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Nope - i mentioned a while back that its like a golfer trying to fix a slice by aiming more left. It actually will make it worse. The further right Max aims, the more subconsciously his body will compensate and kick across the ball hooking it left. The cure is straight lines. Aim straight, walk straight, release straight.

McVee got off unscathed as well.. I suppose it could have been worse. Butters has lots of form in this space and am absolutely astonished he got off without a fine. Maybe the AFL feel sorry for him?

I disagree with you here SOMS. He is calling it out. I have noticed it as well and was wondering whether the media were going to catch on. It was only a matter of time. It is understandable i don't think anybody is disputing that. But it adds to the overall narrative about Trac being unable to get the best out of himself. Whether time will heal this wound - hard to tell - but 12 months on, it doesn't bode well. He is newly married, probably thinking about having a family so his perspective is (likely) fundamentally altered. I think we need to look at having him playing a role where he is out of harms way. If he could kick straight, i'd just move him to half back and play a role similar to Rozee. But he is a butcher unfortunately.

What’s the go with Brendon McCarteny ? Is he still around - he did wonders for the group in the early days.

Round the corner from my joint and across the road from the hawks… we be forging a new football heartland … pioneers some might say.

I was shocked why not one of the commentators on FOX didn’t mention it as a contender .

Wth did Buckley ever achieve? Game has gone past him. Honestly don’t know who you’d go after though. Someone who values system and the modern game with skills is a must though.

I can't see how senior players will react going into this mode. LIke most of the first 5 games, we would be inept and bringing any sort of sustained pressure in the second half of the season. I fully expect only winning 2-3 games of the last 9 at best. Goody has to get tough with his mates and start dropping a-graders if they are unwilling to bring it.

In the end it was their best players versus ours and they won convincingly. Think about who was a standout yesterday and convincingly beat their direct opponent? Id say Bowey, Kozzy for a half and Gawn here and there with an asterisk. Port were primed for the game and we were running with a bunch of kids and NQR's. One thing again stood out was Bowey's ball use. He is very good with his run and carry. We can build on that for starters.

Even if he did lead, we dont have the skills to kick it to his advantage. I will continue to maintain that our forward line (including Petty) is dysfunctional as a symptom of our midfield ball use and skill level.

Not a chance with his wages. Although he is probably a minor upgrade on Parish and Shiels. if Shiels retires and Parish is still no good come end of season, we maybe in with a chance to get our pick back only if we cough up upwards of 30% of his salary. But it would be a very hard sell IMO.

The in game umpiring was actually ok. But you cannot argue the 3-4 goals that were handed to Port from absolutely nothing frees. It murdered us.

Firstly its not a big deal. Don't let the media hype hoover you up. They happen with all players every week across all teams. From the body dynamics though, it did appear that Trac was giving some feedback to Oliver and Oliver was playing the old card of "what, me?" and was either not aware of the issue or didnt take any view that he was responsible. I find it amusing given all the stink Trac kicked up over pre-season and yet has failed to deliver anywhere near his capability. Perhaps that is a harsh take on somebody that nearly died. Right now Trac, Oliver, Viney are all liabilities. Read that again. Go back to end of 2021 and ask yourselves whether this was ever going to be a possibility. im simply amazed at the downfall. I don't offer any solutions, but changes are needed and the longer we continue down this path having faith that these guys will turn it around the longer we will suffer.

AFLPA limit training time is what I’ve heard. The players would have to do it on their own accord and own money.

Damage is done. He ain’t getting it back. The retched luck this club has had with Gus, Trac and Oliver. I mean the odds of one player being retired vs losing the engine room over two seasons is just unfathomable.

This is a good call out. We are very one dimensional in the stoppage and even though we win clearance they are not clean exits often with dump kicks that often get turnover.

They are 3-4 years away at least.

We are a laughing stock.

Too many passengers again.

And there you go folks.

I’ve lost count know. Is that 4 or 5 now from umps

If Rozee doesn’t get 1 week for that then [censored]

That’s touch and go re: McVee. He will likely get 1. I don’t agree with it one bit, but we are MFC and that’s just how things are.

I agree. This was always a possibility. That injury has sucked him of his confidence- he is backing out of too many contests. The media is just nice not to call him out for it, but we have to find him a new role.

Another one to the umps. It’s just so predictable