Demon Jack

Kennedy always excites me when he has the ball. Very zippy type of player. Just needs to fix up his disposal as he has been a key culprit in our turnovers.

Both teams look awful. We should really beat Hawthorn in a few weeks.

Hibberd looking solid. Not a big game but has done nice things. Took a courageous goal saving mark just before 3QT.

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This. Can't understand why we're wasting him in that dreaded defensive half-forward position.

Hearing Brayshaw's name a lot.

Bernie Vince is not finished. He simply doesn't have the capacity to play as a defender. I recall that Bernie played as a midfielder for the majority of round 1 and was excellent. When Lewis and Hibberd come into the side, I'd expect Bernie to push into the midfield more.

After rewatching most of the match, I was fairly happy with Frost's game. In all respect to Oscar, Frost has a real crack and won't be outbodied seven out of ten times. His speed is a serious asset as well.

Out: Weideman, Hannan In: Hogan, Hibberd (hopefully he's fit)

6. Watts: Not a massive game, but continues to stand up when needed. Fantastic mark and goal in the last to kickstart the comeback. 5. Garlett: Celebrated his 150th in style. Three goals and eight tackles 4. Petracca: Took some incredibly strong one on one marks and was clean throughout. So close to a breakout game. 3. Spencer: Competed incredibly well against one of the best of the business. Glad to see he's capable of going forward like Max. 2. Oliver: Typical Oliver game. Not much else to say. Would be leading the B&F by a street at the moment. 1. Salem: Setting a pretty good standard with his class. Need to see more of it during four quarters.

BBO gave himself a jolly good flogging?

I have a feeling Kent will have a big game this weekend. His pace will seriously concern the Freo defenders.

Very important that Vince will be out there. We need more experienced generals on the field to guide the rest of the team. He had a bad game last weekend, but that can be excused considering he played the majority of the game with a painful toe. I'd expect him to return to his best this week.

Funny that although we are the oldest club in the game, we only have the one '300 game player' in David Neitz. Provided he stays fit, Jones seems certain to enter the record books in a few years.

Ironic that in 2013, I thought we had the rough end in the 'Jetta deal'. Lewis had a 40 plus goal season and starred in a Sydney premiership team while Leroy had some fantastic games as a small forward at the Dons. Meanwhile, we had Nev, who had had some put in some decent performances over his career to date but was set to be delisted at seasons end. Roos then gave him a rookie lifeline and here we are today. Funny how things pan out.

28 disposals against the Cats after 35 in the first two rounds. It's early days, but it's clear that consistency is a massive concern for Clarry.

I just realised I haven't had much of a look at what lies ahead in regards to our fixture over the next couple months. Our games leading towards the bye are: Round 4: Melbourne vs Fremantle - MCG Round 5: Richmond vs Melbourne - MCG Round 6: Essendon vs Melbourne - Etihad Stadium Round 7: Melbourne vs Hawthorn - MCG Round 8: Adelaide vs Melbourne - Adelaide Oval Round 9: Melbourne vs North Melbourne - MCG Round 10: Melbourne vs Gold Coast - TIO Trager Park I know we still have a lot of development left to go through, but without trying to sound cocky we could very well be looking at a 8-2 result going into the bye (Adelaide seems like a stretch). Even if we pull in a shocker against a North Melbourne or Essendon, 7-3 is still a handy launching point leading into the mid part of the season.

6. Jones 5. Watts 4. Hunt 3. Stretch 2. Kent 1. Oliver ANB was very good but that kick in the last quarter was unforgivable.

OUT: Lewis, Hogan, Brayshaw IN: Vince, Smith, Kent Lewis and Hogan out is definitely a given. Bernie will come back in and after reading some of the VFL reports, it seems that Tim Smith could in line for selection this week. We still haven't upgraded a rookie to the senior list after Garland's injury so it is certainly a possibility. The problem with Brayshaw (aside from what could be some very problematic concussion issues) is that he is playing that 'doomed' defensive half forward position that Magner, Tapscott and Vandenberg (who to his credit has been ok in this position) have played over the last few years. As its been proven, its very hard to get a touch there and probably harder to actually hit the scoreboard. I'd give him a run in the VFL for a few weeks where he can actually apply his trade and actually play in the guts. Let him gain some confidence and then bring him into the team as a starting mid when we need him. Let Kent come in who is a far more lively type of forward (has pace and is a better kick).

Very winnable. I haven't quite been brave enough to tip us yet but I can't see why we can't be 3-0 in a weeks time. If we're able to shut down one or both of Selwood or Dangerfield, their midfield stocks will shorten dramatically.

2017 first rounder + ANB (provided he plays 15+ games and increases his value a bit)? Would that be enough?

Can we just talk about and admire how Christian Salem outbodied Levi Casboult. I know no one is a big wrap for Levi, but if there is one thing he can do, it's mark a football.

Argh! Next week is an incredibly important game. It will be made that every bit harder now that we won't have Hogan and Lewis out there. I'll admit that both action shows were reckless, stupid and deserved at least one week apiece, but two and three weeks respectively seems very harsh, especially considering that Thompson was only given the one week. Thank goodness we'll have Bernie set to come back in to cover for Lewis. Spencer seems likely to get a look in as well.

Any update on how Hibberd is tracking? He'll make our back six look a lot stronger, although I thought that Harmes was good today in the backline.

Clayton Oliver Week 1 vs St Kilda: 36 touches (88% efficiency), five marks and seven tackles. Week 2 vs Carlton: 35 touches (80% efficiency), seven marks and nine tackles.