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...

I think the coaches hands were tied. Crouch wasn't fit, and Seb Ross is there by default at the moment. Once Dow, Clark, and Jones are fit they come into that midfield. Would have been very different if those three had played. They are all different players from the slow, vanilla mix we watched last...

Crouch looked underdone. The worst game I've seen him play for us. That's what interrupted preseasons do to you Phillipou in the midfield was something I was nervous about and he played exactly as I expected. He's got a lot to learn. He is more a Brendan Goddard type, but not quite the footy smarts ...

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Marshall
Steele
Henry
NWM
Wilkie

After half time

Crouch 5 possessions
Hill 5 possessions
Phillipou 6 possessions

To say it's not enough is an understatement

Steele was very good. We got nothing from Ross and Crouch and that really hurt us. If those two guys had just broken even with their opponents we could have won it. Phillipou is totally flat footed at stoppage and apart from the first 20 minutes was ineffective. You can't win games with the engine r...

Looks like he's last in the pecking order. Been at the club a fair while and now seeing first year players being selected and listed as emergencies. Horrible position to be in. It's going to be really interesting to see how he responds. Will this push him into overdrive and get him playing with the ...

Smith retired last year and Guthrie is injured, but those other guys are supremely fit and they'll be the freshest they'll be for the whole season. We expect them to slow down but they defy the odds every year. They'll be pumped playing inside their new stands, too. The place will be rocking with Ge...

I can only recall us winning there once in the past 40 years. I don't see that changing this Saturday. They've had one injury all preseason, Cam Guthrie. We currently have out injured or doubtful for round one due to insufficient conditioning, plus a suspended player Howard Windhager Clark Hayes But...