Post match. Pies down Giants - All comments please.

[Duff Soviet Union]

[Sir Alan of Didak]

Nice write-up Boot, but I have to disagree with you on one point...Adam Treloar. I reckon he's the best of the GWS youngsters and the most Pendlebury-like player in the league...aside form the great man himself. A complete player, both inside and out. If we could land him, I for one would be very happy. No way in the world GWS will let this bloke walk...

[RudeBoy]

[Pies4shaw]

His kicking wasn't hopeless today but for a guy who didn't win a single clearance and had a lot of outside ball (28 of his possessions were uncontested), 50% disposal efficiency isn't "excellent". As it happens, he hit about as many Collingwood targets over the afternoon as Nathan Brown (14 disposals at 100% efficiency). He played a good, solid game today but he still needs to improve his decision-making and kicking accuracy. He's getting better but he's still got a good distance to travel.

I'm not being harsh, by the way - he was well and truly amongst our best - but there's got to be room for realistic appraisal.

[Brenny]

I'm watching the game now.

Tyson Goldsack.

The last three or so weeks, he seems to always be those few steps off his man and is actually coming across as a very average 1v1 defender who is really starting to annoy the crap out of me.

Anybody else noticing this?

[Pies4shaw]

He got beaten in almost every one on one contest today and seemed to lack closing speed. I think he's probably carrying something.

[think positive]

-like a big log? He looks slow as a wet week. And defeated. Anyone else notice old Swannie walk pass and tap his arse a couple of times in the last when he was standing a mark of a certain goal? Something is up for sure.

[Pies4shaw]

Yesterday was the first time since round 1, 2012 that Goldie hasn't laid a tackle (for him, that was 65 games ago). Since he lays 3 tackles per game, on average over his career, that suggests that he wasn't covering the ground like he normally would. Of course, watching him trail his opponent by two yards to virtually every marking contest all day is a bit of hint, too.

[watt price tully]

[Duff Soviet Union]

[watt price tully]

[Pies4shaw]

[qldmagpie67]

Overall a very good performance.
Many views on here who was best/worst and many very valid points on who's in or out in coming weeks.
My personal thoughts are we are in much better position than the same time 12 months ago.
We have players coming back from injury pushing hard for selection instead of players going down injured.
Reid and Greenwood experience will be valuable in coming weeks.
Goldy may need a rest has been off the boil past couple weeks.
Seedy needs some confidence so a couple weeks in the 2's won't hurt him.
Wits showed today he is as good as Grundy (in different ways) but proved we have 2 quality ruckman
Jesse we have been waiting for a performance like this congrats on a 100 games
Adams showed today his value. If he can keep,improving his disposal than folks we have a champ in the making
Pendles in just going about being in the top 5 players in the comp again he is a marvel
Swanny is showing signs of the 2010/11 form his disposal is not what it used to be but he is impacting the game in other ways laying his body for a bump more for other players now
Langdon is a gem and a real footballer has the brains and smarts to make the correct decision more often than not
Frosty has been very solid still makes a couple errors but his toughness at th contest is unquestionable
Browny showed today again his value he closed down Cameron like a pro
Oxley is improving so quickly atm its scary how good he can get
Cloke the past 2 weeks has been huge. Hope he runs McPahrlen for miles he will kill him like Jack Reiwoldt did 2 weeks ago
Elliott was a bit quieter today but has been huge this year
Fas played his best game but still needs to improve in some aspects but getting better with his work rate
DeGoey for his first year has been fair. He certainly has talent but might need s week or two in the reggies to get some more time to learn.
Sidey since his return hasn't been as good as expected. I'm hoping he wasn't quite right when he came back and is slowly getting there. We will need him at his best in coming weeks to be a chance of winning
Varcoe has surprised me I wasn't super keen on his arrival like some but he has shown true value and has clean hands which is important.

I know I've forgotten a few but that's just off the top of my head from watching yesterday's game.
As for trades you have to give to receive (look at last year Beams deal now looks like a huge win for us)
I don't want to trade anyone under 23/24 really unless we have multiple like players of equal skill set so for mine Witts is off the table.
I would toss up players like Young White Goldy Blair Fasalo and possibly Sidebottom IF and only IF we needed something to sweeten the pot chasing a big fish like a Dangerfield otherwise keep our powder dry for another year (2017) when I think we will be having our real run at being a premiership contender for several years.

[Boot]

[Culprit]

The most pleasing thing about the win is we beat the AFL. GWS are not a Club, they have been designed for TV audiences to secure the lucrative contract and have been given everything to win, geez even the Umpires favour them in every contest. This is a club that is financial backed by the AFL. The Board is appointed by the AFL so I would suggest we have beaten the AFL at their own game. The AFL will be pissed off and no doubt hold an emergency meeting this morning to discuss how they can help GWS even more.

On the game, some of our disposals at times were annoying and in saying that we win the contested ball. With such a young team in that is fantastic for the future.

Note: Ryan Griffin reminds me of ex teammates Nathan Eagleton. Doesn't win the hard ball and is always getting that easy kick out the back for his stats. What an overpaid Spud, I noticed he was credited with one tackle, seriously tackling a bloke who is already on the ground doesn't count. The Bulldogs are better off without that selfish Spud.