Dawes had a better game yesterday He took two marks with his hands it is a while since that happened.

Now all he has to do is stop whinging to the Umpires, concentrate on getting the ball Chris and forget how badly the umps are treating you.

Yeah, that taking-marks-with-other-parts-of-his-body trick was getting a bit stale ...

Yeah, that taking-marks-with-other-parts-of-his-body trick was getting a bit stale ...

Haven't heard about chest marks R and B?

Hogan's run up to kick for goal is bizarre. He's young enough for a change to be taught to him by a good forward coach or a former star full forward.

He's effective. Don't play with it.

I disagree with this nonsense about young players being tired. The younger you are the more energy you have. As you get older you get more tired.

It's about building endurance. There's a difference...

Those complaining of an ugly win (and it was ugly) need to check the scores in the 1960 GF

8.12 v 2.2

I am sure the MCC Members Bullring was a sombre affair that night!!

At this point in time i will take a win in any form

We should have nailed last week as well as the Saints game.

Do not begrudge wins. Ugly or beautiful....

This side seriously just does not know how to win

Yet we won.

I disagree with this nonsense about young players being tired. The younger you are the more energy you have. As you get older you get more tired.

The idea of doing a pre-season is to build up your endurance to be able to run out games and not fatigue during the year, the more pre-seasons you have, the more prepared your body.

The young ones don't have that base that the older players do.

So, I expect some of the kids to slow down and be more inconsistent in the last 7 weeks.

Doesn't mean I would rest them, but that is what I expect to see.

This game last year was probably the worst of the season and we lost...happy to win the worst game this year.

Much better result

I am still amazed how inert the team can be at times - Jones and Vince are looked at to do everything I would wager - when they don't, we struggle...

But the structures, again, they are very unMelbourne like, strictly adhered to, never broken out of and suffocating to the opposition.

Get some boldness and we are golden.

That may well be but we cannot acknowledge a good game?

Oh by the way thanks for the "son" have not heard that for a long time.

Term of endearment for you, od.

The umps this weekend seemed a lot tougher on throws, so it would be just our luck to perfect the "quick handpass" for next season and find it becomes the latest target of the interpretation circus.

Thats what usually happens....

Are we still trying to perfect geelong's game plan??

I got a great idea for all the right poster who hate Paul roos game plan, lets sack him re-hire neeld we will still score 60 points, but the other team will kick 25 goals, then they won't have anything to complain about ugly wins.

Term of endearment for you, od.

Exactly the way I took it JR

For all those who care of which there are probably none I watched Garlett closely yesterday.

Yes he is better than I thought.

For all those who care of which there are probably none I watched Garlett closely yesterday.

Yes he is better than I thought.

Recruit of the year.

I got a great idea for all the right poster who hate Paul roos game plan, lets sack him re-hire neeld we will still score 60 points, but the other team will kick 25 goals, then they won't have anything to complain about ugly wins.

Our game plan's improved, we're using the corridor a lot more although we are missing plenty of targets when we do, forcing us to be more conservative as the game goes on.

This year they missed several gettable goals. It could so easily have turned pear shaped if not for their inaccuracy. We were very lucky to win despite playing very badly in the second half.

We only let the guard down defensively in the final 10 minutes or so though, I felt. A lot better than usual. Up until then they were hopeless at finding targets

A big part of the reason Tyson gets pinged is that he is very good at getting his hands and arms out of the tackle. To the ump that represents an opportunity to dispose, which of course it does, but other players just allow the ball to be buried in the tackle....ball up. The inconsistencies to the holding the ball/incorrect disposal adjudication are a frank embarrassment to our game at the moment. It is an utter raffle, with not an ounce of credibility. Effectively a toss of the coin. How it gets fixed I don't know, but it is poisoning the game.

It is very easy to fix.

The holding the ball rules should be that if you take possession you must either kick it or hand pass it to dispose of the ball, none of this 'it was knocked out int he tackle' nonsense. If you have had prior opportunity (i.e a couple of steps/seconds) and you are tackled and it causes a stoppage then it is a free kick.

The only way there should be a ball up is if someone is tackled without any prior opportunity and it ends in a stoppage. how many times these days do you see the ball dropped, thrown, knocked out and nothing, the ump just waits until 10 players are all on top of the ball. Pay the first free and the game moves on, opens up, and the stoppages disappear.

There is an interview of Moloney on the Melbourne website. Looks like he still goes for the dees despite his stint at Brisbane.

Haven't heard about chest marks R and B?

I recall attending a junior footy clinic on the MCG in the early 80s.

After meeting the great man Robbie Flower we ran through a few drills with the players, as you do.

The mist of time has stolen the name from me but one of the players (who seemed an absolute giant) informed the enthralled group of children that there was no such thing as a chest mark. It was an "arm mark" as there is no way you can mark a football with your chest.

Funny how something so small sticks in your mind after 30 something years.

Haven't heard about chest marks R and B?

My Dad's mate got a few when he rode his motorbike through a fence. Otherwise, I am yet to see a chest mark that hasn't involved at least one of the arms attached to the said chest ....

I recall attending a junior footy clinic on the MCG in the early 80s.

After meeting the great man Robbie Flower we ran through a few drills with the players, as you do.

The mist of time has stolen the name from me but one of the players (who seemed an absolute giant) informed the enthralled group of children that there was no such thing as a chest mark. It was an "arm mark" as there is no way you can mark a football with your chest.

Funny how something so small sticks in your mind after 30 something years.

Now that I've read that Robot, I'm going to drink an unlikely amount of wine in the hope that I forget it.

My Dad's mate got a few when he rode his motorbike through a fence. Otherwise, I am yet to see a chest mark that hasn't involved at least one of the arms attached to the said chest ....

Oh delivery me

Now that I've read that Robot, I'm going to drink an unlikely amount of wine in the hope that I forget it.

So the time I nailed a North Melbourne player in the nards with a drop punt at VicKick probably wouldn't interest you either?

Oh well, enjoy the vino.

So the time I nailed a North Melbourne player in the nards with a drop punt at VicKick probably wouldn't interest you either?

Oh well, enjoy the vino.

Take your 'nards" and give yourself a jolly good flo gging Robot.

Take your 'nards" and give yourself a jolly good flo gging Robot.

Well I would, but I broke my hand on the seat in front of me at the Brisbane game in the third quarter doing a Clarkson.