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I would like to see Garlett back in the mix. I feel we're throwing away an asset due to a stubborn insistence on performance at the secondary level - which is reasonable, but you also have to manage your particular players in terms of their specific strengths/traits/personalities, and Jeff has never had the mojo at lower levels. Kicked nearly 120 goals in the last few years - a good many from rewards for forward pressure - and that potential doesn't evaporate overnight after a couple week performances. Charlie - love him - won't be offering anything anywhere near that in the short-term. Injured/dropped (I can't recall - but I think an ankle) in 2016 and came back and kicked 4 the next time out. Dropped (this time pretty sure) later in the year and - after doing nothing at Casey - came back and kicked 4 on recall. Missed last year after West Coast (I think again as a wake-up - and did nothing in the reserves) and came back and kicked 3 against Carlton. Won the match for us this year v Brisbane with 4, backing up with 3 the following week, and two weeks later he is gone (when we got hammered in the middle by Hawthorn and Richmond). We simply can't afford to leave him in the wilderness based on some strict KPI's - one of the league's classiest finishers. Please, Goodwin and co. - be flexible in your approach and bring Garlett back in.

Not sure I understand the connection PJ. A team can play with intensity without the polish. On that note, we did lack composure going inside-50 on occasion - but the game was so tight and contested in the packs that it almost felt like a wet-weather match at times (in which we've previously been poor) - with players bashing it forward to the next contest at every opportunity. We had a bit more clear ball going inside-50 but couldn't switch mindset/approach when needed - not a huge cross in the context. Still a lot of split contests - just lacked sufficient clean crumbing. Garlett, as has been mentioned, may have helped. Fritsch and Hannan are small-percentage opportunists - some weeks they'll hit and others not. ANB and Melksham too.

The detractors can shove it. That was finals football and we kept up the intensity all night. Lost out on some equivalent umpiring calls both ways in the final quarter on opposition turf. Super proud of the boys tonight. Again, I view this as an important match in our development. Edit: Cracking footy match btw. I mentioned in the match thread that I would love to see channel seven's viewership numbers after half-time. I doubt many turned off due to the 'boring' low-scoring match.

I hope channel seven release their figures for the number of viewers who turned off at half time due to the boring low-scoring footy.

I'd thinking it would be better for the club to train in a secret bunker the way some of our supporters carry on.

For someone who hasn't lived in Melbourne or spent much time around the MCG/Yarra precinct - what is public access to Punt Road Oval like? Is it completely fenced off? If so, where do kids go to kick a footy between some sticks around that area of the city? Also, can someone explain what four consecutive commas signify in terms of punctuation? It wasn't covered during my writing degree for some reason. Cheers.

Dyson sucks. You should be more aware of that Dirts, given the threat to your existence.

I've come to wonder if our discrepancy in performances on the MCG (disregarding the better quality of opposition) are possibly related to the pace of the deck more so than a width issue - as there have been certain similarities in our losses regarding speed and spread from the contest. We have pace with movement and momentum on a hard deck but get exposed as slow off the mark when it's softer? I have no way to confirm this - maybe when we head to Perth it will give an idea - but we looked a million bucks in Alice. Adelaide Oval use to be pretty flat - but I have no idea after the redevelopment?

Do you know if the goal to goal axis Dee Spencer has proposed is correct hells bells?

The year before John Connor travelled back in time to help ensure the creation of Skynet?

If true, I have even more faith in our administration (for you know, agreeing with my thoughts precisely). I ordinarily hate regional games - Alice is an exception, and something we can build into an annual showcase with a fair number of peripheral benefits.

i think under the circumstances, you're being a bit hard on yourself with the chosen username.

Maybe we left it a bit late if we were only circling at around 4pm today after he had re-signed with Port? However, SWYL seems to think we can bend the time-space continuum by passing on Wines in the draft when his first league game was a BOG.

That's quite a sound-off against our co-captains without bothering at an attempt to dig any deeper into the stat. How do we rank for first touch alone? Are we first to the ball while the opposition are waiting to tackle? Are we instructed to lock it in until a clear option arises? How are our stats for scoring from stoppages/the centre - are the opposition clearing sideways or into territorial danger while we're selective with how we want to clear the ball? Or are Viney and Jones just stupid?

On the flip-side, Tyson.

Did you know at 1.55 a couple weeks back which Melbourne had shown up against the Bulldogs?

You could embark on a Simon Goodwin tribute bar crawl as a pre-match warm-up, kicking off at the Ramsgate Hotel in Henley Beach before heading to Raglans in the city (via the casino).

I've been eager for Garlett's return to the side. But not if it's going to be wet.

A strange world where you're considered a bandwagon jumper for not having supported your team before the time of your birth. I suppose when I die, I'll get accused of jumping off. I also have no idea how you could bring yourself to accuse anyone still supporting our club after the past decade of being a fair-weather fan.

Yes, I'll give myself an uppercut to my still taut jowls which were formed this side of Vietnam War.

OP clearly states 'good' players. Don't want to slag off Troy and have no idea of who Stuart Spencer is - otherwise the red pen may have got more of a workout.

I have concerns like a few others on here which I think are reasonable to express: According to the grapevine and the evidence at hand: Pert developed his professional career in an environment which is not like our own. He has shown a heavy hand in the past, and a disposition to involve himself in footy dept. matters. Regardless of what due process at that level should ordinarily be, Jackson seems to have been sidelined. Our president has made some comments to this effect which are suggestive of political ego. Our board still hasn't demonstrated that they can be entirely trusted. We have some decent operators who have missed out on the role. That said, I'm happy with this appointment. For the following reasons: It seems the AFL had a say in the recruitment - which is okay by me and I think super important. The AFL would have had a say for a reason - e.g. they have plans to support our expansion. Pert seems like the right fit for such a job, and has the experience to get it done. Indeed, I see a parallel to the Roos-Goodwin transition (not in experience obviously): Jackson steadied the ship and laid the foundations, and we now have an ambitious operator to take us to the next level. My one simple hope: Pert makes us great again and stays the [censored] away from the on-field activities. And that the board has the foresight and chutzpah to enforce these divisions. Otherwise, I say congratulations MFC on another coup and let's make it happen. Go Dees!

Eddie mentioned a couple weeks back the spooky resemblance of Keith Truscott and Clayton Oliver and I think he has point.

As to the above, it's sometimes hard to separate opinion and mail on here with the uninformed but definitive statement style some posters lean towards - can you please make clear? As to the below - mods, can we also please pin somehow?

If so, it's a pretty decent trick and I want him to be performing it for us for years to come.