Ollie fan

I think they needed Hibbo, with a proven track record against Martin

Barratt being anti- Melbourne AGAIN!!! Can't stand him

The team of 1956, which has a fair argument for being the most dominant team in the history of the game, lost matches. In 1963 the premiers, Geelong, lost to Fitzroy and IIRC it was Fitzroy's only win for the season. Good teams do lose matches. To expect us to win every week, even against poorer sides, is unrealistic and doing so in no way damages our premiership credentials. On the other hand, winning against good sides, e g Collingwood on KB, establishes those credentials.

For sure, on this site it will be - Too conservative playing favourites tired what are the match committee doing? what is Goody doing? (Tick one of the above)

Surely after Sunday he stays!! He is contracted and we should hold him to it and PLAY him! Apart from anything else, in a team where our disposal is iffy, his is a real plus 90% of the time. I love the idea of him, Salo, McVee all distributing out of the backline.

We absolutely need Hibberd to take on Martin. If Petty is ready, in for BBB, as a FORWARD!!!!!

Are you a Melbourne supporter? I think if there has been another minute e we would have won by over a goal.

How much longer before the West Coast administration realises that the players are simply not playing for their coach? And when that happens, inevitably, the coach goes.

He should not have been dropped after the KB game. He was back to his form of early 2021. We don't have a replacement for him: Turner is an interceptor, and is not nearly as strong as Tommo one on one. He should be our permanent third tall defender, releasing Petty to the forward line, where he was playing when we were the highest scoring team in the league. That was not a coincidence; although Petty was still learning, he was contesting and defending in the forward line extremely well. And Petty can make serious mistakes, which cost goals in defence; in attack they simply weaken a scoring opportunity.

I think Goodwin thought he should act in accordance with the rules.

To my mind, he will always be a fair to middling player and never a great player. We should have a good hand in the draft coming up and we can get potential greats. And I have no doubt he will go to another club, will probably get a regular game, will never be a champion.

I don't understand why the idea of moving him into the middle is such a popular one. Halfback flankers can be critically important in setting up attacking thrusts, and his present position utilises his skills perfectly.

Anyone who thinks Grundy was a mistake is forgetting the period of - what was it, 4 weeks? - when Max was injured. And his game on Friday shows how good he is when he is not getting mauled physically every week. Going back to that fool Barrett, my main gripe is his insane Geelong bias when he is employed to be a neutral observer. And his constant underrating of Melbourne.

I don't know Bernie did that. It makes me like him even more.

I couldn't believe it - he's at it again!!! Jeremy Cameron is "ready to pounce" - on what basis?? On Friday he was pumping up a home Final at that ....hole of a ground. Now he's got them winning a flag on the basis of one win against a team that are clearly pretenders! I can't stand him.

Petty needs to get himself right; Tommo in, and then to prove again that he is a reliable third tall so that when Petty is ready he can play CHF.

I'm starting this thread in the hope that I can see a few people joining me and really sinking the boots into this bloke. He is so ridiculously pro Geelong, so ridiculously pro-Bont, and so ridiculously anti-Melbourne. How does he get a job paid by the AFL?

And no love for Melksham and Spargo either - i thouggt Melksham was as good a forward as Tracc. And Spargo put in all night

Terrible team IMO. Melksham does not deserve to stay in; Jordon has had many opportunities and has proved he is a plodder. I can only think Petty will go forward as otherwise the only tall is BBB and he is not enough. But if Petty is forward who is our third tall in defence? - should have been Tomlinson who us also usually quite a precise kick.

From the little i have seen, he looks like he can hit a target - and, oh, how we need that!!

We have to wear not having Oliver at the moment. We can still win games. But IMV Petty forward, Tomlinson into the back line, but the real MUST is to change our tactics so that the kicking into the forward line is done by precision kickers and not long bombers. I love how Lingers plays but his kicking is not precise. We should have people like Salem, Bowey, McVee and Tommo running past to do the actual forward delivery.

Whether we make top four depends on us and us alone.

Surely a great result for us!?

I think it is possible that the fitness professionals know more about it than we - or at least I -do.