TMac must never play again. If this club wants to give our forward line something then let Schache play [censored]! 

Salem is soft, Max is soft, Lever is soft (and a liability in the air), Fritta is soft, Spargo is soft.

Where the [censored] has our ruthless running and physicality gone?

Major decisions and lists changes are needed if we are wanting to realistically contend again with this list. Goodwins time has come and gone, as the boys are no longer committing to the gameplan (he cannot inspire the players anymore).

Let’s see what the pres does, as it’s easy to come in when times are good, how all she react when there is a little pressure. I hope unlike our coach she freezes and opts for the defensive faith in the system.

Our club has complacently reverted back to being reactive. Also, can we find another name for Melbourne in the indigenous language other than Narrm, as we are doing that name a disservice.
 

 

Gawn and Grundy in a battle to see who can be the most useless ruck. 

Teams just drag May away from the ball and play through Lever, but Goodwin can't counteract this. 

We play 4 small forwards each week, 3 of whom get in every one's way and don't kick goals. 

McVee and Van Rooyen should have been given a rest 3 weeks ago. I have no idea why Salem is in the team with no match practice. 

The sooner we freshen up the coaching panel and the playing list, the better. 

 

I would like an apology from the poster on here who said I was being dramatic when I said post game last week that our season was tittering on the brink.

Oliver is our most important player by a fair margin. Even with him in the side we can barely win the ground ball or get a meaningful clearance anymore. I don’t think we will win a game now until he’s back in the side, unless something very drastic changes. 
 
Blues are under the pump, Pies will have an easy kill and Geelong in Geelong will be a one sided affair. Losing him and Petty could not have come at a worse time, but a good team learns to overcome. We are obviously not a good team right now. 

Look at Salem, missed loads of games and Viney. Goodwind needs to get real. We are not a premiership side anymore... The team needs a cleanout.

5 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Would have preferred a win but that was easy money with freo at $3

Couldn't afford not to load up 

It’s a good old fashioned Demonland meltdown. It’s official though…..we’re [censored]. 

19 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

Why will get the same result, until Goody decides to change tack nothing will change.

Ben Brown, I would say his stats of 17 kicks, 2 hbs, 7 marks & 1 goal look pretty good to me.

Edited May 27, 20231 yr by wizardinoz

20 minutes ago, ucanchoose said:

Harmes can leave for anybody.   That kick that he tried to intercept that was meant for van rooyen cost us the game

No... any of the easy missed goals cost us!

2 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

I would like an apology from the poster on here who said I was being dramatic when I said post game last week that our season was tittering on the brink.

Oliver is our most important player by a fair margin. Even with him in the side we can barely win the ground ball or get a meaningful clearance anymore. I don’t think we will win a game now until he’s back in the side, unless something very drastic changes. 
 
Blues are under the pump, Pies will have an easy kill and Geelong in Geelong will be a one sided affair. Losing him and Petty could not have come at a worse time, but a good team learns to overcome. We are obviously not a good team right now. 

Don't forget Petty.

Today Petty plays in the back and Freo kicks at least 3 less goals. Freo is very ordinary.

Such a waste of talent? Waste of a list? I think not. Our list is overrated. We will lose the next 3 on the trot and topple out of the 8 and will fight to make it back in given the difficulty of our draw.

Our game plan and structure is soo pathetically bad it’s predictable how sides will continue to cut us up in the middle. 

I’m going to sleep. Wake me up in another 57 years please. 

11 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Why didn’t we put Kosi into the middle in the last? We were getting mauled in there time and time again. 
The game was all but lost so try something!

Goodwin doesn’t like admitting he gets things wrong

2 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

It’s a good old fashioned Demonland meltdown. It’s official though…..we’re [censored]. 

It's been a while, but start getting used to it again.

 

Edited May 27, 20231 yr by YesitwasaWin4theAges

1 minute ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Such a waste of talent? Waste of a list? I think not. Our list is overrated. We will lose the next 3 on the trot and topple out of the 8 and will fight to make it back in given the difficulty of our draw.

Our game plan and structure is soo pathetically bad it’s predictable how sides will continue to cut us up in the middle. 

I’m going to sleep. Wake me up in another 57 years please. 

Good news GTG, it’s only 55 to wait

3 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

We’re 0 wins 4 losses as Naarm. Stuff it

1-3. Beat Norf last year.

We are going to have to pay more attention to stoppage. Relying on turnover is not getting it done. 

Probably also need to change from zone defence.

3 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

It’s a good old fashioned Demonland meltdown. It’s official though…..we’re [censored]. 

If losing to [censored] Freo at home isn’t worthy of a meltdown, what is? 
 

1 minute ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Such a waste of talent? Waste of a list? I think not. Our list is overrated. We will lose the next 3 on the trot and topple out of the 8 and will fight to make it back in given the difficulty of our draw.

Our game plan and structure is soo pathetically bad it’s predictable how sides will continue to cut us up in the middle. 

I’m going to sleep. Wake me up in another 57 years please. 

I agree, I can't really buy into these "most talented list in the comp" discussions. Half the players on this list are above average kicks at best.

Blowtorch needs to come onto Goody sure his a premiership coach but is he pushing us over the cliff?? The window is shut on current form , who’s in charge of our clearances , I believe Yze well we continue to get smashed!

7 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

He's not alone. 

He was pivotal in our 2021 campaign. Outstanding. But he was ordinary before it, and has been ordinary since it. If we’re any chance of a flag, Lever getting back to his best is priority #1 IMO. 

10 minutes ago, Nairobi_Demon said:

Such poor connection through the middle and into the forward line. 
 

I now just assume that players such as ANB and even Brayshaw will more often than not cough it up.

Here’s disposal efficiency for those moving through the middle 

Viney 37%
ANB 44%
Brayshaw 52%
Grundy 53%
Petracca 58%
Harmes 64%
Pickett 64%
Langdon 74%
Sparrow 78%
Salem 79%
Gawn 87%

In contrast, I could only find 1 Walyalup player on 50% and almost all were 60-70% plus and they were facing just as much pressure as us. 
 

The decision making and skill errors behind those numbers are killing us. 

Viney at 37% with 7 inside 50s.

Great ball use there.

Edited May 27, 20231 yr by Seraph

26 minutes ago, Bang Bang Bang said:

One thing that doesn't get mentioned enough: Lever has been [censored] rubbish this season. 

It’s not even that he misses most marks these days, it’s the way he consistently lets the ball go behind him when he misses the mark. Shadow of what he used to be. Can’t blame not having another tall back down  there because hibbo has been brilliant all year as that 3rd tall

2 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Such a waste of talent? Waste of a list? I think not. Our list is overrated. We will lose the next 3 on the trot and topple out of the 8 and will fight to make it back in given the difficulty of our draw.

Our game plan and structure is soo pathetically bad it’s predictable how sides will continue to cut us up in the middle. 

I’m going to sleep. Wake me up in another 57 years please. 

It is a waste IMO. The coaching group has stuffed things since middle last season.

I think at our best we can be top 4. However Goodwin is clearly an overrated coach, it looks like 2021 was his one magic year. I hope I am wrong but that's how I perceive him, and I am tired of the lessons and learnings.

Everyone happy with the umpiring?

26 minutes ago, Purple77 said:

No, Freo played bloody good footy actually. 

But this [censored] sucks so much, [censored]

No they didn't, we were just sh1tter, which is more of a concern

We are 14 wins 19 losses in games decided by 10 points or less under Goodwin.