GAME DAY - Round 23

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,257]

After tossing and turning, Joel MacDonald must go. Stuffs up everything that goes near him.

[dee-luded 2,959]

Here's the funny bit: the blogosphere reckons he cracked the sads after missing out on the senior coaching gig. So he's joining Richmond in a development role that doesn't require him in the coaches' box at all. Go. Figure.

I think he saw the writing on the wall, that he won't be a senior head coach again.

So he may as well go to a club going somewhere with his mate.

[dee-luded 2,959]

My computer seems slow tonight.

And I can't get the AFL radio to work. Very frustrating. Flying blind & deaf.

[Robot Devil 1,895]

My computer seems slow tonight.

And I can't get the AFL radio to work. Very frustrating. Flying blind & deaf.

I had to reload the AFL page 3 times to get the radio to stream to work.

Not sure I liked what I was hearing though.

Edited September 1, 2012 by Robot Devil

[IRW 1,388]

Watts ...just trade him and let him learn 2nd effort at his second club . He started up the ground,thats why he was on screen but I'll wager that it means his possesion count will be down because he wont get his cheap basketball intercept stats .Choco probably thought any gig at any club was better than having to work with Sheedy for another season

.Sheeds probably thinks not having to work with Williams is pretty good as well.

[dee-luded 2,959]

I had to reload the AFL page 3 times to get the radio to stream to work.

Not sure I liked what I was hearing though.

I think I'll go to the pub and see the 2nd half.

[IRW 1,388]

The silky skills of Watts overun the ball ....goal to Freo

[Outside fifty 967]

One thing really has stood out for me so far tonight and so far this season. Where are our ball hunters? Our players are purely reactive and rarely if ever proactive. We seem incapable of hunting the ball down and then instigating an attacking move with any sort of confidence.

[P-man 13,366]

I'm worried about what happens to this club if next year is the same as this one, which honestly seems likely. Just a shell of a team really.

[Soidee 1,496]

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeas get rid of our duds please please. Neeld had better install credibility next year because we have stuff all

[IRW 1,388]

Blease likes a goal

[Brian Wilson 331]

Jack Trengroves skills and fitness is terrible to watch. In any other team on his form this year he would not get a game

Just a ridiculous statement. The man is the team's third highest possession winner for the season. Plus he's the captain. Frankly, this bashing of Trengove has got to stop.

[Deers 202]

He looks like he can't wait for list lodgment day. Lots of dead wood here folks.

Curiously I scanned over our 22. Who are you referring to? It appears most of the dead wood are not playing tonight.

You've got depth players like Nicholson, Jetta, MacDonald, Bail and Dunn playing "bigger" roles that don't befit their ability and underachievers like Watts and Sylvia. Then you've got Trengove and Tapscott struggling under our fitness and strategy upheaval.

Am I being too forgiving?

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Watts should just go play basketball, that's not a knock on they guy, he just isn't suited to the AFL. If only the Melbourne Tigers could trade draft picks.

[Robot Devil 1,895]

Blease likes a goal

Please can we have more than ONE goal per quarter...

[Brian Wilson 331]

He and McKenzie are very slow of foot and of mind. McKenzie may as well just yell out that he is going to handpass the way he telegraphs it.

I'm far more concerned with the players not getting involved/getting the footy.

[Yossarian 1,820]

Lol, we are so bad.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I'm far more concerned with the players not getting involved/getting the footy.

Our ball winners butcher it and our more skillful players don't know how to get it. Melbourne in a nutshell.

Edited September 1, 2012 by Clint Bizkit

[Brian Wilson 331]

Watts ...just trade him and let him learn 2nd effort at his second club . He started up the ground,thats why he was on screen but I'll wager that it means his possesion count will be down because he wont get his cheap basketball intercept stats .Choco probably thought any gig at any club was better than having to work with Sheedy for another season

.Sheeds probably thinks not having to work with Williams is pretty good as well.

He may well be in the top ten in our B&F this year (despite missing a number of games). If that's the case, you would have us cut around 30 players this year.

[DaveyJones'sLocker 647]

Take a guy on, blind turn, get tackled, drop the ball

Play on, goal at the other end

[jane02 3,778]

What was that 50 for??

[Soidee 1,496]

Have you watched him play this year ? Stupid reply.....possessions mean nothing if they are useless

Just a ridiculous statement. The man is the team's third highest possession winner for the season. Plus he's the captain. Frankly, this bashing of Trengove has got to stop.

[Brian Wilson 331]

Freakin hate Ballantyne. Is it because he looks like Crowley?

[Range Rover 1,935]

Curiously I scanned over our 22. Who are you referring to? It appears most of the dead wood are not playing tonight.

You've got depth players like Nicholson, Jetta, MacDonald, Bail and Dunn playing "bigger" roles that don't befit their ability and underachievers like Watts and Sylvia. Then you've got Trengove and Tapscott struggling under our fitness and strategy upheaval.

Am I being too forgiving?

Yep.

[Diablo Deemon 220]

Triple the score

Double the inside 50

35 more contested possessions

Double the clearances

100 more possessions

Edited September 1, 2012 by Diablo Deemon