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Definitely and you can always take something out of a win like this. Gee I'm glad to see Brayshaw in the middle more!

Not disputing what you're saying Wise you are definitely right. I'm not unhappy with that result at all and there were some very good signs. I mean we beat a side we were meant to beat, that's progress and as you said there's some tired bodies out there. I'd be lying though if I said I thought we were great, I thought we were good in parts but whenever we threatened to tear the game open we just didn't seem to take that step. We got the job done against a side that frankly is a rabble that would keep giving the ball back to us and had they actually been accurate early the game could have been entirely different. Absolutely see your view and essentially agree with it. You are one of the posters I take most seriously round here. I'm happy but dont know if we're much closer to seeing if this team is a threat. I think there's room for improvement but we are on the right track.

We really aren't playing that well. Conceding soft goals as well. I want a ripping last quarter

Yeah totally agree. We were reasonable in the first and pretty average in the second. Need to go for the first option a bit more. We also started to look a bit lost going into forward 50. Need to bring it down and get some forward pressure.

Has serious pace and a touch of class. I’d probably look elsewhere but you never know, could be worth a punt.

Me too. Bring on the brutality.

A fool would take St Kilda lightly. Not guzzling down the bath water yet

6. Gawn 5. Hibberd 4. Jetta 3. Jones 2. Fritsch 1. Melksham

Ugly, ugly game to start with. We found some run and managed to come away with the W. Great to have T-Mac back. Melksham has his radar again and Jetta has his best game of the season. One step at a time

Good Q Dees. Doubled the pressure and all of a sudden the forward line has some structure!

This game is a nuclear tyre fire. Can't hit a target or link up more than 2 possessions. Hope it changes, doubt it though.

It’s sad that Jake was driven to doing that but it’s the right thing to do. I’m surprised that there aren’t more players doing this. I haven’t deleted Facebook or Twitter but I’ve conditioned myself to the point where I really don’t use them much. Don’t let these platforms into your life too much.

I can honestly say I’m not expecting much from this game but an ugly affair. Not confident about our chances, it’s impossible to see how we can score lately. Would really just like a scrappy win so we can get out of there and live to fight another day.

A good point made. I agree

I could have sworn Pedersen was coming in but T-Mac makes the world of difference. Can’t see Joel Smith getting the nod. I would say Fritsch in for Kent and maybe Hannan for Trac

When I wrote this I was still too annoyed. I didn’t really take Friday night games into consideration I was mainly thinking public holiday type blockbusters eg Easter Monday, Anzac eve/day, QBD etc but thinking about it that all does make sense. I guess I’m just frustrated that we’ve worked our rear ends off to get these big games which I think are fantastic for everyone involved and it would be nice to show that we’re worthy of them for years to come.

Well I was talking blockbusters rather than Friday/Sat night games but it’s in a similar mould I guess. Do you think we make a good case for blockbuster games with 12 years out of the finals and 40 odd thousand members?

1. Oscar is most improved 2. Brayshaw looks to be attacking the ball how he did in his first year 3. Lever was better

I remember this quite well and did feel for you a bit. I didn’t have a major problem with it or players/coaches doing this to an extent but at the end of the day you need to remember which club pays your salary. It’s not exactly the best look especially when we get convincingly beaten and makes you wonder if they want success for this club as much as others do and hurt as much as we do after these losses.

In addition to this, what exactly does this football club do to justify getting two blockbuster games each year? In what way do we deserve these fixtures more so than a St Kilda or a Bulldogs? The criteria usually comes down to one of two things: Sky high membership and/or performance on the field and right now this club shows none of that. We haven’t been in the finals for 12 years for crying out loud! I’m sorry if this upsets some people but I could totally understand if these other clubs were frustrated at us getting these opportunities on a regular basis when we probably don’t deserve them. We are what we are and that is a mediocre football club who doesn’t really know anything about the big stage.

Last week’s was like pulling teeth. This one is not much better 6 - Omac 5 - Gawn 4 - Clarry 3 - Jones 2 - Melksham 1 - Hogan

“Garlett - Waste of space” Haha whoa that’s deep man. But I agree he was nowhere

The worst part about following these games lately is the long droughts of goals, good play or anything at all to cheer about. It’s that about to fall asleep feeling. So if following Melbourne is like a drug I’d say it’s a fast acting sedative.

We were never gonna win that game it doesn’t matter which way you slice it. Don’t tell me the weather played a massive part because while we were way too fumbly and not clean with our skills while Richmond seemed slick and composed whenever they had it. The Tigers are playing such smart footy right now and always find runners when they need them. The night was summed up here: we had 2 goals to half time, kicked by our pinch hitting half forward, who kicked one from a dodgy free. Seriously, we never looked like kicking a goal in that first half. Run and carry was non existent, partially because Richmond don’t let you. They defend the G better than anyone. Some of our general skills were just appalling at times tonight. Good to see since Jayden Hunt’s stay in the VFL he’s totally forgotten how to kick. ANB, Harmes, Stretch were all useless. The only player on our list who has improved is Omac. We are not good enough, simple as that. And when the game is not on our terms we stink. I’ve had enough of this for now. Get stuffed

Is there any reason why we are so unclean with the foot and they are slick?