Adam The God

I wish people would stop using DE as evidence. It's not. It's rubbish. I bet Grimes had something like 80% DE today and yet he was horrible. Were you there, WB? Michie was decent and was involved in quite a few nice things, but he didn't do enough clearly. Sometimes the eyes tell a better story than stats.

Michie was good, but ultimately, didn't get enough of it himself.

Interestingly, Goodwin definitely took the half time huddle. Didn't notice who did the others, but I'd say Goodwin did. Still, it was a very Roos-like win.

Cost us a goal earlier on when he dropped a simple mark in the Collingwood backline, tired at the end of the third, but other than that, he had a really good game.

Gawn was gone at about the 20 minute mark of the third quarter. I thought they'd run over the top of us, but we locked it in oir forward line and ensure Gawn didn't need to cover too much ground.

Thought that jokingly too. It helped us. They just reverted to bombing up the middle to Witts and Grundy all quarter. It was like watching ourselves. They had no plan B. We locked them in well.

Was very good again today. High fpoty IQ that bloke and the skills to execute. Even though he missed that goal on the run, it was great seeing him take on the game and use his speed.

You can't have a go at anyone, mate. You're like a yoyo every week.But Gus is a gem. His touches are pretty much all scoring involvements. A very damaging player.

Oh yeah and Grimes has to go. An absolute liability. Jetta was brilliant though. Watts was strong, Cross was good and Jones was handy.

He was broadcasting Press Red For Ed in Fox Footy. A deliberately biased commentary of the game. I can't wait to watch his version. Was very quiet today. I was loving giving a bit of lip to all the Collingwood supporters around us.

Thought we'd win that. Typical Melbourne. I'm loving the fact that at least 'typical Melbourne' means we win when all seems hopeless and lose when we should win. That was always bound to happen this season. I said we'd win between 6-8 games this year. We've won 6 now, so any wins from here are brilliant. Let's see if we can't break some other records like winning two in a row and winning at Etihad. And Bernie Vince, you're a star.

If we're saying George Stone is the difference, and if it's the truth, we're in trouble, given Goodwin is the bloke who has taken over from him.

We kicked a winning score in Geelong without any KPF. If the midfield works hard and gets on top, we're a big chance. Starting well is paramount. We need to feed on their recent loses, which will hopefully add an extra mental barrier for them to overcome this week.

Agreed on both fronts.

I'm hoping for a dominant game from Hogan. That could be the difference here.

Because that's unusual for you, OD.

You're kidding yourself if you think that Riewoldt wasn't the difference between a St Kilda or Melbourne win last weekend. Wouldn't have mattered how bad we were.

No he wouldn't.

Wouldn't say no if he passed a medical. Reports where?

Yeah, he was definitely re-signed at the end of last year. Just couldn't remember how long for. Thanks, mate.

We played about a quarter against this mob last time and only lost by 4 goals. Play 4 quarters and we should win.

I've seen him do those things too, mate and I call him out for them. I think his first 6 or 7 games this year were solid. Since the Geelong game, he has reverted to his cheap handball out the back option, which I know Roos isn't happy with. In fact, this was specifically mentioned in an interview with Roos earlier in the year on DeeTV. Roos said he felt Jones was a better player this year (it was about round 4 or 5 at this point), because he wasn't getting the cheap kicks out the back, but consequently, his numbers weren't as high. However, he was making his possessions count. When I watched the replays of the Richmond and Geelong wins, you could really see him shouting instructions to the players, pointing, directing traffic etc. I was at both of those games and I didn't really notice it. I suspect he does quite a bit that we miss, but he certainly doesn't do it enough. He needs to return to the things he was focusing on earlier in the season and I suspect he needs to be reminded of this by the coaches. timD, on 29 Jul 2015 - 09:24 AM, said: Song, he is not "the problem", but rather an example of one element of the problem - a dearth of genuinely talented players with leadership skills. We actually have none. I'd say we have none of the appropriate age and experience.

Definitely LOLed there, Biffen. Glad the kids like Jack. I've only met him once at a party when he'd first been drafted. He seemed a little shy to me, nice, but shy. He's certainly not shy now. But maybe I was just drunk that night.

Watts isn't a strong mark. Particularly, on a leader under pressure. He's better on a wing. He's just started playing good, consistent footy and people want to move him again. He's a great decision maker, with excellent skills. Allow him to create across the wings.

Or uncontested, he taps it straight down the throat of an opposition player.