Kick_It_To_Pickett

So, Daniel Turner is playing QB???

I’m leaning towards including Hibberd. Gives 100% every time he takes the field. I back his ability to compete. I think the forward line is NOT the issue. It’s the mids entries inside 50 tht is our problem. I’ve said this for a few weeks now, we are actually hurting ourselves by overusing the ball through the midfield. The old ‘Hollywood handball’ has crept back into our game and it means we put ourselves under pressure and create poor bombing entries. In addition, we are picking the wrong time to hold the ball up in midfield and also when to go quick. If we can fix this and start exiting front of stoppage, we can generate better looks at goal. That’s the key.

I would like to see us try a replacement though. Rather than just seeing how it pans out. Turner or Daw, just to give opposition a different look

The injury report sounds like Petty is in serious doubt with an AC joint sprain, unable to train until later in the week. Going to be touch and go. You’d think we’d have to emergency\sub a tall option in case he goes down again

Yeah, but we have all seen how important May is to the structure of the backline. Lever is playing like a C grader without May. Cannot win one-on-one and has made critical errors under pressure. It affects are entire plans in defence. It won't be the same without May.

Does that include Petracca? Who is happy to whinge about fans, despite having 6 years to correct his ball drop and goal kicking, yet has done nothing about it? Case of the massive head wobbles? He is amongst the worst to do it. We owe him a lot, but his form is patchy and inconsistent. His disposal efficiency is terrible. So when can we expect the elite response from him? Will he stand back up for the big game? I mean, will it depend in whether he is happy with the level of support? Max tried to carry the entire team on his back last week. Viney has tried his guts out too. Lever has plenty of leadership left in him. ANB too....but the biggest response must come from the midfield, who have been beaten at clearances and used the ball poorly in general play. A lot of the selfishness of 2020 creeping back in. over to you...

Oh well...good luck to her. You can't really begrudge her, albeit a disappointing result for us

Geelong: Daisy Pearce (current Melbourne player and captain) So she plays for Melbourne and coaches Geelong. Absolutely bizarre. How does the club allow that?

Would you have concluded the same if we had maintained the lead the other night, despite the absence of May? It was a narrow loss. Yeah the forward line was an issue, but we should have put that game to bed...Same thing can be said of 1st half vs Freo. 2 weeks ago we were been talked up as invisibles. The media is waiting and hoping that we fail, coz they can't write their usual stories. It's already started. 'NO crowds" "Up at the snow" "internal fighting" blah blah. We, along with the Dogs, are the only teams who have increased the Average Home Attendance from 2019 (year prior to Covid). Where is that story? Why are crowds down across 16 other clubs?

Yeah, the wheels have come off they track.. I was fooled. Petracca hates the fans, Steve punched on with Melky, contracts on hold, Roger’s under attacked.. status quo is restored

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/afl-2022-season-average-match-attendance-covid/ Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs are the only AFL teams averaging higher home-and-away attendances in 2022 compared with 2019. That figure factors in the 58,002 who attended the season-opener between the two clubs.

That’s a silly take. COVID and the flu are rife atm. My father is 71. Has been going every week for 50 years. Has had reservations this season. Also, finds the late night finishes too hard and elects to stay at home and watch on TV.

The way that Petracca grab has been pieced together, it’s hard to tell the context. Was he just potting Melbourne fans, or all AFL fans? Pretty poor form to eat your own supporters. Is he blaming his own poor form on supporters not showing up?

I was in favour of dropping Brown and playing a small forward line, but giving it more thought, that basically gives Moore and Howe an advantage. They could make us play. I think we need to keep Moore accountable.

I miss the old rebel cheer squad who sat in the ‘red seats’, led by Angelo, the man with Mohawk. Anyone know what happened to that group?

How many will come out of the woodwork next Monday? Do we crack the 60k next week?

My standout memory was the simple intercept chest mark he coughed up that went on to be a goal. Basic stuff

What does Jake Lever offer the side at present? Bloke is so far off his form of last year it isn’t funny. Not on his pat malone

Turning point was sparrow’s missed handball to Oliver. Hit that and Oliver was running inside 50 and goaling

You mean Sparrow

The outnumbered claim is complete rubbish

Drop Ben Brown.. that’s all we need to hear…I couldn’t care if we play a small forward line. The bloke is a complete liability atm. Playing a man short (pun not intended) with him FF. What is he offering? Atm, absolutely nothing

I love Demonland after a loss … it’s so much more entertaining than after a win… that was poor as pizz and the club has huge issues with attendance … we can’t pull crowds .. we are complacent.. should have buried tht game…same as Freo.. and when it goes against us we can’t wrestle back

I’m completely [censored] off …that last quarter was pathetic .. umpires were horrendous, but our failure to hit targets and lack of intensity is inexcusable. Putrid. Ben Brown needs to give me, but it’s not on him, the delivery was gross. Just some really dumb play. All over the ground. From senior blokes.

[censored] poor from the fickle again. I remember more ppl at games when we were trash