Kick_It_To_Pickett

Funny you mention Spargo. He is playing the high half forward role. He found a heap of it on the flank. The issue with him is that while his kicking is decent, it has absolutely no elevation at all and struggles to cover 30 metres. He is not the player I really want deliver the ball inside fifty. Like others, I’d prefer him at the feet of the talls. salem is really undercooked. He is having zero impact atm. Perhaps we could get him forward and Rivers back. Bowey needs a spell in the Magoos. Starting to look tired and uncertain

Today was a reminder of how feral they are. Left with a minute left and copped all the abuse as we walked the aisles, and this was in the MCC. Typical snow jokes. Season over stuff. They never win and celebrate, they antagonise and bait opposition fans looking for a fight. It’s just how they roll.

The game was lost on turnover, as most are. We overcooked handballs through the middle and we’re completely burnt the other way. We had no time to set any sort of defensive zone. Miochek murdered us out the back and on the lead.

Sparrow cannot escape criticism. His handballs to blokes with back turned is just a killer. Goes slow when he should go quick. Lacks footy IQ

Got a spray from Ginnivan while in the hands of trainers ..didn’t like it max. Came for him at the bench. Hope he comes out steaming

I feel for Jones. I really do. However, I’ve never quite understood the story of whether he was told he wouldn’t be picked to play in the GF, or whether he made the decision to go home after the prelim because his wife was due. What I mean is, was Jones told by Goodwin you that he wouldn’t be the sub? Or did Jones just go home? I still think he was entitled to play as the sub, but even if he’d been in form at the time, he would have had to choose between the birth of his twins and a Grand Final.

Taj Woewodin. Wow.. the hit was superb. He has shown a bit today. Doesn’t look too far away. His body has filled out nicely.

Yep..completely assumed role as victim. Should be able to do as he pleases in his private life. Not a football matter. May and Melky not afforded the same right to privacy. Joke

All his holiday snaps from the GC after the Granny seem to show he was perfectly fine and just having a massive bender with mates. The mental health card being pulled is a disgrace.

And you were spot on…completely untouchable now. They’ve done the same with Hunter. Libba before that.

The fake message that has circulated social media about bikies and likening Goodwin to Bomber Thompson? Complete and utter garbage

Um…because he threw a punch and must have been so upset by the comments he resorted to violence.

So basically it was a bit of Banter, May was [censored] and acting arrogant, was pulled up, hot head Melky steps in. May doesn’t like that. He alphas up and the fight begins. Settle down media

I guess we will be hearing from Melksham after all. If either party has lied to the club, they are up ship creek and Gawn and the club will have egg all over their face

I'll say it again, the silence from Melksham is deafening. He has the power to come out and explain what happened and what was said. We haven't heard a thing from him. If he reckons it is all done and dusted, as May does, why wouldn't he come out and back the club's decision and clarify his involvement.

Gleeson is a Collingwood supporter with a deep hatred for Melbourne. Unsurprising that he is having a follow up dig. Pretty balanced for him

Let’s be dead honest, any reputation we built in the last year has been undone by Petracca May and Melksham in a week. Once again the media’s dog to kick, the butt of social media jokes and more. It’s is tht disappointing. in a year we should be enjoying the footy, we find ourselves time warping into 2019/20. The only way we correct this, is to have a win on Monday and get rid of the naysayers and media. Good luck to the team, but I have little faith

Get the CCTV and put it out there. Put this to bed

Everyone talking but Melksham…why is that? Shouldn’t he have something to say? He threw the punch? He knows he is gone at the end of the year and saving it for some post career cash

I’ll miss his 5 possessions and zero tackles.

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.