Straight Sets Simon

I hope the Bulldogs aren’t wearing theirs today as it will be a huge clash with ours.

If the Bulldogs are to win it will be because their leg speed cuts us up.

Gold Coast playing the last game of last round and the first game of this round is peculiar.

I’ve said it for years but the action and intent should be punished, not the outcome. Players can control their actions but not the outcome.

West Coast with their home ground and crowd advantage are the team to beat.

Garry is all of us, he’s been burnt too many times before so he’s being rightfully cautious. Collingwood have a lot of injuries, were coming off a short break and lost two players during the game.

I just like Smith and feel another marking option forward (someone more agile than McDonald) is needed.

Good summary. We also got some favourable umpiring which made a nice change after recent weeks. Lever, Tomlinson and Harmes (the defender experiment needs to end) were clearly our worst based in their skills, effort and decision making. The forward line looks much better, I still want to see Smith there as another marking target. My whipping boys Langdon and Spargo were excellent and I thought Preuss more than held his own against Grundy. As good as Petracca was he wasn’t as sharp as he has been but still playing like a star. Brayshaw kicking goals is the best kind of Brayshaw, looks more like the 2018 version. Hibberd’s resurrection has been Jesus-like and Melksham didn’t make me want to throw my TV out the window for the first time in two years.

Out: McDonald, Tomlinson and Harmes. In: Gawn, Bennell and Jetta.

People not including Spargo is criminal. 6. Oliver 5. Langdon 4. Spargo 3. Brayshaw 2. Petracca 1. Viney

I’m done.

I like the part where we look like the team of 2018 again.

He could have gone back behind the mark and waited for players to run forward and at the very least look to lock it in there by kicking to the top of the square.

Lots of mistakes, but Hannan's decision to kick to the pocket in that last play was beyond stupid.

So dumb from Hannan.

Hannan's kick to Fritsch cost us the game.

Oscar HAD to kick that off the ground the first time.

Gerard is loving this.

It's weird, I don't feel like we are playing all that badly it's just little errors here and there that cost us.

Either Jones or Tomlinson for vandenBerg was the right change to make. We should win.

I think we will win. The team balance is far better than the early games and players are finally playing in the right positions.

I feel like if you lined up all the players we drafted in 2018 I wouldn't be able to name any of them.

Big loss but at least not foot and likely he would have been managed anyway. Jones in for him?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m far more bullish about our chances after the last couple of weeks (team selections have played a big role) but let’s just cool our jets for the moment.

We've beaten 7th, 11th and 14th on the ladder so far.