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I watched Oliver very closely that quarter. He is plonking it up big time. Multiple occasions where he can go for the smother and he doesn't bother. Once he's out of the contest he stops. Also, maybe I am reading into it too much but I always noticed players slapping hands/backs when they run past each other. I saw three occasions where Oliver ran past a team mate during a dead ball and there was no interaction. It almost seemed like once the other player realised it was Oliver, they hesistated to acknowledge him. Twice was Langdon. The other time was Viney.

It's not working though. Our season is on the line.

We are playing Neeld-esque atm mate

I am not normally one to try ridiculous player shifting mid game but I'd honestly put Oliver deep in the pocket and put Kolt next to him. Shift Petty back and McDonald forward. Leave JVR in the ruck and have Gawn play defensively exclusively. Pickett on the wing and Windsor playing a defensive wing. Give Langdon more space to run. Then sub Chandler and bring on Brown to play an attacking flank role.

They're killing us around the stoppage and killing us around the ground. If they tighten up their possessions and keep running they will score quickly. I just can't see us winning this. We are so, so bad.

Their defense hasn't needed to defend. We can't get it passed centre.

There is something seriously broken.

north can score quickly. we don't look like scoring. we are broken.

good on them. they're hungry for a scalp.

Sparrow has been destroyed in the air and at stoppage multiple times. He needs to be a bull.

Fritsch, Oliver, Viney, Salem, Sparrow all MIA so far. Imagine if they actually get into the game.

Oliver has -2 AFL Fantasy points.

we are playing with zero confidence.

they have looked like scoring each of the three times they've gone forward.

27k tops.

if we don't win today then it's very clear there is something wrong. we should win and win comfortably. A team with 14 premiership players shouldn't be playing as it is.

Jesus, Port are shocking. Brisbane looking good again.

Worked out a treat....

Petition to stop people responding to this thread unless they have a constructive update. Startiiiiiiing... NOW!

You're trying to explain a sunk cost fallacy to a Melbourne member who sinks $1500 a year into his membership costs lol

Grundy is an established AA ruck and arguably one of the best rucks in the league. He might even push AA selection this year. Crazy we got rid of him, crazy he ever even played at Casey, and crazy we never played him in finals, ESPECIALLY if our intent was to trade him. We might have gotten more for him. Instead we had Schache suit up 🤡

I think we're playing him because no matter how bad he is at AFL level, having him in the VFL will bring his trade level down even more.

Explains Hoskin-Elliot winning the Kent Kingsley Award for Spuds Who Play Well Against Melbourne.

I swear I meant to write someone else... I think I was reading about Oscar Allen and my brain went into auto-pilot. Yes, I have a brain.

Freo throwing the kitchen sink at Chad Warner. Watch us recruit Charlie Dixon and Oscar Allen.