Redlagged

Agree Harmes has to be in. Sparrow has been very disappointing. Added little to the centre clearances when he was used in the middle. Dunstan would be better. Gets more possessions and his disposal is no worse.I like Charlie Spargo but he was very very poor today. That weak effort on the wing when he was contemptuously brushed aside...leading to a Carlton goal...was the low point of the game for me. Ben Brown was awful but who else is there? Good mark in the 4th will save his skin. Jordan? Dunno about him. Dour. .

Bit mystified by the praise heaped on Petty. May was much better. And I thought Gawn was outstanding. Brayshaw had a heap of disposals, but many of them were terrible.

Disagree. Jackson 'just a game'? A terrific game. Brayshaw...disposal is atrocious .

I wish I knew what you meant.

We have won just 4 of our last 10 games and lost 4 out of our last 5 games at the MCG. Its not a little slump; its the record of a struggler. In this context, thinking about the flag is fantasy.

Take out a good 10 minutes in the GF and he's nothing to write home about.

'Body of work from rounds 1-10'? I don't think we played particularly well in the first 10 rounds - mainly scrappy wins against weak or mediocre teams. In fact, we arguably played better last Friday night than most of our earlier wins.

Yes, i am afraid Langdon's loose words have already come back to haunt us. (Predictably.) We have been thoroughly exposed. 4 wins from our last 10 matches. This isn't the performance of even a marginal contender. We have some great players, but too many mediocrities and/or players with serious limitations. And the great players have had relatively injury free years. What would Melb be without Oliver and Petracca? Shudder to think.

Ludicrous that he finished in the votes. And ludicrous that Fritsch scored one.

Maybe that's the coaches' job.

According to Fox? Have things come to that? Sitting in front of a laptop and calling himself an 'analyst' doesn't make David King a blinding genius. Unfortunately in his job he occasionally has to speak - that's when his problems begin.

I'll go out on a limb. Oliver might sneak back in.

They were into Viney too. He resisted, and won a flag.

Long day, long night. Never post on your phone. I meant to ask: 'Why is that show replaying old Goodwin interviews from 2019?'

Going on tour may not be such a bad thing. They've been poor at home for weeks. The capitulation today was terrible. Sorry, but that was not the performance of a top club or a genuine contender.

Salem forward may not be such a bad idea. Need a bit of skill down there and we need to try something different. The team is tired and predictable and mediocre.

Correct. Best to focus why Melbourne habitually fails in crunch games, and why nobody respects the club. Was 2021 an aberration? It is looking like it, sad to say.

Best question right now is - will Melbourne make the finals? Think they just need to reset their goals, Premiership, right now, is a pipe dream. We look mediocre.

I'd forget the 'premiership players' stuff. It is in the past. We met a couple of weakened and vulnerable sides in the prelim and GF last year. And everything went right for us. A team of 3 or 4 great players and 3 or 4 very good ones, and the rest good to handy. Are they good enough to go again, in a year where everything is NOT going right?

He has been poor lately. Disappointing. Thought he has progressed to an A grade player.

Sensible suggestions. And bring in Ablett, Blight and Bartlett.

We cant kick enough goals. They win games. Hopefully that will dawn on the coaches. Of it doesn't, we'll be lucky to make the finals.

Just had 9 days off. Cant whinge.

Would Melbourne be a contender - top 4, top 8?- without him?