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He has admitted that he was out-coached. Selection is part and parcel of coaching. He brought the wrong squad in, and there was no plan B. It was still winnable despite being smashed. Out-coached.

He was terribly outcoached today. We lost by 2 goals after being absolutely annihilated. A few moves, a change in direction and some space, and we'd have run away with it even after being so poor. Again, we were shocking yet only lost by 2 goals. We were out-coached today. The players lacked class and attack and all that jazz, but there were some key areas that ultimately drove Essendon to the win. Rarely do you have a forward take 15 marks, 9 inside 50, and lose. Their spread and cuts through the middle were not through a lack of Melbourne players not chasing: they were ALWAYS chasing. They were just badly out of position. The same thing happened last week though..but Roos didn't bring it up. So this week's it's an issue. Notice how much things changed in the last quarter last week? He seems prepared to take credit for a win when he changes things up, but when he's stubborn and he coaches to stem the opposition's score rather than to attack the scoreboard, it's the player's fault. I think Roos has been exposed these first two weeks. And badly.

It doesn't help that our forward line, for whatever reason, is absolutely blogged to the brim. Why did we suddenly find space in the last quarter last week? Why are Jones, Gawn, Vince, Ken, Garlett, Brayshaw, Oliver, Tyson ALL in the forward line we have the ball across half-back? Hogan is spectacular one-on-one, unbeatable. We've seen that. But 9/10 in the first two weeks, the ball has gone to him in a pack. It's a high, long, hospital kick and a "please mark it!" mentality. He's no Joe Daniher. He's a Jakovich. He needs to be one out. I can't understand for the life of me why we have allowed both the Giants and now the Bombers to so easily defend us in a way that makes our forward line so inept. We have the best young forward in the league, and we're playing this bogged down, slow, incoherent style of stoppage-play that makes it very tough for a guy like Hogan to get involved. Roos needs to suck it up here and give this team more flexibility. There is no plan B. Either we're "in it", or we get smashed. We were smashed today. Look at the stats. That's a 100-point loss against the Hawks or Eagles.

Sometimes I think Roos is purposefully being stubborn, like as if to teach them a lesson. Like, they have to learn how to win and defend his way. We would have killed them had we actually played with just a little inkling of attacking flair. We were shown up defensively today. It is a major indictment on Roos.

Every single run out of defensive 50 was had them kick the ball in to one side, push the entire playing group up, switch, and then run along the MCC wing. They did it ALL. DAY. That's a coaching issue. It wasn't addressed. On top of that, they zoned better, and they had better spread. Today, we would have absolutely smashed them had we been direct, more open and less-defensive minded. They walked around our zone with ease and the players were simply clueless as to how to counter it. Essendon had better positioning all day, and I do think it was a coaching issue. Woosha absolutely destroyed Roos today. He made a laughing stock of Roos entire structure and plan.

King hates Roos. It's not a Melbourne thing. He absolutely loathes Roos' coaching style. When was the last time we won by more than 6-7 goals? I think against GWS in 2012. We beat them by 80-odd and then by 30+ in the second outing. 2013, 2014, 2015...We have dominated and smashed a team in four years. Out biggest win under Roos has been 39 points. Every other win has been <33 points.

Jones one of our best and consistent. Leaders in Vince, Viney, N Jones, Garland, Lumumba were absolutely smashed by inexperienced kids. We got clearances but played lazy, unaccountable football. They were embarrassingly flat and played like the 2014 Demons. David King said that if Melbourne didn't win, they hadn't improved. Today was a massive gauge of where this club is at. They failed the test. Badly.

This is where Roos got smashed. A million inside mids and absolutely zero spread. They went long every time and he was a target 9/10. Ultimately kicked the winning goal after a bad day in front of goal.

Roos was shockingly out-coached today. It's rather astonishing. I laughed every time Daniher marked over 2-3 Melbourne players. He said during the week, "Well, Essendon have a rather short forward line." Woosha absolutely cleaned him up. Why wasn't Dunn playing? Why did Lumumba get a game? Roos either sorely underestimates this team and has them bog it down, or he overestimates them and thinks they have the capacity to score quickly against a flood. Two weeks in a row, the opposition has toweld Melbourne up on the transition and getting into space. They play with zero confidence and instead allow the opposition to control the ball across the middle of the ground. Melbourne just out-Melbourne'd itself. And Paul Roos is front and center there. He lost that game for them today. It should have been a case of run and gun today. Instead, he coached the team directly into the Bombers' hands. Taking nothing away from Essendon. They stood up and were deserving winners.

Outcoached and outclassed. Forward pressure non-existent. This seriously wreaks of a Roos game. Absolutely bog it down and floor your own forward line. Ugly to watch but gee, we lack intent and class. Nothing going our way. Their ability to find space is quite telling. They badly want this win. They are fighting for it. We're handing it to them.

No doubt it's complacency. We should be toweling them up but we're allowing blokes with 2 games experience get space and driving inside entries. It's actually interesting how much space they have, and how bad our skills us. If anything it shows where we're at. Our worst is still probably the worst in the league.

We've been terribly outcoached. But it doesn't help that we are actually a really dumb team. Their spread is killing us. 4-5 guys all go to punch a ball and miss, and Daniher marks. We make too many areas across half-back. We hesitate. Leadership is lacking today . Bombers the deserving leaders atm. Look at the stats. This as actually an annihilation.

They're toying with us in the same way GWS did .Luckily we're pretty good at getting back. But our structure out of defense and going forward is abysmal at times. Their spread is great for a bunch of VFL players. If we lose this It'll be an indictment on everything the team's worked for.

Only Melbourne couple make a team of amateurs look decent. Terrible quarter.

I moved to East Melbourne just to be closer to the 'G. Not even kidding.

I don't know what I'll do but I'll be mightily [censored].

Due diligence .There was always a chance he'd re-sign. They'd be doing themselves a disservice not to *initiate* discussions to get a feeling. It's their job.

How many will he get "tomorrow"? I'm going out on a limb and saying 5 Tindr matches and 4 phone numbers.

Jesus... I'd think we'll be wiping off one record this weekend.

I quite like it. At least it still screams "MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB" like the traditional jumper design does. https://thedemonshop.shopdesq.com/2016-mfc-away-guernsey

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Pretty sure the Bombers were paying $5-$6 last year and then shortened as the week went on.

The forward line clicked when everyone was moved out of the way. Pedo wasn't the only one clogging it up for three quarters. Kent, Garlett both pushed up, Jones didn't go deep as often, Gawn held back. At least Pedo's versatile. Dawes lacks that flexibility to move up the ground and contribute. Frost struggles to get involved, and his set shot is shocking. He should be made to find form at VFL. Pedo is far more useful than both of them atm.

Jones has been great in 2016 so far. Serviceable. Seems like Roos likes him. He has improved out of site. Could have a 2016 ala Jetta 2014. Liked him a lot so far. Disposal has improved out of site. And one of the club's hardest trainers.

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