Dee Zephyr

Jack Trengove to make his Port debut this weekend. Good luck Jack.

Yes, it was brilliant. Best part of the week so far. Excellent interview. Where do we meet for pre season so we can help out his team up North?

Article on AFL site about Trac. http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-27/im-not-the-player-i-want-to-be-says-dee-petracca The following stood out. All I want to focus on at the moment is just doing what Simon tells me to do, playing my role as that half-forward by putting a lot of pressure on. It's stuff that probably doesn't get recognised, but it does get recognised inside the four walls."

Time will tell and i believe we can win another 6 games at least. We are better placed to attack the second half of the season in regards to personnel than this time last year IMO. I realise the fixture is a tough one, but it is what it is. If we can keep most of our best 22 out there for the remainder and miss finals....well...then we are not good enough and people have every right to feel aggrieved..again. Hopefully the players feel bitter after the Port loss, more so than R23 last year. T Mac telling the media to F off is a good start. I find it hard to see a benchmark right now, the obvious is Richmond. A 16 game winning streak at the G but also 3 losses interstate. Swans can win games when being dominated but have dropped 3 at the SCG. West Coast are getting the wobbles for one reason or another and 2 of their 3 losses have been at home. Collingwood in 4th?? Don’t rate them but hey. Port? They’ve had a cushy three week stay at home recently and fell over the line in two of them but 4 points is 4 points. We have some work to do no doubt but the four walls shouldn’t be caving in just yet.

Play Ball!!! Let’s go!!!

Great defences take time to build. Our guys haven’t played enough games together yet. We lose Lever who plays beyond his years and you need a replacement that at the moment is not capable of playing to Lever’s standard. The Swans are a great example. They have lost the inside 50 count 7 times this year, with differentials ranging from -4 to -24 and have won all 7 games.

Do they have another small forward that’s struggling to get a game as well? Stengle I believe....do you know much about him?

How do you miss a player that is a 4-6 week proposition? Apparently he was in a moon boot last week. Strange nonetheless.

.....and don’t forget a shite Hawthorn the week after they were creamed by the Saints down in Tassie.

The Cup that keeps on giving. Unbelievable drama to finish off Group B. You can’t script this stuff. Missed penalties, VAR intervention, cracking goals. Iran almost sent Portugal packing, a one on one at the death and fluffs the shot wide. Iran would have topped the group. Agony!!

Indeed way low! 8 weeks given to Plugger for breaking Caven’s nose and these guys are talking 4-5 weeks for Cameron after what he did?

Totally irrelevant on the quality and character of a player or past incidents. This could have serious implications for Andrews. I won’t give a second thought about Cameron when he retires.

God...hope the kid is alright. You’d assume this goes straight to the tribunal and they better have the balls to suspend him for the rest of the season like you said.

Is the game being played the way it is because a coach decided to be innovative in game style or are coaches now planning styles after all this new data/statistical analysis was introduced? Either way, it’s one big mess, a shite spectacle and impossible to umpire. Someone mentioned how hard it is to explain the rules to a person new to the game. You wouldn’t know where to start. The inconsistencies are glaring, more so than previous years I feel. So much running in games these days it’s almost like they have to blow the whistle for a rest.

I did see 10-7 at one stage...now 28-11.

Cheers. Tuned in late, Casboult broke his finger in the warm-up? Stiff.

Are Carlton doing a T Mac move with Rowe going forward?? Come on the Baggers!!

I think the question is not the right one. I don’t believe we need saving at 8-5. A better question would be can we improve as the year goes on? Most definitely IMO...and just remember what happened around this time last year. We weren’t blessed on the injury front as it was, then we lost some more key personnel. Goodwin has a lot more to work with than this time last year.

Unbelievable. Heartbreaking for the Swedish fans. This is turning out to be one hell of a tournament with so much more still to play out. Mexico is my “Smokey”, never underestimate the Central Americans. ‘Chicharito’ with his 50th international goal for the Mexicans.

Well done Macca. Phew, that was a tight finish. The caller thought ‘ City Light’ nosed out ‘Merchant Navy’. Thanks for posting the replay. Nice trifecta divvy on the Vic tote.

That bet should not have lost binman. The close misses are piling up this weekend. Unlucky mate.

Well done Wallis!! Out on the full, are you serious??

Marcus Adams goes alright, that is when he’s not injured.

O Mac can accept a $2000 fine for the Marshall clash. Careless conduct with low impact to the head as judged by Mr MRO. Some of us believed it didn’t deserve a 50m penalty. I thought you were allowed to compete for the ball. What’s one to do when in midair? Stick out an elbow out like Jeremy Cameron?