DeeSpencer

It will just be the 2 of us but welcome aboard

He’s played injured in finals the last 2 years and there’d be doubts on him carrying this injury through real pressure games this year if needed. His so called brilliant leadership doesn’t sound so crash at the moment either. I expect he can play at least 2 more and every chance of 3, but unless there’s a huge discount in his 2025 wage I can’t see the upside here. And time will tell but so far it’s hard to see where the cash will be required. Gawn’s now got his. So Viney wants his too, when Jack might not up to the level in 26/27. Maybe this is good, but I don’t see the amazing optimism to cheer for this like the rest of you lemmings.

Like join the happy clappers in the cheer squad and all clap along with each other? My opinion is my opinion. There’s no need to have Gawn signed for 3 years.

The larger game is a 36 year old with 1000 injuries collecting a pay cheque like Ben Brown was this year. It’s ok to just be patient with veterans and sign them when required. If the club needed a sugar hit of a Gawn extension we are in big trouble.

Absolutely bizarre extension. Leadership is going year by year when you’re 32, not asking for a 3 year deal. Zero faith in the Melbourne list management team.

Lukosius - he’s not for me Fiorini - he’s ok depth and can play inside and out but he’s slow Davies - he’s interesting. Untested as a full time mid. Big body. Joel Jeffrey - interesting. Super talent, can play at both ends. Is he a serious footballer? Sean Lemmens for a year in the back pocket so we’ve got an actual specialist in that role? Most of the rest aren’t doing much in the 2’s. Davies is probably the standout option.

If BBB comes it it can only be for Petty IMO. Need JVR to ruck and can’t drop Disco. Petty might appreciate the extra week off, but not sure we do it. If Hunter (after missing the vfl game??) comes in it can only be for Melk as sub. Seems unlikely. And would need Melk to have another year. Suspect they just keep Tomlinson for a farewell and keep May on ice so he can attack preseason. Laurie or K Brown for Sparrow?

Narrow loss against a good side ala GWS and Port would’ve been perfect. I don’t care about the media. I don’t care about weak fans and people at the club with no fortitude. It’s nice for the players to get a win. But we had 10 of them for the year already. We don’t need to buy in to this nonsense about a crisis.

Exceptional game from Jack. Im not too worried about his future, he’s contracted, it’s our decision. If he goes it will be because it’s time for fresh legs. But I suspect that isn’t plan A.

We won a flag on the back of high picks. You never tank but it’s nice to have both. Sadly Gold Coast are just too ordinary to have beaten us.

The 4 points and percentage hurts but hopefully the Suns can give the Tigers a good belting next week. Lots of drama still to come but a nice reminder to the players of what they can do when they’re physically up for the contest and the opposition are witches hats.

Yes, but not just the run but also the ball winning. Viney as the main ball winner and Rivers the second is a great balance. Surrounded by runners. Viney and Oliver have spent most of the year fighting over the same footy then providing no run for each other.

They should probably call what they think it was! But the vision was conclusive if you lined up the split screens.

Exceptional Bowser chase

I agree. But I’m not saying he can’t do it in time, I’m just saying it’s foolish to have expected him to do it this year

Skills 1/10 but effort, desire has been 9/10. The review will be very positive

Happy to wait for a larger sample when he’s physically mature and experienced at the level. Posters have whinged all year that we had Daicos in the backline.

I’d rather Rivers turn it over 100 times than we play long bomb footy. Trent rarely misses targets when people run with him for options. That last switch was a perfect indication. No one was giving anything until Kolt late

And got nowhere near it. Not saying it won’t happen in time but he’s still learning half back.

Will the midfield McVee fanboys admit they were wrong?

Very little. Disco’s crumbed a couple of nice goals. Viney had a big second quarter. Max has largely beaten Witts but given up a couple of goals. Our skills have been poor, the Suns have been worse. And Sparrow got a nasty ankle injury that looked a little high ankle sprain ish.

So just sit our fittest player on the sideline when half our team doesn’t run? It’s stupid. Any of the 23 out there could get injured and impact our plans for next year and their summer. You have to play someone so it may as well be one of our better players, regardless of his plans for next year. Kynan Brown is a battling skinny kid who does not need afl games yet. If he name was Kynan Smith he probably wouldn’t be on an afl list and/or no one would care that he’s in the VFL.

I think he’s going at about 70% of what’s needed. Whether he’s lazy, unfit or or just doesn’t have any more capacity doesn’t really matter.

Going at 70% work rate for the position isn’t leadership.

It’s either a coincidence or he’s doing too much, surround by new players, out of position. He’s having a dip. Anyone suggesting otherwise is mental