Plaudits to Levi in the last quarter but this reveals a big hole in the team. TDK does not have the strength for a first ruck. We miss Pittonet more than most realise.

Enough of Stocker in the BP. He is too good. Put E Curnow in his waning years there and Stocker in his place. It is not as though our mid field has too many mids already, especially ones with pace.

With Dow's improvement he will make great steak knives in a trade at the end of the year.

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Heart in the mouth stuff in the last.
Pros
Great to see Dow and Kennedy do so well.
Levi was massive in the last 15 minutes but absolutely dreadful prior to that.
Weitering is amazing
Walsh is our best player
So good to see JSOS kicking straight.
Newman was cool and calm
Stocker can play
Cons
An inability to stop the run in the 3rd quarter.
Plowman's and Jones' costly brain fades despite their moments of brilliance
Martin does not do enough
Newnes... had his time
Ed C struggled

Not sure what to make of that.

52 inside 50s to 40.

45 clearances to 26.

Freo with 8.16

Dow the most clearances on the ground.

Cripps once again a very poor clearance game.

Weitering sensational. Walsh, Silvagni very good. Kennedy lifted when needed.

Loved Stocker dropping in front of Lobb. Knew he was going to get hit and did it anyway.

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Freo should have been 4-5 goals up by 3qtr time but I am happy with the resolve shown by our boys in the last qtr.
Great to see Dow and Kennedy playing well - the 2017 draft/trade period maybe wasn't so bad after all. Happy with the Stocker trade as well.
Casboult added value in the last qtr but I think there are better options.

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Frustrating game to watch but glad we won with a good hard fought win.
Imagine how good we'd be with a few less injuries and a better coach.

Silvagni is so important for us. Not sure how McGovern gets in the team if Charlie comes back.
Stocker is a ripper, hard as nails every week.
Weitering has to be the best defender in the league by now, surely.
Kennedy had a ripper too.
I hope all the Dow and SPS haters were watching tonight, both are getting better each week, amazing what happens when you play your players in position.

Stocker is a serious footballer…no nonsense

Stocker ..... no wonder we did the deal to get him
JSOS .... never gives up. Just keep kicking your 2 to 3 goals a game
Levi ..... I had you faking an injury so we could get the sub on but those last 15 minutes were valuable

Gotta stop those little sideways kicks in the backline being cutoff by opposition players. You can always count on 1 or 2 goals a week.

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Good win in the end. Thought we were in all sorts at three quarter time.
Pros:
- Young midfielders stepping up - Dow, Walsh, Kennedy
- Weitering and Jones got the job done
- JSOS very good
- Stocker great too
- Eddie crucial
Cons:
- Shocking third quarter
- Still getting pumped in the clearances
- Gave up too many inside 50s and shots on goal
All in all good win

Well done to the 12k who showed up on a @#$%&! frigid night.

There are no options other than Levi right now.

Might be better starting Levi on the ball. We are not winning the ruck contests anyway. He seems to go better when he's free to run on the ball and did stop the bleeding of Darcy's dominance over TDK after he had a stinker of the first 3 qtrs. We might more value with TDK more forward and Levi more on the ball. His days as a forward are pretty well done now.

Forum has too many potato wannabe analysts.

Geez I cop a lot on this site for supporting the club against potato heads that thrive on seeing the club blow up and being unstable

You can walk with Sayers

Yep

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Kennedy, Dow, Stocker and SPS ...... that’s is all I’m saying.

6 points out of the 8. Be nice to pinch next week somehow. Tough ask but if we do we are right in the finals races up to our necks suddenly.

SPS had a stinker.

Kennedy, Dow and Stocker were good.

SPS not one tackle.

Just too hot and cold.

Well stats lie. I simple remember at least 2 tackles by SPS.
Anyhow he didn’t have a stinker and he is building. Give him time in his new position(s). Classy user.

Your the potato head Walsh you have been maligning Dow all year
Calling him a sook
Did you see the last 2 weeks

I am not referring to you Frank.

His defending is still diabolical.