Dear Coaching staff - EFFEN WELL TAG GIBBS!!!!!!!! 

Need to shut down Gibbs and Cripps. 

Big big big big second half required. Did I say enough bigs? 

They can do no wrong, but momentum really turned in the middle of that quarter. That free against Bernie really wasn't a free kick and I suspect the umpire knew it after he paid it. 

Really dissapointed in the midfield this week. The contested ball numbers are out of control.

Strangely I still have faith. Just need a few things to click as our forward line has the ability to get it done if we get in down there quickly. 

Viney looks to be struggling. Not sure if he's had a different role the last few weeks but he seems to just be late to the ball instead of in and under.

why is stretch in such panic seems to have lost confidence in 1 week

1 minute ago, DemonDan83 said:

Let's see what the coaches can do with them at half time!

Are there any coaches here today ? 

Game so far wouldn't indicate it 

If we lose this game and then come out and smash Geelong i might have to find another club. 

Could have drafted Cripps ahead of Salem. Jason Taylor's decision?

6 minutes ago, Chook said:

It really didn't. He stood exactly where he was and realised only too late that he wasn't in the right spot. He still would have marked it if he'd jumped at the right time.

Yeah that kick from watts was perfect.

reckon we brought anb & Michie in to counter the wet weather... too bad it's not raining!! 

We will win, clean up inside 50's and have a crack in the middle

 

 

5 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Team selection again baffling. 

For one Pedersen ahead of Weiderman would help. Weids will be good but he isn't ready and we need to win right now! 

Michie is useless. Soooo slow. I guess we expected rain. He can take Bugg and go back to the VFL. 

Viney, Jones and Gawn having shockers. How can we win like that?

So were you saying the same thing against Hawthorn????  

too many doing too little

I can't stand to watch the second half. I'll watch the replay if we win but for now I'm off for a very wet lunch.

Cmon, boys!

I don't care if the team go on and win, but unless he does something amazing like finish BOG, this should be Viv Mitchie's last ever game for the MFC

3 minutes ago, A F said:

At least he offers some run off half back. Michie is slow and has turned it over almost every time he's had it.

89% DE says otherwise. He's been average but there's no need to be silly about it.

Most of the team are playing like puss here. Scapegoats might ease the pain but that's the reality.

Two bad misses to VB are hurting us

3 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

They can do no wrong, but momentum really turned in the middle of that quarter. That free against Bernie really wasn't a free kick and I suspect the umpire knew it after he paid it. 

Really dissapointed in the midfield this week. The contested ball numbers are out of control.

Strangely I still have faith. Just need a few things to click as our forward line has the ability to get it done if we get in down there quickly. 

Viney looks to be struggling. Not sure if he's had a different role the last few weeks but he seems to just be late to the ball instead of in and under.

yes but hogan seems to be playing on the wing

We need to get someone on Donjon Rosebury and Mitchell they are killing us.

3 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

They can do no wrong, but momentum really turned in the middle of that quarter. That free against Bernie really wasn't a free kick and I suspect the umpire knew it after he paid it. 

Really dissapointed in the midfield this week. The contested ball numbers are out of control.

Strangely I still have faith. Just need a few things to click as our forward line has the ability to get it done if we get in down there quickly. 

Viney looks to be struggling. Not sure if he's had a different role the last few weeks but he seems to just be late to the ball instead of in and under.

Sometimes you can see the required intensity, and hunger for the contest even though you are a fair way behind on the scoreboard, and that always gives you hope.

 

We are being annihilated in the contest, and are looking as flat as a tack. I have very little confidence that we can finish in front.

Sub out Michie or ANB.

Don't care that rule is no longer used.

Last year we were behind by 47 points at half-time and outscored then by 24 in the second half.  It was too little too late. 

My gut feel is we'll win this and if we do it will show a new level of maturity.

Great response from Dom Tyson (after a poor start). He was influential in the second quarter, part the reason we clawed back into the game.

1 minute ago, Mr Steve said:

We need to get someone on Donjon Rosebury and Mitchell they are killing us.

who or what is a donjon

3 minutes ago, Josh said:

We will win, clean up inside 50's and have a crack in the middle

 

 

I bloody hope so.

About the only positive I can find at the moment is that we have played like almost total crap, but are still in the game on the scoreboard.

2 minutes ago, faultydet said:

Sometimes you can see the required intensity, and hunger for the contest even though you are a fair way behind on the scoreboard, and that always gives you hope.

 

We are being annihilated in the contest, and are looking as flat as a tack. I have very little confidence that we can finish in front.

Yep, very reminiscent of some other lazy performances this year. One of those matches where we're flat from the opening bounce and spend the rest of the game just hanging in there, without ever having a dominant patch where we convert goals.

Edited August 21, 20169 yr by SaberFang