Dr. Gonzo

Sure. Bit without Fritsch's three shanks, Viney's shank etc we win comfortably. Even if Macpherson kicks the goal we still come away with a draw not a loss.

They're gonna put Lloyd Meek in the back pocket on Chandler?

We also play Richmond twice. And Swans though they may improve before the end of the season.

Ben King gifted two goals in the 3rd, Hunter paid HTB after cleanly habdballing it away, May getting knocked down after a mark and no 50, multiple occasions of paying a free out of a stoppage only for advantage to be paid after players have all stopped to see which way the free kick is going (the umpires are not meant to pay advantage out of a stoppage) etc etc Plenty more examples if I could be bothered to go back and check.

He's the Kane Cornes of Demonland

May was fine tonight, played pretty well overall.

It was actually a good game, very tough and contested, pretty scrappy due to the pressure and conditions. Maybe frustrating watching from an MFC perspective but was a good game for a neutral.

Finally, someone who doesn't watch the match like it's a video game.

Oh and Brad Johnson can get stuffed, trying to get JVR suspended for trying to spoil a mark and yet not a peep about Chol's far worse swinging forearm to Bowey's head in the 2nd. Dunstall and King trying to will the Sun's over the line and point out frees they should've got but no reviews of the dodgy ones they did get which handed them goals on a platter. Pathetic from the broadcasters but I expect nothing less.

Suns came to play and had a real dip. They are not a bad side when on and the conditions seemed pretty greasy. Was a tough contested game of footy and we took the 4 points, not sure what some here are whinging about. We got a couple of decisions go our way in the last but overall I thought the umpires were absolutely putrid again tonight. Some dodgy frees going their way right in front of goal that fox footy refused to show replays of so we have no idea what they were actually for or whether they were there. You have umps paying frees at stoppages and then blowing advantage once everyone has stopped to see whose free kick it is (I thought they weren't allowed to pay advantage out of a stoppage? Or was that another "interpretation" that only existed for a week or two until they decide to roll it out again?) You had May getting knocked down after taking a mark, no 50. Hunter called HTB after getting a clean handball away, get how many times did they just throw/drop it out of the tackle and nothing? There were numerous other umpiring calls that seemed to be solely about keeping the Suns in the game. I can understand home cooked umpiring in WA and SA but on the Gold Coast where we probably had as many supporters as they did? Give me a spell. Fritsch missed three set shots he usually wouldn't, Rivers coughed up that goal in the last and another where we fumbled and fell to ground. Kozzy and Chandler were pretty quiet, I thought Jordon should've been subbed off instead of Turner especially with their tall forwards troubling us. Overall this was a tough game of footy and a lot of players looked spent in the last 5-10 minutes. We had all the run until the stop in play to allow Ballard to go off and that seemed to turn the momentum a bit as Anderson kicked a goal shortly after, had we got the next one it was probably lights out. But the game followed the same pattern each quarter we got out to a few goals then they reeled us in. Rowell and Anderson were great around the contest and Swallow did a decent job on Clarry. The Suns aren't a bad side they've just been underperforming. They rolled the Cats only a few weeks ago let's not forget. But apparently some on here are writing us off based on not winning well enough 🤦‍♂️ I thought it was a gutsy win and class won out in the end. Yes we got let off the hook with that last shot at goal but so what. How many times has the shoe been on the other foot over the years, it's nice that we can finally scrap wins when not playing at our best. Bank the 4 points and move on to next week, and for those who are sooking it up take a look at the ladder, we are currently on top.

Oh I thought he was too rigid, my bad this week he's too cute 🤦‍♂️

You've got to be joking

Yeah but they got about 3 goals from frees that weren't there in the 3rd so swing and roundabouts.

We usually are troubled by their small forwards too - Rankine (who is at the Crows now) and Sexton (who has been playing sub). Combined with Miller out we really should account for them but wouldn't be surprised if they push us to the last quarter. Anything above a 4 goal win will be a great result.

2021 GF, I reckon most on here knew it was in the bag 😜

Will be interesting if that happens, will leave Longmuir with a very difficult decision. Do the Hawks even have a ruckman of note? If Mitch Lewis learns to kick straight he will be unstoppable. One of the best contested marks in the game at the moment.

And yet I don't think we've lost to them since 2014.

Is he envious of the facilities players at other clubs have access to or is it a non-factor for him? What is the biggest difference between Selwyn Griffiths program and that of Darren Burgess? Please thank him for bringing a level of competitiveness and ruthlessness I had been waiting for for decades at the club. He is easily the best full back the club has had in the modern era.

$36 for a Junior membership until midnight tonight, now is the time to sign up those nieces/nephews whose parents had the temerity to let them barrack for another side/who are unaffiliated/who are Melbourne supporters but not members. Get cracking, it could be the difference between luring a lifelong fan or letting them off the hook.

The cheer when he gets his first touch in a fortnight against the Hawks will be spine tingling. Absolutely stoked with this, the club is so well run these days, it's a credit to the culture that has been built over the last 10 years. The horror of the Neeld/Schwab era feels like a lifetime ago. It's so great being able to support the club and worry about nothing else but the wins/losses knowing things are being managed well behind the scenes.

In our losses (and the first half against Richmond) opposition mids seemed to sit outside our mids, waiting for us to get first possession and then scragging/tackling us to cough it up and ultimately lose the clearance. With such prolific ball winners like Oliver, Trac and Viney whose instinct is to get first hands on the footy what can we do to combat that when we come up against the better teams? We dont want to give up front position at the contest but we don't want to be sitting ducks either so how do we maximise the talent we have in the middle? I have no doubt we will see similar tactics used when we come up against the Pies, Saints, Crows and Cats.

It will be interesting to see how this works out in NY - Jets have obviously gone all-in for a ring while they have Gardner, Wilson, Hall etc on rookie contracts. And why not, they haven't had a competent QB let alone a championship calibre QB for a long long time despite multiple goes at the top end of the draft. We didn't give up too much for Rodgers all things considered but if it doesn't work out and he's retired in 12 months Joe Douglas and Saleh will be out the door. Our weakness is still our o-line I think and with a veteran QB that never bodes well so hopefully Rodgers doesn't get belted from pillar to post and has time to make his throws. We don't want him getting hit and we don't want him scrambling otherwise it may be a short honeymoon period. But at the end of the day if the Jets can get to the playoffs it will be a success the bar is that low - 13 years and counting since I cemented my allegiance to the Ryan/Sanchez rollercoaster with that divisional playoff win in Foxboro and 13 years and counting since they've been back to the playoffs. One thing is for sure Rodgers will at least be able to make those checkdown/slant routes that Zach Wilson just couldn't seem to master. Seeing how he goes twice a year against a Belichick defense will be interesting too, if we can sweep the Pats that would be almost worth it.

Well let's hope so 😁🛫

We played it perfectly. This is exactly how you treat games against inferior oppo - come out breathing fire and put your foot to the throat in the first quarter. Go into quarter time 40 points up and the lower team drops their heads and thinks it's all too hard. Then you just keep grinding them away for the next quarter and a bit until they will completely and you run over the top in the last with some cheap goals. This is the level of performance I want to see against the Suns, Hawks and Freo over the next month. Not saying we have to win by 15 goals plus but we should be putting these sides away early and giving us plenty of junktime late in games to keep our legs fresh.

Not only that, but for JVR's development I think we need another mature key forward to take the heat off him be it Brown or McDonald.