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Id say Petracca has plenty of advice on not stressing himself and then relaxes too much. He then just retreats into his normal game. Some players have been uncoachable. Wouldnt be surprised if Tracc is one.

Petracca is being criticised because he is potentially a very good player and people ca see that. Criticising Stretch and Spargo is just silly. They play as well as they can and are VFL standard.

When Watts was leaving he went in his last year from forward to half back. So did Howe. Frawley went from full back to forward pocket. Ok Brayshaw is now on a wing and looking pretty [censored] unhappy with that change.

1. If you were coaching against us, you would tell the backs Demon mids will kick it it up and under into the forward zone. Other than Salem no one kicks it other than directly in front of themselves. By that I mean that if you look at the set of the shoulders this actually allows you to read where they are going to aim, again up and under. This allows time to defend as 50% of the time it will be right on the top of the head of the forward. So it will always look as if they are kicking to a contest, or a 3 on one. But it is because we are slower in the forward 50 this year. 2. That brings the issue of leading. Jaydon Hunt is the only one who can lead faster than his opponent. Tom Mac looks like he couldnt beat a cow coming in to be milked. We miss Melksham. So what are mids told to do? 3. Im not sure but the ones who kick it up and under are also the ones who kick around the corner as they have no skill (or confidence) to kick it low and hard. Viney, Harmes Salem and Brayshaw will handball first as they will try to nail it. Jones Stretch and Petracca will not. Now Clarry has joined the latter group too. You wouldnt be able to get away with this slack behaviour at Hawthorn or Collingwood.

I fully expect to know within the first 5 minutes if we are in this. We are well under the odds after last weeks great effort. If we were favorites Id say we won't win. But strangely enough because we arent, we are a very good chance. I have gone for Melbourne to be in front at the end of each quarter. ($4)

Anyone attend training at Casey today?

The pattern is that after the game, petracca is worth dropping. By Wednesday everyone forgets how bad he is. he is shitful. get rid of his stupid doofus, irresponsible dumb [censored].

We need Pruessy to do some more Batman throwing (Dylan Grimes).

I normally can discuss other teams matches with interest and humour on a Monday at work. I realised that Fridays umpiring had ticked me off so much that I didnt bother with it the rest of the weekend.... and Im a bit of a footy nut. The standard of umpiring is going to lose viewers if rusted on tragics like me are switching off AFL because of it.

Petracca - put him in cotton wool and ask for a round 1 pick. Stretch - twitchy yet slowthinking

It was heartbreaking becuse I was just starting to believe.

Im most Peed off that Tim Smith was given Holding the ball, Every other instance of players stopping has been a ball up. 12 point tunaround and a concussion. Game over.

Stretch and petracca are just [censored] dumb and not natural footballers. Stretch should play table tennis. Petracca should play basketball because he doesnt dispose the ball below his shoulders

The effort was terrific. Lost but proud of the effort. Umpires just never give us the rub of the green.

Is there a dumber footballer than Petracca? Will never get dropped because of "potential". Will never understand that he is cr@p.

Im not sure about this SK. I would imagine over 100 car parks would be needed for the club. Thats fine if you were going to park around the oval, a la country footy. But on the bitumen there is only room for a dozen IIRC.

I was about to say im surprised Elsternwick Park is not big enough. Its certainly one of the largest ovals Ive been on. It regularly held 30,000 at Rock Dog games for 3RRR. It now has new pavilions and is still just used sporadically for umpire training and VAFA game of the round (occasionally). It is close to train tram and Nepean Hwy. It is unloved by Bayside council as it is surrounded on most sides by Port Phillip. The other ovals and parkland are currently going through review. Where is the report you speak of, OD?

6. Oliver 5. Gawn 4. Jones 3. Frost 2. harmes 1. Melksham

Stretch - play tabletennis twitchy Petracca - Stretch with muscles Lewis - wig or dye?

so much for coming on here and looking for a few positives.... We cant play that bad in the next half.

Does anyone know which emegenc(ies) is flying up? Do we take 2 for interstate? I thought so. Not sure.

Gold Coast will be banking on us not being as fast on the spread (see St Kilda game) and bringing in Pruess and Viney with Omac already set in stone, I can understand that thinking... I wish I was confidant our coaches are wise to them.

Go back to blaming Shaun smith.

What we should be talking about is Eddie. He will come out yet again and say 'Look I apologize if anyone took offense over what I said with my media/comedian/knockabout/Club president hat on". The truth is Eddie is the true Collingwood. The $### that keeps giving. Bucks and Pendles arent collingwood. The Afl is bluffed by Eddie. He gets away with it as he says the umpires were good today while all the Demons crowd asks why we didnt get the 50? He gets away with it the worst when he says "well i apologize if you took offense" because that gives him the right to say "You were offended by that were you? Why?" only to put those with issue on the back foot. He wont say sorry, he wont give anyone, it may be Melbourne or Carlton this week, a fair go. He needs to go.

I wish it wasnt left up to Jack Viney to make a call on whether he plays. He always says he is right to go.