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Demonland: ANB's pressure acts aren't worth a cracker, drop him! MFC are 17th for pressure acts - the sky is falling!

Contrary to popular belief I don’t think we've got a scoring problem. We did have an accuracy problem last week. We lost last week because Collingwood kicked too many goals. We restricted their i50 entries well but the scored too easily and too accurately.

Selection will be very interesting this week. Will we stick with the same structure - one tall forward plus Melky as a defensive mid size, Angus in the middle rather than back; and if we do, will we stick with the same personnel to execute it? I think we've been exposed by 3rd talls forwards against the Dogs' JUH 5.0 and the Pies' Ash Johnson 4.0. We've held their key forwards well but the 3rd tall has gotten away and kicked very accurately. This is somehow related to Jake Lever's role. We're lacking composure when the ball hits the ground inside forward 50 and Jamie Elliott took full advantage. We did defend the small playmakers well - Elliott's goals were not the result of making the play and Ginnivan was not a factor. The balance is not quite right though. We do need to change things up from last year and we now have a strategy to handball through traffic, if we want to play that way then inevitably, because of his role, ANB is going to get involved in a lot of chains. He's the anti-Clarrie in that sense, he will always be tackled without getting a clean disposal. That does usually results in a stoppage which is not a disaster, but I'm sure that's not the intent. In high pressure games Alex is an asset with his pressure and a liability with the ball - we need to address this. I think Goodwin is generally conservative, but he was definitely unhappy on Friday night.

The only team we haven't beaten these two years.

Mundy to Gold Coast a la Hodge to Brisbane?

Love that you have to qualify Dodge but not no fap. Maybe that says something about me ...

Could there be fewer hydrogen atoms in the universe?

Title days it all. Call me when it says "How Geelong keeps winning flags". There's no way I'd trade our last 10 years for their's, or the next 10 for that matter.

We locked in top 8 last night. We can pretty much lock in top 4 with a win over Collingwood next round.

I think Tomlinson is our most versatile sub.

Us vs Essendon for about 10 years

Agree, or they should just make it sub at will.

One of the best things about this signing is that an intelligent guy like Gus has done full due diligence and chosen MFC over more money and more midfield opportunity elsewhere. That's a huge endorsement of our club.

Would that be a disaster if he's a triple Premiership player by then?

Freo's 1st, Treacy and Meek - we could do worse ...

@Dwight Schrute - well done! Ahead of the curve on this.

Absolutely fantastic news! The only tiny downside is that both Angus and Clarrie's contract extensions were announced before away games. As @The heart beats truesays, it would have been great to cheer their every touch in a home game immediately following the announcement.

I could care less about spelling and grammar.

What are the odds of Sportsbet going broke because they get it wrong more of the time?

If you're not loving this time then you need to think about your expectations and why you follow the club and the game. We won the flag, something many of us thought we'd never see. Clarrie, Trac and Max have signed on for football eternity, and we're right in the hunt again this year. Who knows, we could be in the midst of 5 in a row. Worst case we'll be a real chance in all of them. These are the great times! If they can't spark enjoyment then seriously consider a different path.

Reigning Premiers and in the hunt again. Seriously - what's not to love?

Win the next two and we will finish minimum 4th. I think that's what happens.

Absolute rubbish. Like the complacency he showed in the 3rd qtr of last year's GF?

There is NO way JV ignored an option to LJ because he’s leaving for Freo. Viney wants MFC to win more than anything. May and Brayshaw in robust discussion was totally fine. Brayshaw was first to May to console him after his clanger intercepted by Bont. There's no evidence of endemic cultural issues. We've got a envied culture.