Dr. Gonzo

You seriously can't see the difference between a player being booed for something they've done during a particular game (or against a particular club such as Scully and Frawley leaving) and Goodes being booed every time he walks on the field from the minute he touches the footy? Come on.

Where's Salem? Is it my imagination or has he been off the injury list for the last fortnight? Also Kent was a "test" this week. I know they need to regain match fitness but I haven't heard anything about when they might return .

Hawthorn also came good off field on the back of an unprecedented period of success in the modern era (1975-1991). That's a whole generation of kids who grew up seeing nothing but Hawthorn in Grand Finals.

I agree and I think it's also because the presentation and analysis is far beyond anything seen in the AFL. Compared to real pro sports the AFL is still amateur hour.

Yep he remains an embarrassment and abomination. At least we'll have some beautiful new coal mines to sell as tourist destinations (maybe even to underpaid Chinese labourers) instead those ugly disgusting wind turbines! Yuk

Democracy only works when citizens are informed. In totalitarian countries the government tries to censor information, in democratic countries we are bombarded with useless information and kept distracted with bread and circuses. What new laws got passed today? What's in the TPP? Who cares! Who won the footy, what happened on The Voice - that's what's important. In totalitarian countries state propAGANDA tells you what to think. In capitalist countries corporate propAGENDA tells you what to think about.

If I were Roos (yeah I know, big "if") I wouldn't review last week's or the week before or the week before game this week. I would review the Geelong and Bulldogs games and show the players what the benchmark is and what they can achieve. I think it needs to be reinforced that they're not necessarily a "bad" team, they're just in bad form.

I've seen a couple of people mention this one - I was watching on TV and I'm pretty sure it was paid for push in the back ie Armitage was shoved into Watts. Not excusing the umpiring though it was abominable just wanted to let you know.I agree with the rest of your post by the way.

Players are too lazy to run hard to create an option. Sure guys like Howe will run to the right spots, but they don't push themselves to sprint there and get some distance between them and their opponents. Makes it so easy for the opposition to defend and we end up having to kick down the line.

That is diabolical.

The problem is, they're not trying (with a few notable exceptions). Trying would include playing with some endeavour and intent. Our players don't do that, they go through the motions.

Don't worry mate your not alone. This club is driving lifelong members away. What hope do they have of recruiting new members?

In retrospect I think the Essendon game was for me. Didn't go last week, didn't go today and seriously reconsidering going next week. I might put the cue in the rack for the rest of the year, the players have.

But he's a "coach". If he can't "matchday coach" then he can't do the job.

Delusional. Not only are we unattractive to opposition players, if I were Hogan and Brayshaw I'd already be talking to my manager. Hogan especially, he relies on players upfield to get him the ball he will waste his career playing for us.

What's happened since we beat Geelong? The games against them and the Dogs are light years away from the [censored] served up the last 3 weeks.Put the cue in the rack after one good win.

That didn't even go ten metres you [censored] troll

Remind me why we're playing TMac forward again???

At this rate we'll be playing finals by 2022.

Yeah don't I know it.

That was holding the ball you [censored] maggot [censored]

But it's our forte! Combined with the lack of a shepherd to allow space for the receiving player it is an MFC. trademark.

J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!!!

I dont see how it could be. Not like they're human.

Come on Melbourne PLAY ANGRY FOR [censored] SAKE!!! Show some purpose and intent bury these [censored]. They stole a game from us a month ago and this is what we come out with? Saints are [censored], bury them.