Need Brisbane’s Scalp

[Teflon]

I think Sunday is a huge game
Win that and we are sending a message that the Cats game was a blip
Lose by 5+ and we are a good lower top 8 side - which IMO is probably right as we are still developing but gee....be nice to get excited and send a message..
Ratts wants a top 4 test again....here it is..

[johnearljames]

We should give it a shake. Lions just beat North. Big game. I'm pretty confident we are going to give them a rattle and shake.

[St Loxton]

Neale will have to deal with our Steele, that will be their Achilles heel I feel.

[bangaulegend]

Tough gig but we need to play 4 quarters not 1 or 2 .We have come along way but when you are playing genuine contenders on their home turf you need to bring your A grade game. Not saying we can't but need to be at our best IMO

[Secret Kiel]

The Lions weakness is our strength, the backline.

As always a victory in the midfleid will be crucial. They will go in with the stonger lineup.

[shrodes]

Neale will have to deal with our Steele, that will be their Achilles heel I feel.

Just gotta play with zeal, get the ball and peel, otherwise we might be in for an ordeal.

[Jacks Back]

Neale will have to deal with our Steele, that will be their Achilles heel I feel.

Unreal

[The_Dud]

Am not as confident as I was, though I’m trying to keep in mind that we apparently took our foot right off the peddle today on purpose, so at least we should be fresh.

Play like we did in the first quarter today and we’re a big chance. If we turn up like the second half, will be a flogging.

[stkfc1]

In Ratts We Trust!

Saints by 22.

[To the top]

We last played them at Docklands late last season

They looked all class and gave us a decent touch up

We have a significantly different side this year so we will see the outcome next weekend

The concern I have is that in the absence of Hannebery we are not capitalising on the excellent ruck work of Ryder - and this has been our Achilles heel to date Steele and Jones have the mature bodies but some others we are throwing in the centre square are just not impacting

Apart from that our small forwards did not seem to be positioned for the defensive spoils but perhaps that was a function of the Essendon mids outworking ours hence the disposals racked up by those players

The upshot of this is that I continue to have doubts on the likes of Sinclair, Hind and Lonie including because they lack size

Kent was absent today - and he has the bigger body so harder to block from the contest but is he of the class?

Gresham is but that brings us back to the midfield conundrum

Dunstan may enjoy being at Ryder’s feet

Ross should thrive but lacks the necessary





Every game is a new game so we trust that analysis and focus will see a better performance than today

[Yorkeys]

Not necessarily. Be a good test but it looks like we are not going to be top 4 even if we won. Be a nice dress rehearsal for the finals though.

[Impatient Sainter]

I think we will match up really well and are setting ourselves for this game before the bye.,

[bigred]

We pinch this one and we're on.

[kosifantutti]

People were calling the Essendon game an 8 point game. That was just a game against a lower team that we needed to win.

This is a real 8 point game against a fellow top 4 contender

[Secret Kiel]

People were calling the Essendon game an 8 point game. That was just a game against a lower team that we needed to win.

This is a real 8 point game against a fellow top 4 contender

Good sides bounce back from bad defeats and good sides just get the job done against teams lower on
on the ladder who haven't got much to play for. We have a long way to go before we announce our top 4 arrival but the growth trajectory is still heading north...just. This season is turning out to be a good training run. Bring on a virus free 2021 and full strength footy.

[Devilhead]

People were calling the Essendon game an 8 point game. That was just a game against a lower team that we needed to win.

This is a real 8 point game against a fellow top 4 contender

Good sides bounce back from bad defeats and good sides just get the job done against teams lower on
on the ladder who haven't got much to play for. We have a long way to go before we announce our top 4 arrival but the growth trajectory is still heading north...just. This season is turning out to be a good training run. Bring on a virus free 2021 and full strength footy.

Why don't you go and tell Brody Mihocek that he is lucky he isn't playing full strength footy

[Secret Kiel]

People were calling the Essendon game an 8 point game. That was just a game against a lower team that we needed to win.

This is a real 8 point game against a fellow top 4 contender

Good sides bounce back from bad defeats and good sides just get the job done against teams lower on
on the ladder who haven't got much to play for. We have a long way to go before we announce our top 4 arrival but the growth trajectory is still heading north...just. This season is turning out to be a good training run. Bring on a virus free 2021 and full strength footy.

