Straight Sets Simon

Is there a table somewhere that shows the scores we need in the St Kilda and Sydney game to hold on to second spot?

Percentage watch is going to be intense this weekend.

I know none of those changes will happen, more just a reflection that we need some change because the current formula won’t stand up.

Great call about Carlton missing their midfield. We should have the best contested midfield and ruck combination and yet we often get beaten in that area.

I’d prefer eight goals and one tackle. Forwards are there to kick goals (something we struggle to do now) so the obsession with forward tackles for a player like Fritsch is weird to me.

Sydney are a better team than us and playing on the small SCG won’t help. I’d prefer we play Collingwood but we are very far from certain to make top four so not worrying about that yet.

Jordon just isn’t suited to a wing because he’s a handbrake. His best position is midfield or as the sub. We need more run and penetration off a wing so our forward entries are deeper and not just high balls to a pocket.

We can still win the thing but it will require changes because the current formula isn’t good enough.

In a time when we can’t buy goals, Melksham kicks four and he isn’t top vote getter for everyone? I love Petty but come on, people.

We’ve looked a worse team this year since Salem has been back.

Joel Smith or JVR in the forward line to create some dynamic contests. Bowey in for Salem who has been awful all year. Harmes in to tag Neale and remain a tagger for rest of his career because that’s where he plays his best football. ANB or Spargo out because they simply do not provide the crumbing up forward we need. Ben Brown out even though Weideman hasn’t been good we seem to play better with him in the team. I prefer Weideman to Jackson (contract distracted) as the second ruck at the moment. Get Jordon the handbrake off the wing. Do we have a better option than Sparrow?

I fully stand by these comments. That last three minutes was wallpaper over cracks.

There needs to be a minimum for four changes for next week. A totally complacent team playing a style that has been worked out with a forward line that couldn’t kick straight if their lives depended on it.

If Brown doesn’t kick this he’s dropped.

We are no chance of winning this. We do not look like kicking another goal tonight.

This. Same team each week as well doesn’t help, need some players with hunger.

Salem has been rubbish all year, bring back Bowey.

Every single kick forward is to a pack with no crumbers. Spargo and ANB dying out there. This is so bad.

Won’t win this game let alone a final missing these sitters. We are the worst set shot team in the competition and it shows.

We might not even make it into the Dangerzone tonight.

Viney constantly running on to his right side is infuriating.

He got off.

He’ll get off.

I think Cripps is a little unlucky and I always err on the side of suspending players for bumps. In this case it was more clumsy than malicious, but as we know the AFL are all about outcomes. For the record, all intentional punches, bumps (to the head) and strikes no matter how minor should be a suspension as it is the only way to remove it from the game.

Too complacent (see Dangerzone) and not hungry enough.