The game felt like it was mainly played on Swans terms. Very stop/start, congested and contested with their classy midfield able to handle the congestion better . We like a run and gun model to get our flow on to get all players involved and energised and run in waves. We rarely came out of the back...

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/AxYfpQJwIC8/maxresdefault.jpg One for the grey-skiers today. Its funny how when you win you can't help but think how great nearly all the players are think they are some of the best in the league. But when you lose you see their limitations so painfully Steele does a lot of du...

All week I was worried this Murphygate Saga was going to be a huge distraction and that we would be flat this week. Came to pass. I agree. Flat as tacks. You are probably on the money Con. It was a huge distraction especially for a young team that needs to be switched on 100% to win games. CArlisle...

Easy in hindsight I guess. But I didn't like McKenzie for Webster. Webster had stepped up his kicking game - still doing some clangers but much more consistent and penetrating with his kicking from the back. He gave us a much needed other foil to Joey and Robbo's run and gun from the back. Maybe Ric...

You could almost predict this would happen. We'd been up for 3 big games and we get a bit ahead of ourselves and bang we hit a bit of wall against an oppo prepared to do the hard work (grand finalists too). We are not that ultra-consistent club yet that can win despite not playing its best. But that...

This is the price you pay for developing your number 1 pick power forward. He's only played what 20 games or so? He is going to have some ordinary games like today. To step up to the pace of AFL where there is no space is really hard for big forwards who rely on timing and takes a lot of games to ge...

Very stop start we look good when we get our Ron going Steven acres r our barometers when they beak the lines we score new fed line not working very well paddy struggling to b effective Bruce was a good target kicking out of the back is ordinary midfield very congested brown doing well on buddy they...

Ricoh has stacked the midfield so that is where he sees it being won

Roof open love it outdoor feel feeling nervous need huge effort in the middle not sure about McKenzie for Webster good runner but not kicking roo needs a big one

Gresh has a lot more core strength than Lonie and can stand up in tackles. He was tagged heavily today but we can't drop class players Jesus, he's a second year player and he's played every single game since last year I think. He could use a break. You want another Dunstan on your hands needing a s...

IF Lonie has another good VFL game you just wonder if its worth giving Gresh a VFL game to have a crack as an onballer to learn that craft. Its hard work playing that small forward role week in, week out and it might just be grinding him down a bit. But he seems a favourite of Richo's and hence why ...

prwilkinson wrote:Also if Armo and K. Stephens are going to come in... who comes out? Dunstan and....?

Minch will be on thin ice after just 9 possies. Struggles to be consistent at AFL level does Minchy. Will have one cracker of a game, then go quiet for a couple.

Bolton seems to be trying to get bring some of that Hawks unsociable side to the blues. GResham copped a bit when he was on the ground after getting pinged and the blues defenders in particular tried a lot of niggle and verbal.

It was marvelous today with the sun shining in. Footy is meant to be an outdoor sport. Don't cry over some sun or wind or a bit of rain. Just bring your sunnies next time.

Seems to have stepped up with Armo out. Along with Steven, they are now the bedrock of our midfield. WE need our mids kicking goals so was great to see him snag a couple. Takes more reponsibilty with his kicking now - less crabbing backwards and sideways and looks to forward with some penetration. A...

saint-stu wrote:
I'm just wondering. How does a player get 30 possessions but is not AFL fit?!

You didn't see Acres piggy backing him all over the field with Billings on top whipping him like a horse to go faster? Quite innovative

Well, you've succeeded in deflecting any criticism away from Scollop's post. This is close to being the silliest post I've ever read on here: even worse than some of mine! The onlly legitimate criticism of Roo is that he has never been able to convert enough of the bountiful harvest of gettable sho...

I don't worry whether Paddy will develop and be a regular, or whether he leaves at end of next year. Don't care. $$ You don't care if our no. 1 pick power forward that we've invested lots of time and energy in already leaves? Serious? Jesus lets get rid of Billings while we are at it yeah. WE don't...

5 Billings - brilliant - goals, good field kicking (mostly) and covering the ground well. His ability to kick goals from a long way is a huge weapon as it stops defenders from just sitting deep. And you still feel he has so much more upside. Could be anything. Anything. 4 Ross - continuing to take t...

The big guy needs a spell. He really struggled for a lot of the game - used to his class to do a few nice things but is not covering the ground well at all and is struggling below his knees big time. We have a no. 1 pick power forward desperate for some senior game time. Richo has tendency to overpl...

Need more drive out of the middle blues more desperate and harder working we should try to run them their legs can dunny get a clearance paddy in next week or gggg freak me

Brilliant and still heaps more upside dunny doesn't use it well worried he is not a smart compare to Steeles composure in traffic

The Fireman wrote:Roo looks like the same old roo , he is doing ok , amazing how he can be singled out when we are struggling..guess it shows how much we rely on him.

How many touches has he had? Why is he an untouchable god? He s***s like all of us not playing well played poor last week paddy should have played

Roo looks lame needed paddy out there to help Bruce as target should tag Murphy killing us blues jelling it off us making us chase billings superstar worried really worried hopefully we can run over them at snd

Get ready for the hate Scollop. How dare you suggest we examine whether its in the clubs best interest for Roo to play on next year. that is considered treason here with our Cult of the individual Saviour approach of this club (see Locket and Harvey). Roo decides when he retires NOT the club. I woul...