Bring-Back-Powell

Posters are at their worst directly after a loss and I'll concede I got that one wrong, in terms of using the word ''experiment.'' McVee's been good in most games and I'd have to re-watch the game to determine if he was beaten on the day. He certainly had a low impact possession game (as did his senior mates down back). Chandler has been well down since the North win and I was hoping he would respond with a 2-3 goal game and 12+ touches. Instead he got 0 and 6 and was subbed off. I do think Chandler is at real risk of getting dropped this week.

Trac definitely deserved a snag in bread after his performance on the weekend.

Agree. I think one of Tomlinson or T Mac has to play as a defender to help support May and Lever. Lever had an awful game statistically with just 2 marks, well down from his typical 5-6 marks a game, while May only got 8 possessions which is simply unheard of. The only games for Melbourne where he's gotten single digit possessions were games where he went off injured. I get that Tommo plays more bad games than good post his ACL but I think our defensive structure needs to be looked at.

I’m the opposite. Just give them the flag now and everyone else can take their holidays early. They will beat Brisbane or Port by 50+ points in a GF. They are scary good and they’d be delighted that Geelong are nearly out of the race. They were the one club that could’ve troubled them.

Fair effort but Hibberd probably deserves more than a 3.

Port are now becoming trust worthy. In prior years this would be the sort of game they’d drop on the road as favourites. Anyone see then as a flag chance?

Yeah I know. The two games last year against the Pies confirmed that we can’t go the distance with Collingwood’s manic and fast paced football.

All you have to do is play every game for West Coast and you’ll be guaranteed a top 5 B&F finish.

Yes I heard that too. On “The Couch” they mentioned we have the hardest draw from round 11 onwards and Essendon have the easiest.

Freo are not rubbish. They won 15 games last year and are heading towards a 13-14 win season this year. There is a massive misconception around here that Fremantle are a horse manure side. They’re actually pretty damn good.

Collingwood will either smash Norf by 176 points or come back from a 50 point three quarter time deficit to win. Thats the way Collingwood roll these days.

Freo are playing finals this year. They had a 15 win season last year and were 20 points away from playing Sydney in a prelim. Now they’re on a 4 game winning streak. I don’t get the under rating of Fremantle.

Don’t know why a Melbourne supporter would applaud a bloke that “phoned in sick” for the 2022 finals series (average of 8 possessions and 1 mark). Totally offset his reasonable third quarter in the GF. There’s no pressing need to boo him, but why applaud the bloke?

That game reminded me a fair bit of the GWS game in 2021 that we lost at the G. Overcast day, indigenous jumper, expected to win, conceded a 3 goal lead in the 3rd qtr, kept coming back but they always had the answers. Only difference is Freo were extremely accurate and that’s what won them the game. I think Goodwin hinted that we won the game on expected scores.

Today’s absolute breakeven if GC beat Dogs, which they should. Every other result imaginable has gone our way today and we end where we started. I think top 2 is beyond us but top 4 is seriously up for grabs this year.

Any danger the Suns can step up and finally win a clutch game in their under achieving footy life?

Now all we need is for GC to beat the Dogs and todays loss bears absolutely no consequence in terms of our top 4 chances.

Great effort there Layzie. Turns out the coffee wasn’t needed.

St Kilda and potentially Geelong really does ease the pain.

Therein lies the problem. Other good clubs can win a game with a couple of their best 22 out. Collingwood won a game with 6 of their best 22 out. Freo won despite Darcy going off mid game.

Fair call on Spargo. Blew countless opportunities today but he’s one of Goody’s 2021 favs.

Aside from Fritsch and the odd cameo from Kozzie it’s a complete shambles. Compare that to Brisbane who can get a 4 goal performance on any given night from any of Daniher, Hipwood, Gunston, Cameron, Rayner, McCarthy or Bailey.

The Chandler and McVee experiments are probably over.

Close the stupid thread. They were a 15 win season last year that were 20 points off a prelim. As if they were ever going to finish in the bottom 6 this year. And credit to Luke Jackson for defeating the much ‘vaunted’ Gawn/Grundy on his own.

We were so accurate in the first 7 weeks of the season. Law of averages suggested It was always going to come back the other way and for the first time this year it cost us a game of footy.