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oh I see... We got thrashed we manage a WHOLE goal in the second half. What we were doing was this side of rubbish. So in your estimation all is fine Lets not change a thing ? What we we playing at wasnt really working too well. well ...was it ? Your only come back is Im not an AFL coach ?. well done son,,,I didn t know that. Golly news to me YOU..wont offer up anything other than to criticise those that dare please feel free to put me on ignore . Save you the bother of being pestered by alternative ideas

sorry mate...your balance needs adjusting...its just footy

so you think Craig did it well..?? youre kidding. He had opportunities and he let them slide.. Would you have left Watts where he was.. ?? Would you have brought all the mids back to the pine ( every time ) or given them a spell in pockets etc . How about instead of poo pooing everyone else mate you offer up your wisdom..

alias I think i too would have used Davis down back.. Hes played a bit down there over the journey and might have made a bit more of a contest than watts. Watts would have had a reasonable chance even 50 out. Would have played watts at the high HFF area . Kept a tall rotated as resting down the pointy end along with appointed forward, say Fitzy By all means keep one more sweeping through the half back but their role is to niggle and deny the ball.. a la ( dare I say it ) Rivers style. McDonald does this ok but had hands full. If anything this is all Grimes and Trenners ought to have been doing. All you can do on days like this is kill the flight of the ball, contest the possession , find any road to your 50 line and get it down there to a contest. Then hope. Its ugly grass roots footy but when youre undermanned you have to get basic Am not for a moment suggesting theres was a true fix for the day but leaving Watts to just lolly around was wasting him. The rotations needed to be more on the field than the pine...as if there was really a choice come the end

been my preference all along. Has recent precedent of sorts i.e a leg up to a struggling team ( new ones count here also ) as you say neednt impact draft picks as such. a win /win etc far too logical to ever happen though lol

Alias.. i think LDVC covered it pretty well. My concern is if you havent paved a way to goal you most definitely wont get there when and if any opportunity presents. Ive only just got back so Ill have a deeper look a little later.

alias . I think the ideas mooted by LDVC and which I concur were that a different paradigm of thinking was needed given the extenuating circumstances put upon us.

actually...No its not...its just footy.. There are some REALLY important things around...footy is a past time

Jurrah getting back on track Peculiar sense of deja vu.

Can only suggest you pop down to Target or somewhere and grab yourself a sense of humour there crawf. If you cant laugh at yourslef ( even by proxy ) then at what ? Dont find it offensive at all....poignant yes

"Melbourne is already in talks with the 30-year-old to remain at the club in a mentoring role for the young players. "We want to keep him involved at the Melbourne football club. He has got a lot to offer the AFL and Melbourne football club going forward,'' football manager Josh Mahoney said." http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-star-aaron-davey-announces-his-retirement-from-afl/story-fndv8pdq-1226700563164 I dont think as a club we handled this one wrong.

I honestly cant see Aaron's career progressing anywhere playing in the AFL come 2014. Thats not meant as a slight, just a pretty fair observation of where hes at.

I doubt he'll be the only one...mores the pity really

you did you did you did dont spose you have any other sources for goodly info...coaching etc lol

He has played a good deal better and more consistent this year.........when his contract up ?? but hey a full pre-s and sky's the limit.

Pretty funny.. be absolutely hilarious were it not for one little point.. It IS based on a true story. They didnt have to go to left field or anywhere to get the plot for that. What a sad sad indictment of our club that those who put that youtube vid together did a better job than the clowns who were running our club. Tankball

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I concur 100%...baffling... I was hoping to see a bit of lateral thinking exactly as you suggest utilise the talls up front resting and keeping the bench clear other than for players who're stuffed. This was a chance to get a bit proactive, creative and get behind the players with some belief. Were we going to win. No. But then Craig didnt really provide for any options to even fake the ideal. I agree wholeheartedly here with you LDVC

Of course we need some decent midfield imports but dont get your excitement get the better of you regarding what Watts will garner. I can seen pain ahead for many who'll think we'll get jipped.

All the attention probably hasnt done his brand any harm. His rate will be steadily climbing as new negotiations come around. Im still trying to get my head around what our next step is in terms of coaching. Seems to be morphing

The reality is he would have been told the likelyhood of games in 2014 was...... a bit on the wee side. There comes a time

Ive spoken to the dog and he will come back to games next year, but only if we decide to come to play. The dog is wise.

Jaded that may very well be the case. He might have thought being out there that this was a lust hurrah. Sometimes in our lives we need to get to that point, that moment and then we just know.

I agree. Not everyone's a gamer changer and Flash was/is Be happy if hes given a role ( pt etc ) as a kicking coach. If ONLY some of our boys could kick like Aaron

Thanks Aaron, good luck.