Why don't you go and tell Brody Mihocek that he is lucky he isn't playing full strength footy

You're missing the point grasshopper. I can knock myself out at training. Capisci?

[Devilhead]

Good sides bounce back from bad defeats and good sides just get the job done against teams lower on
on the ladder who haven't got much to play for. We have a long way to go before we announce our top 4 arrival but the growth trajectory is still heading north...just. This season is turning out to be a good training run. Bring on a virus free 2021 and full strength footy.

Why don't you go and tell Brody Mihocek that he is lucky he isn't playing full strength footy

You're missing the point grasshopper. I can knock myself out at training. Capisci?

Yeah cause players do that every week

I think you miss the point of Australian Rules Football

Verstehst du?

[Dis Believer]

Just as a matter on interest because I find it really annoying -0 isn't there some sort of rule on here governing the size of signatures and the graphics that they can contain? Really annoying that half a page is taken up with someone's desperate virtue signalling.....

[The_Dud]

People were calling the Essendon game an 8 point game. That was just a game against a lower team that we needed to win.

This is a real 8 point game against a fellow top 4 contender

Good sides bounce back from bad defeats and good sides just get the job done against teams lower on
on the ladder who haven't got much to play for. We have a long way to go before we announce our top 4 arrival but the growth trajectory is still heading north...just. This season is turning out to be a good training run. Bring on a virus free 2021 and full strength footy.

Why don't you go and tell Brody Mihocek that he is lucky he isn't playing full strength footy

Or tell the Carlton players that they don't actually really care about their win

[Secret Kiel]

Good sides bounce back from bad defeats and good sides just get the job done against teams lower on
on the ladder who haven't got much to play for. We have a long way to go before we announce our top 4 arrival but the growth trajectory is still heading north...just. This season is turning out to be a good training run. Bring on a virus free 2021 and full strength footy.

Why don't you go and tell Brody Mihocek that he is lucky he isn't playing full strength footy

You're missing the point grasshopper. I can knock myself out at training. Capisci?

Yeah cause players do that every week

I think you miss the point of Australian Rules Football

Verstehst du?

Oh so collision accidents don't happen at training in one of the most brutal contact sports on earth (insert tosser rolling eyes emoji)

[takeaway]

People were calling the Essendon game an 8 point game. That was just a game against a lower team that we needed to win.

This is a real 8 point game against a fellow top 4 contender

Good sides bounce back from bad defeats and good sides just get the job done against teams lower on
on the ladder who haven't got much to play for. We have a long way to go before we announce our top 4 arrival but the growth trajectory is still heading north...just. This season is turning out to be a good training run. Bring on a virus free 2021 and full strength footy.

Why don't you go and tell Brody Mihocek that he is lucky he isn't playing full strength footy

Or tell the Carlton players that they don't actually really care about their win

Well, it is Carlton. They'll take any win, even an AFL Lite win, especially in those circumstances.
All clubs in the hubs have undergone sessions organised by the AFL to educate the players to amplify enthusiasm, desire, reactions in the games to give the impression of a normal season, it is in everyone's interest to keep the barbarian hordes entertained and distracted in these difficult times.

[saynta]

Good sides bounce back from bad defeats and good sides just get the job done against teams lower on
on the ladder who haven't got much to play for. We have a long way to go before we announce our top 4 arrival but the growth trajectory is still heading north...just. This season is turning out to be a good training run. Bring on a virus free 2021 and full strength footy.

Why don't you go and tell Brody Mihocek that he is lucky he isn't playing full strength footy

You're missing the point grasshopper. I can knock myself out at training. Capisci?

Yeah cause players do that every week

I think you miss the point of Australian Rules Football

Verstehst du?

Yes. Well I do anyway.

[saynta]

Just as a matter on interest because I find it really annoying -0 isn't there some sort of rule on here governing the size of signatures and the graphics that they can contain? Really annoying that half a page is taken up with someone's desperate virtue signalling.....

Turn all the signatures off. I have. Much easier to read.

[StPeter]

People were calling the Essendon game an 8 point game. That was just a game against a lower team that we needed to win.

This is a real 8 point game against a fellow top 4 contender

I agree this week is an 8 point game but so was Essendon.

If they had beaten us, we would only be 2 points ahead with Essendon having a game in hand. An important win.