Go Ds

No I'd say there's all sorts of reasons why a team stops. Against St Kilda it looked like a team lacking self-confidence fell apart big time. I certainly think Melbourne's fitness can be improved.

No, I reckon there's a few reasons w .xxxz

These days preseasons are so intense I'm assuming that by the time a team/player realises their preseason had been mucked it's too late to catch up. If that was Kolt's problem last season tucking into him midseason could only backfire.

Hmm, I think the "at all" bit is wrong. Didnt we lose something like 8 of our first 9 last quarters. Hell, North, of all teams, beat us like a runner coming from out of the bushes for only the last kilometre of a marathon in round 2! The last half of the year had us about 50-50 having more scoring shots in the last. So I really dont know. I'm sure the coaches have lots of GPS data we'll never see. We just hafta have faith they'll get this preseason right. At the very least, unlike 2021, no one would put us among the fittest teams.

Fitness always seemed to be a problem last season. Maybe it's more that players like Kolt and Roo have worked hard over their break to make sure theyre in great shape. Next year will be important for so many players . It will be such a good foundation for King if already players want to improve significantly from 2025.

Yep, and after being three goals up at the final change in the Second Elimination final Essendon somehow managed to extend their finals drought by another year.

Black and Blue by Chain? 🙂 I really do hope we regain our fighting spirit next year. I heard some story about when Neale Daniher became coach he would show some video of maybe a lion and wildebeest. The lion eventually won out and got his meal. But Daniher impressed upon the team how the wildebeest fought like mad till the very end and never gave up. I sure hope this story's true cos a year later we went from last to beating the eventual premeir by eight goals in the finals and a respectable loss in the prelim.

Wow. So it's not just me. 😂

So anything from Songs For The Jilted Generation? 😂 Maybe the players can come out saying "I've got the poison" and then Kingy says "I've got the remedy!"

Given our coach just make sure it's not King Of Wishful Thinking. 🙄

The W? I know I'm being slightly pedantic here but what's wrong with "women"?

That knee looks like it belongs on Mt Rushmore.

Just as long as youre not filling out the adoption papers! 🤣

Careful, he knows where you live. 😁

Im not at all convinced. But he's still on the list and as long as he does enough to earn a senior game I do think our new coach just has to give him one last chance. New coach, last chance - hopefully it all finally clicks.

He would have been very useful in the recent season too.

I suspect Gawny has gotten to know Heath a fair bit recently. Probably Viney and a few other leaders have also met him face to face as a starting point. But none of them were at training. Maybe JVR as a part-time ruckman should have reached out. But he could well have been interstate recently. Anyway when I'm perfect I can be more critical. In a week things will probably look a lot better.

I reckon I've seen DH for Dear(est) Husband. (Unless it's something like Demonland Headache.)

If the players respect him and meet his demands he can make Steve Irwin look like Queen Victoria for all I care.

If he's the best surely competent recruiters will snap him up before #7. Too much of these discussions will be pointless if we dont get him. I bet nearly every team has done tons of analysis before the upcoming draft.

I certainly expect he'll improve. But I'm asking how that happens in a few months down time.

Actually a lot of people can be shy. It's a slight fail that in the last few weeks that he hasnt been set up with mentors if that's the case. I'm a little surprised.

Im not trying to be a smart Alec here but can Langford or whoever improve over a ten- week break? What? More weights? He's grown? Niggling injuries have cleared up? Im sure players go into preseasons with a better attitude or newfound confidence and emerge round one as a better player. But just from 10 weeks rest? Is that possible? I'm curious.

Once you've hugged Jiath you stay on that path?!