We've not had our best team in. If we had, there'd be a strong chance we'd be 3 - 0 right now. Have to look at everything in context and keep an eye on the future. Building a team capable of contending is what it's about. We had 7 youngsters out there yesterday Windhager 20 Hastie 18 Wilson 18 Owens...

We're running out of options. Replacing Windhager when we already have Dow, Henry, Crouch, and Clark out is near impossible. It's really out of Collard and Garcia. Hotton's form has been poor. The only other youngster who's played well is McClennan, but he's the wrong position. Schoenmaker did very ...

Simple solution. Change your name to Patrick Dangerfield and all will be well.

Too much time off or overworked over the 8 days, hence the heavy legs in n the second half ?

It's simple. Kick goals when you're on top and you demoralise your opponents. Kick behinds and you energise them, and demoralise yourselves in the process. We should have been 7 goals up half way through the 2nd quarter. Instead, we were one goal up. At that point I knew we'd struggle to win. The te...

He completely lost his nerve after quarter time. Started ignoring team mates in space and bombing long. The pressure got to him. We knew he wasn't a physical player, but there were some timid efforts today that I think Ross Lyon will be pointing out.. it's one thing to be able to kick. It's another ...

If you look at players aged 27 and under we have no genuine clearance midfielders. In the next two years we need to select a couple of midfield guns or there'll be no chance of winning the big one any time soon

Ross
Steele
Sinclair
Hill
Marshall

We would be ranked close to last in the competition for set shot conversion over the past 4 years

Hastie looked pretty good to me. He will be a player.

Hastie selection by the coaches

He's built like a racing snake like Collard.

Young people, middle aged people, and even older people take recreational drugs. They're everywhere and it's a reality we have to accept. The drugs that really count are the performance enhancing drugs like EPO and this is where the testing should focus the most. Most recreational drugs are not perf...

Caminiti for King is sensible

Phillipou is playing with a sore hip. It was noticeable as he entered the rooms after the game that he was very sore. He's been carrying it for a few weeks. Let's hope it's not going to be an issue

Forwards didn't stand a chance after quarter time. Tony Lockett at his best would barely have got a kick with the absolute rabble of a midfield that played today. It would be impossible to fairly rate any forward's performance in that environment Hotton was almost completely invisible. I reckon he g...

Injuries/suspensions mounting up

King
Webster
Henry
Clark
Hayes
Dow
Howard
Wood

Assuming King's suspension stands Out King, Henry, Wood In Caminiti Butler Garcia (sub) Schoenmaker is a half back and that's not what we need Crouch looked to be struggling with his knee issue In the VFL today Collard didn't touch it. Neither did Hotton, who was the invisible man in the midfield Ke...

Well, watching Sandy hasn't got any better. Just awful to watch. I didn't see the first 20 minutes, so I missed the good stuff. McLennan and Schoenmaker have been solid. Garcia playing with energy. Hotton barely getting near it. Moose looking like a lumbering 1960s ruckman. Midfield is a rabble. Jus...

We can rely on Michael Christian getting it right. He's so consistent

Exact what we wanted to see. Replaced Crouch in the middle and was influential

Marshall
NWM
Steele
Windhager
Stocker

Collingwood 11 shots at goal

10 of them from turnover.

It says it all.

No team knows how to f#ck themselves over like St Kilda

We saw last week the lack of leg speed from Crouch and we witnessed a poor game from Seb Ross. Now that Crouch has been dropped, is it possible that the need for speed could see those guys struggling to get games for the remainder of 2024? Steele is a lock. But every other midfield position is up fo...

It could be a lot worse, it could be a lot better. It's one game. There are no easy games on AFL football anymore. The competition is the most even it's ever been. Brisbane are going to be 0-2. Collingwood are 0-2. There will be wild fluctuations in fortune for most teams this year, so is getting in...

For 12 years we've been cursed by an ineffective midfield lacking in class, power, and speed. That's a long time. Our two best midfielders in that period have been Jack Steven and Jack Steele. So, who have we got coming though who could be genuine, consistent, and damaging midfielders? Not one playe...