie Spargo being listed as 2-3 weeks away from selection.

I imagine Tomlinson will be recalled before we bury the Petty forward experiment. JVR (provided he's recalled) will play 20-25% ruck which will leave us too short in the F50 without Petty.

6. ANB - Never stopped trying 5. Oliver - Our only midfielder who seemed to get his hands on the ball consistently 4. Pickett - Always exciting to watch. 3. Salem - Decent return from injury. 2. Petracca - Had some good moments but went missing for large portions of the game. 1. Fritsch - Our only winner in the forward 50

IN: JVR, Tomlinson, Langdon OUT: Brown, Lever, Billings Wouldn't be surprised if we also see Tholstrup back in the side either. Maybe even a Sestan debut.

I'd consider giving Sestan a run in the seniors before Jefferson. Has made some good strides this year.

He's been an absolute gun over the journey but I genuinely feel as though his heart isn't in it anymore.

I really like JVR having a crack in the ruck, but surely it's time we bring in Fullerton as a proper back up. JVR was torn apart by Pittonet and De Koning whenever Max went off. In: Fullerton, McAdam (if fit) Out: Turner (unlucky but has now played two average games in a row), Billings (poor recent form although he had a good last quarter).

Can anyone clarify if Bowey was injured or if he was simply a tactical sub? If the latter, surely Turner, Petty or JVR would've been a better option to take off considering the conditions? On that note, I thought Woewodin showed a bit when he came on. Nine touches in the final quarter.