I like this round.
The Dees used to have the best two players in the game. Now Petracca is maimed and nobody is sure what happened to Oliver, but it was disastrous. It might be time for a ruckman (that bloke you all love) to show that he can influence a game without them and for Viney to take over as #1.
And Simon Badloss might like to have an idea. That'd be a novelty. He hasn't had one since brakelights in witch's hats.
We do know he likes a punt. The Dees be over $5 tonight. In the olden days the players would have a bet (coz they made no money otherwise) and they'd make *smile* sure they had a collect. The Baners were $5 for the spoon a month ago.
BTW if a coach watched Richmond and then GCS games he'd learn how to mitigate the other side's scoring. How hard is it for Badloss to mitigate Brisbane's scoring? Force them wide. Slow their use. Clog the guts.
"The Bears are a birthday side." (Gypsy back in the day.) They play on emotion, party tricks and crowd response. Crucial to their fast I50 is CB clearance. Why can't the Melbourne ruck stop the ball going Brisbane's way? That's a simple idea, isn't it? If the ball doesn't go their way they can't dice roll for Birthday Ball.
"Birthday Ball" aint a compliment. Party trick lair bull *smile*.
If this Badloss battler can sweat this game tonight goes to the wire. They bet $5.75 about Melbourne. That is degrading.
