Pros:

Tackling and physicality.
Quicker ball movement.
Good to finally win by a good margin. Plus good spread of goalkickers.
Loved what the coach said afterwards about how they were 'great teammates to each other' on the night. Fantastic reinforcement about the importance of team football.
Harry, Cripps, Cerra, Saad, Martin and Docherty.
Thought Fisher was really damaging.
Young looks better by the week.
De Koning competed hard. Same with SOJ.
LOB was pretty good.
More impact this week from Owies and Durdin.
Great debut from Carroll. Looks really good around the ball.

Cons:

Umpiring was awful. Especially Eleni. Harry was robbed of 2 contested marks right in front of goals.
Still struggling to move the ball out of defence.
Again we allowed Stevenson to play on his own terms.
Weiters is struggling.
I suspect with Carroll's showing that means Dow's chance at Carlton is gone. Can't see him getting midfield time ahead of Cripps, Hewett, Walsh, Cerra, Kennedy or Carroll.

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

He split Aldi Archer up the middle. I almost preferred it to the Stocker one.

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Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end

glad I went though I was as nervous as @#$%&!! The thing that struck me was this was the first time I can remember for a while where we a=were thre harder side. Our tackling, our desire for contact, our bumps! Finally we have a side here that has a fair crack at it!

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Just on Eleni, gender is a factor if she is being selected because of it

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Perfectly said. Can't add much more.

Not something that generally bothers me but the ‘Carlton hate’ by Gerard Healy and Jordan Lewis in the commentary was a disgrace.

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We are on our way back...

We don’t know if that’s the case. What we do know for sure is that she is one of a number of average umpires in the AFL.

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All three umpires were poor and obviously she is easier to notice when she makes a mistake: which is often. But that incident was ridiculous that no one stopped the play.
I watched her for a while after that - and she got hit pretty hard - and no one, including any other umpire, trainer or player went to her to check she was ok, even during the next reset after a goal.
Hard not to interpret that as her being held in low regard, including by her peers.
She is most likely rattled by the whole experience which is unlikely to improve her decision making.
I'm not sure she can ever become a really good umpire but it would be great if she did.

Yeah I found the barracking irritating too.

Good, professional win against a struggling team. 4 points and pushes percentage up nearly 10.
Saad and Doc great off half back
Young’s game was a huge positive
Midfield was very good again - Cripps, Walsh, Cerra and Kennedy
H and Charlie did more than enough up forward
Owies and Durdin much better pressure this week
Carroll looks like a real player
Ripper crowd in
Bank the 4 points and go again next week vs Adelaide

It is a "gender thing" because like most organisations, the AFL are on a crusade of inclusion and affirmative action. Therefore opportunities are being offered to readdress the imbalance that has existed due to previous male bias. But the initiative should be to increase the pool. It's a great idea to create a pathway into umpiring for everyone. Especially any who are disadvantaged or have been subjected to obstructions into previously male dominated domains.

But when it comes to the elite level (AFL games), pick the best umpires from the pool. Don't sacrifice standards. The IMHO, the AFL is doing that to create role models at the expense of elite performance.
I admire Eleni but at the moment, she is a VFL or NAB league umpire.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

8 goal win was the minimum- North are crap and if Plowman is selling candy then I believe we’re living in a Multiverse.

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Winston Churchill

Loved Matthew Kennedy's game.
Obviously he's carrying a niggle and the week off was a huge bonus for him but he just brings effort and toughness every week.
He "only" had 24 possessions but 11 clearances (more than anyone on the ground), 7 centre clearances (next best was 4) demonstrates how much we missed him last week and what a significant role he plays for the team. Combined with his underrated ball use and his marking, he's a huge asset to our midfield. The other players will get the votes but his contribution is as good as most.

Credit also to a couple of other players. Young is getting better every game, Keogh's mate Jack Martin was super again and IMHO, Owies and Durdin are enormous value with their chasing and tackling. Several times their chases have been impacting opposition exit kicks of late which takes pressure off our defenders.
Lastly, TDK. I had my doubts but he quelled Goldstein's dominance which greatly assisted our midfield group.

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But you’re assuming she only gets a game because she’s a woman. We don’t know for sure that’s the case. The talent pool is shallow and she is one of a number of AFL umpires who are not at the standard.

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Great in this area last night - 12 tackles between them and 8 inside 50. Not that it matters who kicks the goals but hopefully this hard work translates to reward on the scoreboard consistently for them

She was terrible. Full stop. Period.

Good signs for the kids TDK, Young and Carroll.

Good stat

Yep both were good.
I am starting to think they should just play LOB every week now and reassess at the end of the year.