Previously known as LITD.

Laziest handball by Tracca.

Bowser on track for 44 disposals. Not too shabby

It's no wonder Fullerton isn't selected after that shot at goal. But some decent signs today all around.

Great goal by Tracca That kick by Fullerton reminds me why he's never selected

Not sure if your being sarcastic. But if you are about the fact that they manhandled us, I would not say that was their( Essendon's) fault, Sir. Our players are grown men and seasoned players, so if anyone is to be blamed for them being manhandled, I would strongly suggest to start there. Anything else imho, is just making excuses. And poor ones at that I'm not suggesting for a second that you are BP, but anyone who does, is a complete fool. Enjoy the game.

A fwd line that struggles to accrue 60 points each week with a back line that concedes about 100 points each week. And a midfield that plays like a group of headless chickens ....we are still a good chance to win.

I never thought I'd ever say this but thank you Essendon. You have given us the chance to get out from being the worst club in the league points wise at least. Go Dees. And I hope Fritta enjoys his time in the magoos.

Good to see the ace bring swung but not instilled with faith in some of the replacements. I think if we lose this , Goody definitely won't be coaching the MFC much longer for sure. But I think we actually have this one.

In the words one famous MFC supporter......... whoo hoo

I was going on last year's effort I couldn't bring myself to watch last week's game. So on that I'll give you the green light since I'm not up to speed. Mind you as mentioned in another thread, a garden gnome could do a better job than some of these blokes. Keep up the great support DJ, it's fans like you that keep this club going and will ultimately see us through these current dark ages. Your a better supporter than me.

It's staggering to think that 15 of them are premiership players. And your right many of them are still in their prime or close to prime age. Especially Tracca and Oliver and Salo. Max and May are getting on in years and it's starting to show. But to be five and zip is mind numbing. Wth? And despite the pain of loosing out in straight sets twice how great was footy each week, with the expectation of winning? And as much as I'd love it to return, I'd be content just not to have the expectation of losing.

Might possibly worth a try with Jvr in defence. But Petty fwd hasn't worked at all. And he was there for a while last year averaging less than a goal a game and getting moved too easily out of position. Could we try Tmac there again?

He's so down on confidence it's a worry. Hes clearly better than this but what does one do to help him?

I thought perhaps the this thread was about someone stealing him/ her. In which case , I was going to ask the question everyone else would......WHY? And then add it won't be long before they return it. Hopefully with a couple of larger size ones that we could place in our our forward line as more effective decoys than the present bunch. Cheers. And can I suggest to all Dlanders, that there are some other great sports to watch, books to read, movies to see, hobbies to take up and countries to visit. It's a wonderful world outside of football. A rich tapestry of trinkets to collect, a cornucopia of fish to catch, a mountain gastronomical delights to eat, acres and acres of land to grow things in and millions of interesting people to meet. In fact, Im just about to publish my memoir. " The incredible misery except for a few years of over forty years of being a MFC follower." Wherever bad books are sold. And then I'll write some more screenplays on game days until things pick up. Life is too short to watch the type of footy our team has been serving up this year. Maybe your gnome just simple shrivelled up, died of shame and turned to dust. Don't do likewise. Do something else on game days. Follow a second team even or find anything. You deserve to live life to its fullest. Ps if your interested in investigating the church of Scientology please message me. Na.Only joshing. I'd rather watch us go down 20 zip. Well close maybe. 🤔

What has happened to him? I thought last year would be a breakout year. It wasn't so I thought maybe this year. Sadly he has gone so far backwards, so quickly, it's hard to comprehend. And here's me thinking not long ago, he's our next DS or DN. Silly me.

I'm not saying your wrong JB. It's a difficult job to rate with only 3 words. And I do appreciate and enjoy your work. But according to your assessment, 17 players were below par. Some a fair way below( no pun intended). I'm not saying your wrong either. A pretty damning summation. MFC.....where's the pride? ......where's the passion? ...where's the enthusiasm? ...where is Waldo? At this stage anyone's a good substitute.

