Gawndy the Great

We’d be mad to think that any other finals contending team wouldn’t have some form of loading program in flight. So agree that in most part it should cancel itself out. The bye factor though - is something different. And playing the Cats off the bye appears to be consistent with some really shockers over the past few weeks. How the Pies managed to escape that fate, must be part of the same deal with the AFL have with Pies on away game reserve seating.

So the fact that the Pies were allowed a full bye and allowed to play against another team coming off the bye (one they have already played this year mins you) is an absolute joke.

Picked this up off twitter. Not sure why the photo looks weird but it shows the last contest where Dawson coped a high one on the shnoz. Robbed.

Any word on Clarrys scans? I would expected to have heard something by now.

It’s hard to poll votes in the role he was playing though so you have to give him some credit.

I agree. When good he is great - but I don’t think HB is his position. He was good on the D wing in 2021 but has been ordinary since bar a few elite games.

Not sure. HB is not suiting him so far. I feel more and more that we should have let him go.

I’d move Bowey to HF and drop Spargo or ANB

A fit and firing Yeo in his prime was one of the best half backs going around. Often was at the heart of most Eagles plays. If you could guarantee his fitness and initiative, you’d trade a 2nd round pick for him.

I saw at least half a dozen blatant frees not paid to the Crows and then Daicos gets that 50 for a gift goal. And that goal to Rankine was clear as day on the replay… Id be fuming if i was a crows supporter.

I heard that Barass may be gettable. Will allow Petty to play permanently up forward alongside JVR and the 2nd ruck. Petty can then swing back to defence when May is done which hopefully is when Jefferson is potentially ready.

2021 where the infamous football action of Toms flying elbow fractured May’s face.

Go Bombers 🤮

The reason is Gawn takes his spot. You cannot play Gawn, BBB and JVR in the same forward line with our delivery and expect to keep the ball in the F50. We need more mobile forwards and having two immobile forwards would be problematic.

Still don’t understand why we got rid of Hunt. I feel so sorry for him having to live through this garbage.

Why can’t we have him play the high half forward role. Given how poor our f50 connection , we good do with a good ball user.

That is remarkable. No thanks to Kolidgansi ( or however you spell it) who came in air and said he ‘definitely felt the two action tackle’

If you watch the channel 7 interview today re the fake rumour there is a snippet at the end where he says it’s still sore.

What they are saying at Victoria Park “How on earth did we lose to this mob on Kings Birthday”.

I’m in this camp as well. For a team and coaching group hell bent on learning, we are sure good at not making any real progress on obvious flaws. I’ll go out on a limb and say that this year is probably our last realistic chance at a flag for the while. We will come back to the pack unless we can inject some critical new players.

oh no... dont you dare bring up loading. that word is forsaken around here😀

I don't hide from the fact that I'm more of a glass half-empty type of person. Its the way im wired i suppose, but your statement is simply not true. I think we have to let go of how good we were in 2021 (We were bloody fantastic) - we are simply not as good anymore. The stark difference in so many of our players is actually quite sickening and does make me wonder whether we have the cattle and desire to get it done. Any team in the 8 at end of R24 has a chance, so im not saying its impossible, but if you had to bet your livelihood on the premiership team today, you are not putting your faith in Melbourne. You'd be certifiable insane if you were to.

At the time we played Carlton they were so badly out-of-form and ripe for an absolute smashing and yet we could only conjour a mild victory. You also cannot deny that Collingwood were far from fit and had illness sweep through the club - this wasn't a rumour. We were lucky to play them when we did. For me that win has a big asterisk on it.

Last time i checked they don't award premiership medals on predicted score. Kicking accuracy is part form and if you are not kicking accurately, you are not playing well.

This is a typical misconception. You cannot lead in the F50 when it is flooded with defenders. There is just nowhere to lead or kick to with the gameplan we employ.