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The Fu$@&ing loopy handballs. Drove me insane.

It was an agonizing watch at times. You are 100% right he did so much good work then couldn’t complete the play. Whether that was take the easy chest mark, kick the goal. The mark he did take on the lead he was close to dropping. I think we had to persist with Jeffo, Roo and Fritta up forward but need the to get the ball into the good users entering onto 50. It was funny to see as there was a few times Kozzie was looking to crumb front and Centre but no one flew for the mark and was intercepted. Not sure how that happens.

That was a hard watch. One huge difference over the last year has been the gulf between our best and worst performances. Over 2021-23 we generally were consistent in our performance. On Saturday night we looked gassed very early and could never quite arrest the momentum for long enough to put a gap on Carlton. Is that a combination of the youth in the side and the building of the new game plan? Maybe, but it’s so frustrating as I was confident heading in to this game, just as I was confident before the Saints and Port games, teams around us that I felt we had the edge over. In these 3 games we played poorly but ultimately had our chances to win. This game was similar, with misses to Roo, Fritta and Jeffo late which if we were polished enough would have made the difference. Geez even the late Holding the ball free not paid to Clarry could have changed the games result. Great teams take their chances when the pressure is on, saying that at the moment we are not a great team. I’m hopelessly optimistic for a win the next 2 weeks and will be there again to support and urge others to do the same. It’s a game of moments and we are unfortunately failing a lot of those moments but I feel we can make it click next year. The call for Goodys head is warranted but I don’t see who we replace him with or how that doesn’t send us further into the doldrums for the next year or two. A crystal ball would be nice and all decisions are easy in hindsight but I don’t think the club is flush with enough cash to take the $1 million plus financial hit to sack him now. I don’t think the standards are getting driven hard enough at training and there’s some acceptance of mediocrity, otherwise surely players skills would be improving. 5 games left of 2025, we need to see who we have for next season. Keep Jeffo in although wow he had some poor moments, Roo and Fritta looks more enthused and showed good signs. Love Kolts energy and I say keep him in, but he’s gotta show something better. Who comes in for May as he’ll be out this week with Concussion whether he gets rubbed out or not. Maybe Howes? Saints has always been a bogey team for us so would love a win over them and we have to beat these teams close to us. look forward to another great Pod guys. Love all you do

6: Milkshake 5: Kozzie 4: Trac 3: Gawn 2: Rivers 1: Bowie

Well another week goes by and another tough watch. Just an impotent first quarter which cost us, we can say we could have got closer if we took our chances, or even pinched it but that is not the Melbourne DNA this season. We always seem to miss the set shot to gain the momentum and get back in the game and unfortunately it seems too easy for us to give our opposition the chance to take the momentum off us. I just cant see how we change the script with the same ball butchers in the middle. Rivers is wasted if not in the guts, he did not attend 1 Centre Bounce this week. He has been attending 50-60% of Centre Bounces in the previous weeks. DO you know why they would do this? Did Rivers perform another role for the side? We seem more dynamic with him in the Centre Bounce and obviously have more polish. Once again I really liked Tholstrups Energy, the essence of youth. Although JVR hasn't shown much this season, he has shown us he is a much better backup Ruck than Jeffo. What's the plan from here, everyone always says blood the kids, but we already have been. With Petty and Howes Out this week, here's what id like to see. Lever back in to take Howes spot and JVR back in for Pettys spot. Would be good to see JVR and Jeffo together for a few weeks and see how that goes. Look Forward to another Carthartic Poddy. Thanks guys

How disappointing was that game. Seemingly no interest in manning up the short hitup kick we just let them have it all day. Teams have done that to us before and just waltz their way from back half to forward 50 with little or no pressure. I thought we’d changed that after seeing the intense pressure we would put on the ball carrier and the next possession getter in the previous weeks. I’m not sure where we go from here now. If the boys all lose faith and the hunger for the win we could fall off a cliff in 2025 which was pretty much over before it started. I was so bullish about our finals chances but that took a hit when we lost to the saints, then the 1 point loss to Collingwood I managed to wrestle with that internally and say we probably weren’t going to win that anyway, but I saw a way in which we get on a run now, go into the bye on the back of a good win and build some momentum in the back half of the season, but now that opportunity is gone. We will be a bottom 6 team again by the looks this year which just breaks my heart. This list is so much better than that and that is what’s hurts the most. Same old issues, same personnel making the same mistakes, it’s so hard to fathom how this is not getting looked at inside the club and getting worked on. Where to from here. Well at least we won’t lose this week.

