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All good at this point - and Viney (tremble) might be good against our opponents, this week, if he handballs well instead of taking-on opponents whilst in possession of the ball. Preuss at FFwd, leave him there with instructions - Mark, Bring ball to ground, Lead straight out to smallest defender, Kick goals.

The MFC FD and ancillaries obviously thought Joel Smith was expendable at the time and decided to prove it by keeping him on the ground whilst injured.

Much worse an action by Ablett than that body and head protection of May's, earlier in the season.

Precisely reasonable. It is now 'ho-hum'.

Who's talking about drinking alone? It's always assumed that a mate will drop in to start the session.

Koo-koo-ka-choo! Sitting on the Eiffel Tower?

In hindsight (now), it seems a disappointing public capture at best. However, I believe nothing is wrong with a few coldies whilst he is working away at core fitness and conditioning. Beer does refresh, rejuvenate and re-invigorate, no doubt about that. It is a shame that this was a public capture that could have been avoided quite easily. What has May got against knocking off a few lids at home, in the garage, in the backyard, in a closet, for that matter - out of the sight of those who may otherwise interpret his preferences that depart from the Gatorade brigade?

Good thought, nicely posited. Could make all the difference and for Heaven's sake, we need the fullback so that Frosty can be unleashed to the world - as an act of revenge.

In relation to whatever 'ground balls' means I was impressed on several occasions against the Sqwarks just how clean and effective were the pick-ups and roll-ons executed by Petracca, across the game in tight contests.

Ethereal improvement.

This must be pushing his sunset clause with the MFC. Three strikes ... out. Surely. He is being paid to do something else for the Club. At least three times more than our best medical doctor.

I don't want to tick the 'like' icon as a poster comment, but I do think that this is a question worth an answer. The complete scan of a potential recruit has often been in order for the MFC - and paying customers would be happy to pick up the bill. As it is, we're paying and remorseful about the transfer fees, the ongoing wages and the loss of team form/momentum. That is not why I buy annual memberships.

He is in everything and is nearly always in an advantageous position. Works like a trooper across a game. Incredibly talented clearance specialist. Glad he had a little respite brought about by improved teamwork. He can be overworked.

Buying time. Smart. But notice the positioning/nonchalance of the Melk - smart, too.

Tick, tick went the clock; great ideas, great efforts went Trac, Frost, Lockhart.

Definitely some of the best bits of our efforts. Good enough to beat Whoreform - a team of champions.

Terrific analyses and observations of this sensitive area of our team structure.

Guys who try hard learn things and improve. Guys who try less enthusiastically generally fail. Keilty deserves another game or two for adaptive reasons and the improvement of his awarenesses. He has the skills.

That is very true and surely, one or two from a whole listing of players will do very well in kicking or contributing to winning scores from a reasonable intensity of regular practice. Often, it appears, that the forwards are practising in real-time, game-time and with many of these professionals, and confidence is just not high. Look at Dean Kent in recent times. He kicked the goals that counted when the chips were down, despite other frailties in his game (due to injury in the main). Reliable shots. We have had a plethora of extremely good players capable of high accuracy. All teams have these. Appropriate practice will identify this for the FD; at the present moment, it is a lottery. For us, the Members and supporters, it is not good enough and remains an oversight in player maintenance.

We see the problems, clearly and often. It does not take much to resolve issues with set-shot accuracy. A good kicking coach is a very necessary member of the FD team and it is where instant results can accrue. All forwards need target practice, regularly and in this practice will develop broad understandings of their technique, action in varied conditions and the subsequent flight of the ball from a range of distances. It is time that we had a strategy for more effective scoring and passing.

Fritsch is a forward. Used as a fill-in type to do everything whilst still being a lean and keen machine just ain't fair on his longer-term outcomes, at all. He can get by himself in space, he can mark reasonable deliveries, he can kick well and is accurate in front of goal but is losing these two latter skills the more he 'fills in' out of position. This FD tendency does not add to his skill repertoire, it merely removes a gaping gap in team selections. With a low body weight and lean upper torso, his pace and mobility cannot be exploited in seriously necessary defensive tackling. Get him forward - that's where he excels.

Hawthorn are masters at this illegal handball process. The team is never penalised for it, and so it has become a standard modus operandi. All handball rules and protocols are becoming redundant, rapidly and are exhibited by most of the 'successful' clubs in the AFL. It seemed to have been an evolution of the over-the-shoulder-backward handball technique and without too much bias, I would like to point out that Clarrie is the only one these days who makes a separate, two-hand propulsion contact on the ball correctly. In duplicating Clarrie's excellence and speed with handball, clubs feel that the hand is faster than the umpires' eyes - and so get away with throwing/brushing, particularly on the backward execution but also from a kneeling position down low. Jordan Lewis - from footy skills learned earlier, elsewhere - is a master at the deceptive but incorrect handball method, as well. Just watch. However, he has been pinged by the green snot goblins a few times since wearing the Red 'n Blue. The old query arises: who are the umpires assisting - particularly if their chips are down at any given moment of a game? Thus, is 'near enough', 'good enough'?

Our win against the Hawks was a tenuous one; it was dominated by the final count-down of the clock - something could go very wrong at any moment and the umpires were not to be trusted with such responsibility for an even football field. Core instability was present and fortunately, we avoided the looming loss. We know who almost lost the game for us by inaction and confirmed liabilities. The team overcame these handicaps working as one and for that, we are all grateful. Now it is up to the selectors in the next few weeks until the key elements of the injury list return, and before our real talents dissipate.

Points of view that are easy to accept, DS.

It was surprising across the game, but there were good efforts and signs, as well. Still, a very good asset in the team and had some stiff opposition against whom he persisted.