Go Lordie

I thought Collingwood must have been loading....

The Dees aren't able to gauge when an opponent is too close to their kicking target. We get spoiled all the time. And our forwards are still not leading. I thought JVR was showing something in Q1, but.......

Is it time to trade Tracc?

Sadly, he's giving little in either role.

I'm worried he won't come back.

During the warm-up before the game, I watched JVR practising shooting for goal at the Richmond end. I saw his last four shots. 1: 45m out on a slight angle to the left: missed. 2: 35m out on the same angle: missed. 3: 25m out on the same angle: missed. 4: 30m out on the same angle : got it. In the end it didn't matter. He didn't get a shot at goal that I can recall.

Wotevva u sei, meight.

Anyone who wants to be understood. Otherwise, #$%@!=÷$%&

Pedant alert! "The umpires played their part (not there)"

I can't believe Petracca's agent agreed to the format used in the Colgate ad. Heeney gets to take the screamer over Tracc and also gets the last, long shot lying on the ground flashing his pearly whites. Did they draw straws or flip a coin? I'm astonished they didn't shoot two versions, one for NSW and one for Victoria ( the other states probably aren't that fussed, I'm guessing). Maybe Tracc got paid more to take the fall. If he did he made a big miscalculation. Every time I see it, I die a little inside. Go Dees! 🔵🔴🔵

Cheer up. team! We are leading the competition in one vital area. And we know the MFC considers it vital because the team does it so well. Yes, we are leading the competition in kicking points. We have kicked 154 points this year, more than any other team, and one more than the Filth - and they are on top of the ladder! How good are we????

I'm being serious here. Has anyone actually asked Goody what the goal-kicking training regimen is at our club? You know, like how many hours a week do our players actually practice kicking for goal. Ideally, 3 or 6 or however many players should stay back after training and just have shots at goal, from different distances, different angles. You can't come back into the rooms until you have kicked 50 goals. Forget the sports scientists who say "Oh no, that will ruin his muscle development or his self-confidence". Just get out there are perfect your kicking technique. You can't stop until you have kicked 50 goals. If the sun sets, turn the lights on so they can kick their 50 goals. Simple, really. It's clear from the last three or four years that we do not practice this vital art.

Message from the Melbourne Football Club: "Ha ha ha! Fooled you! All you Demons supporters out there who think we're trying to get into the finals. We are not. We are just trying to amuse all the supporters of the other clubs. We are here just to frustrate you. We play this game called football, but we don't even bother to learn the basic foot skills needed to play a game called FOOTball. Why should we? We are just the light entertainment to keep the crowds amused while the serious teams win all the spoils. Hint: every time we publish a selection list or recruit a "gun" young player, just laugh. Laugh your hardest. Because we are, too."

I am feeling confident. We have a nearly full list and many players have finally caught up with Bowey, Chandler and Gawn, all of whom have been close to their best all year. The youngsters (6, 10, 19, 20) are doing well, too. Let's hope their legs are still pumping in September. By the way, is everyone aware that, in the 11th round of 2025, our Max - number 11 - had scored exactly 111 goals and 111 points in his career? I didn't think he was that accurate!

He had a good game, but I was surprised to see him ranked second on the AFL stats site, 139 to Max's 140. Oliver, Pickett, Langdon and Petracca followed.

Plus they were missing Papley, Logan McDonald, Gulden and a few others.

What does it mean if we beat the winner of last year's grand final in Round 10 and the other grand finalist in Round 11?

Q1: are the Swans loading? Q2: were both teams knackered in a nearly equal last quarter: 10 scores to 8?

You're right. It's remarkable he plays as well as he does with those limitations. 😀

Melky goals! Finally, our goals match our behinds.

Good decision by Trac to hand off to Sharp, given Tracc's dodgy kicking.

B#gger. Kozzie rolls a point and the Swans kick a goal!

Ask him who wins the 2025 Melbourne Cup!

A reverse David Neitz, perhaps? Maybe, but first he needs to learn how to read the play.... And take one-grab marks.

Cruel, DeeBlood, but fair.