Boots and all

Half tackles from the dees. Solid tackles from the Bears. They want it more. Sick of seeing our backline whinging too. [censored] get on with it.

Brisbane good, always in front.

Yep, and if this is the case it's reasonable to replace him in the side if not fit. Surely won't be good for his recovery.

Not saying he should be dropped necessarily as I reckon others need to go before him, but gee Gus looked slow on the weekend. Not to mention the absolute clangers as well.

The issue with dropping Petty might be finding an adequate replacement. TMc could go back but that would create havoc given our forward line dramas. What do you reckon , LN?

Not sure if it's been raised elsewhere but Goody indicated in a press con 5-6 days ago that Viney may play this week or it could be 2-3 weeks. Understandably, they have jumped on this injury quickly and aim to reload the foot very slowly. He was totally non-commital about the return date. I'm not an expert on body language etc., but I got the vibe it might be later than this week...no risks will be taken.

I like this Macca, almost every movement on the ground is competitive, even something that appears simple like maintaining front position when the play is downfield. There is always another bloke on the field with an opposing view ?.

Yep, I noticed just how often we played from behind, more than any other time this season from my recollection. That just seems like an attitude, mindset issue which affected our ability to move the ball forward. In previous weeks the quick, rank kicks out of the pack often ended up in our hands because we were in front.

Yep, it would be sensible to rotate Bedford, ANB and Kossie. I like ANB (sometimes), but can be very inconsistent and Kossie as an early career player will undoubtedly need the rest soon.

I wouldn't be against Mitch Brown coming in.

Yep, we were definitely on song against the Tigers. The most decisive, cleanest ball movement I've seen by the club in many years. We also haven't come close to replicating it since that game, although I missed the Carlton game.

Unfortunately, this most recent game may have actually reduced his trade value. A couple of weeks ago sections of the media were suggesting that 3 or 4 clubs might be interested in his services and estimated his value as a late first round trade. He needs to be in stellar form to be picked again I reckon.

Congrats to Adelaide, they were hungry and could have thrown in the towel after going 16 points down, although I think the umpires ultimately got them over the line. The late exclusion of Salem affected our backline organisation and connection with our midfield. May and Hibbo were off and Nev no longer appears up to the speed and intensity of AFL football. Delivery into the forward line didn't give our key forwards much hope of getting into the game and once on the deck our we lacked forward pressure. Clarrie played a brilliant game of football, clearly BOG. Our skills were off and not always due to the Crows pressure. There were numerous instances where a simple handball would have landed us in attacking positions but missed targets or fumbles meant we couldn't take advantage of our clearance work. Whilst it's not the end of the world, my inner alarm bells are ringing with two tough games coming up. We could lose both, which makes this loss very disappointing.

I swear Gerard Healy actually hates Melbourne, despite playing for us.

He is a lovely kick for goal BBB.

Now bury these [censored]

At least we're starting to run a little.

Gus, [censored] me.

Sitting in a noisy a [censored] pub, can any one let me know what happened to Tommo please?

Please, don't [censored] go there!!

Not really a rumour, but apparently Lewis Jetta was delisted from WCE and at least one person thinks we should pick up the phone. https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/11/23/the-victorian-club-who-should-be-calling-lewis-jetta/ May not be the worst move for a couple of years. Any thoughts?

Anyone think we could package 18 and 19 up for one of Essendon's top 10 picks? Could we get a walk in winger for one of the picks? Cheers.

It's laughable, just totally unjust!!

I think ANB and one of our inside mids packaged up to get a 40+ goal kicker might be an option?

Totals scam. I've never understood how the academies work. Which teams have acadamies and why don't we have one?