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We’re four and one, and second on the ladder with a healthy 141%. The real tests are to come but it’s our best start to a season since 2015. Time to Restump Podcast Sunday’s Purple procession. 

Off the top it was good to see Tabs get a bucket load with half a baker’s dozen. He was the first Docker to kick 7 goals in a game since Matthew Pavlich did ten years ago in 2012.

It was pretty scratchy for 2 ½ quarters but the game never felt out of control. A bit of tidying up of disposal and some gorilla grip on the palms to ensure marks stuck, was all that was needed.

While everyone seemed a tick off their game, the tall timber down back kept control. Alex Pearce returned not only to the team but to his All Aussie contention best, while Brennan Cox marked everything, moved like a midfielder and hit more chests than a pirate! 

It was as if Heath Chapman, Jordan Clark and Hayden Young were swinging meat cleavers early as they did their fair share of butchering. But all three rectified the errors and went from butchering the ball to carving up the Bombers.  

Brayshaw enjoyed the absence of a close checking shadow, Will Brodie is putting a body of work together none of us saw coming and geez, its handy to have someone by the name of Serong just slot back in.

The Disco danced his way up and down the wing leaving a conga line of Bombers behind him and with another 20+ disposal game, it was like he had his own Disco ball. 

Across the paddock a seemingly new and improved Blake Acres again provided plenty of run and option, although a teammate or two may have a word to him about hospital handpasses. 

While Shultzy was missed, Freddy, Switta and Sonny held up their end of the bargain. Not sure what is going on with Sonny’s radar as his usual flawless goal kicking has gone all…. Fyfe-like! (Sorry Fyfey)

We could bang on and on about it all day and if you listen to the pod… we probably do. But the reality is it was just a hit and run mission to collect the four points. Mission complete. (We're not convinced those Bombers are fitted with the latest and greatest defence system technologies)

There’s all the above, as well as a hell of a lot more that no one asked for and then we bring it home with some breaking news in a Neighbourhood Watch episode. 

So, bung this purple claptrap in your ears…. I mean lets face it, you’re already suffering knowing you have to head back to work after the Easter long weekend... so what’s a little more suffering on top! 

It’s a battle with the Bombers so we’re russian Serong back in, while Alex Pearce is in charge of enforcing a No Fly Zone in Peter Wright air space! Time to Restump Podcast Easter Sunday’s clash.

We needed to make hay while the sun shone on our favorable first five round draw. Win Sunday in round five and our four wins and one loss will be our best start to a season since 2015 when we won the first nine straight. 

Concerningly our record against Essendon at Marvel isn’t flash… and that is being kind. Fourteen times we’ve played the Bombers at the venue with the roof and we’re stuck on the single victory. Our last seven against them at all grounds we’re again stuck on the single win…. that said, five of them have been under the roof!  

So, it is safe to say we’re in desperate need of a trend changing win over the Bombers at the Marvel Tomb on Easter Sunday and this is as good a chance as we’re likely to get. 

Serong, Pearce and Banfield come in while Logue has to be desperately unlucky to get dropped and, disappointingly, Erasmus didn’t get a 3rd consecutive game after not really putting a foot wrong. 

Coach JL made his way back in, unfortunately passing the Covid baton to Shultzy. However, we suspect the virus may come off second best in that battle!

Easter holidays are upon us and a lot of families are on the road travelling. So, bung this half an hour of purple palaver on, turn it up and drown out the racket of the arguing kids in the back seat! 

Word of warning to those behind the wheel though… we have been known to put people to sleep!

Happy Easter to you all who have ever donated a minute of your valuable time to listen to our nonsense. We’re eternally grateful… yet bewildered. Carn Freo!