Roy Boy

Flag favourites? Best defence in the league? All Australian ruckman? Essendon shouldn't score 64 for the whole game, let alone in a half. Maybe we just aren't as good as what we think we are. And don't blame Lever being out.

Pathetic, if we win Geelong will slaughter us. IF.

Do we let another late quarter goal for Bris?

That was like pulling teeth to kick that goal. FFS

Sloppy as, cant handle pressure, on several occasions when marking waiting for the ball to come to them instead of jumoing to mark the ball. Lift Dees!!!!!

Was there on Friday night, and watched our body language after Swans kicked the first goal of the 4th quarter. I knew we were beaten then, no discussion, heads down, walking back to centre, hands on hips. Form over the last 10 weeks suggests Cats, Swans and Pies are the clear top 3. I think one of these 3 will go all the way. Then its us, Lions and Freo, who have been hit and miss. Any team can still win it if you're in it, but the likelihood the bottom 3 win 3 in a row is highly unlikely. Prove me wrong Dees.

Don't want to lose tonight, but after watching Richmond and Brisbane last night, was thinking whoever won we would have them covered pretty easy next week. So........ let's just win tonight, and not be too upset if we don't (trying to convince myself either result is ok)

With Yze a potential senior coach after today or this weekend, I do wonder how much input the brainstrust have in the way we play. He was with Hawthorn and witnessed Clarko first hand. Also with Choco a premiership coach too, there is a lot of intel there. Yet we continually kick out to the left from kick ins, and forward line structure is below average. Don't know if its just me, but I scratch my head. Do they trust how they want to play and back themselves? Is Goodwin too stubborn to change? I just don't understand with such a high level of experience that we don't change things up. Anyway good luck to Yze if successful.

We go on a 4 game winning streak from tonight and win the flag (I hope). Dees by 26+

Out: Forward line coach. The amount of entries inside 50 only to get kicked straight to the opposition was staggering. They don’t lead properly, get in each other’s way etc. And they call this the best league in the land. FMD. Local footy have better forward function than us.

I won't be satisfied until this thread hits 200 pages. Didn't think it was possible when it passed 100 pages, but we are well on the way 🙌

ANB has had a shocker tonight

Haven't had the play this quarter but i'll take it

Aish has played an excellent game tonight, has beaten Oliver tonight.

What is with the fumbles tonight?

We all hate losing, it always leaves more questions than answers. Goodwin is meant to be the best coach in the business, but doesn't seem to have an answer 3 weeks in a row. Mark Williams meant to be the best developer, yet we cannot hit a target and players are out of form apparently. Forward craft is sub-suburban standard its not funny? So what is wrong and why can't coaches fix it? FFS can it really be training loads?

Seems a common response that we are a 'quiet' supporter base. I went to the Hawthorn game with my family, Punt Road end forward pocket, my wife and I thought the crowd was super quiet, hardly anyone screaming out. Then I went to Freo game alone sitting in same area, quiet again. I screamed out something like "Call for it Ben Brown, you're the biggest bloke out there" and it was like I shot Bambi, quite a few people turned around to look. There were a lot of families with young children, so maybe our demographic is slightly different. Just happy to give a golf clap. As others have stated, other teams supporters seem more rabid, almost like its life and death. Don't know what the answer is though?? Just accept that we are quiet? Richmond have the 'grog squad', not saying we need that but a genuine group of Demon supporters that may rev the crowd up with general banter and wit?

Weid and BBB need to learn how to lead. Forwards coach needs to address how stagnant they are.

Carlton are playing well, but Sydney are making some fundamental errors too to make Carlton look better. Everything Carlton have done tonight has turned to gold. Think we will beat Swans no problem, Blues will be a great challenge, a round 22 encounter will be a cracker, would still back us in though 👍

Part of me wants to kick them while they are down as a sort of revenge for the 2018 prelim, we were embarrassed that day. 100+ point win will do. But I don't think football players think like that, especially this team we have now. Very process driven, playing your role for the 'TEAM', and enjoying winning.

FMD what is going on with our forward line? Leading patterns are non existent, Brown and Weed both going up for marks hoping to clunk one. I sat down the Punt Road end, and watched numerous time Brown and Weed just standing there waiting for something to happen instead of making something happen, frustrates the crap out of me. I honestly see better forward line movement at local footy. We could be so much better. And what is with the kick ins after the opposition scores a behind? Our plan seems to be kick it to a pack and hope for the best, time and time again. Do the coaches just think we'll back our team against the opposition instead of coming up with a plan??

Yze and Chocs currency is declining every week. Is Yze midfield coach? We apparently have the best ruckman in the league and still lose the clearances. The Bont gets another 3 votes and we didn’t have a plan? Where is Chocs influence when we drew with Hawks and lost to Crows, Giants and Pies?

Firstly we are probably not as good as we thought we were. We have not blown out any teams this year, are getting off to slow starts EVERY week, and relying on coming back. We have been putting Williams and Yze up on a pedestal this year, but I wonder what the impact they have on these games we drop? Seems to be when we lose, it's Goodwins fault, when we win it's Williams and Yze having a great impact around the club. We all hate losing these games we should win, and I guess we all want answers why. Hope our coaching team can work together to get us firing in every part of the ground. We have become a little shaky.

Greg Stafford “As far as what combination best suits us at the moment, we’re still trying to find that out" So let's make no changes. Inspiring stuff.

Ugly ugly win. Decision making news to improve big time, like Hunt kicking directly to an Essendon player in the last minute in our forward line, no players being on the goal line etc. We need to also keep pressure on under performers, so be interesting to see who steps up in the VFL tomorrow.