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I thought the skipper was pretty good.  Not as effective as he could have been but still got us going the right way.

Ive stopped looking at numbers and started looking at effectiveness.  Zac Fisher and Liam Sumner were not far off either.

I thought Bolton's 8 man defence changed the game but it is a taxing game plan and I think we ran out of legs in the final quarter.
This may work for a full game when the youngsters have a more pre-seasons under the belt but I am not sure if it will win us too many games playing this way this season.

I'd hope that the lesson learned is work harder earlier and we won't have to run you into the ground at the end!

Yes, we noticed Wright was playing at HBF for a lot of the game and did some decent work there, obviously playing a role. Agree, he seems far better value though as a small forward who knows where the goals are.

I don't think we can afford a stay at home small forward and Wright provides value wherever he plays.  He really was a great addition to the list.

Samo and Sumner didn't have much impact and I guess that means we missed Wright's presence in the forward 50.

I tell you what reading this all our kids were crap and we still hit the lead in the last quarter... Bloody hell, the other 14 or so players must have played their best ever games.

You play 9 kids 22 or under and it is tough, but they are seriously having a go and I think there is a lot to like. I don't care about wins, it is far less important to me that we win games, than to see all players having a go and improving, which I think is obvious.

I want to win, I was screaming at the screen, but there is a lot to like about the way we are doing things this season.

Why is he like Yarran? Plays a completely different style of game than Chris did. Is this a racial thing? A Pick 6 thing?

I don't think we can afford a stay at home small forward and Wright provides value wherever he plays.  He really was a great addition to the list.

Samo and Sumner didn't have much impact and I guess that means we missed Wright's presence in the forward 50.

I agree with your post.  I think SPS is actually turning out to be like another Yarran.  Has gone soft.  Silvangni is not working hard enough either.

Jack works hard, he just has limited athletic ability.

SPS has won more inside ball in a couple of months than Yarran did in his whole career.

Thank You!

Jack has 1-1/2 Pre seasons from a low base. (Didn't play much under 18's footy) and spending a fair bit in the gym and is 19 years old.

Because IBWT is probably a troll!

I agree.

This is the first time I had an opportunity to go to a game this year and despite the loss and the 1st quarter, it was enjoyable. I like the look of the youngsters.
I am still somewhat concerned that we are so reliant on our aging players like Murph, Gibbs and Kruze in the midfield. Hopefully we have a strong focus on recruiting quality midfielders in the off season.