KingDingAling

That was pathetic by Hannan. Just dumb football. 

Never seen a player turn the ball over so much as Brayshaw has today.

If every player in our side was fined for turning the ball over going inside 50 - they'd be playing for nothing. Salem would be the only player with coin.

Be worth getting Diesel Williams down to the club. Gawn's taps are going to waste. Brisbane are just sharking them. 

Sh*t umpiring. The umps kept Brisbane in that till they evened up.

Really good to see us lower our eyes today - especially going inside forward 50. I am at the point now where I wouldn't even care if we had lost - so long as we are making an effort to address our short comings. I saw that effort today. Well done Simon Goodwin for shaking things up and trying something different. It is the only way we will improve. 

Lockart has started very well

Well done May.

Freo know how to drop to the knees. I give them that.

Get both of them - one on each wing. They are both exactly what we need. So long as we hold our first pick, I would be all for us getting Brad and Stephen Hill. I would even propose trading Angus Brayshaw and our second round pick, for Brad Hill and Freo's first round pick. Although, I don't think Freo would be silly enough to do that. Might be able to get a future first off them though.

A lot of players get into gambling through horse ownership and spring racing. Then the multis start, and away they go. Its hard to curb gambling when you haven't got any coin, so I can imagine it would be ten fold harder when you have money to waste. In addition, many AFL players have too much time to spare after training, many of the younger players - without nagging wives who control their money - have no real urge to save money. The pressures of social media probably depress players who are then more likely to become problem gamblers. I think its a real issue for the AFL. Perhaps the AFL should survey the VFL players if they want a reasonably accurate read on the situation. 

Parish is neither great on the inside or outside. He is solid at both, but not great enough on the outside that we need him. We have superior inside mids to Parish. If we want outside run and polish then Parish isn't our answer. If we don't throw away our first rounder we should actually use it on finding someone with outside run, polish and effectiveness, like Rozzee. We may have missed that boat but no reason we cannot try acquire talent through the draft.

I suspect Jones will get another year in after this year. He hasn't been that bad. I don't think he looks finished, he just isn't in great form.  

Jones earned the captaincy. He should be the one to decide who he passes it on to. Viney should just focus on his football, he could probably do with a stint down Casey. He needs to work on his game. 

Goodwin is a poor coach, he always has been, but blaming him for our loses is bullsh*t. Goodwin isn't to blame for Salem turning the ball over all day, Viney declining, McDonald being a spud, and our mids not delivering the ball effectively into 50 (its not like Goodwin hasn't spoken of it). 

Viney and Jones can co-captain Casey. Along with Lewis, that would be where they are best placed in our club. Help fast track any youth we have coming through. 

Hibberd being Hibberd.

We are lucky they aren't 6-7 goals up.

2 hours ago, Old Bear said:

I’m a big fan of Kielty 

He is a natural footballer and team player 

Does what the coach asks

Had they not decided to turn him into a forward and part time ruckman

I believe he would have taken Oscars position this season and done a much better job

He is a good tap ruck. That is why he is part time ruck. But he isn't a forward. I'd have him down back and pinch hitting in the ruck. His asset is his versatility. He will struggle to get a game here on out though. Lever and May back push a couple out.

May comes across well in that interview. Sounds like he went through a rough patch. Good luck to him in his second game.

Weideman will be hitting his straps next year. Another pre-season will do him wonders. McDonald should be good enough to play second fiddle. The thing is, really good forwards are very hard to come by. If Cameron were available we could ask the question, but could we afford him - given he will be chased by every club shall he be open to leaving GWS.

We have the leagues best tap ruckman hands down, and we are not taking advantage of it. Its pathetic. Goes a long way to explaining why we are in the bottom half of teams. It all starts in the middle. Winning a tap, clearing a contest, and disposing the ball effectively into the forward 50 - then hopefully kicking truly. Football is a simple game made easier by having a great tap ruckman. Gawn deserves a brownlow for carrying MFC on his own this year.

19 minutes ago, Matsuo Basho said:

I’d be going for Sam Mitchell. Next big thing in AFL coaching. 

He will be a great specialist midfield coach. Outside of that I haven't heard great things about him (as a person).

May and Lever could do with another run in the VFL. Maybe even another couple of runs in the VFL. No need to rush these guys. When we bring players in we need them to be cherry ripe. Especially Lever. He has been out for a significant period. If we can get away without those guy for at least another week - we should do so. 

IN: Salem, Hore

OUT: Oscar Mc, Spargo or JKH.

This kid can play. I was hoping we landed him.