GAME DAY

[Mr Steve 3,820]

So we have just managed to reach their quarter time score.

[Jaded No More 68,906]

[censored] this, I'm out. Better things to do on a precious weekend than waste my time watching a disgusting effort from a bunch of lazy and incompetent footballers.

The end of this season cannot come quickly enough.

[titan_uranus 25,014]

Three quarter time stats:

Disposals: 233-316

Marks: 71-82

Tackles: 58-58

Contested possessions: 84-111

Clearances: 21-37

Inside 50s: 21-47

[rjay 24,917]

I don't know how many times I've seen Pedersen just jogging around in defence with no urgency at all. Good VFL player, leave him there.

[Yossarian 1,820]

Absolutely nothing to like about this game. Really sickening to watch.

No shining lights at all.

[agent 99 71]

Lynch just spoke how Craig still has a few chances to show he is right for the job. I laughed and then realised the only thing that is keeping me supporting this club is the comedy. Then I felt very sad.

But like a sucker I will be back next week thinking we are a chance.

[GIRO 63]

Byrnes has been SH#T useless player

[Demon Jack 6,908]

Lynch just spoke how Craig still has a few chances to show he is right for the job. I laughed and then realised the only thing that is keeping me supporting this club is the comedy. Then I felt very sad.

But like a sucker I will be back next week thinking we are a chance.

We might be actually be a chance next week. We're playing GWS.

[P-man 13,366]

Time to wave the white flag. Someone raid Craigy's sock drawer.

[The Chazz 4,077]

Byrnes has been SH#T useless player

You are kidding? He's far from the worst out there, and has been like that all year. He's used to playing along side champions, he's not a champion himself.

It's as though Norf took the bell out of the ball before the game.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Only able to watch the details as they come through on the AFL site but this seems as bad as any game we've played this year.

We don't need a few mids we need a complete overhaul. Priority pick anyone; and we want our $500k back we don't tank we aren't anywhere near good enough to need to do that.

[ThreeOneSix 954]

Gawn has been very good, Goldy is one of the better ruckman in the league.

[AgRogers 7]

Call this an oversimplified view of football, but I am pretty sure one of the most basic principles they teach juniors is to man up..? For as many years as I can remember, across numerous coaches, Melbourne have never been able to lock down a team so there are no options. Perhaps if we could bring in a coach from any local under 15s team, get them to teach our boys to defend man on man, perhaps we would be able to put some pressure on teams defensively and create opportunities from turnovers going our way for a change. Would probably save about $950k a year in salary as well...... Just a thought.

[Demon Jack 6,908]

This'll get to 100 at this rate.

[frankie_d 1,471]

Viney working hard

[Jaded No More 68,906]

And let me be the first to give Schwab a big F U for the Darwin rubbish.

[McQueen 17,864]

This team lacks so much of everything needed to be successful. I just don't know where to start.

[Jack7 528]

Bloody Hell Turnover Toumpas!!!

[frankie_d 1,471]

This'll get to 100 at this rate.

111

[Buzzy 992]

God I hate listening to Dwayne Russell. And what's worse is that we deserve every bit of his condescension.

We are just awful.

[ThreeOneSix 954]

Fair to say that we can put a line through Craigs name as far as the coaching gig goes.

[titan_uranus 25,014]

Our skills aren't VFL standard. They're not VFL seconds standard.

We can't make basic kicks. We can't make basic handpasses.

We don't make good choices, so we're making mistakes on bad options.

We go backwards too often. We go sideways too often. We go wide too often.

We carry too many passengers. We have too many up-and-down players. We have too many players whose ceilings aren't high enough.

[Jarka 767]

I [censored] hate the Darwin game, every [censored] year this happens

[frankie_d 1,471]

Why would any out of contact player or free agent stay?

[DoreenDee 59]

We WILL lose to GWS playing like this. We need to rediscover man on man football and playing on instinct. No point playing on after a mark when the guys down the field are standing still. Too many times we are flat footed. All basic football one would think. Quite fixable.

Call this an oversimplified view of football, but I am pretty sure one of the most basic principles they teach juniors is to man up..? For as many years as I can remember, across numerous coaches, Melbourne have never been able to lock down a team so there are no options. Perhaps if we could bring in a coach from any local under 15s team, get them to teach our boys to defend man on man, perhaps we would be able to put some pressure on teams defensively and create opportunities from turnovers going our way for a change. Would probably save about $950k a year in salary as well...... Just a thought.