We are lucky to have a player who can shut down Cameron.
Charlie kicked a goal but almost worst on ground apart from subs.
we were looking down the barrell at a 100 point loss at quarter time and turned it around.
Cameron kicked 3 goals last week against the hawks- I did say prematch - more worried about a McGrath injury than not having Reid/MCKay/Ridley for Hipwood.
The margin did blow out late, but you were probably being too negative above 
Absolutely, he’s been really good in the majority of games. Comprehensively beaten the best small forwards in the game and takes the game on every chance
Lions scoring 73 points from intercepts tells you 4-5 more guys in with more class and some further experience with youth and we will close start closing the gap. Midfield should be Durham, Caldwell and Martin almost full time for me. Parish as rotation with Merrett running through but also being used half back or forward.
Yeah, get rid of the bloke that shut down Cameron, and Hill, and Rioloi and…
Random thoughts:
All the criticism of McGrath and Laverde comes from their poor disposal.
Both are fantastic competitors and good players until they come to kick the ball.
It’s a microcosm of the team.
Were they both always so bad? I don’t think it was a major weakness of McGrath’s in his early years, and Lav was good apart from his goal kicking, which was always terrible.
Hawthorn R1, Collingwood Anzac Day and this game are quite identical. Turn up with zero care and intensity/competitiveness and game was over at quarter time. These are our leaders in the midfield. They probably got told off, and they tried a bit and made a come back but in the end, it was too bigger margin to win the game.
West Coast game was the same for Q1 but because how horrible they are we held on to our dear life to win.
Adelaide and Bulldogs game they brought that Q1 for all of the game.
Make no mistake, we didn’t lose because we had a young team. In fact, they gave a lift, but it was the midfield group’s zero competitiveness during Q1 that cost us.
Shame it’s football we’re playing not European handball then lol, although that was an alltime throw from Martin last night so…
You can’t put it all on Ben McKay, Ridley has been doing it for years.
The problem we have is that when we move the ball quicker we get torched on turnover. Conceded 11 goals on turnover last night.
It’s pretty obvious that the slow ball movement has been designed so the players can set up properly behind the ball and not leak goals on turnover.
Be interesting if the faster ball movement continues or whether we go back to the slow play.
sorry kickett, but on blitz the correct thing to do is base the judgement of an individuals personality and their approach to the sport of australian rules football on a 2 second camera cut at an emotionally hightened part of a game
Translated: 16 good performances, well done to the kids!
correct. the kids aren’t the problem.
I always wondered why Martin didn’t get to start in the centre bounce he has all the attributes of an elite centre square mid. Finally we’re seeing it, reminded me a bit of sidearse last night for some reason.
Martin, Caldwell, Durham, Merrett is a really talented and versatile centre square midfield group, we need to go with it more. Get Perkins outta there ffs, butter fingers.
It does help you with the best 22 though. Redman needs a rocket!
Midfield needs more Grunt & Class (Reid)
I’ve cooled on lions defender with head knocks.
We have found 5 players this year so far.
Johnson & Roberts HBF
Clarke - Wing
Caddy - CHF
Kako - FP
b: McGrath McKay Ridley
hb: Johnson Reid Roberts
c: Duursma Durham Clarke
hf: Guelfi Caddy Martin
f: Kako Wright Gresham
R: Draper Merrett Caldwell
int: Parish, Redman, Langford, Perkins
Sub: El-Hawli
Emg: Tsatas, Bryan, Hobbs
Tempted to throw a mid season guy in there but will wait for therm to play some VFL for us first.
we started the quicker movement in the second qtr, from this point on the lions scored 7 goals while we scored 11
caddy’s goal has almost made my entire viewing year complete . I haven’t laughed as hard as in laugh like you are fkn kidding ! type laugh, at any anything in that way in ,any game even non Essendon games for years
What about his miss from 3m out?
I laughed about that, it was brilliant mark and play on possibly right call just rushed the kick, forgave him quickly.