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From Swamp on socials: “Only one of MELB's last 75 wins that did not have at least one of Steven May or Jake Lever in the lineup”

Was hoping we scored 80, ended up >100 which is where we need to be. +46 points on our average this year. Kept them <100 which is the other half of what I wanted, especially good result without May & Lever and with Petty up forward. Maybe we’re not dead yet.

Equalled our highest score for the year and it’s only half time! Incredible!

Expect a better effort this week, would be surprised if we get much from Fullarton but at least he’s tall. Turner I’m more optimistic about. Would like to see a score of 80+ to give some hope about the rest of the year. Freo still win for mine, they beat us consistently when we were good so I’d be shocked to beat them when we’re going like we are. If we can keep them <100 that would be good but May out makes that tough.

I can hear Wheatley already “incredibly sad day for a club that does so much right, to be let down like this must have Geelong people scratching their heads.. etc” before moving on and never mentioning it again

Whatever comes out will get 1 day in the news, way down the runsheet then be buried. Cats get the best media run in the game

Sure dude, if only we were more angry on demonland then we’d be 3-2 right now instead of 0-5..

Smith was elected to the board. So how is any of that my fault? None of this was up for vote at the agm. It’s fine to be upset at the team being no good, but firing shots at innocent bystanders isn’t really productive.

It’s Essendon, they will draft the next Scott Gumbleton

Nonsense post. What would be different now if we voted for Lawrence instead of Smith? And how would that difference have come about?

2021 ave points for 90, against 64 (+26) 2022 87-69 (+18) 2023 88-72 (+16) 2024 78-79 (-1) 2025 62-102 (-40) I thought after 2024 that he deserved a chance to turn it around, but it just has not worked. Defence is leaky now (Lever out doesn’t help but it’s worse than one player). Forward line is non-existent, barely a mark i50 at all. Mids are getting smashed. Whatever he’s tried to do this year has not worked - the preseason vids were all of run & carry and quick movement and that hasn’t shown up on field at all. Whole thing needs a reset and unfortunately for Goody that means he takes a long walk off a short pier.

Exactly. No coach gets sacked after one down year, but the wheels are off now so I think he's gone

Yeah but that’s kinda what [censored] me. We’ve had lots to work on since 2023, forward line has been an issue since 2022 and we’re just getting worse - can’t keep hearing the same thing week after week

Is there anywhere that publishes a transcript of the presser/post-match interviews? I wouldn’t mind knowing what was said but I can’t face actually listening to any of them right now..

My guess would be he survives this week and next, then if we lose to the tiges and weagles he’s gone. Season is toast anyway, but they won’t go this early. No point unless we’ve got a replacement in mind..

5 goals to 26 in last quarters. Uncompetitive.

Highest score for the year is 74 points, last two have been sub-60. Won’t win a game until we fix the forward line. Entries are pox as are leading patterns.

He’s certainly gone nowhere since 2021. Was bullish on him over Jordon and Bedford as he’s a better build but just hasn't done anything since flag.

What’s funny about that @Ducky you peanut?

Used to average 5 per game, this year he's 2.5-3

Into $1.94 on sportsbet. I still think the bombers win as we can’t score but there isn’t much confidence in them..

Boo hoo he didn’t pick Fullarton. Oh well, I’d rather have JVR in, he’s out of touch but getting his hands to the ball. Once it clicks he’ll be back. “Send a message!!!” - I’m sure they get the message, no one likes playing bad and losing. They know they need to lift, maybe some would benefit from beating up on some VFL dew kickers but the coaches and selectors know the players better than I do. Sharp is probably closest to the chopping block than the others for me. Henderson hits targets (although annoyingly not many i50), we’ve got enough smalls. Brown and Woey Jnr are small too so I think we’re stuck with him until Kolt is back to give another decent sized option.

If we WIN this week I’ll crack open the wallet and buy something out of the retro flamehead range - peak reverend era nostalgia

Yes but they must've been expecting us to be better than we have been, Friday night into standalone Saturday night. We hardly ever got those slots in the bad old days.

“Players have more or less the same level of fitness” but a bit less is worse than a bit more. I’d say it’s not 100% fitness, we’re also out of position and chasing tail a lot which takes more out of you than being ahead of the ball. But we’re also not running on top of the ground and I think we need to move on from Selwyn.