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Maybe there aren't expectations this year. Maybe they just want to see what happens.

I never would have thought that having good kicks of the ball would be the way going forward, never in my wildest dreams 🤪

The timing of deciding to rebuild right now would be strange after repeatedly trading away future first round picks. I think the question is a good one but I feel they've already gone too far down one road to turn back and go another way.

As annoyed as I am about the current predicament I think sacking the coach after 3 games is a ridiculous sweeping change with no thought type of suggestion. Won't say it again after this but after a big outlay on membership fees, to basically throw the baby out with the bathwater when just over 2 weeks ago we hadn't even played a game yet feels like a complete waste. When was the last time a team replaced the coach at Rd 3 and went on to do great things for the season? Especially in this day and age? Whether we pull the coach now or mid year won’t make a lick of a difference. Worst case scenario the season is a write off, best case we win some games and get back into the mix somehow. I respect the Deebrief guys but honestly Adam Simpson who I do rate might be the worst suggestion for an alternative. Boy oh boy, why bring in a premiership winning system based coach that never swings the magnets when we already have one? This will not ease frustration and he's not going to be able to implement a weagle's web or whatever before the season is out. Ridiculous. The Viney and T-mac bashing is something I turn away from. In particular Viney. I see the frustration but they all sung his praises up on the Gold Coast last year and couldn't bear the thought of North getting their mits on him, some are even the same people that think it was now a mistake.

So relieved. Me this time yesterday:

The idea by many that Petracca will be going to Collingwood and only Collingwood is very confusing to me. With 4 years left on his deal we're more or less in the same position as last year in terms of leverage. So if he has a decent year and requests a trade we a) deny the request, or b) if leaving the club is in his best interests, we listen to offers from all clubs and sell to the highest bidder. That's pretty much how it goes and unless Collingwood have a better draft hand this year, then I'd say other clubs would be more likely destinations. From the Pies point of view, they do have some decent cap space but Nick Daicos's monster deal kicks in 2026. Personally I think there are some up and comers there that could command a bit of money so I'm undecided if Trac is the big fish they should go for. As things stand they don't have a pick till the 3rd round either.

There is never enough talk about how Port should have had an armchair ride to that Grand Final and choked hard time.

I am too but there's also no gameplan in the world that will work with the skill level shown today. Something else is that confidence seems to be at rock bottom levels. Why are so many players suddenly not able to kick over a jam jar? Why are handballs often going to shoe laces? Why did at least three players today take control of the ball in their hands only for it to suddenly come out of them randomly like a ball possessed and fumble all over the place? I think there has to be at least some question marks over the coaching because we look inept in the mental side of things. No-one looks good though.

Can we not do this game?

There's no problem with talking to yourself, there's not even a problem with answering either. But when you talk to yourself, answer and then find yourself going "huh?". You got a problem. Melbourne is that person right now..

Yes, this sudden revisionist tripe is really annoying. It's like yelling at a cloud that passed 4 years ago. The other thing I've noticed today is complaints that all the experts said we were gonna be a dynasty after that flag. They say it about every team that wins it.

I can't cop this stealing a flag business. Things did line up for us but we were clearly the best team in 21.

Sickening.

Having one of the best father-sons of our time helped though..

I stand by the decision to extend but my god people got giddy over that performance up in GC.

Just as an aside, the Suns jumper is one of the most mindless pieces of garbage I've ever seen.

We're getting baked in clearances. The numbers are at 5 year lows. I am not disputing the acquisition of Nathan Jones but I felt we needed a midfield coach with experience and someone who could help in a lot of midfield areas. Why was there fleeting talk about Jimmy Bartel over the off season which suddenly went away? We needed new ideas I think.

Langford Bowey Langdon. I get my brain training from Sudoku thank you so no further votes.

I also could have worn a loss Adam if we showed some development in the way we moved the ball and showed some kind of progress. The fact that we basically continued the skill level of last week into this week means that the problem is bigger than any one offs.

To have 2/10 level field skills one week is a one off. To have it two weeks in a row shows something is wrong. The confidence levels are down and need to be addressed pronto. As for Fritsch, I watched him shoot twice from one of the 'Fritta pockets' one missed narrowly right and the other well left across the face. How does this happen? Well bad habits can sneak in to a technique but confidence can also stuff it up. It's no use telling him to do more goal kicking practice, he's probably doing plenty of that anyway. And what about all the fumbling? There were moments we'd literally have the ball in our hands and it would miraculously slip out like there was some alien inside it about to hatch. A win today with some kind of vision on what we're trying to achieve would have alleviated a lot of the stress. 0-3 and the narrative is already plastered up in all over the place. I trip down to hubcap town next week and a big defeat will make things very very uncomfortable for Simon.

How many wins is that in the last however many games now?

Losing Linsday just made me want to go home. Rotten luck

Confidence with a capital C

Served up some real mac and cheese today

She keeps on passing me by