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Prediction: We will come out firing, hit a few targets, score 4.6 for the quarter to their 2.2, before GC go on to kick 5.0 to 2.7 in the last.

don't know why people are complaining about the gameplan. there isn't one!

Utterly, utterly pathetic. How do we not even score? Our season is done.

This is pathetic.

We fumble it as soon as we have the opportunity

11 inside 50s for 2 behinds. convinced that teams look forward to defending against us.

It's been [censored] since Trevor left. Get woke, go broke.

Growth area for the club is the CBD. We need greater presence there. Undoubtedly. If we don't someone else eventually will. It's no longer just a business hub it is now home to tens if not hundreds of thousands of people and will continue to grow. Sport is an effective means to get new people to a city and especially a country to "fit" in. We have rightly targetted the Asian student demographic and you see more of them at games now, either as a "day out" for fun to check it off the bucket list or even more people you can tell have embraced the club. I see them because I sit in AFL Members near GA and the number is growing. If we want to be the Yankees or the Knicks or the Lakers of the AFL, we need those supporters. Our core base is too concentrated and small to rely upon exclusively for growth. We need presence in growth areas with young populations. I think it was Bartlett who said we needed a shop front in the CBD. Sell tickets exclusively to Melbourne games. Small steps but we need a foothold.

that's my point.

Brisbane I think will scrape in, they need to reign in their losing margins against top 8 sides tho. 5 wins and a % only just scraping 100% stands to hurt them. There's a sense of Melbourne 2010-2011 about them: lots of promise, big wins and big losses. It can go either way for them. TBH I think Saints are the only absolute lock to drop out. Tigers have looked fairly average all year and like Melbourne I feel are having an off year. They were really exposed down back against the Dogs. I feel Essendon are a better chance than us.

frankie_d - only three words

It was a good game to watch, but Clarkson is right: both teams have a loooong way to go.

It was our best quarter of the season. But look, we kicked 12 goals in a quarter in a year we won only 2 games. We need consistency over a long period.

He literally handed them a goal in the last 10 minutes lol

Goodwin has been Neeld-esque in his celebrations after a win. Like as if each win us a godsend.

How could Lockhart not get in Best? Pretty stiff. Better and more influential than Oliver for longer, who only got into the game in the 3rd.

Why do we try to be fancy with short kicks in traffic? Hit the [censored] boundry!

Harmes BOG.

Our best quarter of the year will mean [censored] all if we don't bring it again in the last. Can we just bury Hawthorn for once?

So basically he's a forward who *looks* dangerous but can't kick and buckles under pressure. Sounds like a keeper.

Melbourne supporters booing in AFL Members. This is putrid.

Petracca is a potato. Trade him ffs.

We control play all quarter. They go forward once and kick a goal.

The difference between Spargo and Garlett? Spargo straightens up and has a shot, or looks for a teammate in a high % position. Garlett goes for the checkside low % kick. And sprays it.

We had 6 players alone in the F50 and still almost [censored] up that goal.