We have seen some really exciting football from the Blues and I fully expected them to become a competition heavyweight in 2022.

However, we have won 5 out of 16 quarters and have reverted back to the same old ways of 2021.

I have lost confidence in their progress and I think we will lose this game.

_________________
I am as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!!!

Damning stat.

I think aside from the fact Voss is new and the players won't have bed down all the game plan yet I think one glaring issue is there are still a fair amount of players who just aren't made of the right stuff.

These types get exposed for all to see when things get a little bit tough.

The good news is I believe in most instances we have better options in the VFL / on the sidelines. So it's not as if the list is bereft of talent.

68% game time… surely that’s in the ‘managed’ category?

Only 70% for Kennedy, so it might’ve been as simple as pre-rehearsed rotations going to pot once Cripps came out of the line up.

In any case, the top line data suggests we were more than one mid short.

_________________
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter" - Winston Churchill.

I think people focus way too much on this stat as a way to undermine our season. If you win one quarter by 40 points and lose the other three by 2 points each, then by the quarters won stat it's "damning" despite an easy win. Why not look at contested and uncontested possessions, clearances, F50 entries, conversion rates, and all the other categories where we produced strong numbers over the first month of the season? These stats actually tend to translate into wins and losses. Quarters won mean little, especially when a team that's 5-11 in quarters is 3-1 in matches.

I'm hearing Cripps' hammy was very minor

_________________
#DonTheStash

Better reflection of whats going on ' GX ". And thats what gives me hope of definite improvement . At last we are getting more of the ball plain and simple . Thats something to work with . No way known Voss is gonna sit on his hands and cop it . He's a crash or crash through sort of bloke .

_________________
All my dangerous friends

Definite OUT

Ollie Wines – heart
Charlie Dixon – ankle
Orazio Fantasia – knee
Trent McKenzie – knee
Josh Sinn – groin

To be tested (unlikely to play)

Aliir Aliir – ankle ... returns to training this week.


To be tested (likely to play)

Scott Lycett – dislocated shoulder (assess)
Robbie Gray (maybe in SAFL)
Xavier Duursma – neck/shoulder (maybe SAFL)

_________________
Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Melbourne Weather for Sunday 17 April

Min 18Max 27
Mostly sunny day. Medium (40%) chance of showers, 0 to 0.4 mm most likely later in the day.
Winds northerly 25 to 40 km/h turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h later.

Game starts at 1.10pm
Should be sunny and windy.

_________________
Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

1.40pm

_________________
#DonTheStash

They will be tough conditions especially if sunny all game.

Port have a few extra days rest on us too.

_________________
#DonTheStash

_________________
Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

I don't think we had any tired players after Sundays effort, or lack of.

_________________
Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Cheers.
So 1-2 weeks?

Good point

_________________
#DonTheStash

Rumour is he's going to play. Which given our record with this stuff doesn't exactly fill me with confidence

_________________
#DonTheStash

That has disaster written all over it.

Indeed, I’d much rather we learn to win without him than risk a worse injury.

Even if it is at the most minor of minor levels, give him a week off to make absolute sure. We can't win this week without him, we aren't fair dinkum. Risk of him tearing it properly by taking a risk and then missing 4-6 weeks is far too great.