Constant Mongrel

Out: Melksham, Hunt

In: Brayshaw, Frost

8 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Why Harmes? 

cos he fumbles and cos he can only kick up and unders. also as a mid, his goals have dried up. AND he's too slow with decision-making. gets caught quite a lot holding the ball (overestimates his pace). however, despite all this, i do like him. as long as he doesn't overestimate his own ability and plays simple. better when he rotates up forward.. he isn't a 100% mid.

6 hours ago, Nasher said:

OMac is a better defender than Frost, it's just that some people have invested so much in to bagging him that they'll never see it.

they are both rubbish. if they play oscar on brown, brown will kick 10. seriously. 

15 hours ago, dino rover said:

Is the Hogan in the midfield experiment a bust? Worth a try but so far not much good? 

as an inside mid, yes. if he has time, he definitely has the foot skills to be more on the outside.. but at the end of the day, he's a freaking forward. 

10 hours ago, Redleg said:

I think we should drop Oscar as he doesn't fit in with the rest of the side, every time he gets it, he gives it to a team mate.

or shanks it to no one

can someone please tell the mfc publicity team to go into lockdown? no more fluff pieces and no more [censored] interviews! jaaaaayzus

10 hours ago, Go the Biff said:

I've wondered about giving him Hun'ts half back spot. Moving Hunt to a wing. We need an outside running mid and this might be a way to achieve it

hunt'll need to polish up his footskills first, but this could definitely be an option down the line i reckon

14 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

His upside is so good that we need to persevere with him.

Like Brayshaw, they both need to learn to get the ball more.

i agree, we do need to persevere with salem. however, everyone (including him) needs to know he's not a protected species cos of his foot skills (that we very rarely see, cos he can't get near it). he seems to be constantly chasing opposition players as they stream away...

5 hours ago, Jaded said:

Rawlings is no longer our backline coach and our backline absolutely stunk it up yesterday. Coincidence? 

'Jaded"...coincidence?

o--mac: weak and hopeless

harmes: tried hard, but limited

gawn: dominant, but no communication with mids

oliver & petracca: amazing (apart from the misses)

hunt: no good in tight

maynard: liked his aggression, but no footskills and not ready for afl

vince: played well

wagner: crappola early, got involved and got physical in second half. if he can do that all game, i can accept one or two miss-kicks

goodwin: coaching is a dynamic thing. adjust your strategy during a game bro

he most definitely said F to the ump.. i am not annoyed at lewis in the least. leaders have tempers too and this call was bullshyte. he was going for the ball and making the cat accountable. i beileve that lewis genuinely was flabbergasted at the call and realised it was a key point in the game. he lost his temper and no doubt regrets that, but i'd rather have a guy like him out there than a stoned-looking defender with seemingly no worries.

Petracca' class and hunt for the footy

Oliver - as above

The hardness the boys played with in the second half.. Do that all season and we're finals bound easy.

after finally getting to watch the game on reply, a few observations:

-i am shocked by the criticism the team got. they tried their guts out (bar that second qtr). so much learnt from a game like that (annoying to say, but true). cats were better than i expected, they have some good young players now and will be top four again.  

-not a huge fan of wagner, but he made the opposition earn it today. also got involved up the ground. no way he goes out

-too much up & under inside 50.. was that the strategy?! at times it felt as though it was?? were the coaching staff expecting fritsch, garlett and hannan to pick up the crumbs better than they did? if this was the plan, it should've been adjusted. LOWER YOUR EYES FFS

-loved out physicality. the cats players will be very sore after their win (small consolation)

mate. as a new south welshman, i moved to melbourne in 09 and had to choose a team.. like you i liked the jumper, history and underdog status of the oldest club, but far out! don't expect too much joy. the few moments of joy that i've had though have been glorious! i cannot imagine how it'd feel to win the GF. stick with the dees mate. it'll be a shakespearean ride

12 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I do not understand the hype around Essendon’s midfield.

there's hype?

3 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

I love Jeffy but I wish he could play his best all year.

Lets face it... hes a game winner at times, but seems to go missing at the end of seasons.

If he can play his best all year it will make a huge difference.

Nothing more exciting when the ball goes long and its a race b/w Jeff and some poor mug.

i agree somewhat, but that's just the way he plays. he's dynamic and mecurial. up and down. and over there too! the challenge of consistency is real and i'm sure he's working towards it, but at the end of the day, he adds something no one else in the team (even fritsch and hannan) can.

3 hours ago, DemonAndrew said:

no, charcuterie and cheeseboard with artisan bread

but yep, we 100% should be in the market for a free agent

• sloane
• gaff
• liberatore
• dahlhaus
• nick smith

in that order of preference

i wonder how much salary cap we have to play with?.. we might need to get rid of a player or two to afford sloane or one of the dogs? maybe t-mac or a combo of players (JKH, Stretch, Salem?)?

still my fave. can't wait to see him up and about.

is she that desperate for attention?! whyyyyy? to unsettle the club and rattle the supporters? bit late.. i agree w others posters. this was needed at the time, not a year later or 2 mths after the last update on the events. 

why bother? he'll just straight bat everything. not complaining, just don't see the point of the exercise..

ledgggggggggge

13 hours ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

Twas there that night with three female Japanese friends. You haven't lived till you have heard barracking in Japanese.

It was a rollercoaster of the emotional for sure. I thought we were sunk after Zakker kicked those two goals as he did it with such conviction and ease. 

However, when Salo got the ball in his hands, I knew he would dob it. Even though he was a first year player.

On another note, I think if Salo does break out this year, it will be the realization of Roosy's vision of how players should be developed at the MFC. From day one, Salo was not expected to be a first 22 player. He was allowed to develop at his own pace.

Compare that to Jimmy Toumpas and see the results.

salem ant expected to be a first 22 player?... really? he was a top ten draft choice and clearly had skill from the outset? bizarre..

not sure if it's on the wrong thread.. apologies if so. but, i'm in amsterdam for the next 6 mths, is my only option to subscribe through the afl site? is it worth it? don't like me chances finding a pub in amsterdam showing the dees v care in rd 1.

for those saying he'll go past harmes... i would've thought harmes would be more a midfield option after the past aflx and jlt1 performances? harmes seems fit and ready to run. whereas, bayley is more of a kick-a-bag kinda guy. we'll use harmes in the engine room surely! looking forward to watching the kid develop and reckon him and garlett are gonna cause chaos, lol

super unbalanced side...concerning (even for jlt)