C.Oliver.

11 minutes ago, Nasher said:

You obviously missed the Brisbane win last year.

May have erased it over time. But we were a seriously poor team then. Today we were just seriously poor. I'll take the win but no way will I watch the replay. 

Salem was a CLEAR best on ground.

11 minutes ago, olisik said:

Shocking game by Viney and Brayshaw.

Time to get Trenners in

Are you a Trengove family member?

Lewis was fine - was tagged but played his part

18 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Also, Maxy hexed Clarrie with his 360 interview.  Promised another 35 possession game - finished the game with 34.

35 touches according to the scoreboard.

I'll take a w over a loss anyday.

Now to go home and giggle at some [censored] commentry in thr game day thread

2 minutes ago, Sylvia Saint said:

Oliver has 6 Brownlow votes and will win one as early as 2018.

Calm down

Mistake central.

Jones, Salem and T-Mac really solid and Garlett inspiring.

Tyson didn't need to come in as I said. 80% mistakes, his man beat him to the contest most times. Makes us look slower.

O-Mac will go straight out for Frost when Frost is ready. 

Happy to get a win out of a performance like that.

Let's actually show up with some smarts and skills against Geelong though.

Otherwise #187 here we go 

 

Just as rewarding a win as laat week. Why? Because we found out that this team will no longer lie down like [censored] when challenged by a team they are expected to beat. That the swagger of players like tracca, salem and harmes etc came to the fore rather than the "oh no i hope i dont fail" mental scarring we have seen so often by this team over the past 10 years (essendon round 2 last year being one case in point).

Ecstatic. Go dees.

Tyson with most AFL Fantasy points. 145.

Winning ugly is so much better than a creditable loss.  I'll be saving the Grange for another day, but sleeping easy tonight.

We r 2 and 0 first time since 2006. 

At the start of the game we had them on the ropes but overused the ball and played too cute.

This allowed them to get back into the game and get their confidence up.

Allowing opposition teams to play spare defenders in our forward line is unacceptable.

Hogan and Lewis both be out for next week...

bring in Vince and Spencer.

21 minutes ago, Chook said:

Oliver

This guy is just a gun.

I found that many of his handballs today got us into more trouble than what he was under.

Quick handballs is one thing, but not to put the next bloke under more pressure. I prefer Clarry taking the game on and wanting to kick it more.

What really shits me off in the post match interview with Watts doppy Max says something like u didn't play in a couple of the JLT games and probably don't want to talk about it but is was a tough game today. WTF. 

BLOODY [censored]. 

2 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

Hogan and Lewis both be out for next week...

bring in Vince and Spencer.

Missed the Lewis one? What did he do??

9 minutes ago, Sylvia Saint said:

EDIT: Forgot to mention Harmes. Not his biggest fan but his disposal was clean today and ability to Dustin Martin his way out of tackles incredible for his size. He stays.

He was tough today, liked his game.

I thought Salem was great today, he is such a nice kick.

Jeff was super, love the pressure he is putting on now, kick goals and do that and I'll be a happy man this season.

One thing with Clarry, he's almost too good on the inside... A couple of times in the first quarter it seemed like players were setting up for a ball up as he was tackled and he got it out, saw Jonesy running back to set up and if he hadn't he would have got the ball.

Following this team is never good for the nerves, but I'll take a win over a loss any day.

 

7 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Salem was a CLEAR best on ground.

Garlett probably won us the game in the end though. Best game he's played for Melbourne. 

This game was awful. I'm banking the points and the top 4 ladder position, and I'm erasing the rest. 

Before the free game today fox footy showed that we have youngest list with also the second least games experience wise. If we can keep developing there could be good things ahead. All I took out of today was that we managed to grind out the win instead of me walking away hating the team after losing another game. 

I thought we did quite a lot right but our skills let us down, I reckon you'd always prefer to get in good positions in the first place 

Just now, Age said:

Before the free game today fox footy showed that we have youngest list with also the second least games experience wise. If we can keep developing there could be good things ahead. All I took out of today was that we managed to grind out the win instead of me walking away hating the team after losing another game. 

Who has the least game experience

19 minutes ago, P-man said:

Relief.

Midfield decidedly ordinary for most of the day. Overuse of the ball was ridiculous at stages. But we ground it out which is promising, albeit with Docherty doing us a huge favour at the end.

Salem and Jeffy were terrific. Jetta and T Mac stood up at important moments.

Bank the 4 points. Raise a smile at being 2-0. Look towards a better performance next week. 

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Pretty much bang on what I was about to write line for line. Would add Melksham to the four you mentioned. Thought we lacked the spread and use of angles to move the ball that we did so well last week.