FireInTheBennelly

Is Matt Jones working his way into some trade value? Don't get me wrong, he's been pretty good lately, I just don't think he suits our needs at the moment. Considering our age profile, we really need to maximise the leadership in our older ranks, and on that front I don't consider him to be the right fit. No idea who to bring in, and I'm ok with him re-signing on a 'foot soldier' contract considering his form. Just asking the question. Can he be the 'but wait there's more' for something?

I know what Maxwell Smart would have to say....

I realise you're having a laugh and chuckled myself, but this one has me beat. The word is Dunny's out of favour due to one torp too many. [censored] me has nobody been watching our kick ins for the last 5 years? We must be the worst kick-in team in the comp, consistently. If the kick in doesn't directly result in a turnover, the next one is more likely, or the next one, or the next, and FFS we're still not clear of the 50! [censored] it let's switch. Oh [censored]! At the very worst, he's booting the ball more than one kick from home, and as stated by the coaching team early in the year, if we're going to turn the ball over we want to be doing it as far out from goal as possible. If there's no cheap option, surely this is the default. Doesn't need to go to the centre, just get it long. I always felt that the biggest strength of a 'supercoach' was getting the best out of their players. It's clearly one of Dunny's strengths, but not acceptable. Why? Can't we use it? Spread the opposition out, make them more accountable further out from goal. Set up for it properly, so if the ball users inside 50 can't get clear it's a real option. If they've punched up the ground your talls knock it on for Jeffy to run onto. Kick it to one side and players on that side start punching forward, while the other side drop back to maintain the zone in case it comes back. Change the game FFS, try something different, innovation is the new black (ok maybe engagement is but whatever). Kick ins have been killing us for far too long, and I finally thought we'd found an option in Dunn. We appear to have gone well backwards in this area in 2016. I also thought we'd found ourselves a reasonable defender, perhaps he doesn't guard thin air as well as the others. #bringbackthebarrel

I'm hoping we can get Vanders back to his best in the AFL for next week. There's really only one way to do that, so I'm hoping he gets the Casey coaches box role this weekend.

In the absence of a positive test they can't possibly be drug cheats.

Like I said, IF it's his neck again whatever they did last year hasn't completely resolved it and I'd rather put energy into next years campaign than salvage anything minor from this one. He clearly isn't right and has been off for several weeks now. I'm surprised his neck hasn't snapped completely after single-handedly carrying this club over the last few years.

Where does Jet fit in?

Wet toast are very gettable this year, and gettable this week. Unfortunately though, our team has far too many takers and not enough getters. No chance! Some may not like it but I think Jones needs to be rested. He doesn't look right, and if it has anything to do with his neck stuff from last year, with finals out of play, perhaps he should sit out the remainder and get himself right for next year. Gives someone a chance to play his role and see if we can develop them into greater options next year. Talking ANB, Oliver, Michie, Brayshaw.

Can't be Slobbo, oh, I guess somebody could read it for him.....

Eight, and that's only because of key injuries on the Gold Coast. Too many of our players have clocked off for the year, and Carlton, a game that people think we can win, play with far more heart, desire and teamwork than we do. Absolutely no chance of beating them.

This was the difference for mine. I'd love to see the ineffective tackle numbers. We let them get disposals away in a tackle all [censored] day, while they wrapped us up and forced incorrect disposal or HTB decisions, or at worst stopped our run. We need to sack the tackling coach and find someone who can do the job.

Why does that umpire keep calling us to play on after a mark? No movement at all.

You should be able to get it online, Plus7. I can't get it overseas as apparently they don't have the international rights. Any idea who has the international rights for VFL????? Ridiculous.

Somebody needs to distract him with a bacon roll

Keeping the playing group grounded

This dude must've almost worked his way onto an AFL list. Somebody mentioned his knock was consistency, but he appears to have just about sorted that out?

Tell him RTG says hi.

What if we were 4 points off them.....

I think that was just so we don't need to listen to their coach [censored] and moan all week. Great decision.

Stick a fork in Norf, they're done!

Not going to argue, far easier to question my intelligence. Classy. May I remind you which one of us has been unwittingly (or otherwise) drawn into the EFC publicity machine. Yes we can agree though, we want him for nothing but it probably won't work out that way as the EFC, the EFC propaganda machine, the EFC legal team, and undoubtedly the AFL will be working against this outcome. An outcome I feel should have been a given from day one of a guilty finding, where none of the players would be allowed back to that club. Lastly, the EFC was eventually forced to backdown over Hal Hunter, as they'd overstepped the boundaries too far and public perception had turned against them. If they push too hard with Hibberd the same thing will happen and they will lose most of these players. It's a fine line and I don't feel they're smart enough to know when they're done. Interesting times ahead.

Did they use the same referees as the state of origin game? Attempting to balance out the penalties for NSW teams?

For example, the list of banned PEDs they've been injecting their team with? This is all pretty simple. Hibberd is leaving and will most certainly be going to Melbourne. Essendon know this and are unable to stop it. So what happens next? Google Hal Hunter. EFC will make this as difficult as possible for Hibberd to walk unscathed. They will make it as public as possible in an attempt to shame him. They will make Hibberd the enemy so all EFC supporters hate him. Zaharakis doesn't fear his mate is leaving, he damn well knows it. He states there's a contract so a trade is required. Not true in the slightest and Hibberd can, and hopefully will, walk for zilch. This strategy achieves two things. Firstly it saves face for EFC. Secondly, and more importantly, it will discourage any further players from thinking about leaving to rival clubs. The harder it appears to be, the more reluctant each player will become. Something you said earlier regarding EFC having been punished enough. Not a chance pal. All of this goes to the one punishment that should have been handed out but wasn't. None of the banned players should ever be allowed to play for that filthy club ever again. Financial penalties, draft penalties mean nothing to a powerful club that can simply top up, or pay these players extra outside the cap as 'compensation'. The only way to prevent this from happening again is to force the 'tainted' players out of the 'tainted' club.

I like it. At least they know how to mic up reporters at post match press conferences.

Geez, two weeks for Lycett would be very handy