Straight Sets Simon

I’m expecting at least four changes for next week. A lot of complacent players running around, screams of 2022.

Such a bad decision by Jordon to kick down the line when there was a player clear in the middle.

Good teams are going to destroy us. Hawthorn just walking it out of the centre circle is embarrassing.

Can we have a talk about how sloppy Petracca is at times?

We should have been 80 points up at half time but got cute and wasted countless forward entries. Hawthorn are now showing us how it’s done, and as always it starts with clearances.

And Joel Smith.

I’d much rather Brown, McDonald or Smith forward than Petty. Especially when May isn’t fit and Hibberd is out and the backline needs Petty.

Brown, Spargo, Hibberd and hopefully my boy Joel Smith as a forward.

His last miss was inexcusable for someone with his talent. That would have iced the game.

Right now, Hibberd is a top 5 most important player for us. May is clearly not fit so he makes up a lot for that.

Or just hit a target and run the clock down.

The combination of Turner in and Petty forward totally ruined the balance of the team. When Goodwin tries to get cute bad things tend to happen.

Journalists are funny.

As much as love players from the 90’s and 2000’s my “best” team would be made up mostly of the current team. We look even better than 2021.

Jackson’s best was a key reason we won a flag but does he have much more of a ceiling or is there more improvement in him? I think he needs to a be a number one ruck to fully get the most out of his ability.

Why didn’t he bring it in when he was working the AFL? I agree with him though, I hate the sub.

No way, we had Terlich and Matt Jones up the top of our best and fairest.

6. Grundy 5. McDonald 4. Fritsch 3. Oliver 2. Petracca 1. Rivers

Melksham put us back into the top four.

My work here is done.

Thanks god for the umpire there, Grundy was standing the mark almost two metres back and the umpire showed him he could come up closer which ultimately is why the Sydney players’ last kick fell short.

Big test for Grundy to not tap directly to his opponent in this centre bounce.

Love how as soon as we get a run on we lose a centre clearance and let Sydney have a shot on goal. Only been happening for three years now.

Need the next three.

Chin.