The Jackson FIX

I have a maths riddle I need some help with. If teams are dropping a spare man back in defence against us (and doing it very well) and we take one fewer player to stoppage, how many players do we actually have one the ground at any point in time? If it is in fact 16, goes some way to explaining our poor start to the season

Even if those three go, there is still an enormous-Barry-Prendergast-sized leap between where we would be and our dark days

Probably my mid-week pessimism kicking in but I feel Melbourne is a list filled with ‘13-possession-a-game-excellent-disposal-at-underage-level-but-not-quite-seeing-that-with-AFL-level-pressure’ types.

Simples! Luckily we are a side that are excellent at controlling the ball!

Can we please just go after a quality player who is squeaky clean?

Told my wife something similar the other day. She was sceptical but I just don’t think she’s thought through all the negatives of me being in stud mode.

I want some of what you’re on

‘The forward line is lacking quality KPFs’ is off the mark. Contested marks in the F50 are increasingly rare and Richmond’s ‘bring it to ground’ strategy is old. Have a look at who is kicking goals at Hawthorn. Mabior Chol is arguably their only tall down there and they are lighting the comp up. It’s about the way you get it in there and the way the players in there are instructed to use the space. We are truly miles behind at both.

Two parter: Is there Chanpion data stats on broken tackles? Sides are either smashing through our tackles or getting arms clear for an effective possession like I’ve never seen. Is there Champion data stats for number of throws? Why are we getting caught throwing it so much? Quick ball movement I understand but we’re not the first side to try and move it at pace from contest.

He’s doubled down on a game plan that appears unsuitable for the modern game. Almost all players on our list have gone backwards. Which is diabolical. Thankful for the premiership but it is time to go before he ruins young careers.

Can’t see Kalani white coming to us at this rate.

But not good enough at the level up. Hopefully he learns.

15% tariff if MFC are the buyers

You’ve got too much time on your hands nowadays horse

I thought it was overestimating our organisation

At this rate we look more suited to a season of MAFS than a season of footy

Peter Jackson is 72 years old. And was close to the end of his interest in a full time corporate career (his admission) 10 years ago.

He’d need to kick 20 goals a game to offset the punishing our backline would receive

Sounds like an English darts commentator

Do any VFL games get broadcast on free to air or other nowadays?

Absolutely wild for the AFL to hire someone from clubland and give them the responsibility of auditing the club you were accountable for. That’d be like hiring Carl Williams to be the judge on his own case. Surely this is being reported inaccurately

What is McCartney’s club background? Was he a list boss or GM football somewhere? Seems a slightly odd choice given the club’s burning platform is finding a patch of grass and then building on it.

Regardless of his ‘I still want to live with mum’ chat yesterday, we’ve won this bout on points. The Kozzie-home narrative is somewhat muzzled for now and Freo less likely to stir that pot again in fear it stokes up Jacko-to-Vic chat again. Unless of course they extend Jackson which would just make them look utterly played and make the already-difficult task of fitting in Warner and Kossie at year-end even harder.

I had heard a rumour (possibly from ‘land) about Ameet being a person of interest a while back.

Hopefully we get more than 2 marks out of this three-tall combo this week under the roof