Buckley is having a huge impact

9 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

So trac on kings birthday last year could not hit a handball target in the dying stages but suddenly can kick 3 goals tonight.

This Geelong team just looks so different, I know danger & cameron are missing but gee they look slow.

Anyway game over & I've switched off

I hear ya. But i wouldn’t read much into it. The cats are beyond farcicle … undoubtedly not ready for the season

It’s a training run.

not a good night for death riding

but seeing the cats lose by 100 points more than makes up for that

turn the screw Suns

They've only mentioned he's a Norm Smith medallist 73 times so far.

Far out he looks 2 metres quicker...lost weight.

And actually bulleting passes inside 50... hasn't done that for us in 3 years

6 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

Trac is playing at his absolute peak again. Absolute gun. Well done him, but very difficult to watch now. And all of a sudden he can kick (or is that a reflection on the lack of pressure from the Cats?) Getting a bit lippy too.

Games 212 Goals 202

Honours: 3rd Brownlow Medal 2020 (equal); Norm Smith Medal 2021; Melbourne best and fairest 2020, 2023; Melbourne 2nd best and fairest 2021, 2022, 2025; All-Australian 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023; leading goalkicker 2019; AFL Rising Star nominee 2016; Melbourne premiership 2021. Brownlow Medal: 2025 votes 16; career votes 130.

mac andrew has been poor

9 minutes ago, Macca said:

He's rubbing our nose in it

UGH

He wanted out…

1 minute ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Games 212 Goals 202

Honours: 3rd Brownlow Medal 2020 (equal); Norm Smith Medal 2021; Melbourne best and fairest 2020, 2023; Melbourne 2nd best and fairest 2021, 2022, 2025; All-Australian 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023; leading goalkicker 2019; AFL Rising Star nominee 2016; Melbourne premiership 2021. Brownlow Medal: 2025 votes 16; career votes 130.

Let’s get rid of him !

I reckon Geelong punted this game away at selection by not risking Danger and Cameron. And then their application, structure, desire and skill level has followed suit.

No way they’re this bad. Watch them flick the switch next week and comfortably beat Freo at home.

25 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Seeing the video of the Geelong box, with both him and Chris Scott looking all sulky is like 2 for the price of one!!

Game over. Only thing to look forward to is Chris Scott’s press conference. Too much to hope that he does a joint one with Figjam?

9 minutes ago, The Panglossian said:

Let’s get rid of him !

he wanted to go

mac andrew just dropped another mark by the way

Round zero, long season to go, hard to watch Trac, but that’s the game as long contracts mean jack, players have the upper hand…

25 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Buckley is having a huge impact

Body language in the box does not look good. Two very big egos

i'm disappointed the suns have taken their foot off the throttle

10 minutes ago, Wodja said:

Game over. Only thing to look forward to is Chris Scott’s press conference. Too much to hope that he does a joint one with Figjam?

11 minutes ago, Wodja said:

Game over. Only thing to look forward to is Chris Scott’s press conference. Too much to hope that he does a joint one with Figjam?

The women's test match is fascinating right now. sanghare bowling for India really well.

Hope Alyssa Healy gets a ton for her last match. She's been an absolute champ

Raffle between the Suns, Lions, and Swans for the flag this year. All three have incredible lists.

11 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

He wanted out…

Yeah, understood

So he wanted out and on top of that, he's now rubbing our nose in it (a kind of justification for moving clubs per se)

Back to his best, it must be said

Anyway, we'll be ok without him. We just need to get 60 to 70 games into all our young players (and that includes the upcoming 2026 draftees)

All up, we'll have a dozen or so players aged 23 or younger who will, hopefully, all turn into good players (or, at least a good percentage of the dozen or so prospects)

Reality is that at some stage we were going to have to move on from Oliver, May, Petracca, Gawn, Viney, Brayshaw, ANB et al. It's just happening a bit sooner than we thought

Buckley reprising his understudy role for when Scott finally realises Geelong is no more a finals contender.

3 minutes ago, Macca said:

Yeah, understood

So he wanted out and on top of that, he's now rubbing our nose in it (a kind of justification for moving clubs per se)

Back to his best, it must be said

Anyway, we'll be ok without him. We just need to get 60 to 70 games into all our young players (and that includes the upcoming 2026 draftees)

All up, we'll have a dozen or so players aged 23 or younger who will, hopefully, all turn into good players (or, at least a good percentage of the dozen or so prospects)

Reality is that at some stage we were going to have to move on from Oliver, May, Petracca, Gawn, Viney, Brayshaw, ANB et al. It's just happening a bit sooner than we thought

Don’t disagree, bad luck on our side with Brayshaw, ANB, Jackson, but equally our club miss mgt culture, plenty of noise of certain players, good on King on making tough decisions

1 hour ago, monoccular said:

Loads of empty Suns' seats.

AFL give them everything but they still can't draw a crowd.

Commentators saying sold out stadium. I must have a very different definition of 'sold out'.

44 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Trac just did what that leprechaun did to Gawny in the 2021 grand final.

Anyone else see it?

Please GOTD… leprechaun???? That’s an insult to us Irish folk.

Edited March 6Mar 6 by Ghostwriter

31 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I reckon Geelong punted this game away at selection by not risking Danger and Cameron. And then their application, structure, desire and skill level has followed suit.

No way they’re this bad. Watch them flick the switch next week and comfortably beat Freo at home.

Absolutely they did. There are less than a training opponent. I wouldn’t read into at all. The moment the Cats ramped up the pressure they kicked 5-6 goals straight.

Less than 20,000 in attendance to watch Brand Petracca.

1 minute ago, Demonsone said:

Don’t disagree, bad luck on our side with Brayshaw, ANB, Jackson, but equally our club miss mgt culture, plenty of noise of certain players, good on King on making tough decisions

We needed a cleanout and we got it

But to win more games than we lose we'll need at least 8-10 standout players week to week ... and we're a ways off that standard

Need match-winners too. Gawn, Kozzie, Langford and .... maybe Steele, Windsor, Rivers, Turner??

Time and patience with the youngsters along with the senior players lifting their standards will see 8-10 wins? Maybe a few more