I am not sure about that. White is a much better decision maker with the ball in hand. Bower is really struggling and needs a big pre season. IMO Jamison is overrated. He is easily one of the worst decision makers when looking to kick or handball. The amount of times he blazes away or puts a teammate under pressure is amazing.

Our biggest issue is that Jamo, Bower, White, Davies are all 2nd or 3rd tall defenders. Having a key defender like a Scarlett, Lake or Rutten would make a massive difference to our side and should be our priority. I have always thought Setanta's best bet was as a key forward but we have mucked him around so much he must be confused and to change him again may ruin him for good. Austin might be an option but needs to get fit but I also see him as a key forward prospect.

The key for us will be to develop what we have. Out of yesterday's side were potential flankers in Yarran, Lucas, O'Keefe, Anderson, AJ and Kerr. Can they improve?

Key forwards we have Austin, Kruezer and Casboult to add to Waite and Hendo.

Small forwards we have Garlett, Yarran, Betts and Robbo. The key for these guys is to develop further to be able to have more time on the ball. This will assist the midfield and make us more unpredictable.

Our midfield needs help! Not enough depth of class. Judd, Muphy and Simpson need assistance. Eddie needs to play more there, he is our best reader of play at the stoppage. Lucas I believe will be a gun. He is a very good decision maker and has a massive engine. Hopefully McLean will show why he was recruited? If Rischetelli was available I would get him. Hard and tough, young enough and a good user.

Whoever we recruit they must be able to use the ball well especially under pressure. Guys who can kick the ball well are a must!!!!

Just got back to Tassie after the game.
Firstly, we are lucky they didn't kick straight or e would have been down by heaps at half time.
The third qtr we had possession but had no scoreboard pressure. We missed sittrers but that just evened things up from the ones they missed. Let's not kid ourselves.
Ratts waited until late in the game to rest the rucks forward. He might have done that earlier. Geelong had a line of four across the halfback line for much of the night while our fdorwards pushed past them. They literally had no opposition and as a result there was nobody goalside to kick to. It was the Bomber Thompson plan to counter the small forwards and it worked a treat. To counter it, all we had to do was leave Henderson and Waite closer to goal or stand a ruck in the 10 yard square to keep the defenders honest at least. They had a plethora of running options from =half back and that's where they won the game. Run from half back, pass to leading forward, shoot for goal. How many marks did they have inside 50 on the lead?
Gibbs did some good things but I watched him a couple of times last night standing off the play instead of making an option. He is wasted where he is and if I were an opposition coach I'd be pretty happy Gibbs was getting 90% of his possessions where they don't hurt. His stats in the Sun (I'm trying to remember them. I read them at 0530 at the airport) showed 6 contested possies, 20 uncontested, 1 tackle (interesting for a backman in a losing team), 90% efficiency and 130 supercoach points. How that equates with the 6 clangers he is also accredited with remains a mystery to me, even though I have a pretty reasonable grasp of Maths. 6 clangers from 26 possies?

Our centre square setup after a goal is too predictable. Even when we were behind and losing the clearances, we still setup the same. At one stage Judd and Ablett were on the same side of the ruck, about 6 metres apart and I said to Blue Beatle, whomever gets the hitout will run straight to the F50. Well as it turned out, it was us and Judd had the clearance but mucked it up. But it could just as easily have been Ablett running unhindered. As did Chapman a few times. And Grigg is one sided. So when I said to Blue Beatle I thought Grigg was on the wrong side of the ruck because he would have to turn into the pack if we got the hit out, he obligingly did just that and got tackled. No clearance. Dumb stuff.

I thought our tackling was pathetic for most of the night and apart from half a dozen already mentioned above, we didn't give the same intensity we have shown is possible over the past couple of weeks. Yes, the level of opposition was much higher but that shouldn't prevent ferocity.

Thanks to Carazzo's sportsmanship, Ablett won't be spending the next six weeks with his jaw wired up. I just hopr they use that hitoput last night as a warmer upper for Collingwood, with Ablett able to take his place.

I think we will rebound next week but if I were coach, I'd rest half the team and put the best team on the paddock the following week. Players like Wiggo (if fit), O'hAilpin, Yarran and others left out recently would have a reasonable crack and let Freo know they wasted their "bye" this week. We can, should and will win next week.

Right on the money BS. After watching the replay your post filled in gaps not covered by watching the replay, especially the tackling. Regards to BlueBeatle.

According to today's paper, Riscchetelli has had talks with us.

correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't he the one who didn't want to come to Carlton last year as part of the Fev/Bradshaw deal?

Geez you're a !@#$%& bore.

What match winning moves would you have made if you were coach?

None of your crap and deflection. Lets see some answers.

You mentioned Bower moving up the field and Waite going back.

Tell us your top 5 moves you'd have made to win the match.

So I'll ask you the same question then (that doesn't let you off answering the question J&K)

What moves would you have made ryan?

Match winning moves....not shuffling deck chairs in the last quarter.

Disposal by foot is still not good enough. #44, #16, #1 major offenders. Killing all the really good work by just giving the ball away.

Oh, Armfield and Mitch should get a game for just being hard at it and willing to have a bloody crack. Ellard not far behind these guys either.

Army will make mistakes, but usually they'll be made when he's trying to do something positive. I can deal with that, he will get better.

Agree.........