I’m going to lose it if we don’t win today. The best chance is a long time to beat this mob.

In the tigers/ druggies game last night did anyone notice( I think it was Shia Bolton ) , who ran to tackle an opponent who gave it off , simply run through him ( legally ) to get to other guy with the ball, resulting in a turnover.Hope our boys were watching. Talk about desperate. That’s where we need to get to defensively. Hate both teams. Tigers played the ultimate game of rope a dope .

If Nathan “The Cheat” Williamson is umpiring what little hope we have is lost.

Umpires: Leigh Fisher (3), Robert O'Gorman (10), Hayden Gavine (14)

In the tigers/ druggies game last night did anyone notice( I think it was Shia Bolton ) , who ran to tackle an opponent who gave it off , simply run through him ( legally ) to get to other guy with the ball, resulting in a turnover.Hope our boys were watching. Talk about desperate. That’s where we need to get to defensively. Hate both teams. Tigers played the ultimate game of rope a dope .

A big game for the club but a huge game for Dow IMHO.
He showed a lot last outing until injured and the coaches have come out publicly to back him in. He needs a good start. He's lacked belief in the AFL side for a long time but the time is now for him. There's jokes recently about a "light bulb moment", well Paddy needs one.
He seems to lose confidence easily and if he sprays a kick or 2, he regresses and goes handball crazy to the detriment of the team and himself.
He offers something no one else does. He has the power and speed to come out the front of stoppages. A huge advantage to our forwards. We need him to play to his strengths, kick it long and lock the ball in. If he tries to finesse, he doesn't have the skillset and he drops his bundle.

The coaches need to tell him that his strengths far outweigh his deficiencies to this team. We can wear a lack of touch by foot if he can give us the burst from the stoppages we desperately need. We need role players and Dow can be one of the best if he brings his best.
A win would be great but a big day from Paddy Dow is far more important to our future prospects IMHO.

A big game for the club but a huge game for Dow IMHO.
He showed a lot last outing until injured and the coaches have come out publicly to back him in. He needs a good start. He's lacked belief in the AFL side for a long time but the time is now for him. There's jokes recently about a "light bulb moment", well Paddy needs one.
He seems to lose confidence easily and if he sprays a kick or 2, he regresses and goes handball crazy to the detriment of the team and himself.
He offers something no one else does. He has the power and speed to come out the front of stoppages. A huge advantage to our forwards. We need him to play to his strengths, kick it long and lock the ball in. If he tries to finesse, he doesn't have the skillset and he drops his bundle.

The coaches need to tell him that his strengths far outweigh his deficiencies to this team. We can wear a lack of touch by foot if he can give us the burst from the stoppages we desperately need. We need role players and Dow can be one of the best if he brings his best.
A win would be great but a big day from Paddy Dow is far more important to our future prospects IMHO.

Its something the Blue boys would've been watching last night as a group, and they would have (should have) commented on the intent and the aggression of Shai and the Tigers.


Our boys are a young group who like to travel and be together. They have been settled in Sydney for last 2 weeks, whereas WCE had to fly in from Perth on Friday.

Omen 3

Unless I miss my guess we are going to get schooled in how a serious AFL team performs with their replacement players performing their roles.