Gawndy the Great

what’s a bet we don’t kick more than 30pts for the game.

Lions all over again.

That’s the game right there folks. Come at me if we win. But we are looking nowhere near it.

Trac needs to pull his finger out big time.

Frees for Blues are just so predictable.

It’s been like that on all platforms. As if they were playing an interstate side that was battling it in the bottom 4.

Three words. Unplanned internet outage.

Both sides have a lot of tall timber on field today… going to be one ugly game.

We are bound to win one sooner or later. I feel like statistically we are due for a leveller. I am going to use my once-a-year optimistic card tonight. Dees for the W.

Well the rain will at least limit McKay and to an extent Curnow.

Blues will have had 3 games in 13. Same as us when we played the Lions. I’m not totally convinced by the significance of fatigue factor in the lead up to the Lions. If there is any merit in it then the game plan should be to run them off their feet.

Interesting to know. Will give us a clue as to whether we were genuinely cooked or just mentally off or just not good enough when we played the Lions. Blues will throw the kitchen sink to avoid 0-3. I think some will start to lose belief given their first half performance last year. Funnily I’d be much more confident if they beat Collingwood last week. Right now it’s 50/50 for mine.

Does that take him to free agency?

That doesn’t make sense. You mention LY was on. What does that mean?

Who is LY?

Yeah I picked up on that too, which does at least confirm it’s not just the collective DL bias. The anti Melbourne sentiment in the media is real. Would be good to plant this seed across multiple platforms to see it gets traction and maybe some clarity. I mean we have the best record in the last 4 years and yet we are only remembered by the straight sets and the other stuff we cannot mention. And yet other clubs seem to get a free pass. The Cats were the PF chokers only just a few years ago, Pies/ Doggies / Dons and drugs were synonymous and yet it’s ok. Of course every team is vulnerable when losing, but we are 6-2.

It’s a very dicey one. For me, prior to his injury, I’d have no hesitation. But with it, you just get some uncertainty with the longer term impacts of his injury. Trust the club to do the right thing here….

I thought he was a RFA at 2025?

He still has one and half years on his current contract. No doubt his management will recommended contract until free agency. Personally, I wouldn’t want to go beyond that either given his recent run of injuries. So maybe a 2-3 year extension for now is best for both parities. If we go beyond that we are really putting ourselves at risk but completely understand if we did.

My thinking exactly. WHen Oliver gets to his elite self, he will attract a tag, that will free up Petracca. The one dis on Trac is his defensive game. He needs a more defensive presence, which can be then used to work the tag to our advantage. He needs to improve this.

What i take from this is what a load nonsense the expected score is. Essendon are not 16th, Collingwood are not 3rd. Also did the expected score predict a draw for Collingwood?? i find that hard to believe. As for us, we have only lost one game to expected score (against PA), which is probably right.

Goody 5 - Lever 4 - Pickett 3 - Holmes 2 - Guthrie 1 - Gawn Scott 5 - Holmes 4 - Guthrie 3 - May 2 - Gawn 1 - Petty There's a few other way to get the same outcome, which sees Goody give May 1 vote instead of Gawn and a bit of shuffling from Scott. But the bottom line is how Scott didn't find room on his votes for Hawkins, Cameron, Danger and Rohan.

ill post it to the coaches votes thread

Coaches votes are up. Confirm Scott is a complete [censored]. His players were "off" but he proceeded to give most of his votes to his own team. He has given Holmes and Guthrie the 5 and 4. Other interesting insight is Goody didnt give May any votes (presumably). There is a combination where he does give Maysie 1 vote albeit at the expense of Gawn. VOTES PLAYER (CLUB) 8 Max Holmes (GEEL) 6 Zach Guthrie (GEEL) 5 Jake Lever (MELB) 4 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB) 3 Max Gawn (MELB) 3 Steven May (MELB) 1 Harrison Petty (MELB)

There is no doubt an element of that too.