layzie

A valid point. We haven't handled it well.

I am also getting tired of hearing this, especially after half the site were refusing to acknowledge his worth and were prepared to put him up for trade this time last year. But I think there is truth to this one. I'm really starting to think his value off the field was as big of a deal as his value on it. Going back to 22 when he signed his deal and we then went over to Perth and knocked Freo off, the team seemed to get a huge lift. You can't put this all down to that of course, but you also could. I think it ripped the heart out of a lot of our guys to see what happened to him against Collingwood. In some ways it might have changed them forever, do you walk as tall after seeing something like that happen to someone you respect so much? I don't know. We were never a one man team but it's big factor, just like Clary being underdone, just like Petty coming off the lisfranc, just like Trac, just like everything.

Being in a crabby mood my instant reaction right now is to tell everyone that they don't know what they're talking about but I think that you're absolutely spot on.

So what's the answer? Sack Goody and bring in who exactly? Simpson? Buckley? Graeme Yeats? Frankie Fredericks? I'll have salt on my peanuts if you're coming back from the gallery thanks.

The midfield cracks have been there for a while and anyone who thought we didn't have any issues in there this year is kidding themselves. No depth, no real rotations an underdone Clarry, an overdone Viney, no other real prospects, the writing has been on the wall. The AFL is a 'not for long' competition. If you're not careful other teams can zip past you in an instant. It's not a matter of setting our stud midfield in 2021 and telling ourselves that this unit will dominate for a decade. It needs invigoration. Rivers has been the big positive to come out of all this and with some smart drafting and trading we cam be back up there. PS: Freedom fighters and PC principals take note of the last line when we're doing well again and you want to pot everyone who had doubts and you feel needs to apologise.

6. Gawn 5. Langdon 4. T-Mac 3. Sparrow 2. Rivers 1. Bowey

To each their own. I think that people who thought we were actually in that game at half time could only have been going off the Dogs inaccuracy. We were getting smashed in every metric you give a damn about when it comes to a midfield battle. We also had no scope for improvement in the middle with Viney obviously carrying something, Oliver struggling and no real rotations. So I don't know where that confidence came from. One team really wanted it, the other looks about ready to hit the beach.

Forget about the umpires, we have bigger problems.

Yep, that would make up for about half the season.

In the words of Cypress Hill: "When the s*** goes down, you better be ready"

Insipid performance with a couple of shining lights. That's all.

[censored] game

We've been beat up tonight. At least Turner is showing something

Yeah you gotta love that stuff when the chips are down. Character

Nail this draft and trade period and we'll be back

Ya'll look out for the night train.....

I'm enjoying Dirk in the middle

Woey has put in a damn good effort. He always does

It's time to change

We need to add talent to this list. Gun midfielder now

This is been deplorable

Let's try one game not blaming the umpires. There hasn't been one game in the last month where they truly cost us the game. If we, a list with several premiership players need a good rub to be in a game then I suggest you go and support swimming or a sport without umpires.

You know how it works here!

Get right out of town

This is doing the cranium in