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Giving away those 50's wasn't great, especially the onenes the end. Need a more discipline/awareness around frees.

But we got their pick 2 in return, which we turned into Petty, plus pick 3 which ended up in a package that got us Jordan or Sparrow.

Which didn't happen, but carry on.

Whimper.

Grundy isn't a forward and at this stage of his career isn't going to become one. Hard to not see a trade at season's end, perhaps bringing in backup ruck.

Rachele out, 2 weeks.

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Hard to see us overcoming Brisbane midfield. In another class to Jordan and Sparrow. Not just classy but damaging.

Smith sub.

re Grundy, shame once again that Casey have a bye. Less than ideal.

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"Brukner told 3AW he believed the Melbourne fitness and medical team was elite but the complicated nature of hamstring issues meant sports science had still not found a perfect way to manage them, despite decades of research."

Petty isn’t forward because we have arguably the best defense in the AFL and Petty is an integral part of that. You don’t break what’s working.

Can’t see why anyone would be complaining about Spargo in. He can find and hit a target and is our best I50 kick by a country mile. Just needs to get the pill …

Not what Petracca said. “It’s all on us” or words to that effect.

Another Demonland myth.

Weird. I watched the presser and was convinced that jvr will be in.

You keep on ignoring the fact that in the middle of all that he spent a week immobile in hospital.

And Turner

In: Brown, Melksham

Stafford can't make up for the fact that we don't have the cattle. The extreme of your position is that you could take Mooroopna thirds and turn them into an AFL team with great coaching. Sooner or later, you need the players who can do the job, and for key position forwards we just don't have them.

Smith showing his lack of footy nouse and being consistently outmanoeuvred by Stewart has nothing to do with Stafford. Stop blaming the coaches, the team just isn't as good as what many here seem to think. That's why we lose matches.

But who is? Nothing to do with the coaches, we just don't have the cattle.

Yes, but look at who he has available, especially in terms of key position players. JVR OK as emerging forward and second tall - but we need an in form BBB or Tom Mac as the primary target ... which I suspect isn't gong to happen as both seem past it. Hope I'm wrong, because if not ...