Given the heat and the relative numbers of experienced players in the teams anyone who complains that we didn't bury them is misguided.  Sure it would have been nice to, but realistically it was never on.  An ugly win against a Lyon team is all one could expect   

Expect changes next week....Oliver for one would add freshness and intensity.  

Any news on Oscar's injury?  

Other injuries?

Edited July 9, 20169 yr by monoccular

One of those games where we take it and move on to next week.

 

1 minute ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

TMac awesome game I reckon.

yep he's got my 6 demonland votes

 

pure vandenBurg tonight too.

Quality from the AFL website post-match:

MEDICAL ROOM
Melbourne: Midfielder Dom Tyson required his head to be taped up following a collision with teammate Ben Kennedy in the second term, but played out the game without any problems. 

Fremantle: The Dockers appeared to get through the loss unscathed.

INJURIES 
Melbourne: Nil
Fremantle: Nil

Completely ignores that Bernie played the game on one leg, OMac missed 1/3 of the game, and Mundy missed the last 1/4. 

Decent win in trying conditions. If we kicked 15 goals instead of 15 points it'd be a better reflection on the way the game was played. 

Jesse wouldn't be thrilled by what he saw by Freo.

Tracca started stalking around the ball and looked dangerous. Needs to maintain his focus when he has the ball as his skills are better than he showed.

Watts is a star. I'm so bloody glad to be typing that!

Bit dissapointed in the drop off. The comp is so tight we need to learn to really put teams to the sword for % great to win but the margin flatters freo bigtime.

Well, at least Garlett will be fresh for next week!!!

Good teams know how to maintain tempo and grind out wins. We knocked them out early when it mattered. To get back into it, the Dockers would need to play some pretty slick footy. With the weather the way it was and the players' energy level low, it was going to be an ask.
Also, the Dockers aren't the team of 2012-2015 but they were never just going to lay down. They have a lot of proud veterans in there who weren't just going to get humiliated.
In the end, not bad. Areas to work on but most games contain that. Let's hope we can roll the 'Aints at Etihad next week.

1 minute ago, Seraph said:

Quality from the AFL website post-match:

MEDICAL ROOM
Melbourne: Midfielder Dom Tyson required his head to be taped up following a collision with teammate Ben Kennedy in the second term, but played out the game without any problems. 

Fremantle: The Dockers appeared to get through the loss unscathed.

INJURIES 
Melbourne: Nil
Fremantle: Nil

Completely ignores that Bernie played the game on one leg, OMac missed 1/3 of the game, and Mundy missed the last 1/4. 

I actually like the line "The Dockers appeared to get through the loss unscathed." (Apart from y'know...losing of course).

Horrible to watch. Would've annihilated them at the G. 

A win is a win and all that... 

Matt Jones! hasn't he turned it around, like Stretch no frills getting it done.

Edited July 9, 20169 yr by 3Dee

Good win. And for a bloke that cops a bit on here I thaught Harmes played really well. Hunt was great as well.

I would hope we lace the team with at least 3 or 4 changes for next week to offset the fatigue factor. Oliver in is a must.

Very frustrating that Casey had a bye this weekend; another week of match fitness in the VFL for Brayshaw and he might've been good to go for next week, too.

2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

One of those games where we take it and move on to next week.

 

To a loss, because we are stuffed from this game and we can't play at Etihad or beat St Kilda. 

On the plus side, we finally beat a team coached by that smug boring arsewipe Lyon. 

4 minutes ago, Chook said:

I actually like the line "The Dockers appeared to get through the loss unscathed." (Apart from y'know...losing of course).

There was something wrong with Mundy though. 

I thought white earned another game next week. 

He did pretty good for his second game. 

Typical Roos style game - get in front and then lock it down OR that could have possibly come from Lyon - get behind and then limit the damage. Either way when the game was open we were much cleaner and won a lot more of the ball.

Watching on TV:

- Loved Tyson's game, he seemed to adjust to what we all wanted him to do - be the extractor and handball when under pressure but kick when he had space - didn't get caught today that I remembered.

- Backline was very good, loved White's work - reminds me a lot of Anthony Ingerson (might just be the glove?)

- The run off the half back line is where it all starts - the linking handballs and run towards a moving forward line create huge problems for the defense.

- Great to get the W in Darwin and against the Dockers - now let's kill next weeks challenge

Go Dees

should have kicked another 6 goals at least....oh well, not really complaining, i'll take the 4 points in trying conditions

Missed game due to family reasons, 

more information on White please....

What he did well?

What he didn't do?

Disposal?

Does he hold his spot?

 

cheers

Jesse Hogan. We're almost taking him for granted. Second year of senior football. It's incredible.

Youngest team in the comp with Brayshaw, Oliver, Salem and Weideman still to come in. So much improvement left in this mob.

2 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Missed game due to family reasons, 

more information on White please....

What he did well?

What he didn't do?

Disposal?

Does he hold his spot?

 

cheers

He was good defensively. Took some good marks.

His ball use is dodgy, especially by foot.

Will definitely play next week especially with Oscar likely to miss with an ankle injury.

 

Roos to Hunt: "Jayden, I don't care if you're the last Demon standing, you're not to take the kick in".

FMD

1 hour ago, P-man said:

To the muppets in the game day thread who called an end to Grimes' AFL career after his first three touches, I hope you enjoyed the next 29 after that.

I was one that voiced my concern at his output for that quarter and he'd want to show more to have a chance of playing again next week. Interestingly I think he would have been the only player on the ground that seemed to get better as the game went on. Well done to him. 

Edited July 9, 20169 yr by Pates

1 minute ago, Pates said:

I was once that voiced my concern at his output for that quarter and he'd want to show more to have a chance of playing again next week. Interestingly I think he would have been the only player on the ground that seemed to get better as the game went on. Well done to him. 

You generally get better with time when you haven't played all year and it's your first game back. 

3.7 in the second half

Normally that would result a loss. Times have changed