Mel Bourne

Hands down.

Anyone notice the commentators are always talking up Fritsch’s “beautiful kicking”?

At this stage I’d be happy to hang out with the Magpies drinking club.

I understand what you’re saying. I guess though, there have been too many glaring deficiencies that can’t really be put down to any kind of overload on his part. Specifically game-day decisions - poor match-ups/lack of adaptability/one-dimensional game plans. I think Roos did a lot to aid the culture too. Not sure Goodwin stepped into anything like the rabble Roos was confronted with.

Folks, we want Ross Lyon and here’s why: My eldest brother is mates with him and I can get ALL the goss and print it right here on good ol’ Demonland in a jiffy. ??

Hibberd? I don’t know about that. He’s shown us a lot this season, and I reckon he’s got one, possibly two good ones left. Former AA. We need players like that for the younger ones to look up to and learn from.

Does any team spoil their teammates’ marks more than ours?

It’s very easy to forget that Bennell has actually exceeded our expectations so far. May he continue to.

Smith over Lockhart? ?

Very well collated and presented argument. However you’re not factoring in the other 55 years. Our exceptional premiership drought is an albatross around the neck of everyone who dons the red and blue. It surely contributes considerably and negatively to the club’s psychology. How could it not?

Don’t ask Melbourne supporters this question. You’ll never get an unbiased answer. Ask all the other club’s supporters. They’ll all say “Yes”.

Ahhh, where it all began.

No big words though.

Hope we don’t make finals. We’ll be humiliated. Plus it’ll ensure Goodwin gets another year. I don’t want that, thank you.

Most wouldn’t normally be as resigned to a loss before the second half, but can anybody recall the last time Melbourne played great catch-up footy? Just doesn’t happen. We be fkd.

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Dude. Really? edit: I mean I know he’s sucking but “muppet” is a bit rough.

Anybody noticed Brayshaw has a subtle physical similarity to Rod “Tilt” Carter?

It seems the majority of players have found their disposal mojo and sharpened up their kicking accuracy, whereas AvB is struggling pretty hard in this department. Too often resorting to an indiscriminate kick to a contest rather than finding the loose option.

Who replaces Hibberd though?

To be generous towards the original poster, social distancing is rubbish in the sense that it’s a rubbish thing to have to do. I don’t think too many people enjoy it’s necessity. But “necessity” is the operative word here.

The bounce into goal was also pretty delightful. The joys of an oval ball, or as my dad would call it “Sherrin-dipity”.

A game here and there, for sure. But I’d like to see him on the track for the most part. You’re right, he will be great one day but I think getting games into him is the fastest way to make that happen. He does get a bit too clever quite often, but he’s often just centimetres from pulling off some ridiculous [censored] (that mark he went up for and very nearly took down would have been a MOTY contender), the kind of stuff that spooks the opposition and gives huge confidence to his side. I’d like him to hone his timing and balance playing AFL, not scratch matches.

For the record I was never one of them. But I think most of that camp were more concerned about him getting his body right, and not about his capabilities once he did. I don’t think his talent was ever an issue.

I made my (non-football-oriented) wife put her hand on my chest after the siren. Feeling the best of the racing heart inside, she looked at me and said “that’s just weird”.