Bates Mate

Yes from me, any ruckman who has aspirations to be a number 1 ruck anytime soon isn't going to join us after the Grundy fail. Chol is competent enough which is all you need, certainly an upgrade on Tmac and Schace. Wouldn't worry too much about the hardwick thing he was behind Nankervis and Soldo in ruck and lynch and reiwolt as a forward. I understand he would want out and not play again for hardwick. Chol is at least athletic enough to be a better than zero when it hits the deck when forward.

I'm more concerned with operation composed elite ball users

Is petty really ready to go round 1 ?

Good ol on the couch always find a way to spin stats to suit the narrative. Not saying these blokes are elite but 3 of the bottom 7 in the comp is rediculous

Looked promising when he first started at Casey. Never came on though

Anyone know Petty's timeline to return to training? Still in a moonboot and feet injuries can be particularly nasty at best and career ending at worst.

I like him as well. Got a bit of that strut about him that most of the great forwards have

Should be 10 goals up. Judging by Hinkleys bemused look at 3qtr time he's fresh out of ideas

Jesse wtf 5m out decides to go left foot snap

Which Melbourne players do you trust with ball in hand to execute an attacking kick/handball?? We need more

Only good or define as elite or potentially elite decision makers play back. Bowey, Mcvee, rivers and Salem . Spargo also I guess

Surley 199cm tall schace would have been more useful than plodding tmac in the last qtr

It was

Yep Grundy gawn, was always going to fail when you expect max to actually kick goals. He is the worst set shot in the comp.

Agree. Chuck in Hibberd or Grundy, schace or anyone in place of tmac in the last 25 mins and they would've offered something which is more than nothing we go from tmac

💯 May and sparrow where massive in the last 10 minutes.

1.37 left to go we are up the ball is in levers hands did he really need to go long to a contest?

Blues will get thrashed like us in 2018 style bookmark it

We are the best expected score team in it. FMD I'm done

Handball out throw in. Toe poke from a pack deliberate. FFS this is a disgrace

We need a new bootstudder

Whoever wins this is getting absolutely spanked next week based on this display

That's a disgrace uncontested amongst our three key backs

Drives me insane. We get the ball 80m out and no one leads. Sunny have to pass it to them but it creates space and less congestion. Just basic footy that we don't get

None are AFL standard tonight let alone semi final positive contributors