Just now, Demonland said:

This comment from Dwayne makes zero sense unless JVR was out for the year.

“The issue with Melbourne is as good as they looked on the weekend, they still haven't fixed their forward line problem,” Russell said.

“It's been a problem for 3 years. We've been told for three years it's going to be fixed. Van Rooyen, we have been told is going to be the fix.

“But they don't appear to have fixed it for mine"

All it's taken is one practice match and they've written us off. I'm so over the talk about our forward line. It's so boring. 

1 minute ago, Demonland said:

This comment from Dwayne makes zero sense unless JVR was out for the year.

“The issue with Melbourne is as good as they looked on the weekend, they still haven't fixed their forward line problem,” Russell said.

“It's been a problem for 3 years. We've been told for three years it's going to be fixed. Van Rooyen, we have been told is going to be the fix.

“But they don't appear to have fixed it for mine"

Hard for JVR to be the fix when he didn't play after a minute...

While I do have reservations about our forward options, the way the media flip flop just infuriates me. 

It's totally fair from the media given our strengths in all other facets of the game. 

However, I've said in other threads, it's not entirely our forwards even though we have a vanilla forward-line compared to other top 6-8 sides. Imo. 

It's the lack of creativity, decision making and skill execution through our mid to half forward line that consistently let's us down. And obviously that contributes to a fairly dysfunctional forward line. 

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

This comment from Dwayne makes zero sense unless JVR was out for the year.

“The issue with Melbourne is as good as they looked on the weekend, they still haven't fixed their forward line problem,” Russell said.

“It's been a problem for 3 years. We've been told for three years it's going to be fixed. Van Rooyen, we have been told is going to be the fix.

“But they don't appear to have fixed it for mine"

Exactly

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

This comment from Dwayne makes zero sense unless JVR was out for the year.

“The issue with Melbourne is as good as they looked on the weekend, they still haven't fixed their forward line problem,” Russell said.

“It's been a problem for 3 years. We've been told for three years it's going to be fixed. Van Rooyen, we have been told is going to be the fix.

“But they don't appear to have fixed it for mine"

Even if JvR was out for the year that is not our doing. It would be down to bad luck.

 

Another media idjut

Jonathan Horn is bullish about our chances.  Has us 3rd. 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/05/afl-season-2025-ladder-predictor-part-two 

 

Honestly who cares, you'll live longer.