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If Babbel did it, he'd be cited for child abuse.

Perth have started to gel, why won't we? Score draw.

Wilmering kills go forward. He needs time on the pitch to improve at this level, but we can't afford him at the moment - he needs to have a rest and get a run when we're a couple of goals up.

The A-League boys need to spend a training session with the W-League girls to focus on touch and passing. The skills are there in the core of the team, they are just playing without belief/trust.

If we consistently get our best 11 on the field and find an answer to the 10 issue (Muller needs to be on the wing and let loose) we can get the season back on track. We have a gun 'keeper and there is quality in the team - patience for now.

They are a highly entertaining team. They look like they have played together for years.

And there we have it. The definitive death-rider position.

I agree to an extent, but I think he's half a yard slow in knowing where his options are. It will come with time at this level, but it is a bit stifling. No Schwegler as an outlet didn't help this week.

Here's my uninformed contribution to the post-match dribble. Wilmering has potential and he's doing a good job in defence, but he stifles the go-forward because he lacks awareness of channels to distribute. The number of times he played back to Jurman reminded me of Gumby-ball. Time for him to have a spell. Losing Schwegler killed our composure. It was always going to be a bit confused without him. Muller (two dots) is the real deal. When he and the Big Fella get on the wavelength, we will be excited. Jurman is up there with our best buys for the year, and so is Georgievski. Overall our recruitment for the year has been very good, and the team will get better, but we need the old heads on the field. For all their potential, our young guys require class around them to be effective. Lopar is an alien from another planet. It was my wife's first time at a match - she loved the RBB and the atmosphere, she was excited to see Jurman in the line-up (she sat next to him at a presentation dinner a few years back and thinks he's a good guy - but she still has Santalab as her favourite player), she enjoyed the facilities at the new stadium (and a couple of wines), and she looked great in a Wanderers jersey and short skirt Crowd numbers could have been better, but we'll do better with later games. In all, not a fantastic performance with the ball (not sharp at all) but determined if a bit untidy in defence, but not anything worth opening a vein about. I'm tipping 3 points away this week if we can get Schwegler and Muller (two dots) on the pitch.

The squad shows Elrich and Sullivan in. Be surprising if either play.

In x 4. My wife is coming to her first WSW game (but it's costing me a nice dinner!)

Is the top of the S the head of a snake?

Poor old Archie. A dribbler on the field, and a bigger dribbler off it.

Robbie Slater squats in the goal to make his point. Or to pee like a girl ... not sure.

Corica has called for the VAR on the "team of the Week".