Geddy Lee

Yes, we really need Paul Wheatley to play on. He can kick long, but his decision making has always been deplorable. With the best young backline in the history of the MFC post-1964 what the hell would we do with Wheatley on our list? No need for personal insults big man.

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Interesting post old55. Which clubs are which? I am guessing the Bulldogs are in limbo?

We've got Blease, Morton, Watts, Davey, don't think any of these guys will ever be particularly physically imposing (JW more-so temperament than build) so would love to have the Morabito machine charging through the midfield.

The football Judd had was the colour of fluorescent garbage.

I felt hollow last week. This week I was just pissing myself laughing when Newton copped a ball to the mush when trying to mark it. Good fun

Dean Bailey learnt his lessons from last week. Grimes out, Petterd nullified down back. No crumbers up forward, and a whole forward line that cannot pick the ball up below their knees (Miller, Johnson, Newton, Bate). This is unwatchable rubbish, and we will surely lose.

Richmond have a worse list than we did at the end of 2007. 'nough said.

Luckily for us DB is far smarter than pea-brain D'landers.

Other players who also showed some heart were the West Coast players. Most media outlets and fans see the West Coast/Essendon game and Melbourne/Richmond game very differently. In one game, a 'tanking' team won, so they are not tanking. They played well, and the club, coach and MC are pure of heart. In the other, (involving our team) a coach and MC hell bent on losing let the club's players down by putting them out of position for large chunks of the match and giving them bizarre instruction. Consequently, they lost, and copped the vitriol and hyperbole of the anti-tanking football community. However, the two games were very similar. In both games, the opposition did not come to play, and were completely inept across four quarters. Both teams had good senior players out that could have been in, and a dearth of inexperienced youngsters running the lines. Conveniently, in the press, much is being made of Essendon and Melbourne, because they both lost. The real story is the coaching of Dean Bailey and John Worsfold. The Eagles are tanking, winning 1 of their last 10 matches with their eyes on local WA talent like Morabito and cautious of their equally inept cross-town rivals in Freo who will take this talent from them. Melbourne are tanking too, obviously. Bailey and Worsfold faced a bizarre situation where their opposition was completely inept, and they had to lose the game. In the West, the on-ball brigade of West Coast had 28, 6 and 5 games respectively and their full-forward had never played before. Bailey played a more experienced on ball brigade but out of position. He engineered a miraculous loss, successfully diminishing his team who had the skills, momentum and desire to easily beat the most putrid opposition ever to play the MFC on the MCG. Worsfold in the West could not do the same, even though it was plain to see in the 3rd quarter what he desired. He switched on-baller McGinnity to the much larger Jay Neagle (who then kicked a goal), and McKinley was moved out of the forward line. However, the young talent in Naitanui and LeCras kept trying as hard as they could and late in the last quarter Worsfold conceded victory. Bombers were as putrid on Subiaco and Tigers were at the G. Bailey put the media heat on himself and his reputation to do what he did on Sunday, and did what needed to be done for the future of this football club. Nothing else matters.

Who would I choose? John Butcher. Who are the MFC going to choose? Our third Jack in as many years.

It's likely the players who would not have been happy (if Caro's allegations were correct) with Bailey's coaching would have been our D-graders, considering how many of them were playing yesterday.

Don't know if McLean, Aussie are best 18 but I agree with the others.

Agree. I celebrated, and didn't feel dirty. For the greater good.

Morton out, Spencer in. For once we have a coach with bigger cajones than our supporters.

Hawthorn were the best team last year, as Adelaide were the best team in 98. Only one day matters.

Richmond are better than Sydney. We are no chance.

Thought Newton applied good pressure, presented well. There's only one other area of 'footy smarts' a player like him needs, the kicking accuracy. As he'd never played Manuka before and served our agenda brilliantly, I'd love to see him play next week too.

Bad day to be a forward, in his defence.

The issue is not her standard of commentary, she is still getting used to calling AFL on TV and there have been far worse (D Schwartz). The issue is not her gender. The issue is that her voice is absolutely awful.

Last 3 rounds since he came back haven't been that flash (for tanking). 2 W 1 L

I love you Dean.

Right now the 5 most important footballers to this football club are obviously 1. Mitch Morton 2. Aaron Sandilands 3. Brent Harvey 4. Chris Newman 5. Richard Tambling

No Sandi, Pav, Hill, Palmer. No chance.

I would expect: 1. Geelong to smash us by A LOT. 2. DB to then drop certain players (Bate, Petterd) for other similar players with a propensity for not kicking goals (Miller, Newton). 3. Martin to play up forward a lot, Petterd (if he stays) to go down back, trials of Bell, Grimes and Jetta in the midfield. Robbo on the pine more. Sylvia off half-back. 4. This pattern to continue until the season is over and we have lost 6-7 games. If circumstances like these do not eventuate, Geddy Lee starts to panic.