layzie

I've been trying to think what made this a good perfornamce from us. After all, the game was riddled with skill errors as usual, poor kicking into 50 and if we're honest quite a few players below par on their output. Its easy to see a close result like this and instantly lavish praise on the loser for their gallant effort. The Dogs were pretty inaccurate and the umpiring despite what anyone says was even or probably favoured us. Some pretty crazy bounces of the ball resulted in a couple of good goals for us too, the pessimist would day we were just lucky. But I refuse to think this was juat catching the Dogs on an off day or luck, there was something about thia performance that deserved its accolades and for the last hour I was trying to figure it out. And then.. Bang! This was a good performance from Melbourne because they stuck with the game plan that they've been trying to achieve all year. There were skill errors yes, there were bone headed plays yes, there was a lack of discipline at times yes, but unlike any other game this year their commitment to the game style and the way we want to move the ball was unwavering. Even when we stuffed it up we would go again and again and again. This was all I wanted in the last 6 weeks. I didnt care about mistakes, I just wanted to see us commit to this and not revert to bombing down the line and going slow. I don't think there was one time today where I saw a player caught in the midst of indecision, they trusted the process. For that I have to give the guys my kudos, do that in the last two games and I'll be good with it.

Gawn Bowey Rivers T-Mac Oliver Petty

Plenty of positives and plenty of negatives. I'm glad to see that people here are looking at the upside though. I think we saw today that the gamplan that Goodwin was trying so hard to fix in was starting to bear fruit. Yes it took far too long but to see it in full effect against quality opposition who likes to move the ball themselves. The hard yards were put in place by Goody and if we now succeed with a style like this we will have him to thank for kicking it off.

Didn't quite get the win but that was for you Simon.

One of the games of the season.

He's a star

Turner with the continental

Where is Trac?

Gee

Composure and kicking skills have failed us

5 mins

This is stuffed

Darn it

Gee that's a good kick

Howes did he do that?

We've had some pretty good luck with bounces today

Don't give dogs a ground ball in 50

Richards is playing a blinder

I like Bowey kicking into 50

Ain't goin out like that

Great kick

Game on

Probably scored more from transition than any other game this year too. Signs that the gameplan was taking shape?

Some of the best footy we've played this year. Pity its with 3 games to go.

A goal for Maximus