Post Match. Pies sink Suns - All comments please.

[thebaldfacts]

Disappointing second half and we lost the last quarter .

On the bright side, 6 in a row. Long time since we've done that.

[Wokko]

Once Dunn went off the back line looked a bit lost. Hope he�s ok.

[MatthewBoydFanClub]

I've changed my mind about Tom Lynch. Steven May is the one to go for. He has to be at least as good as Brian Lake was when Lake went to Hawthorn. Can we get Steven May for 2019?

[Dave The Man]

[BazBoy]

They answered the first bit GC thru at them then went to town

After that it was as if they thought it would keep going without having to work for the win

Sier did OK first up

[hot pie]

Very uninspiring performance, but we had a win, I thought we lost some drive without AT
WHE didn�t get a goal tonight
Still let�s get back to the MCG and get ready for Essendon

[AN_Inkling]

We lost offensive run in the second half. Maynard's influence disappeared after a very good first half.

Players like Mayne and Phillips were the ones who kept the effort going.

Sier did ok for his first game. Looks slow though and that could be a concern against better opponents. Not really the type we needed to added.

Definitely need Varcoe back next week.

The margin is irrelevant though. We got the win and that's what we came for. Tick.

[leonmagic]

A 40pt win to lock in 2nd spot on the ladder after round 15, and people are still whinging. Never change, Nick's

[PyreneesPie]

[doriswilgus]

It's always good to get a win,but the second half was diabolical.I hope we haven't played ourselves out of form.And Treloar's loss is huge.I think he's irreplacable in this team,because there's no-one who plays quite like him.

[Adz]

Varcoe straight in for Lagdon

[watt price tully]

[MatthewBoydFanClub]

Sier made a good debut but he doesn't play like Treloar. He plays like Pendles. That's not the fault of Sier. We don't have anyone with run of Treloar. That's a problem we need to solve because we have some tough matches coming up.

[Mugwump]

Well, that�ll do. It was a disappointing quarter and a half, and for a brief period In the last quarter I thought we were a chance to get overrun so I am happy enough with how it played out. I suspect it�s a harder place to play then it looks, as both sides were clearly hugely fatigued by the end. Forty points to any side interstate is a good return.

As I said in the pre-game, I think this is as weak a side as we can field without finding ourselves mid-table again - indeed, if we do not improve it, we might get some nasty shocks in the weeks ahead. No disrespect to Daicos, Crocker, Appleby, Sier and Mihocek, but they are the top end of our reserves side at the moment, and some quality coming back in via Reid, Moore, Elliott, Aish, Varcoe will all make a big difference.

A few individual mentions :

1. Chris Mayne gets better with every week. It�s a great story and a huge credit to his character.
2. Josh Thomas is the other story of the year, for me. He has become a near-elite small forward, and that�s another great story of triumph over a terrible setback.
3. Stephenson is a jet, but he's not yet a one on one defender able to mark long bomb kicks. Why we kept kicking it to him that way in the second half is anyone�s guess.
4. Langdon gets a lot of stick, but his efforts in the last quarter and a half were very important. I thought he was our best defender in that last quarter, in particular, whe it really mattered. He makes a few mistakes because he puts himself in so many difficult contests.
5. Looks as though Dunn should be ok. He was laughing and joking at the end, which would not be likely if the injury was bad. He was a general down back, and if he had not gone off when he did, I�d have had him in my GB votes.

[Monco Matt]

We got the job done and right now that is all that really matters. 10 min into the 3rd we were 10 goals up, as far as I am concerned the game was over there and then, the rest was just conservation. We have a MASSIVE month coming up. Dons, Eagles, Kangas & Tigers. All can be wins and all could be defeats. The Suns just aren't worth the big effort. We understand which are the big games and our effort is always there when they roll around. Big picture time guys.

Let's talk about the big unstoppable man mountain called Brodie Grundy. The #1 ruckman in the comp hands down. Every commentator would be in agreement if he was in any other jumper. Just a workhorse like you've never seen. Just keeps on running and contesting every contest over and over just dominating opponents. Glad we picked him up at a bargain in his draft, how many clubs would be regretting overlooking him now?

Thomas was back to his hard running goal kicking best, good to see him bring some of that back again. Stephenson was again great, found it a bit tough at times beating May one-on-one, but hey, he is a fleet-footed string bean of a kid. Always looks dangerous, so too did WHE and DeGoey, but all three of them were just fooling around so much with the ball, just playing around like schoolboys a bit too much. The three of them could have had a dozen between them if they really had that killer instinct, not yet but when it comes look out! I'd like to see Phillips given a rest, just looks off right now. Still feeling effect of concussion? Don't know, but he doesn't look switched on for whatever reason. Nice debut from Sier, did nothing wrong but not sure what his weapon is yet. Daicos needs to start doing a bit more, let's see those skills at work, maybe get him pushing forward a bit more, hit the pack edges. I want to see a few old Daicos dribbling breakers slide through!

Shaz, Dunne & Howe again all solid down back. Mayne is really looking settled across half back now, he is actually looking really reliable with ball in hand, I like what I'm seeing there. But we did miss Treloar a bit, it was noticeable that his run and carry was absent, I hope this does not become a burden as the season wears on, we will see how we manage without him.

Overall, the first 2 1/2 qtrs were sensational, really put them to the sward in the way you would expect a top 4 side to do. Absolutely we racked the cue after that. i think this was just a deliberate ploy to conserve ourselves given our next month, at least I hope so. Good win, we take 2nd spot, Carlton & Hawthorn both get beaten, how sweet it is!!