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The EPL often gets labelled that it's dominated buy3-4 teams & it's about the $$$ they can buy players etc vs the Afl who have equalisation policies .. Let's compare over the last decade below!

Has more positives .. Hard to find that strong defensive mark.. Turns it over @ times but which of our players aren't making dumb mistakes & costing us games right now??? Not being critical of the players but it's all part of their development!

Unfortunately another Neeld era blunder. Payed overs to player as we couldn't attract much to the trainwreck @ the time! Playing very poor & can't even bring the ball down to create a contest & ball rebounds too quickly!

Really??? Oliver has played what 9 games & was a rising star & played so well & your having a crack @ the club development .. Honestly people our expectation of our 1st yr players is over the top.. I scratch my head & wonder that some people have no idea

Wouldn't say We wr bad against hawks, we actually led by 11pts in the 3rdqtr & lost by 18pts... Swans median average games 120 vs 30 .. That's 90 more games .. Dont wanna except mediocrity but there's a reality also playing a top 4 team in tough conditions expecting players who playing game number 10 to dominate probably the toughest contest team..

Really ... Maybe because his playing game 10 or there abouts, maybe because he's only 18 & done 1 pre season ... The expectations of supporters from our 1st yr players is ridiculous.. Club is getting a list that will be around for a decade Cmon people

Weather it's 10,11 etc its not the only kpi it's how the team plays & the brand of ooty they play along with improvements in our young players... The question is what shape the team , footy dept, development & culture will Roosy leave?? I think very positive & the foundations have been laid..

Though frustrated & angry at losing to those [censored] heads..... Need to remember 125 vs 63 average games played & 4x premiership players vs Petracca, Oliver etc playing 10thgame....

From 87-91 we played finals but never finished top 3 in for a double chance & always scrambled to make the 5.. Agree 1990 was our best chance as all sides were even in the top five but yet again the footy gods were against us with the draw Coll vsWC & we beat hawthorn & waited for the replay ..

Hate losing to that [censored] club! Effort was there & played great footy, but dumb mistakes continue eg not punching & trying to mark in the backline Ffs that should be non negotioble, too many touches need to get it fwd faster in the wet! Exp counted Average games 125 vs 63

Need more like him in the current side.. Whilst you can't take players out these days you need aggression.. Look at hawthorn with Hodge etc have this aggression ...

We need perspective also ... Comparing the 2 teams Port had ave of 47 vs 30 games lowest in the afl that's around 2 more seasons of experience .. We continue to lack exp players & the up & down results are to be expected. The positives are when we are winning this year we look great & you can see improvement will continue

Reality is we have the least exp team in the afl... 30 games vs 47 Port + finals exp ... Some the posts here are ridiculous!

Perspective people .. Port have 47 ave more games than us & ups & downs are expected? What annoys me the most is playing our home game away! Understand Indegenious round etc but is this a game we sold? Question is there no more home ground advantage???

Expected .. Positive signs didn't roll over & 5 goal loss was about right.. Missed some easy shots could have been closer .. dogs prob finish top 5 ... Consider games of our midfield vs thrs

Honestly if he leaves for home factors may as well desolve the draft as its a joke.. Completely makes a mockery of it as it was designed for clubs to recruit & build a list.. Not develope players so clubs like freo, swans etc can walk in & get a ready made gun! Keep on saying at least the Epl et can sell players which allows them to go & buy a bunch of players ..

Very poor decision today & also the game against Hawthorn! I can't understand umpires wanting to pay such soft & [censored] free kicks .. I also believe umpires just favour the clubs sitting higher up on the ladder...

Gotta learn to win on any ground....... Agree though we should be playing all of our home games & the G .. Can't understand why were playing @ Etihad

Epl a lot different they buy players & lower leagues like championship is very strong along with football academies their kids are developed to play at the level.. Afl drafts kids from U18 comp to develop them to afl

If there was ever a story of David vs Golaith this a story worth talking about & one which gives smaller clubs in any code of sport that when you get commitment,desire,for one another & teamwork all based on one common goal not dictated by big money transfers or greedy players but a club which went to their players during the transfer window to go after a big name players to strengthen their squad, the players replied no as they had something special a chemistry that can't be manipulated by money but a common desire from players who were never big names but were willing to bust there guts for the jumper and believed in one another! A team in its 132 yr history never won a championship so no ethos of success & fighting relegation last season! This is the EPl the richest & toughest league of the world with 38 home & away not to mention FA cup, Carling cup & euro champions league play offs .. Leicester FC spent 58 million pounds vs Chelse 205 mill pounds to win 2014/2015 championship throw in teams like Man U , Man city , Arsenal all spending around the same! I hope this inspires the smaller clubs in the AfL which had seen a domination by 4 clubs in the last 10+ yrs either winning or playing in a Gf & of course this can be possible for the MFC that it can be done!

Great to see supporters like you who don't buy memberships!

Some of the posts on Petracca .. Honestly we want a 1st gamer after a knee reco to be a champion & rack up 40 poss & win the game for us!

Not surprised by the result .. Short week bewtween games & players got ahead of themselves .. It's the expected journey of a developing team.. Should forget saints lost by 3 pts to Hawks & should have won! Some posters on Petracca FFs .. What are we expecting ftom a 1st gamer after knee reco??? Was never & shouldn't be expected to be a game changer ...

Great win & great signs... On a different note .. Very poor by ch 7 not show the full pre game of the Anzac service .. They have apologised but opportunity lossed for people to pay their respects on tv who cannot attend game

Petracca not ready yet .. Give him another 4 games .. Make him hungry to play .. But still needs match fitness as its a huge step to afl level!