Straight Sets Simon

He's 100 times better than the normal Channel Seven nuffies.

Classic Luke Darcy getting excited by Rance when he allowed an uncontested Essendon mark in their forward line.

Horrible free kick to Nankervis. Essendon with two injuries already, going to be a Melbourne-like flogging.

Boyd won them a premiership (should have won the Norm Smith), but with his wages and contract he's now become a liability for them. Incredible to think that this club won a premiership only 20 months ago.

Tim Smith looked like he was a bit hurt.

He is becoming elite. His kicking his as good as anyone's.

6. Jetta 5. Hogan 4. McDonald 3. Fritsch 2. Oliver 1. Brayshaw

Forgot about Smith.

You'd think so, might be asking too much of Petty at this stage.

I wouldn’t have thought so.

I love Melksham, but he goes for everything one-handed. This needs to be addressed.

Playing too cute.

Dumb McDonald, getting too cute here.

Too much running over the ball, bend over and pick it for crying out loud.

Gawn not getting back behind the mark was so lazy.

Pure class by Hogan.

Brayshaw is coasting.

Our tackling has been woeful.

Second to the ball too many times.

Was he known as "The Volvo" or something along those lines?

186?

Some nuffie started this thread.

I agree with this. Whilst we do move the ball quickly, we don't always just blindly play on and run forwards without seeing what's ahead. Players like Salem and Lewis can take a mark, stop, prop and allow teammates to spread and set up ahead of the ball.

All we needed in the Neeld years was more confidence and winning, why can't you see this?

My only slight concern is the shorter break after playing in a warm conditions and even then I'm more worried about us getting injuries as opposed to losing. Pound for pound we just have a much stronger list, most of our team would need to be really off the boil for us to lose.