FB: Docherty Jamison Rowe
HB: Yarran Henderson Tuohy
CC: Gibbs Murphy Simpson
HF: Walker Everitt Bell
FF: Menzel Watson Jones

RR: Wood Cripps Judd

Int: Carrazzo Curnow Buckley
Sub: Boekhorst

Side needed more run and needs more weapons up forward. Henderson had no killer instinct all @#$%&! night and it hurt us so much. Throw Walker and Everitt up there in turns and linking to half back in turns. Bell was still threatening even when he decided he couldn't hold onto the ball for more than a 1/10th of a second before disposing.

Buckley will add the run that White couldn't; Boekhorst will be more of an impact sub than Smith was. Watson can do more for our score sheet and forward structure in 5 touches than Henderson can do in 15 at the moment.

Did you? Do you also see Hendo chasing Smiths man downfield several times while Smith trailed 20 metres behind?
Or wasn't that in the TV screen? Its not a criticism of Smith, he's just not fit enough.
Liam Jones needs to understand his responsibilities don't only apply when the ball is within 5 metres.

Our problem is forward pressure. We can't win enough one on one contests up forward which enables our opposition to zone off. Too often players like Houli and Batchelor were running offensively before the Tiges had even won the ball. 31 uncontested possessions between 2 defenders!
People on this site talk about cheating players. Richmond cheat infinitely more than our players. We're just good enough to punish them for it.
The outcome is Houli, Batchelor, Hunt and co run the ball up the ground with no pressure and hit up their forwards with ease.
Yet you and others are advocating we send into defence the only forward we played who could win a one on one or chased to apply pressure.

maybe they think he will improve his goal kicking by playing ruck...

we have no forward structure atm - so lets throw random backline players (rowe/jacksch) and ruck men to pinch hit rather than try to develop someone who actually looks to be one of the very few players on our list that seems suitedto play as a permanent forward (henderson is easily a better player down back)

Eagles have midfield problems to rival ours, the advantage they have over us is Nic Nat who was fantastic tonight, and the bloke we traded to them as part of the Judd deal.

I wouldn't tip us to win, but I wouldn't discount us completely, as I think their in for a long year too.

NicNat will jump over Kruezer sitting on Wood's shoulders who's sitting on Warnock's shoulders

NicNat will be more of a problem on the spread and drifting forward; I'm not worried about him in the ruck beyond the centre bounce.

Hopefully Mick's similar worries don't lead to him playing White at the stoppages; give Cripps the job.

MM highlighted White's game. He'll be first picked.
Is Walker even available?
Or Yarran?

you make me laff bbw.
I loves ya.

weirdly, like the pregnant lady who doesn't remember the pain of childbirth,
I'm already over the loss and thinking we'll come out and smash this lot.