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We've reached peak MFCSS.

One difference ... I'm glad we've got Kozzy Pickett and not Jesse Motlop.

It's a small part of the general malaise of "ball butchery". Unfortunately our senior players, particularly the midfield and some of our stars, are the worst offenders.

Umpiring is a raffle. It's just that some teams and some players hold more tickets.

We didn't drop Spargo, he's got a fractured shoulder blade. His kicking inside 50 might have been useful today.

However, 12 of the top 15 goalkickers for 2025 are still tall. Only Jamie Elliott, Jack Higgins and Ben Long are smaller forwards in the top-15 list. What is interesting is how accurate the top 15 are. Name Team Games Goals Behinds Score Marks Shots % Last Game Jeremy Cameron Geelong 12 38 14 242 70 52 73.1 5 v West Coast, Round 12 Jamie Elliott Collingwood 12 33 16 214 63 49 67.3 5 v Hawthorn, Round 12 Ben King Gold Coast 11 32 13 205 36 45 71.1 1 v Fremantle, Round 12 Jesse Hogan GWS 9 30 6 186 48 36 83.3 0 v Richmond, Round 12 Jack Higgins St Kilda 12 29 9 183 26 38 76.3 1 v Melbourne, Round 12 Darcy Fogarty Adelaide 11 28 5 173 56 33 84.8 2 v Sydney, Round 12 Riley Thilthorpe Adelaide 12 27 15 177 68 42 64.3 2 v Sydney, Round 12 Jack Gunston Hawthorn 10 26 15 171 58 41 63.4 1 v Western Bulldogs, Round 13 Charlie Curnow Carlton 10 24 15 159 62 39 61.5 3 v GWS, Round 11 Nick Larkey North Melbourne 11 24 11 155 45 35 68.6 1 v Collingwood, Round 11 Mabior Chol Hawthorn 13 24 8 152 55 32 75.0 4 v Western Bulldogs, Round 13 Mitch Georgiades Port Adelaide 11 24 18 162 60 42 57.1 3 v Fremantle, Round 11 Josh Treacy Fremantle 12 23 11 149 62 34 67.6 0 v Gold Coast, Round 12 Ben Long Gold Coast 10 23 13 151 50 36 63.9 1 v Fremantle, Round 12 Brody Mihocek Collingwood 10 22 11 143 42 33 66.7 4 v Hawthorn, Round 12

Perfectly suited to a lot of modern media then. 😆

If both those games are wins, I think we've still got a good chance of making finals.

Get some commentators that truly describe the game and tactics, rather than just shouting player's names (Brayshaw) or babbling on and failing to draw breath (Taylor). Or when they do describe the game, just mansplain (Brereton).

No, you're wrong. Watch it in slo-mo. The ball definitely passed in front of the goal post and Sicily went behind the post and out again to catch the ball. Should definitely have been a throw though.

I don't think the ball went through for a behind. It stayed in front of the goalpost. I can't understand though how Sicily could pass it to himself, from one hand to the other, as he went behind the goal post. Surely that's incorrect disposal? Two free kicks missed, either one should have resulted in goal.

Gawn had a 9 in the Age Footballer of the Year. I'm just wondering what you have to do to get a 10.

I can find the "mark forum read" button at the top of each separate forum page, but I think there used to be "mark site read" button at the top of the forum index. Can it be returned at some stage? (There is a "mark all content as read" in your profile, but a button would make it quicker.)

Must have taken OMac off for the last 15 minutes.

Gee, in another thread everyone is complaining how we drafted Schache, Dunstan and Billings.

Melbourne's team against Geelong consisted of: 2021 Premiership players: Oliver, May, Pickett, Petracca, Bowey, Salem, McDonald, Fritsch, Viney, Langdon, Gawn, Sparrow, Rivers, Petty, Spargo (15) Not in the premiership: Sharp, Melksham, Turner, Windsor, Henderson, van Rooyen, Chandler, Langford (7) (It would have been nice to have Lindsay and AMW.) Somehow, I don't think the problem on Friday night was Schache, Dunstan and MacAdam.

Who are you ... Donald Trump?

Without making a comment on our own performance, anyone who is making the play that "we only beat North Melbourne" needs to re-assess. They are building a great midfield, have some good backs and an excellent key forward, and are on the way up. They have had a plethora of early draft picks, made some astute later drafting and have a renowned coach. If you are disappointed in Melbourne's play, don't diminish North's capability.

Who were wearing Orange.

We also lost that game in the last two minutes because we didn't set up adequately in the event that AJ's shot for goal missed. Their transition from the kick out was too easy.

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I'd be happy if they just turned the sound down to 130 decibels.

Which was the Stars and Stripes, but I think you knew that.

It was Collingwood Over 30s vs Richmond Under 19s.

Just another brick in the wall.