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Have him back in a heartbeat - would undoubtedly draw the best defender thereby freeing up The Weid & Fritta. (Beside that, the life-size blow up figure with No.1 on his back has been slowly deflating for the past 2 years...)

Good effort from Nathan Jones - as a defensive half-forward, he effectively subdued Crisp (who had 6 inside 50's last week)

Spot on - Greig, Hawkins etc. were routinely bested by Robbie. The only opponent who genuinely 'stopped' him was that talentless oaf, Dipierdomenico, who managed to shatter Robbie's shoulder in the fateful 1987 Preliminary Final. One of football's cruellest of ironies that 'Dipper' collected a Brownlow + multiple Premierships whilst Robbie's cupboard was bare

Grace, courage, artistry, evasiveness - what wonderful memories he generated for the red & blue faithful. Whether it be the jinking runs that mesmerized and befuddled opponents or the long & direct handballs to a teammate with time & space - simply unique

If Jack Martin doesnt get to Carlton, can we get him in the PSD ?

Pretty much sums up our calamitous season that it takes until Rd 16 to get our preferred starting back 6 on the park

Never classified as 'elite' skill-wise, but the composure and calmness that comes from years of experience are surely reasons for giving Nathan a chance to nail down a spot on the HBF. Yes, he will struggle to catch a fleet-footed half-forward, but, as contested 'front half' footy these days seems to be 'flavour of the month', Nathan can be relied upon to put his body on the line when required.

Agree - his initial burst speed is impressive and if he is pursuing an oppo player, you just know it is going to end in a (legitimate) bone-crunching tackle that lifts teammates and makes the opposition wary

Agree - Max really needs some relief this week. Over the past 2 weeks he has rucked 1 out against Witts up on the Gold Coast and then flown across the country to again ruck 1 out against Vardy/Hickey. Let's not burn him out before the bye.

Agree - no one could doubt Jack's commitment BUT if we cannot win against GCS without him then it is well & truly 'goodnight season 2019'. The boy Sparrow apparently went OK for Casey last weekend so give him some interstate exposure to accelrtate his development. As for Keilty, admire his persistence but at this stage he is 'warming the bench' for Preuss or The Bull.

Up against a true ruckman, Frost would undoubtedly be found wanting. Tomorrow, Geelong are putting up Stanley with Ratugolea as relief - neither of them are true ruckmen but both are fast/mobile. Frost would be a fair chance to match them in short bursts when relieving Max

Frost retained = relief/chop out for Max (therefore allow TMac and Weeds to play foward fulltime) ? Alternatively, gives flexibility to allow May to spend some time up forward (which IIRC was one of the 'teasers' that persuaded May to choose us)

Spot on - the composed but intense stare that he gave Duckwood whilst Duckwood was doing his best to rile/provoke Harmes clearly worried the Cats skipper and of course led to the momentum killing free kick in the 3rd quarter

Wonderful news ! - surprised (but delighted )

Lachlan Filipovic might be feeling a little bit nervous.....

Agree - Gerard is a bit too 'cerebral' for the SEN milieu - they much prefer the bogan, 'Loveable Aussie Larrikin'-style of commentator

Reminiscent of the Steve Waugh vs Mark Waugh debate - one of them you want to watch for the rest of your life whilst the other is (or will hopefully be) the one you want to bat for your life. I was pleased/impressed that from the start of Sunday's game, Angus stood Jack Steven - the only possible candidate for an 'A Grade' midfielder at the Saints

Couldn't agree more - I suspect we are all more than a little tired of Hird running the 'woe am I- the Club abandoned me ' line. If he could simply have the courage to engage in a bit of introspection and then state that, (with the benefit of hindsight), "I realise now that as Senior Coach, the buck stopped with me", he just might find it easier to 'move on'.

In comparison to other years and other clubs, we have had a relatively dream run with injuries. If (heaven forbid) we have 2 of our starting inside mids struck down with injury/illness, (and bearing in mind Chunk and Bernie are not getting any younger), I suspect ANB will be the '1st cab off the rank' with Trenners as '2nd cab'. Terlich, Grimes, Michie, and probably Newton are gone.

Regrettably, looks like he is 'going, going, gone' Better enjoy the next 44 games..........

Harry Hindsight suggests that the stigma of drafting Toumpas ahead of Wines clearly justifies selecting Oliver ahead of Parish. Oliver may lack a little by way of polish and finesse by comparison with Parish but his vision, quick hands, overall strength and reliability overhead would seem to more than compensate. In any event, Roos likes big-bodied mids and this group in 2016 will define his legacy at this Club.