POST MATCH DISCUSSION - Round 18

[bing181 9,436]

6 touches at 52% DE.

Got his chance and, unfortunately, didn't take it.

Unfortunately not the first time.

[P-man 13,367]

It will be grossly unfair to dump Michie next week. He needs a run of games. Others have been granted that for just as much output.

[RickyJ45 417]

Well FK me sideways...

A great effort and brilliant game by the dees. I am now currently baking humble pie for the Roos thread i created.

I am sorry Paul i wont question you again...

Go Dees!!

To all those supporters who sent Roosy an email last week after our loss against the Saints please send him a congratulatory email this week,

The negativity around this club, history of failure, blah blah blah is a curse we need to erase from grass roots up.

[MrMoose 317]

For me, the best part about this win (other then it being against the Filth) was that we played good, strong, team oriented football all day. Yeah there were a few silly errors but that's footy. Just like Round 1, against the Gold Coast, when they came at us we fought back and kept in front.

Great win, no AWESOME WIN!!!!!

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

Even though we were inaccurate in the last quarter, I thought we employed a deliberate and clever tactic to milk time off the clock. Jetta's charade of lining up for a goal then doing a sneaky pass to Jones was the best example of this. Vince and Garland took shots that were beyond their range in normal circumstances. We missed most of the shots but were able to lock the ball in our forward half for pretty much the whole quarter. I think the coaches should be commended for this if it was a deliberate tactic. Collingwood never looked likely.

We ate up about 2 minutes from the final 6 mins of the game doing that, I noticed it too. Was a great ploy if it was deliberate

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

Been reading the Collingwood board on bigfooty.

A ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Red and Bluebeard 2,101]

How good was Dawes with the pivot and evading three players in the middle of the ground? Ol twinkle toes Dawesy. I hammered him this week but he was a solid citizen today. Hit his targets by foot which helps.

Watts had a great game which in some ways was a tease. His burst of speed over 20 metres is elite when he really decides to hit the gas.

Bernie won't get an AA nod because Melbourne, but he sure deserves one. Just an OUTSTANDING game.

Maxy Gawn is starting to get a profile across the league. Contested marking is becoming a weapon, just needs to build an understanding with the back six when he's back there,

Jonesy lead from the front as he always does.

Special mention to Nev Jetta. Won some crucial one on ones in the first half and was excellent for most of the day.

Jetta's hanger was a nice touch, as was his assist to Chunk in the last quarter.

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,305]

Who'd of thought beating Collingwood could get any better?

Post game in the lift with mostly Melbourne fans. Stop at level 3 and in walks none othen Eddie Maguire. You could hear a pin drop. I asked him how the call went to which he replied " yeah! ". More silence followed before i replied geez i knew i should have taped press red for Ed! His reply.....Hhhmmm! ......Followed by more silence.

All is well in the world tonight!!!

[Adam The God 30,644]

Well FK me sideways...

A great effort and brilliant game by the dees. I am now currently baking humble pie for the Roos thread i created.

I am sorry Paul i wont question you again...

Go Dees!!

Interestingly, Goodwin definitely took the half time huddle. Didn't notice who did the others, but I'd say Goodwin did. Still, it was a very Roos-like win.

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,339]

He's only credited with 6 disposals, but I find that very hard to believe. He seemed to get a lot of it in the first half. Maybe he had a lot of involvements that didn't register as disposals or something?

I watched him closely in the first half. He has the worst defensive game of any player on our list.

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,339]

It will be grossly unfair to dump Michie next week. He needs a run of games. Others have been granted that for just as much output.

Disagree. I saw him three times let his man run off him whilst he watched on and didn't even put up a jog. The penny hasn't dropped so he can go back to Casey til it does.

[Biffen 12,949]

We won in the air, and in the centre.

Collingwood are more rooted than i thought.

Still want the umpires burnt.

The only frees we got were in the last quarter.

[jumbo returns 6,741]

Michie and Grimes are only biding time....once Salem and Kent become available, they'll be Casey bound.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Thought Hogan was great today. He seemed to pop up everywhere. Is he No1 in the Afl for contested marks yet!!? Surely after that game.

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,339]

The reason we see frustration from supporters including myself like we have seen over recent weeks is because we now see some hope. Other years I went to the footy accepting to lose. Now aside from the top 4 our ability to get in a winning position is dependant on our intensity and our ability to stick to a plan and minimise our errors.

Today was another good step in the right direction. Gawn, Viney and Watts have all taken massive steps forward in the last 6 weeks. There will more frustrations week to week but I will not doubt at all that we have improved and more than the ladder will show.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,110]

Thought Hogan was great today. He seemed to pop up everywhere. Is he No1 in the Afl for contested marks yet!!? Surely after that game.

Second behind Hawkins as of last round. Both are credited with one this round according to the AFL stats, so that won't change. Cale Hooker needs 4 to overtake him.

[Dinosaur Rover 197]

I went with two of the carringbush without any hope or expectations

Boy the whinging re umpires!

[Cards13 9,117]

Who'd of thought beating Collingwood could get any better?

Post game in the lift with mostly Melbourne fans. Stop at level 3 and in walks none othen Eddie Maguire. You could hear a pin drop. I asked him how the call went to which he replied " yeah! ". More silence followed before i replied geez i knew i should have taped press red for Ed! His reply.....Hhhmmm! ......Followed by more silence.

All is well in the world tonight!!!

Haha

[Bang Bang Bang 5,850]

Thought Hogan was great today. He seemed to pop up everywhere. Is he No1 in the Afl for contested marks yet!!? Surely after that game.

He's on track for 45 goals too. Not a bad debut season.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Dawes was good today but still, those marks he misses......must be 4 for every 1 he takes....

[Bitter but optimistic 22,289]

I think I'm in love with Vanders.

Oops, did I say that out loud?

Healthy man love is ok Moonie.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Im aslo just so so so glad we have found a ruckman right under our nose. I thought it would be years...

[Skuit 10,031]

Viney, Vince & Vanders. Must be something about that V that inspires man-love.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,110]

He's on track for 45 goals too. Not a bad debut season.

I was just looking this up. Footywire has Hogan and Garlett on 32 goals each. I don't think that includes today. Two forwards on track for 40+ goals is unheard-of for us.

[sue 9,233]

The players need to conduct game reviews and analyse the next rounds more often.

yeah, sack the coaches and save all that money.