Chook

I think we'll contend for the next 4-5 years but we haven't realistically been the best side in the comp since about round 10 last year. That's over a year and a half ago now. Something will need to change with the personelle on the field and gameplan-wise. I also think there are psychological issues with the side that will need fixing, and that will require a coaching panel rejig. Here's my plan: 1. Develop Petty + JVR into the best forwards they can be (coaching) 2. Trade/recruit a skilful winger who can go into the middle (recruitment) 3. Fix ball movement going inside 50 (coaching) 4. Stop panicking when games are close, which leads to poor conversion and inability to close games out (psychology/coaching) 5. Pray Gawn and May are able to prolong their careers for another 2-3 years, or else recruit replacements or alter the gameplan to de-emphasise the importance of those positions in our side. It's a lot to get right. And even if we do get it all right, we will also need your standard luck with injuries + good form at the right time of year that every flag side needs.

Congrats to Adem Yze. Looks weird in yellow and black though!

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Happy for Hogan and Bedford. Big Big Sound for flag.

You don't need many - you just need to set your game up to use them properly. Bowey, McVee, Salem all good users but we make them play like lockdown defenders to fit the contest and defence mantra.

Well look on the bright side after last night's disappointment. At least Kane Cornes will be a sad boy tonight.

If you finish in the top 4, you're about a 25% chance of a flag. We've finished in the top four 3 times in a row and won one premiership. That's ahead of rate imo. We were simply not the best side in it. Plenty of times last night I just shook my head at the poor skills (Clarry and inaccurate shots at goal), bad positioning (McDonald) and softness (Langdon) on display. A team needs a good run at it to win a flag. We have only had that once in the past 3 years and we went all the way. I am very worried about the psychology of this side though, as the inaccuracy and 50 metre penalties, on top of failing to settle after Brayshaw's injury last week indicates an immaturity that is uncharacteristic of a flag side. I'm also worried about the inexplicable selection decisions evidenced by picking Schache and not even subbing him in for McDonald for a different look. Next year things will need to go better for us on the injury front, but there are psychological and selection things that need to happen or else we'll be leaving a lot on the table.

I think our fitness was starting to show late in that quarter. I feel we can finish stronger, but can we take advantage. Have to limit Cripps' damage and be clinical finding targets inside 50. 1 more quarter dees!!!!

Hey Gawn forward takes a mark! How about it coaches?

Kosi!!! You little ripper. That's how you do it!!!!

Horrible kicking skills.

Gawn is working his way on top just like last week.

C'mon Dees. C'mon Fritta!!!!

Lucky for us Carlton are mincing their opportunities because we have about 5 players that are just not up to it.

Langdon just kills us every time he touches the ball. So many passengers in this team.

Cripps high fend off. "Look at the strength from Paddy Cripps" Spare me.

This no Melbourne ruck nonsense is just that. Put anyone in there to contest it.

Kosi out of the square leading to Fritsch up the ground, and Smith in the pocket. It's something. Down by just one point despite so much going wrong for us.

TMac also gets caught in no mans land in transition as well, neither at the contest nor a kick behind/in front of play. Might as well not be out there a lot of the time. I was a huge fan of his but he just cannot get into a run let alone glide across the ground like he used to.

Won't be much of a loss tbh on current form. Unfortunately the next cab off the rank would be Bailey Laurie and that fills me with very little confidence.

This is not the coach's fault. This is the players continually failing to chain by hands along the wing, and classless foot skills from players like Clayton Oliver skying the ball instead of trying to pick a target. Spargo has gone out of the game as has Hunter. Only Viney and Langdon are giving us any potential good looks at goal by moving the ball along the wing. Unfortunately Langdon is about the softest player in the comp at the moment and Viney isn't really too skilled by hand. On top of that, we can't win any clearances and have decided not to put a ruck in our forward 50 stoppages which is…unique at best. Put Clarry there at least, to give him a chance to touch the ball and use his hands.

Oliver is killing me. He and Langdon need to lift big time.

Langdon is fearing touch imo. He's gone soft as butter.

Our ball movement along the wings is terrible and Carlton are giving us nothing.

Classy gather and goal from ANB!!! We've got the lead back and my voice even though I've already lost it is on its way to being lost again! EDIT: Carlton and score reviews. Bloody kill me. Kosi having a mare.