A lot depends on this second half of football

Tbh, even though we're up, it just doesn't look like the way we play.

Straight kicking & brilliance from Tracc in Qtr1 was all it was.

Could get ugly this. Let's see.

6-1 in centre clearances St Kildas way. Our midfielder coach is pathetic, can’t remember the last time we won the game from the midfield.

Just now, Jaded said:

I don’t know. Why does this happen every week? Because it’s a rinse and repeat pattern. Are our players really too stupid to follow instructions? Are they deaf? Poorly coached? Blind? Dehydrated? Drunk? I mean really I’m an unfit 34 year old who has never played footy in her life and I can see it. Why can’t they? Whoever they are?

I think it is called coaching. No tactical smarts, you know there is a time and place to attack and a time late in a quarter to be defensive but we don’t have a clue. 

Petracca 8 possessions. Viney 4. Brayshaw 4.  oliver 7. Wow. Very quiet. 

This match us there for the taking.  It simply comes down to who wants it the most.

This will tell the tale and whether the boys really are playing to win and force their way into the eight.

If we lose i'm afraid this club will need to take a serious look at things within the FD.

2 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

How the [censored] is a dumb kick by an experienced player and concentration lapse from the mids a second later Goodwin fault!!!

ffs the anti-coach cult on this site [censored] me.

Honestly turnovers happen to every team. Even the best teams. They are annoying but it’s a game played by humans who make mistakes. 
I can forgive that but what I can’t forgive is the same horrible midfield set up that allows opposition to stream forward easily for goals every week. 

 The way this is going it'll be season hopes gone.

I'm expecting a different ,stronger melbourne comes out after half time.

But no money on it

Just now, Wiseblood said:

I won't argue that Jones should retire gracefully at the end of the year, but I don't think he's been THAT bad (outside of that absolute shocker of a turnover).

Sorry Wise, he's been poor. 

Harmes, surely, can do better in that spot on the ground.

Was that just Goody intriducing himself to the players

Playing for the season now

Lets not panic yet. Yes we squandered a good lead but we are still in yhis. One big 3rd quarter is all we need.

7 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Up until the horrible turnover, Jones had actually been playing quite well.  Wagner hasn't been too bad either.

I'll give you Vanders, though.  I'm a fan but he's done nothing tonight other than setting up our third goal of the night.

Sorry Wise I’m not stalking with all the reply’s but Vanders has been average, at best all season. 

1 minute ago, olisik said:

6-1 in centre clearances St Kildas way. Our midfielder coach is pathetic, can’t remember the last time we won the game from the midfield.

Make that 7-1

There were plenty of positives with Weed, Brown, Melksham, Spargo, Petracca as well as May and Lever. Let down by midfield and stupid mistakes. Gonna taken big effort from here.

Honestly thank god for Lever and May. 

Steele Steele Steele 

who the farrrrrk is on him 

goodwin farrrrrk tag him 

lol wow

14 minutes ago, Elegt said:

Idiotic Melbourne supporters actually seriously suggested that

I think it was ironic, actually. 

13 minutes ago, Elegt said:

Tag jack steele!

Goody wouldn’t know the term. And Harmes ain’t playing

Here it comes.

Clarry going for his world record of costly turnovers

Goodwin is too stubborn to tag.

Omg [censored] me clarry...?‍♂️?‍♂️

Worst game ever in his career.

jog brayshaw back to his standard poor performance tonight - stands flat footed at the contest and doesn't work hard defensively whatsover

Oliver has been trash fire in this game. Worst game I've seen him play.