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I am really starting to doubt my eyes cos I don’t think Tracc has been anywhere near as bad as this place is suggesting. I feel like he is someone who, from limited chances, has tried to take the game on. I’d like to see more of it but he’s far from a problem. Can someone also please explain to me the logic in trading Tracc for Patton? It feels like two sides of the same argument - one hasn’t delivered to expectation but has been injured and has potential, the other hasn’t delivered to hopes but...

On the bright side, I tipped Richmond by 43... Seriously though, what a gutting year. Hard to imagine we would go backwards at this rate. We’ve always been disappointing at dealing with expectation in games... I just didn’t realise it applied to whole seasons.

The Simon Goodwin pension plan?

How many times are we going to spoil each other in the marking contest! [censored]!!!

Can we just clone about 8 Salems? Only one that looks composed and clean

Awesome post for some perspective.

It’s so true. His press conference comments about owing Lewis loyalty for what he’d contributed at Melbourne (and Hawthorn ffs) says it all in my opinion. He won’t make the tough calls on guys like Lewis, Jones and even Hibberd until too late.

Not too disappointed by the ins although I’m not an ANB or a Tim Smith fan. But unless TMac plays back, we will get absolutely mauled by their forward line. If I have to watch Hore or, heaven forbid, Hibberd pretending to be KPD on one of their guns I will vomit.

He butchered at least one easy i50 on Saturday too - it was a short pass and a very costly turnover

100% agree with that too.

Agree. Our forward half would also look a lot better if our kids could lower their eyes and hit a target.

First Easter Bunny egg hunt for my son tomorrow. Puts things in perspective. I relate to indifference.

Hore was Membrey’s direct opponent... excellent is a stretch

Hard to watch. How can a young team that did so much against the odds late last season regress so badly in 6 games? We are carrying so many passengers right now and at least 5 vfl standard cloggers are getting easy games.

Not sure it’s the backline that’s our biggest problem. How many Saints players have we hit with our i50 entries? Feels like 2012 watching some of that junk.

My main worry is who will take whichever of Bruce or Membrey that Frost doesn’t take. We’ve underrated Membrey a few times with a Hibberd type defender and he’s stitched us up. But it feels like the sort of game where if we bring our best we will win. Having said this, so did the previous four rounds and we’re 1-3... so what would I know.

Pace is an overrated attribute. It only matters if you get hands on the ball. When we lose to quick teams it’s generally because we lose clearances / contested possession or turn it over. If we bring our best game, nobody makes us look slow.

Could take Tyson’s spot on the wing, Richo style!

He’s not best 22 with a full squad for sure but he’s high up the list of next in line. Tyson is super frustrating, but we actually don’t have a lot of midfield depth and could be exposed with a couple of injuries.

That tactic only works if Melbourne don’t manage to re-sign him in the meantime. If I was Freo I’d do ASAP so the situation is within my control.

Geelong lost Ablett and Hawks lost Buddy so there is a precedent for strong Club’s losing star players. Both clubs incidentally did ok without them.

In the same way we were left exposed when Lever went down, who comes in as key forward if we trade Hogan and one of Weid or TMac go down? Trading Hogan still feels ridiculous to me.

ProDee’s explanation sounds plausible to me and the source is credible. Can’t see Gaff coming. As an aside, it’s funny how so many assume that players interested in success must be coming to the Dees and players going anywhere else must be mercenary. A lot of posters in this thread are showing a hint of the “Tex Walkers”.

I definitely don't think our FD are the type that go publicly stating our intentions or our targets, on that we agree. I'm just not prepared to draw inferences from the silence. I hope we land Gaff or someone equally exciting.

Funny, I'd call that the definition of a long bow! ?