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I missed our players being sucked into the marking contest with no one at ground level…..thank god this trait has come back.

Blame the ups all you want. Fact is the midfield have gone to sleep again and we haven’t had it past the halfway mark this qtr.

We cannot handle pressure. It’s as simple as that.

Could? It’s got the brisbane game written all over it.

We can’t handle the hot ball. Stock standard Melbourne.

The bloke is a jet and has basically single handedly carried that side for well over over 5 years. So no.

“Full credit to Hawthorn”, “one game at a time”, “gotta keep doing the one percenters”.

Reassuring to know you have a big box WCW.

They got 71,000 last week against the Swans at 3.20pm on a Sunday, in shocking weather. As much as I dislike the bloated frog bogan….he has somewhat of a point.

The problem with this though is that it allows much quicker delivery into the oppositions forward 50 on a more regular basis. The majority of us currently have concerns with how shaky our backline looks and this is a contributing factor. Our backline traditionally functions on slow predictable entries allowing us to control and intercept. I guess we have to find a balance as the year moves forward.

If Collingwood won that game against GC like we did tonight, everyone out there would be continuing to marvel at how they manage to grind games out. I’m happy with the win. Gold Coast are no joke.

Bizarre because despite the midfield getting towelled I give them votes. Bowey Rivers Sparrow Viney Oliver Petracca

Been the story for most of the year

Bowey is the most reliable player in our side at the moment.

For a few years before Tassie come in and get every draft concession under the sun. They are done for a decade.

He’s clean…but too clean. For his height he lacks overall size and strength. He’s also not naturally aggressive and that doesn’t bode well for him. I don’t think he was as bad tonight as many are making out, but I see his deficiencies. For a tall his kicking delivery is a strength. Trouble is, he’s a long way back in the pecking order if everyone’s fit.

Everything clicked. Clear night at the G. Beautiful to watch. Crowd was pretty lame, but it’s North. No injuries. Seagulls absolutely rampant all game. What happened to the falcon? Onto next week.

Petracca Chandler Bowey Brayshaw Grundy May

While I agree Petty isn’t a forward and ultimately needs to go back he took some important contested marks in a side missing Brown, TMac and JVR unsighted at that stage. As for Hibberd we must have been watching a different game. He adds intensity and is important to our backline, especially at ground level. He shut Cumberland down after quarter time so who were the direct opponents who kicked 4 plus on him?

Totally agree. Aside from some poor execution he cracked in, had 23 possessions and shut down Cumberland after quarter time.

Welcome to beating Melbourne 101.

Viney Gawn Oliver Neal Bullen Langdon Hibberd Sorry to Chandler and thought Grundy was more influential than being given credit for.

That was what we were doing last year and that didn’t turn out well.

This is why we miss Salem so much. Lever is like a baby giraffe as soon as the ball hits the ground.