Gawndy the Great

Maybe its Richo's magical formula to beat the Saints? I know I'm a typical Melbourne pessimist but this reeks of desperation. I just cant see us being within 8 goals of this one. #GoodwinsLastStand ?

West Coast are just no good away from home. Makes you think if the prelim in 2018 was played at the MCG.

Daniher to kick 10 goals in Rd 17 and Dons to pip us out of the finals.

The tackles were identical. The difference was that the player In the Dalhaus tackle let go of the ball and used his for free hand to brace himself. Whilst in the ANB tackle the player did not. One got concussed and the other got nothing. So you either penalise the offence or do nothing. To put the fate of ones hands In the outcome when no I’ll intent was involved is appalling. Like most things in footy MFC never seem to catch a break.

Yep he would. Money to be used chasing outside talent. Qn is whether we’d have to pay some of his salary though.

How many were push in the back after the kick?What about Kozzies 50m penalty? There is 3 or 4 right there. Don’t need to watch the replay. The umps didn’t lose us the game today.

When we win the stoppage we don’t exit with poise and composure against good sides. Under pressure we bomb it. When we loose the stoppage, good teams murder us on the outside time and time again. We get sucked in and don’t chase ... doggies are a class act and they showed it but a top 4 side would negate the handball game quite easily with pressure.

I didn’t see much wrong with the umps today. We gave away so many stupid free kicks - they were all there.

Yep I think so. Especially given the salary he is rumoured to be on. We’d have to pay some of his salary though but I’d think it’d only be for one more year. Id be tempted to look at Viney or Brayshaw as well.

No point yet, will wait to see what the AFL do with the cap and playing lists. But to find that cap space will require 1 or 2 big names to depart.

Nope not against the saints. He has zero pressure in his game.

Was his second game mate. Can’t expect him to deliver with the same class as Gawn. The doggies always setup to lose clearance anyway.

Today we lost by 28 points. 2 goals wasted with touched on the mark, Fristch misses one directly in front - kicks out on the full. Then weed puts some might action on the kick making bend like Beckham. Whilst Wallis kicks one from the boundary. Most of the game stats were equal with exception to uncontested disposals. We got beaten on the outside but that was always going to happen. Always. It will happen next week as well as with any team in the top 6. We lack outside width and class - it is a gaping, gaping hole and one that if we don’t fill will never let this team be as successful as it could be. It’s the final missing piece. We need to go after Hunter and/or Williams with every dollar we have. Need to clear the dead weight off our list to free up cap space to find the 1 - 1.2 M required to make that happen. Otherwise we will always be a 12-6 team.

100% we fold under pressure. Watch how the saints absolutely smack us with there pressure.

Don’t get sucked in by these pretenders. We are choking big time.

Classic Melbourne.

If we can’t beat the doggies we don’t deserve finals. Knowing us we’ll loose this one and beat the saints next week.

Purely from a team fit perspective, you could put him on the wing. Played ok there and did have a tank. Would love to get 50 games into the LJ weed combo.

I agree with this. Also have a crack at Darcy Moore incase Pies cannot contain him within the salary cap. Bit of payback for Howe. I’d ask the question of Papley as well.

I have often wondered about the NGAs and why MFC don’t seem to have one established in the NT as we were the only teams who would regularly play there. If we don’t have one in NT, where is our NGA?

He has no agility and doesn’t tackle. I reckon he’s building for next year.

Yep me too. Not raining on anyone’s party as we haven’t taken a worthy scalp. You have to remember though, we just missed out on the Cats and Lions by less than a goal. I think we are somewhere between 6-10. We have had one majorly disappointing game this year. Looking at every team I think it’s fair to say that almost every team has had one of those now too.

I want to be optimistic but I have read this script too many times before. Need to stay in the game for 3Q and blow them away in the 4th.

Yes he does play better in the middle. Question is was he more damaging than Viney?

Nobody should get ahead of themselves yet. there is every chance we won’t show up next week against the pies because we’ll have fresh legs and have the odds behind us. These are the bottom 2 teams by along way. We haven’t beaten anyone of substance just yet. Been beaten by every team we have played in the top 6. ive been sucked in before this year. Won’t happen again.