Wrecker46

I think i remember the rational at the time was his vertical leap, length and reach made him a standout where opposition were zoning. The thought being he could sit in a hole, take marks higher than others and was good at converting. It didn't work out but JT doesn't follow the general draft consensus and nor should he. He has the runs on the board. Only recruiting manager to visit the Kolt juxtaposed to when we had pick 1 & 2 but didn't visit Dusty.

Footballing "act"

If they wear red and blue it's a free kick and the potential for a staging fine

Salem in to play permanently in backline. Rivers to continue on the ball.

Lucky you only saw the last 2 minutes. We copped it all night.

When Kalani looks like choosing us, which he will, the AFL will change the rules. Nothing is more certain.

Clarko doesn't think so had a hard tag all game.

Stafford

Alot rests on what happens against North. Clarry looked amazingly like being Clarry before he broke his hand. He could turn it around quickly. Petty looked like Carey against Geelong. I don't buy into the checked out narative but he needs to be dropped to regain the confidence. Lever will be back soon and our defence will be boosted with him and May's ribs back to normal at around the same time. I'd role the dice and play Kozzie as a midfielder resting forward pocket. We need to be more dynamic. Have a crack at North this week and see if it clicks but if it doesn't don't make North's mistake of missing Harley Reid. Nose dive.

I don't think the situation is as dire as most. Watching Sydney last night their midfield, particularly Warner are dynamic. Kozzie brings that in spades but he needs to be a full time midfielder. Rivers and McPhee to spend extended time there rotating with Salem. Oliver will come good again but he and Viney can't be in the centre at the same time as they are at the moment. Our Trac record of managing players injuries needs a major overhaul.

Send Pert with them

The more i think about it the more i wonder if the Petracca Maynard warm handshake was sought out by the AFL. The AFL are culpable in this and that was a massive win for them. It was obvious the entire football world was going to be watching Maynard before the first bounce. Stage managed?

The only one to fire a shot today was James Brayshaw who kept saying Angus was supposed to go down the slide with him but couldn't be there

Dees will win tomorrow. I'm not one to bag any Melbourne player but Fullerton didn't excite me last week against Coburg. If he was winning the ruck today, Collingwood got nothing tomorrow, not even Mason Cox to throw his knees and elbows around erratically causing maximum damage and somehow avoiding suspension. Max will drag us over the line take it to the bank

I actually prefer that to switch and turn it over

Hopefully we drafted him for this game

Goodwin went hard straight after the game in the press conference

The Melbourne Football Club have been pioneers in football we invented the game, invented the father son rule with Barassi, started the Irish experiment, got the womens game off the ground lead by Daisy who is now a team mascott, changed our name first to an indigenous one on the back of Whelan. I have a feeling we will be the first supporter base to cheer an opposition player rather than boo them when we play the Bulldogs and Darcy goes near it.

We've had a few players step in and surprise ala McVee and Rivers. Adams could be the next. He has a physicality about him. He had someone try and sheppard him right in front of me and chose to run through him rather than around. The bloke was big and would have weighed more than him it was bone crunching. He also took a really nice pack mark and nailed the subsequent kick really quickly. I think he might transition well into AFL. He will play before Jeffo and Jeffo showed a bit.

Besides the fact they don't tell the player or broadcast the pick prior to the draft. Except when Judd's grandmother was going to host him when he came back to Melbourne.

JVR is so far superior in the ruck to Fullerton it's not funny.

I watched Casey for the first time live in years and had read AMW's stats get inflated because he keeps playing on from kickouts. He did get a few cheap kicks but i thought he was clean and showed a bit. Hard to judge how damaging he is off one game when were woeful but he made some good decisions and looks promising. I can see him slotting in at AFL level and fitting in

Although that poster is a troll i was blown away by Gentile today

This. Coburg were playing for each other. Enthusistic and up for a fight. I went to their huddle at 3/4 time because i was over Casey and they were imploring each other to celebrate goals and get around each other in moments that count. Besides Kolt we were a team of individuals with little care for our teamates. I mean that in a team spirit way. AMW and Jeffo showed enough to give hope. Very dissapointing. I'd be more positive if Gentile was on our list. Gave Laurie a footballing lesson.

How did the Gentile not get picked in the mid season draft? May as well be watching Warner out there.