Dr. Gonzo

Give me a spell

I don't think it's our defensive structure the problem is our forward structure. We win enough footy, we get it forward enough but we have no space to work in. Our key forwards can't take a mark and we have no crumbers sweeping the loose balls. A couple of times yesterday we were running into an open goal just had to work through the defense and stuffed up both to es allowing the Saibts to rebound it out. Our forward line is a shambles, I think we desperately miss Hannan and AVB across half forward and TMac is in the worst form of his career. Petracca is played too close to goals needs to play more across half forward and Melksham is also out of form.

Midfielders down hill skiing is probably part of it

We didn't move Kent on, we offered him a contract but due to his injury history it was only a 1 year contract I think. Saints offered 3 so he went with job security and you can't begrudge him. The club did the right thing it's just unfortunate.

Why? If the AFL was rigging games we would be on the beneficial end, they want us (and Saints, GWS) to win a flag. It doesn't make sense other than the typical supporters think they're getting a bad run from the umpires.

What crap. This wasn't an issue last year was it? Every time we lose or start a run of bad form this seems to get rolled out.

Careful, with talk like that we'll be done for not tanking again To be honest I'm still confident we have the list to win a flag (obviously some changes will occur as they do every year) this just seems like the down year we had to have (a la Cats 06, Tigers 16 etc). We've improved every year since 2013, it's extremely hard to just keep going up up up until you win the flag. Now obviously most didn't think it would go this bad but maybe it has to before rebounding next year. I'm still confident we will be in contention for the flag in 2020 and for a few years after. I think we may be looking at a cleanout of the assistants though to rejuvenate the players and the gameplan.

We have no structure at all or if we do it's impossible to tell what it is. We look completely lost just forever under pressure. Our key forwards can't mark (TMac has been terrible all year, Weideman still has a way to go). We look like an Auskick team at times just crowding each other, playing hot potato with the footy. In all our games bar last week the opposition have literally run rings around us. Goodwin is safe but our assistants should be very worried. Our recruiters need to add pace and skill to our mandatory contested ball winning ability. I still think we're missing Hannan and Vandenberg a hell of a lot as those link up players through half forward, that's where we've been breaking down. But the ball use from half back has not been great. Oliver has regressed a bit, Viney was trying his guys out but finding it difficult to have any impact. Salem must be leading the BnF no-one else has been anywhere close to his consistency and class.

On the back of 4 or 5 dubious 50m penalties that handed them goals.

He'll probably get another run in the seniors but with May, Lever (when fit) ahead of him and Petty and Keilty breathing down his neck it wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't play in the red and blue again this year.

Just get them to go in through GA and then meet them inside the ground with 3 AFL members tickets. They can then walk through to the AFL members area by just showing the card and walking through.

Darwin Bombers?

The aim for ALL clubs is to get enough members so that all games are fully ticketed. With our ground that means we will need approximately 55k members excluding the 15k or so who are also MCC/AFL Members. Once clubs have enough members most tickets will be reserved seats (like at Subiaco/Adelaide Oval/Kardinia Park) meaning extra revenue for clubs.

How much do people think would be fair? Everyone's scoffing at 650k but would 550k be ok? 400k? Salary cap has increased over the last few years so 650k for the next 2-3 years isn't the same as 650k 2013-2015.

Ive always had positive experiences with the staff but the wait times are crazy sometimes

Is that the first time we've ever beaten a team with Buddy in it?

Did Oscar get injured?

Bring on the Saints

Carna Demons!! Great win

Hitouts 50-10 Clearances 30-29 How is that possible???

How about performing to a standard where it's impossible to drop you or alternatively showing your wares for prospective buyers in the offseason? Some pride in your own performance? These excuses for guys on a few hundred grand are laughable.

We don't have to rebuild we just need to add some class/pace.

Yeah we do apparently

Alternatively they've been building from the inside out. Now we've got the grunt sorted we can draft the polish. We tried the other way round previously and it was a disaster

You been watching this year?