Shouldn't Tracca, Oliver and Sparrow been in their prime? Again no forward line means for five games in a row we can't kick more than 12 goals. And our backline seems to have followed our midfield and imploded making it even worse. Well at least Fritta kicked two...and improvement for him and Kozzie did the same but that only makes four. We have had to wheel out Melksham whose purple patch in late 23 was just that. Was great to see but he's well passed it. Prior to that purple patch he was always hot and cold. And along side him we have Jvr who i just don't know what's happened to the poor bloke. Disco and Petty fwd are not the answer either. So we are done. But sadly the fwd line issue was raised three years ago . That's how slow this club is to fix things. Scrap that because it still ain't fixed. I don't believe that the boys are playing with pride. Well some of them are. But way too many seem to be just turning up. And maybe if it was me, at times I'd be tempted to do the same . It's just a job. I get paid either way. But why are we watching then,? Why pay memberships? Why go to games? And a huge thank you to those of you still going. It's a twelve hour drive one way for me, so I don't get to many. I know you have to support in the bad times too and take the good times with the bad but do we really have to take this? But it has to go both ways. And I'm convinced this isn't our best. That's all. Just leave it all out there and if we lose, so be it. But this isn't the best of quite a few. Surely. I'm sure there are at least half a dozen out there who could have played harder and better than they did. As for Goody, it's far better to leave now than get sacked or retire at ten and zero. You will always have a cup and we are grateful but things are getting worse. Hopefully he can stem these losses but I can't see it happening. And it may not change much given the attitude/ performances of some of the players but at least allow him to save some face and like most clubs we get one win after a coach change. One thing to win just one flag with the list we had. And it was a great list. We could have had three cups. But this is something shocking to go from just missing out in 23( mostly due to losing Gus) to this. There must be something going on we are not privy too. Surely?

I don't think we really need Clarrie. But we will get little for him. Hopefully he improves . But a big aak ATM.

Sadly, this game day thread isn't as big as itc.used to be. I might change my name to the poster that helps manage the anger of Jack Viney's Anger Management.

Lot of positivity here. Now for some doom. 2012 all over again. Although we do play well there. Surely the lads have some pride? Ok we've got this. I hope

I'm sure this will inspire him. Them nappies and all things baby, cost a royal fortune. And let's all chip in and buy him a cot with very large posts on each end😀.

Finally some bloody good news

Is there anything at all we can do to fix our forward line? In the four games this year, the most goals kicked was only 11. In three games we couldn't even manage 10 goals. I mean some clubs have individuals that could manage that many by themselves. Have we left every stone unturned and tried every possible option? Now that our backline is struggling, we need at least 7 or 8 goals more to win a game. And yes I know we have injuries and some players are badly out of form, but surely there must be something we can do? Yes, No or maybe..... I mean there's not much more we have to lose by trying something different again. And to Goody' s credit, he has tried a couple of things. Staring down the barrel of five and zip requires drastic changes. The brainpower of the Demonland podcasters must have something up their collective craniums. Or at least, I hope so. Thanks guys for the effort and time you give with these. I look forward to another interesting and informative call. And hopefully some fruitful solutions.

Most of your posts suggest you drink too much. Have you been over doing again Bing? The reason I ask is because I never said he could. Your reading things that aren't actually said. Perhaps you could use a hiccup emoji ,😀

Maybe there's more money if he sticks around then gets shown the door. In these tough times, it's hard to blame him but there are people here I'm sure doing it tougher that pay their membership so there's that. Or maybe he still thinks he's the best man for the job. He's either to be applauded for staying on a sinking ship or condemned for selfishly taking a cheque each month for this tripe. He's got a flag under his belt so he can be reasonably forgiven for hanging on. It's not necessarily selfish but please turn things around next week. Failure to do so will see most people see him rightly or wrongly in the selfish camp. And it's then a slippery slope until he's shown the exit regardless of his motives. It's a tough gig this coaching game. A lifespan not too dissimilar to a liberal party leader for a while there. Best of luck to you Simon. We at least owe you that much.