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Jackson was the inform ruckman heading into our clash, he was Brad Johnson's rolling AA ruckman last week.

Jackson is currently rated as the tenth best player in the AFL.  At worst, De Koning broke even with him.  A more nuanced assessment would recognise that De Koning had significantly more impact on the outcome of the game than Jackson did, even allowing for Jackson's brain fade hitout that resulted in Cottrell's mark and goal to put us in front.

If I hear that we were 'lucky' again, I'll tear off my own ears! If you want to talk 'lucky', how about Freo getting 66% of their goals from frees... some there, some not. The end.

Fyfe’s hit on Fog did result in a broken wrist.  Can he still be cited for making contact with Fog’s hand with his shoulder?

I think they’re saying two weeks for Fog’s wrist but I suspect it will be longer.  We’ll miss his relentless pressure but it gives someone else an opportunity.

It's not a coincidence Fogarty came into the side 17 games ago.

Fans will never agree, but for me it's hard evidence that the 24x7 unspectacular and unfashionable stuff that the likes of Cottrell, Owies, Fogarty, Hewett, Kennedy and Cunningham bring is far more valuable than the flash in the pan highlights some others offer.

Fans tend to remember the highlights, the stuff that stands out, without even noticing the grunt work that made it happen.

We need to be educated by players and coaches in the current system.

Selwood taught me something last week that I had never heard or thought of before. Adelaide were coming back against Melbourne but the clock was working against them. With about 4 minutes left Selwood said Adelaide will have to "Something" tackle. (I forgot the word). He went on to explain it was like half tackling, they couldn't afford the dead balls. Deliberately not committing to a tackle to keep the ball moving so you have a chance of winning.

If I hear that we were 'lucky' again, I'll tear off my own ears! If you want to talk 'lucky', how about Freo getting 66% of their goals from frees... some there, some not. The end.

Jackson usually does his best work around the ground, but Tom nullified that totally. It was Tom who took the important marks, not Jackson.
However, Tom's ruckwork probably wasn't as good as Jackson's on the day. Freo seemed to have 'worked out' our midfield structure and limited it.

Tom can be happy with his day's work, but not the way our midfield functioned.