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Well that is poor form. I know he wasn’t playing his last game but I still think he should of been extended the courtesy.

I missed the majority of the game due to work and haven’t had a chance to read this whole thread but am I right in thinking that the Bulldogs players didn’t stay on the ground to form a guard of honour for Jones when he was carried off?

If Port can’t win tonight they might as well shut up shop for the year.

Is there a reason that thread can’t be pinned?

Fully pumped, massive signing. Flying down Thursday night for 5 days. Can’t wait for Monday.

Fair call, their losing margin has reduced significantly this year. Definitely playing a better brand of footy this year.

So what will this weeks upsets be? Suns over the Cats? Bombers over the Tigers? Hawks v Port will be interesting.

Changes for next week. Out : Whoever the [censored] is playing Friday night. In : I want the Eagles or a rematch against the Tigers at the G.

We came to play. Our ball movement. Our selflessness. Our forward options. Angus Brayshaw. and finally.... Hogans goal kicking accuracy is back.

Smith holding his marks today, he’s played well.

The most exciting thing is it’s hard to single any one player out, they have come to play and are coming to play week in week out. Continuity is key.

Regardless of foot/ankle how bloody frustrating for everyone involved. Please be nothing serious.

It’s all about salary rotation. TMac is at the peak of his powers and will be paid accordingly. Gawn is currently in the middle of his, Jones is out of contract next year, whilst he will no doubt go on he’s had his time at the top. Petracca still has to earn his. At the end of the day we may lose someone but the majority should stay at the club.

Depends on criteria, key forwards that can take the big park marks in crucial moments are valuable.

A couple of posters offering up Smith’s stats. If we are being honest if we were asked straight after the game (without checking the numbers) for our thoughts on his game/impact would the two align? In Viney was given another run in the two’s and Tyson played would we still call for no changes. Regardless of the result we should be playing our best available.

Hogan needs to stop playing for frees. Go hard unless you hear the whistle.

Lever should of punched it.

I flew down under the cover of darkness on Friday night. I’ve brought some family to their first game, looking forward to a big win. Today I’d like to see us tighten up defensively inside our fwd 50. When opposition teams try to kick it out long we set up pretty well but when they go the short kick then a series of handballs or short kick/hand ball receive run and kick when get caught wanting.

Did anyone see Talia get pinned for taking the legs of the Bulldogs player, that was a disgraceful call and goes against what the game is about.

If we beat the Crows we should hopefully go unbeaten in the remaining games to the bye.

Some dubious umpiring already in the North v Tigers game.

You’re probably right with regards to injury opening the door for Pedo, I just feel Weideman’s year in terms of development v output needs to be managed.

I think the Weed will be a player for us in the future but for where we are right now I think Pedo would have more of an impact when we come up against more hardened opposition. Crashing packs and creating contests is what happens when you’re not marking and converting the footy. Yes Weideman is competing, ( the contested marks against the Bombers/Saints were great) and he also has good 2nd efforts in his tackling. But for mine if he at times is struggling against weaker opposition the club needs to weigh up our opponent when selecting him, hence a balanced approach.

I mentioned last week that Jeffy mat come in to give Spargo a rest.

Whilst I understand what the club is doing with the Weed there’s needs a balanced approach. Currently playing 3 talks up forward gives us a lot of flexibility, so after the Carlton game Pedo should come in for the Weed. Against the Crows we can’t afford any passengers, there will be opportunities later in the year for him to get more games but as it stands he’s not in our best 22.