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That lead by Melksham is Just as I said. Melksham just did exactly what Fritsch doesn't.

Fritsch wasn't leading. He was running towards a player with the ball. Melksham would have broken off the Crows defender to create space. Fritsch just runs in a straight line.

That last play there sums up our forward line. JVR has an empty goal square and forward line. Fritsch has a team mate streaming towards him. Three options: Fritsch leads hard to space. JVR kicks to him. Clean shot on goal. Fritsch drags his opponent away or runs off him to create space. JVR even shoots at goal or kicks/handballs to a free Fritsch. JVR backs himself in and has a shot at goal. None of the above happen. Fritsch jogs a lead. JVR does a chip kick 15 meters. Fritsch is spoiled, Crows get it out. This team is actually unwatchable.

Are we watching the same game?

Jefferson and Kolt just don't have it. They both remind me of Jimmy Toumpas.

Always one handball too many. I swear this season is like a slightly better 2019 but nothing more.

McRae has seriously got Collingwood playing like Richmond circa 2018-2020. Just look miles ahead of anyone. Vulnerable yet intimidating at the same time. They definitely have at least 1 more flag in them. Their recruitment particular in the forward line has been sublime. And they got Dan Houston who was being handed to us on a silver platter.

As CEO... I would like to direct this question to my General Manager of Strategy and Head of Football Operations, who will answer your question verbatim with prepared key messages compiled by the Communications team.

Crown fed the entire South Melbourne precinct with investment. Without it, it might still be a wasteland. Love or hate gambling and the casino, it has transformed our city for the better.

I'm okay with giving Jefferson another chance but I get Michael Evans vibes from him. Does well at Casey but then little at AFL level, borderline liability. I am all for giving him 4 weeks but his performance at AFL gets so useless it's hard to justify his placement. Though I suspect he will be given 2-4 weeks.

True, but at least there is something there. We are looking for money to build something from the ground up... surely it would have been good to have some foundations in place... and cheaper to improve upon?

Under Goodwin we are either miles ahead it or miles off it. No in between. We have struggled in close games the past decade. This game seemed to have shades of the 2023 finals series.

I'm enjoying a much needed break from the hustle and hustle in Melbourne, visiting family in the French and Swiss Alps over the next three weeks. The game starts at 7:30am here. I have never in my life felt less motivated to watch a game of football. I am quite looking forward to not watching it. It is seriously liberating to be in a place where it's so easy to break away from your own routine. I really look forward to reading through this thread, the game day and post game threads when I wake up at about 10am local time on Monday morning. I know absolutely no one cares about this but I have badly needed this trip from work and life, and after a week it has already highlighted how important it is to give your brain a break. Footy is just too much a part of my life to not be included in that "break" and so I have promised myself to just switch off and check in post-match. I am hoping for a win but I am not letting myself get worked up or too invested. I am also meeting an old friend in Geneva for dinner on Sunday evening so there is a good chance I will be mildly hungover to such a degree as to be physically unable to wake up at 7am to watch the game so there is also that...

Normalise context.

3.2 to 2.6 this quarter. After they started 6.2 at the same end. Could get ugly in the third.

I completely bloody forgot he played.

Dillon is shaping out to be a real poor pick for CEO. CEOs seem to average 4-6 years at most companies. AFL tends to last longer but I can't seem him going the distance beyond 4 years.

Lever is listed on the ground but isn't listed as an "in". I'm confused. Shouldn't be listed as an inclusion?

Sydney is very lucky that wasn't a 20+ goal belting. They were equally as bad as we were good

Game on.

Sydney is tempting us to absolutely tear this game open. Need to start converting.

Lol these post-goal songs.

Gee Heeney is good

Lever mismatch so far.

The ball is bouncing weirdly for both teams.