@Random Task Love this. Give the kids a good rest.

Port played their good game for the month last week so we should be able to get over the top of them.

As you’ve said time and time again. It’s needs to be a profession. These guys need the umpiring and improvement of it to be their full time job. Not a part time one. Adding the fourth umpire unfortunately means your just adding substandard umpires into the mix.

I’m a massive fan of Kolt. Really brings energy to the side. Can’t all be superstars you need some guys who bust a gut to apply pressure and do the 1 percenters.

I am never one to blame umpires for a loss but cmon. That was horrendous. Would’ve have made it all the sweeter to pip them for the win. But now I just look like a sore loser if I mention the umpires.

Hmmmmmm. That hurts. That really hurts. Should’ve won AGAIN(I see why the Poms take moral victories for some solace after a heartbreaking loss like this). We just lacked composure up forward. Yes you can look at moments in the last quarter, Kozzy giving away a 50, Fritsch playing on without looking but once again this could’ve been put to bed with more accurate kicking for goal. How much we all would’ve loved beating the filth and walking out of the G without having to see that arrogant smirk on their faces. I don’t quite know how to take this one - we came within a point of the ladder leaders and maybe if we had beaten the Saints last week I could’ve dealt with it, but we also had many chances to win, we won a lot of key areas but again not the one that matters. i reckon the young players are keen for a rest, having Windsor as sub( who has been below his best for a month now) and subbing off Lindsay after a quiet game. Also Langford although had some great moments, was down on his usual performance. Although I feel 2025 can now be put down as a development season, can’t see us making finals. But we’re so close. Yes we lost the first 5, we’ve then beaten 2 top 8 sides, come within a kick of 2 others and then we’re poor against 2 others. It’s more the results against the Saints and Roos which have killed this season. I’m exceptionally buoyant for 2026 and can’t wait to see more games in the younger brigade. Unfortunately it’s over a month till we play at the G again. Loved it yesterday for the Big Freeze, glad the rain stayed away and how good to see all the blue beanies, although a little surprised at the 77,000 crowd. I thought it looked like 85-90000 at the start of the game Thanks again boys. Love the pod.

Time for another one of Andy’s sprays after that performance. Thoughts for the pod should we continue the Alice Springs experiment? Has halted momentum again. Binman- we looked really lethargic, do you think a big week on the track to prepare for Collingwood next week? I also think we were out coached- all week Goody was saying Ross would bring a dour defensive game style but he then double bluffed and was playing the run and gun style. By the time we figured it out we were 5 goals down. We should have run that lead down but couldn’t convert How do we get rid of this inaccuracy? 1.12 for the second half of footy is embarrassing for under 10s let alone an AFL side. I now know what it feels like when other teams just keep kicking it to May or Gawn. We just kept kicking it straight to Wilkie. Really frustrated by this game, just did ladder predictor for the second half of the season and have us finishing 10th.

Rohstarrs Wrap What a cracking game against the Red and White I came into the game confident and thinking of what might I told my girls we’d be up for a 6 goal win But our poor kicking early was keeping the Swans in But then enter Kozzy, who kicked 5 goals 4 Geez if he’d have kicked straight, it’d be goals galore His poise, his speed, his deft of touch It proved for the Swannies it was just too much. The demon faithful were abundant at the MCG The result by itself filled us all with glee But what was more impressive was the love for our teams best They all got cheered off the ground when they came off for a rest A few short weeks ago people were calling for the head of Goody But as they always say it’s a long week in footy Fast forward 6 weeks later, the team is 5 and 6 We sit in 11th and and are finding the sticks Although accuracy not our strong suit, it was a barrage up front The relentless pressure was outstanding, the chase, the hunt We all thought Trac wanted out searching for a bigger brand and fame But he was his powerful best in his 200th game What he said last week showed he’s invested in the Dees If he can just get Kozzie to sign, that’d be much appreciated please We take on the Saints now up In Alice Springs Our recent record up there hasn’t been one the greatest things But momentum’s growing, this group is building belief If they could just kick straight that would be such a relief So let’s bring on the Saints and unleash our youth I think we’ll work harder and provide us with proof That we’re rising up the ladder with this form we have found And dare I dream and say we’re finals bound One last thing before I exit the mix Andy can you get the Voicemail fixed.

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