I'm predicting the 'drive tackle' will be 'in' starting this week across the comp. Now coaches know it is OK, they should use it as a legitimate tactic to target good players. It's easier than tagging. We should be the first to employ it (well the second really as it was used against us last week).I'm suggesting we start with Ballantyne and then Pavlich. The fact Pavlich is a scrupulously fair player who would never do it himself shouldn't worry us as Carazzo was one as well and they are the easiest to get as they don't expect it. Any other player who looks like wining his position should follow and so on until the entire team is injure if necessary.

In between all this, we need to protect the corridor better than we did last week. For years we have been vulnerable down the gust because we rarely use it ourselves. If we don't use it, we don't want to defend it. Freo has been a team that has exploited this over the years with their running from half back down the middle in waves. The Ross Lyon game plan probably doesn't involve it as much but we certainly showed a weakness there last week he would be keen to exploit. We can also expect some big hits early so it won't be a place for the faint-hearted. Bryce take note.

The mids will have to play a lot better. Sandilands was injured last time we played them and he still dominated. This time he isn't. Hampson needs to lift his game and get his feet off the ground and jump over the top of him. Kreuzer just has to do what he can.

This is a real danger game for us. We lose and we are in the scrum of the 6-12th placed teams and we don't want that to happen.

If we start diving on blokes backs in the hope of injurying them I'll be really disappointed. Firstly because I believe we are a better club than to sink to that sort of thing and secondly because of all the free kicks we'll be giving away. Better to roll to the side, pin the ball and go for a holding free.

Agree that this is a pivotal game for us.