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Even without making the Finals, how we finish is very important for next season. Maintain this current form, and our confidence would be good going into the preseason, and everyone will be pumped knowing they all have a chance to be regulars next year, and the old heads can no longer be...

Mate, too many points for me to get through! Lol All I can say from a general observation is this: our 9-goal run which later transferred to their 7-or-8-goal run was started from a couple of errant kicks by a couple of our youngsters. I recall specifically from a poor kick by Bond, or possibly...

I’ve been waiting for Taylor to play some consecutive games at AFL, and I’m so glad to see him do well. He seems more like a Soligo mould, with some nice skills and tenacity. I really love his tackling technique as well with that 1st-quarter tackle and goal being the highlight. He definitely has...

I honestly don’t think we’re that far off on the thinking other than the fact you use the phrase “you starry-eyed Nicks-lovers shower on him”. A “starry-eyed-Nicks lover” to me is a supporter that doesn’t see the bad in the coach. I believe this kind of supporter doesn’t exist on here but a...

I think in that last minute everyone was manned up and there were no real short options. Hence the long kicks.

...and then went on a 9-goal rampage is highly improbable! Also, even with great coaches, their teams would get poor starts in games throughout the season. Poor starts aren’t a marker of a poor coach, but the lack of a response from the players is. And thank *, we got a great response last night!

Good: - 2nd quarter run of 9 goals. - the tenacity of the new kids coming through, Taylor, Dowling, Nankervis looking very solid. - our perseverance through the Dons’ comeback, this is character building, more important than the typical 4 points. - the umps finally...

I think it’s fair to say he’s taken his game to another level. His last month has been exceptional! His general kicking and goal kicking seemed to have improved like I’ve ever seen. Fair chance he might end up with the BnF this year!

Making the 8 isn’t the only sign we’re improving. We could still have roughly the same number of wins like last year, but with a huge stack of injuries this season, that should also indicate an improvement. More importantly though, it’s the momentum we carry through to next season. This is what...

In the final quarter, every player should be made mandatory to tackle and not bump. Fatigue is likely to kick in and an error in judgment in the bump could be too costly. Rachele should have tackled, but I think it’s something he’ll learn from.

I was a huge fan of Rachele in his first year simply because he was a very accurate goal kicker and I saw his scoring potential. Last year was a partial let down as his goal kicking dried up, while playing midfield time at the expense of his goal accuracy. Throughout his career though, I can...

What are they showing now?

Making the 8 would be an absolute best thing for this club (since 2017). It would mean we’d have one of the best momentum for a team coming into the Finals. Our hunger would peak over this next preseason, and we’d likely attract more quality interstate players with our trajectory. Results this...

Here’s Cook’s AFL stats: Cook’s games in each of the AFL seasons looks similar to that of Fog, with the “up and down” amount of games. Interesting observations: 2021 + 2023, he only played 4 games in total with a respectable average of 15 disposals (for a young player); went goalless these...

Yes. It’s linked with stress hormones which can lead to higher sugar levels.

I’m not stopping you from having your opinion. Just trying to help reduce your blood pressure and unnecessary raised sugar levels.

I’ve played many types of sports, and I can share a simple summary across all forms of team sports: Regardless of the opposition, if you win by a big margin, it’s a good win. Teams play crap, often it’s because the opposition didn’t allow them to play well. Now this isn’t me being a “happy...

We all can have opinions on the sub, but who gets managed and when they get called off is not going to be obvious to anyone bar the players and those relevant staff who manages the players. Basically, if we have a decent win, why the need to dissect on the sub call?

Can we at least agree the sub call is really up to the coach and fitness staff to decide, as well as players giving their own feedback on their bodies?

Good: - Murphy’s courage, pound for pound he’s got to be one of the bravest blokes out there. Played a fairly good game too. - Nankervis; that Chase on Ryan, composure and then smother was elite defending; really liked his marking too. Has to be a regular from now on. - Cook did some good...

“Did what they had to do” is more like winning by 30-40 points. When you win by 100, it’s a good win. Considering they won against the Dees just last week. You can dismiss it as “opposition was piss weak”, but could it be they were shit tonight cos we played really well? And dare I say it...

You prefer old #CrowBloke or #OldCrowBloke? Or #old(1 + #CrowBloke)? Solve for CrowBloke.

I think there is a general misconception that I’m just blindly defending Nicks as if he’s my dad (he’s not). My take is about the overall results being both a coaching issue as well as plenty of players being out of form in the early season compared with last year. I also think our depth is...

If you’re interested in alternative viewpoints then why the **** are you mocking my alternative view point? I come on here for a discussion, doesn’t mean I have to absorb others’ opinions. You think what you want to think, and I do my own thinking.

I think it was a combination of bad tactics but also necessary changed tactics due to player injuries and players being out of form. Tex and TT injured initially didn’t help our cause. Dawson, Rachele, Rankine playing some of their worst games in those first few rounds. Then there was Fog...

I haven’t been following any footy shows this year. I’ve found other life hobbies/commitments and don’t even come on BF as much these days. I can admit our bottom half a dozen isn’t as strong as the top contending teams, but I can also see that our youngsters are still not good enough or fit...

Brisbane have been getting their mojo back in a big way in the last few games, likewise with the Pies. Brisbane in particular, has been having a huge surge in scoring output. Pies back to their scraping close wins. The point being, we’re now not far off the mark, unlike the debacle mess we were...

You are putting words in my mouth, as I’ve never said I rated Nicks highly. I had voted “leaning yes”, not “firmly yes” in the poll. Winning shouldn’t be the only factor to judging a coach’s credentials. It’s also about how he can turn his troops around when form dips, and whether the team can...

You got me smiling out of that post. Can you at least admit I got a smile out of you for reading my brilliant stats analysis?