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the master... I think there is a lot of worthwhile sentiment in what you are saying. If only we had the sort of player that Hodge, Lewis, Roughead, Osborne & Guerra are. Last weekend we were monstered by McGrath, Merrett and even a few of the Lion kids! (Only Davey, our slightest player, flew the Grand Old Flag) I would love to see N Jones, Frawley, Jamar, Tapscott, & Dawes make a physical statement. Supporters need to see the players FIGHT for MFC honour... Just do it! We couldn't be held in lower esteem by the competition!

I thought this interview was pre-recorded. The comments regarding MN may have come soon after the big Bomber defeat... just a thought.

Was looking forward to hearing more from the interview. Whether or not DS would make a good coach is off topic.

Tierlich can kick long, it's just that his short kicks are not hitiing the target as we would like.

We did try to get Monfries and Boak and Caddy and Ray and a few others I imagine. Can't be accused of not trying. The mid-field fix will take three years. Who is going to be around to celebrate? Me for one!

Ok... Moloney restored my faith in... Moloney! We should have tagged him... maybe we did... if we did it didn't work and the player(s) should be held accountable. Who do we have that could do a good job of tagging him (in hindsight)? Batram... N Brown... Ok, too much hindsight!... current list... maybe Dunn? ... I'm done! The required tagger hasn't surfaced yet, but by Brian, we needed him.

Love reading your reports & updates KC, thanks again.

I put up the scores from last season to show that the 28 point loss yesterday does not automatically decree that we have gone backwards. We have had many a loss at the Gabba over the years. What is annoying to us all is that it was a winnable game but we botched it (Bail not seeing Davey 20 metres clear in the goalsquare is one that annoyed me most). However, we seem to be gradually improving on our first two rounds (Didn't everyone underestimate Port & Essendon?). Yes, there are worrying signs but things can turn around in this game (just look at Port & Essendon).

2012 at the Gabba Brisbane 18 14 122 Melb 8 13 61

Here's a few observations possibly not mentioned above. Brisbane beat us by 61 points in the Gabba game last year. Bail misses too many gettable goals and that is his biggest weakness. Howe didn't do enough in the second half. Matt Jones got his hands on it a lot, but rushed it a bit today... still amongst our better players. McGrath and Merrett alwas rag-doll us and get away with murder in the packs. Thought the umpire was excellent with Flash after he flew the flag on behalf of Tappy. Frawley was good today without being a clear winner. N Jones was disappointing... seemed to accept being tagged out too easily. Watts did what he always has... finds a way to take a few closely contested marks and kicks them straight from any angle. We need him forward with Clark and Dawes out. If Max gets a run at it without injury he is going to be awesome. Sylvia is having a consistent patch that should be applauded. Pederson is a tall back option when we are crying out for one.

Byrnes has certainly been in our best for the past two games. So I think that statement stands up pretty bloody well! Next...

Blease got hit hard when we got the early goal from the free down field. Maybe he never recovered. It would seem he and Pederson are most at risk. I don't see Clark or dawes being ready for next week v Blues, so I don't expect many changes. Maybe Viney for Blease. Pederson played well against GWS, but his best position for us is not forward. We lack a tall backman almost as much as we lack A-grade mids. I would play Pederson at CHB. Free McDonald up to play on the flanks and run. Get Magner into the mix as soon as possible.

Come to think of it, there were a lot who wanted to get rid of Moloney on last season's form.

Reminds me of the conversation we had here about Brock. Where is he these days?

Considering how poor we were in some aspects of the game, we must have done some things well because we kept scoring throughout. Yes. I know Brisbane missed a lot but I still think it was promising how we got inside 50's and some fantastic goals (Jamar, Howe, Watts, Pederson, Gawn).

Disappointed in N Jones, Howe, Pederson today. Raines seems to own Jones... needed to find a way. Howe started well then drifted out entirely, even got owned in the air on a few occasions.

The big mistakes that hurt more than the rest... Byrnes kicking into mark... Brisbane Goal! McDonald dropped mark... Brisbane Goal! The umpire paying ridiculous holding ball against Tierlich in goalsquare... Brisbane Goal! Oh yes... Bail not hitting up Davey in goalsquare in last qtr... cost us a certain Goal!

6 Byrnes 5 Grimes 4 Tierlich 3 Sylvia 2 Evans 1 Watts

He rarely has a bag scored on him and even today he was one of our better defenders

McDonald regularly drops marks as well. He has struggled since his return with quite a long blooper reel. Might be a confidence thing but at the moment he is not giving us a lot of run (his strength) but he is creating opposition goals with the fumbles, with continually being a few steps behind his (marking opponent) and his ify handball.

He's not skinny and he will be developed in one year

Sounds like Mitch is the new 4 to 6... “As mentioned earlier in the week, Mitch has got some foot issues and he’ll be taking a period off his legs, before building back up,” football manager Josh Mahoney told melbournefc.com.au. “At this stage, it’ll be a week to week thing with Mitch.”

Thanks KC

Very positive and worthwhile observation from inside. A nice repost to the rumour mongering, personality cultists that masquerade as sports journalists in this city of ours.

Loved it! Put Wilson back in her box. Referred to the AFL feeding her stories. which was so apparent in the tanking episode and now the drug crisis. This is the truth of the matter... AD and CW have been bleating on about integrity when their own practices so obviously corrupt good governance and journalistic standards. I also applaud Eddie for his summary, which addressed the best way forward for the Industry. I am not an Eddie fan because I am wary of the celebrity cult, but I applaud his getting on the front foot here... and I find him infinitely more in touch with our great game than Caroline.