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Pig Hibberd! All pork. All CLASS! Well done mate!!

Interesting thoughts. Nevertheless Howe wanted out & made it blatantly obvious. We don't want players like that. I would have neither Howe (given he pretty much walked out on the club) nor Watts for that matter. Neeld was bipartisan to an average list. You could not realistically expect him to be solely responsible for what he inherited. Tyson is copping it but hindsight is easy. He is still only 24 and maturing. Same with Petracca but only younger Clearly we have some work to do to make the finals. I don't think Lewis was recruited solely for that purpose.

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Coach has spoken! Axe wielded! Yet the usual soft cork suspects on here continue make excuses for Britney. Unfathomable denial. Get over it ladies. Go Dees!

Not so much this As previous years . How about we call time on making excuses. We'll lose if we're not good enough Gonzo.

Mathematically then, that means he had one contested mark for the whole afternoon for 2.2. Receivers stats.

I concede one was simply the result of better judgement given it just barely flew over the fingertips of the freo bloke. Ill pay it.....but hardly contested.

A remarkable neck out statement filled with the insight of a seagull stricken on a barren landscape. Insightful Pro. Well done.

So was Bulls. Watts is no Gawn and he, for the sake of the side, is of more use this season as a non contesting floating forward/back given our D issues. Hibberd will add much needed class of half back .The only role I can see for Watts in this side moving forward is as a bruise free soft wingman, ala Riewoldt.

It struck me as impossible to envisage that by Round 7 we may only boast 2 wins. Unlike Roos, Goodwin doesn't have, at this stage, the maturity to project the kind of self belief Roos had ( and still has) . Therefore I can see why he (Goodwin) chose not to drop Watts, despite the noise. However, Watts output remains brittle and he is soft (as he is soft). An outside receiver at best and should have been traded when we had the opportunity.. Hogan should not be a walk up start next week . That Goodwin will rubber stamp his recall rings alarm bells. I prefer he straightens/drys out for 2 weeks at Casey . See if he sulks. This ultra attacking brand of Goodwin's has its upside, That said, he is a rookie at best and has a rookies game plan that's got holes the size of a Mack truck in defence. For the dull edged, lets just say not even having Chip Frawley back could stem the bleed we have seen over the last 2 weeks. Leg speed? Frost is not the answer either. Cant kick to save himself. Belief in a game plan or system will only take a young club so far. Neither having Lewis or Hogan could have saved us the last 2 weeks. I hope that Goodwin lives up to his tag. For mine, I have seen nothing to suggest that at this stage he is capable of adapting in game to any side with nous. Nasher, Thanks for the sentiment. No offence intended mate.

How long will this last? A 50 % win rate headed into Round 5. Its as if the crystal balls of the AFL knew all along that Melbourne were nothing but a mist for 2017 and the ANZAC clash with Richmond would all but seal our fate for this season. I for one would have sincerely hoped that the perennial die hard optiMUSTS such as Taz chromzoneloss Nasher would be waxing lyrical with a newfound hope by now. Alas is not to be; however a good yarn on C7 on whether HD or SD is what it takes seems to alleviate the numbness of its despair. Old will no doubt raise one ugly burp of discontent about this post; but it sure as hell wont win us a flag anytime soon. Any suggestions lads...other than the tender confusion of expression of a clueless brood? Daz 36 and a few others (alas a few) seem to know what's going on. Just not good enough MFC!!!

Hi Skuit, Thanks for your judgements. Your otherwise highly agreeable and submissive posts over your 1345 Demonland career would make your post regarding me pretty unfamiliar territory & new ground for you. A much needed first for you. High five!

Very astute Rogue . A very inspired move by Armstrong indeed. Dante nailed it. Makes you wonder why Col hung around for so long. Was bound to end in tragedy.

Hi Moonshadow, no it's not Range Rover here. Im a completely new entity. No relation. My sarcasm on my previous post failed to drip. Scribing needs work.

Yes, good point. Maybe Col never really reached his full potential at Melbourne. A bit like Stevie Armstrong. Looked pedestrian at Melbourne with their list and all, but Moved to WCE and won a premiership medallion! On on another note, wish you well Col. Fight the good fight mate!