Mickey

Gus has previously said he'd break the news on the podcast. I'm sure he wouldn't if he left, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's announced he's re-signed on the pod

Brown 4.6 30 leads GC 4.5 29

Went back to check. Shown on the Kayo telecast after Harmes goal with a couple minutes to go in the second. Seems they are a little bit away from the Dee Army so must just be a huge JKH fan...

You can chromecast it. I do every week

Hey WCW, I saw a JKH banner on the replay. What's the go with that?

Viney Lever Oliver Trac Jordan Gus

3.7 that qtr. Could have iced it. 40 up at 3 qtr time against the ladder leader is ok though

Viney huge, lever marking everything, Weid making a contest. Let's keep it up

Fox Footy reporter Ben Cotton tipping that Dogga stays and Gus leaves https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2022-trade-news-rumours-whispers-outofcontract-stars-list-of-free-agents-jordan-de-goey-luke-jackson-angus-brayshaw-josh-dunkley-dan-mcstay-karl-amon/news-story/eee9f01e1066700bbaa496036cd5ec48

He was definitely there during the warm up

We just need our Bobby Boucher aka Steven May back...

I saw in Fraser Rosman's instagram story that he took who I assume to be his girlfriend to Entrecote last night. Maybe the club has asked the boys to go and support them over the next few days

If we want him and he wants to come to us, we'll make it work.

Would be a huge get. But would be surprised if he left Brissie.

Not to mention punching a guy recovering from a concussion...

May was suspended for drinking during concussion protocols, not for the biff

Yep, this is fair. I don't have a sport science degree so happy to bow to greater knowledge and experience.

The Melbourne Football Club is aware of an altercation that occurred in Prahran on Sunday evening between Steven May and Jake Melksham. “Following a dinner on Sunday evening, Jake and Steven informed us of a scuffle that took place after a lighthearted disagreement between the pair escalated. “Both Jake and Steven had been drinking at dinner and are incredibly remorseful that things played out the way they did. “Given Steven is still under the AFL concussion protocols from Round 11, he was aware that under club guidelines he should not have been drinking. “The leadership group has recommended to impose a one-match ban on Steven, a decision which has been endorsed by the club’s broader leadership. This will make him unavailable for both AFL and VFL selection. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1144624

Yep, I'm not concerned at this point either way. We were up with 5 mins to go on Saturday, despite how poorly we were playing. We also had the chance to be 7-8 goals up against Freo but bad kicking let us down. Our coaching group should have enough credit in the bank for us to back them to find a way out of the slump. My one concern is Tmac. He may not have set the world alight at the end of last year, but we need at least 1 key forward firing to let Fritta and the smalls do their thing. And neither the Weid or Mitch Brown fill me with much confidence.

Sure, I was thinking the last few weeks where our skills have seemingly been poor. I also think, checking the stats again, that the Adelaide game was actually a classic melbourne goal kicking performance. It's always been an issue, and our kicking efficiency in general was ok (70%). This year we average 73%, while our goal kicking is 50% (and was last year for the whole year).

It also happens when players have been in and out of the team through injury/illness. And when other teams ramp up the pressure.

Not really. Adelaide was 100% kicking inefficiency. 14.11 to 15.6 and we lost by a point. And Collingwood got up for Bucks' last game. Plus it was QB. It's their GF after all 😂

I don't think we are loading yet. I don't think we started loading last year until the bye, and as I've said before, this time last year we were knocking off Brisbane and the Dogs, not slumping. We slumped post-bye. I think it's as simple as I juries and illness taking a toll, which we didn't have last year. We had a dream run, with no injuries to key players. This year, Salem, Lever, Tmac and to an extent Gawn have all had injuries, while Trac and others have been sick, whether they missed games or not. Combine that with teams coming at us as the Champs, and teams always looking slow when they lose, and I think it's the simpler explanation.

I don't know why we would be loading yet. We are coming off a shorter preseason, and didn't start loading til the bye last year. We are only half way through the season. I'm not sports scientist but it seems far too early, especially with the injuries we've had. The more obvious reason is we just aren't playing at our best.