I was lucky enough to have a private entrance from my sons house which backs onto the oval. Had some nice cold long necks and a crisp chardy as the sun went down and the oval settled into near darkness.

The wind was very strong at times and was probably an old fashioned 5 goals worth for much of the 2nd Q (we were opposite the main stand). A few high kicks almost drifted backward!

Sinclair looked raring to go. Naismith good in the first half. Florent looked useful although perhaps he stood out because I was trying to work out who 53 was. Allir was a mixture of promising brilliance and embarrassing stuff ups. I noticed Rose a lot. Running near the ball but rarely getting it. Mexican, Newman, Towers, Hewett all seemed solid enough but I always mix them up. The boys were super pleased when Stoddart kicked his goal. Fox seemed useful enough.

It was great to be able to hear the players talking to each other. Rampe directing traffic: 'Lloydy! Keep moving!' Lloyd just stayed where he was.