FireInTheBennelly

Earlier in the game, Hawthorn skill error, Clarkson goes berko. Over at the Dees, skill error, ho hum, just another day in paradise.

That one on half time was a cracker. Leaning back into Frawley and gets a free for holding. Umpires explanation: Prevented him from running at the ball. He was leaning back into Frawley, not trying to run. He's a free kick machine Brown. I'd love him at the Dees, if only to see if he still gets paid all those frees.

They're too scared to have a shot and stuff it up, but at the same time more than happy to completely balls up an easy pass by hand or foot. It's quite incredible really.

This might just work. The 2 Tiger monsters will end up in a fight at training tomorrow over who's going to line up on the big O, rendering their forward line fractured and dysfunctional.

O dear

But seriously, the club need to identify who is talking to Tom Browne and escort them off the premises immediately. Personally I think it's Oscar McDonald.

Unfortunately our brand is the missing targets, handballing to the opponents and just all round deplorable skills. It's been that way for as long as I can remember, and not even Roos appeared to fix it, or even care about it. We need to be taking a leaf out of the Cats book, and making sure every player comes back from holidays in tip top shape and spend the whole summer working on skills. Players need to have a football in hand at all times, like it's another part of them. Running warm up laps? Must carry a ball. Sprints? Ball. I swear some games it looks like our players have never seen a footy before. After this year, any player that comes back from the break underdone needs to have their papers stamped immediately. If they're happier at the bottom of the ladder than winning flags they can rack off to Carlton.

Finally Roosy's put on his veil of negativity.

1 can only hope. Here's a question. What if TMac were to say if you get rid of O, I'm out as well?

Ok, so who won't be a Demon in 2020?

How can he develop his forward play while rucking at Casey though?

Very similar to how this year's game plan was put together. Except they used the Kama Sutra, and made sure they [censored] everything good and proper.

Get em in. Time to rattle the cage.

Has Preuss spent any time forward?

He's absolutely brilliant at times, followed by a howler. He started with us as a forward, and was ordinary. Was moved to the backline, and tbh, was ordinary. He's developed some really good traits over his time, He's become a decent player with sparks of brilliance, but I think he's more suited to the forward line, where he won't need to find a target as much, he'll know where the target is. I'd like to see him given another chance up forward.

Well of course, that's an opinion as well. I think most on here are starting to realise what they're seeing is as bad as what they're smelling. We stink, bad. Connection, cohesion, fitness is the narrative from the club. Skills, strategy, selection not up for discussion. You may be right. There are a few on here I think are 'club aligned'

Frost - Missed that handball????

Everyone's allowed an opinion, and everyone should be heard. Sometimes right, sometimes wrong. Still need to respect that. Unless of course you think missing half the preseason makes no difference. That's where I have to draw the line.

Wasn't saying that. This was on us, 100%.

Yep that's a shocker. I'll make some bold predictions. Umpire 17 does Friday night footy next week. Umpire 32 gets a week off, rubbish Sunday arvo game at best.

One might end up proving his worth. The other cost near on nothing, and is now worth even less. I respect your opinions on the game, but this dude is seriously no good.

Compare the pair. 1 is coming back from a long season ending knee injury, manages to get into position quick enough to take intercept grabs. Fluffs some kicks. The other is coming back from a short reprogramming exercise because, quite simply, he stank. He can't read the play, is too slow to even get to the contest, would be out-muscled anyway, shows zero urgency, spoils into the corridor, however successfully completes the easy bail out kick under no pressure (because the ball luckily bounced his way while he was manning thin air). Oh, nearly forgot, still stinks. I'm no massive Lever fan, but bugger me, this is bordering on the ridiculous.

Decent forwards? Huh? They're average at best. Next week it's Lynch and Riewoldt. Every team knows who to target. If Oscar plays 186 isn't out of the question.

Come on Moons. Were you ok with that [censored]?

Eg [censored] zactly