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It's only concerning if we are playing GWS...

If I had to choose then, I'd keep Josh at half back and put Houston on a wing. Houston gives away too many free kicks to play deep back, and we'd really love to have him distributing inside 50 when he gets his mojo back.

He's more of a chance than the previously mentioned Cochrane or Smit though. Let's not forget, he was our first choice key back support for Moore this year until he went down. I think that he still is 'project', but not as far away as other 'project' statuses might seem.

And disappointing given he is the all time world record holder in tackles.

If we win it will be almost Port v Collingwood Qualifying Final in 2002 level of win.

People seem to be thinking 76w's post was legit, instead of making an example to illustrate a very good point. You think that resting a playing like Pendles cost us a game (which I don't believe anyway, by the way). But you haven't thought hard enough about what the system of 'resting' may have...

But it's not really much more 'last chance saloon' stuff than after GC, or after Freo, or after Brisbane, etc. If we lose v Adelaide, we are still alive, and still a chance for top 4. If the notion of being susceptible to losing a top 2 spot didn't rally them to action, then potentially losing a...

Fair point I think.

But he doesn't take the game on...

He's not even in the current team - he needs to arrive before he proves he has arrived...

Yeah, I agree, but we've been wanting a response for the poor form for a few weeks now, and haven't been getting it. And now it is almost too late for it.

We need another tall. Either Dean comes in, or Cox comes in and McStay stays back. I think Dean is the better of the two evils.

Mihocek has played exactly zero minutes as a backman in the AFL team - I don't know why people are constantly labelling him a backman candidate. Sure, he played there in the VFL, but that's totally different. McStay has far more experience as a defender.

Or we could have traded our first round pick for Bailey Smith (our picks were earlier than what Geelong ended up having to give for him). I think we'd love to have Smith in the team right now.

Probably Brisbane's... But Adelaide's is also a good lineup...

I've got us finishing 5th and playing the hawks week 1 of the finals... Oh dear... We have only beaten 1 top 11 side since May... let that sink in...

His first three handballs all went straight to Jack Ginnivan...

To all those people that were pushing back on those of us that suggested Houston needs to lift over the last few months because 'we don't need Houston to be as good as he was over the last few years' - do you know agree that we need more from him than what he is serving?

Except that John Noble had played 89 consecutive games up until that point, and have even won games off his own boot late in the year.

But we are better than them.

I think he's played his last game for us.

You want to move our second best player (Josh) away from the position he's been dominating at (dominance that has been extremely important in our wins) and replace him with a player who is basically playing the same position right now and a) not getting his hands on it at all, and b) leaking...

I think what is coming across to you as 'fans' of Dean is actually just people moderating the levels of hate against him. It is unreasonable to say that he was the sole reason we lost against Freo, yet that is what people were saying. Others pointed out that alot more went wrong in that game...

Yeah, as have I over the last few months also, and seem to cop abuse for it. Most of the responsbililty for his output is on him, not the coaches and not his teammates. It is clear that he is lazy, and that is 100% on him. Maybe he is carrying something, maybe he isn't. When he let Cameron walk...

Stop letting him off the hook. His poor form is his fault. And if you believe some on this forum - he is doing what Fly wants him to be doing defensively... Or that he is doing fine because the backline over the year hasn't conceded 70 points on average. Right jmac70 ?

Out: Markov, Dean. Both probably played their last games with the club to be honest. WHE. In: Howe, Frampton, Mitchell. It's simple - we win all three remaining games, and we'll finish top 2.

It's not coaching, and it's not the teammates. It is him.

I think the higher priority just needs to be to get him out of the backline.

Why is that weird? He is not contributing in the backline, and we can't sub him off.

Houston - 4 kicks to three quarter time (one of which was a kick out). And that high free kick was there also. Needs to lift. But apparently we aren't allowed to suggest that he isn't contributing in this forum. Come on Dan - I know you have it in you! Now is the time!