Stiff Arm

Clarry out with hammy, Tracc playing with proppy ankle. This will be a massive test of Goodwin's coaching

Means Coll are now 2 games ahead of us. Hate them with a passion

Or to the pokies to prop up their club coffers

The best list we've had in nearly 60 years not being optimized due to a stubborn fd. Easier to stick with the brand and underperform than blow up our anxiety, make some bold decisions and take risks. During the Brisbane game, the lights coming back on flicked a switch for us too. We played daring, fast footy, took some skillful risks and came out a whisker from winning the game. All this after 3.5 quarters of stubborn 'brand' that saw us 5 goals down (and should've been 8-10). Goody would've been cacking his dacks for that last 10 mins The 2023 Melbourne brand is sooooo 2021

Good word to describe where we are currently at. Do they want it enough.

Absolutely agree. Just mentioned the same in another thread. Viney not as quick as Butters, but his physicality would've countered him

Should've put Viney on Butters after quarter or half time. Viney wasn't on fire anyway, a shut down role would bring him into the game. Not as quick as Butters, but his physicality would prevent him getting another million disposals.

Great season so far. But I have only half my hair left watching his clangers

The best answer to that is: almost certainly Hinkley would've played those guys missing from last night's game if they were fit/available. They make Port a better side

Interesting in Goody's presser he said they chose to not make Butters accountable after half time once we hit our purple patch in the 3rd. Yet Butters still had 18 in the 2nd half, incl 9 contested, and kicked 2 goals Had he been shut down we would've won Dumb, stubborn coaching

That we've kicked the most points by last round (pointed out by Goody during the week) is fools gold to those thinking our forward game is working at all. Too many go missing too often, we have no tall forwards (not rucks) deserving of a game. We beat up on lower teams and get found out against top 8 sides This year we won against WB in R1, that's it for top 8. Yet to play Coll, Geel St K or Adelaide. Our saving grace is more games against Norf and Hawthorn I have no doubt that without Tracc and Oliver we'd be in the bottom 8. We are rooted if they go down

Port had a bunch of best 22 out (Marshall, Duursma, Dixon, Jnr Rioli, Fantasia) and Boak subbed off with half his ribs still stuck in Viney's shoulder. Short of Petty, that was arguably our best side 20 mins of good footy out of 100 Wasting the best list we've had in nearly 60 years.

Hunter will get 12 weeks, karma for JVR Viney will get 8 weeks for sliding with feet, karma for JVR ANB will get 4 weeks (at Casey)

Our season is on edge. All those boasting about us scoring more over the season after last round need to take a reality check. Our forward line is terribly weak. JVR, Tmac, Kossie, ANB (was he playing?), Spargo. It's a horror movie in our F50 As usual, a few players kept us in the game... many, many were unsighted or ineffective. Big chance of missing top 4

2 goals resulted

Would've been good to make Butters accountable after collecting 35,000 disposals in the first half? Rotate Hibberd, Riv and ANB off him. When a guy is completely off the chain he has to be stopped

Hugely disappointing. Especially since we couldnt play more than 20 mins of decent footy. Port were a class above us for most of the game Will be a real chance to miss top 4 if we keep this up

Two high tackles in defensive 50.....2 goals as a result

FFS! Get jvr out of the backline. NOW!!!

We had a 20 min purple patch in 3rd, otherwise have been putrid

Get JVR out of the backline!

Must kick the first goal in last quarter. An absolute must

Cheap free on goal in last 30 sec by umpire. Good goal umps

They're crunching them in tackles now they have a sniff!