Recent content by matwt73

That is a good top 10. Leadership group at the top. You want to see your leade a leading. Established players filling out the top 10. That's an indication of a mature side with players filling their roles. Room for improvement from the younger players to push in next year.

It's a shame I do think Berry is an inside bull forced out by his body. McCluggage is a natural winger going inside to get more of it. Ashcroft back and bigger can help both get back to where they work best.

Really disappointed about an opportunity missed. But overall really proud. We had a few guys who performed poorly, and a few more who were below their best but only lost by 4. Most Importantly though I have long doubted the mental side of this team. They are not a team I have always 'trusted'...

So proud of this team. Kept going all afternoon.

Question, and I'm not sure there is a right or wrong answer but if Lachie wins a second Brownlow tonight, and becomes a premiersgip (co)captain on Saturday, does he surpass Voss as our greatest Lion? My thinking is no, but I think the conversation starts.

Was right in front of us. I thought at the time, he was getting close and in my experience once you notice the distance it's probably too late. I had few complaints with that call, though it deflated us completely.

We were 22 up when the 60 second board went up. From our normal seats we can't often see it but last night we were sitting on the Vulture street side and could see it clear as day. That last 60 seconds on our feet with the Lions chant ringing out and knowing we were home was special. I've never...

Magnificent. If we'd kicked better we would have had them by thirty. I'll admit I was nervous about Dizzy coming in but he did the job manfully. The entire backine was brilliant. Charlie looked like the event got to him and was just trying too hard, but never stopped working. Darcy and Jaspa...

It was great I get to see a lot of welcomes to country and the best ones (like Shannon's) are genuine, engaged and you learn something.

Big shout out to those at the Gabba last night. The whole 'extra player's cliche gets tired but when port closed the gap in the third, they got up and about and I actually felt that we were safe because that crowd would not let us lose. From that point of view I think the poor umpiring did us...

Gotta admit. I was not happy they were playing country roads before the game, I thought it was tempting fate and I the first half I was worried my superstition was well founded. Happy to be proved wrong twice in 30 seconds. Wilmott very good, Rayner a finals Beast, Clugga a Rolls Royce (the...

Flog them. Eddie having a face like a smacked arse before half the is good for football. Seriously I am happy for Fly and his success with them but beating Collingwood is always good.

Charlie's sheperd was fantastic. As soon as he knew Hippy was keeping it he went hard, blocked one and flattened another.

My fifth vote went to McKenna, maybe not the fifth best in the side tonight but he has crept up on me in terms of what he offers us, and it's past time I found him some votes.

I'd be interested to hear from the people who didn't have Hippy and Harris in their best. I thought Oscar worked well all over and made the Fort as Sub decision look a bit pointless/paranoid.