Straight Sets Simon

I think we might go with four players on the bench just quietly.

Hunt needs to not just be a straight line player. He and Frost are quick, but predictable as neither really has a side-step.

My list would be: Cripps Bontempelli Oliver Kelly Heeney Merrett Crouch Petracca Curnow Hogan

He's our best under 23 player by a mile.

Correct.

I'm not taking about going for a run down the wing, just a couple of bursting quick steps to give themselves a metre or two of space to then execute a handball.

I wasn't surprised that Tyson didn't get a game, but not selecting him just opened ourselves up to these camp allegations.

It should be a percentage booster. Should.

The irony of Lewis being brought in to show leadership is not lost in this incident.

It's more complex than this. In tight, we don't look to break away before we give it off. We tend to panic and handball it off straight away without actually trying to create some space before doing so. What is also frustrating is when we tackle opposition players they still can get a handball off yet we seem to just drop it.

He's not.

Mitch Robinson has been offered a one-week ban. Handy.

The trainer went to him.

It was like that game against Collingwood a few years ago when they just dropped someone back and we didn't think to play someone forward to counter it.

Possession football is fine, so long as it isn't just kick backwards and sideways until you run out of room. It actually requires a lot of running to make options and to clear space for teammates to run into.

It should be getting an extra player around the ball and then locking it in the forward line.

Selwood was limited after the Wagner tackle, Guthrie was proppy too. The reduction in rotations hurt them a lot.

His upside is so good that we need to persevere with him. Like Brayshaw, they both need to learn to get the ball more.

If Geelong didn't have injuries during the game then I would say a 10 goal loss was possible. They simply ran out of legs in the end.

We only just beat them at the MCG last year. If we are a finals side we win and win well, I'm just not convinced we have improved enough, especially with our midfield.

The issue of fumbling and running over the ball when on the ground needs to be addressed along with our panicked handballs in close (Oliver excluded).

Could Frost play on a wing or flank? I think we need his pace.

A couple of really bad kicks under little pressure hurt a lot.

I'm not a Tyson fan but he would have been better than Maynard today.

His kicking was costly.