P-man

lol @ the arms on Moloney. I like it for the record, in particular having a team shot as a background image. Jonesy probably gets the most animated after kicking a goal so I like the use of that one too.

Wow, okay thanks for the clarity lads. I guess the apparent bitterness comes from a desire to see the club perform. An all too familiar feeling.

Yeah, Teams.

Seriously, I can't remember the last time this bloke said anything positive about the club. He seems to just...hate us. Tonight on AFL 360 it was questioned as to why Lyon would turn down a coaching role at Melbourne to go to the other side of the country. It was as though someone had shoved a lemon in his mouth. He basically considered Fremantle's list to be light years ahead of ours and it was incomprehensible that someone would choose to coach at Melbourne over Fremantle. Another example: several weeks ago Parkin visited Arden Street to lend his advice to the Kangaroos for a few days. Attended trainings, coaching meetings etc. The question was raised as to which clubs he had provided some form of coaching assistance voer the years. Melbourne was the only Victorian club he hadn't helped out at some stage. Perhaps I'm reading too much into it but I was wondering if anyone knew of us whizzing in this guy's cereal at some stage. Really irks me, cause I otherwise respect his opinion and god knows we could use a brain like his at the moment.

Can't really blame the guy though, Robbie.

Oh boy. Looking forward to copping some more flack from my mates over this one. I'm numb to the pain now though so it's all good. I sincerely wish Junior all the best and hope he does well on the field next season.

Exactly. He and Moloney should be the first picked. Give their all every game and bleed for the club. Other 5: Trengove, Sylvia, Watts, Jurrah, Frawley I can understand people questioning Sylvia and Jurrah based on work rate but let's face it, they are probably our two most high profile players (along with Watts) and remain as potential superstars of the comp.

At this point I don't actually care about when and where they demonstrate anger over this farcical turn of events...just a bit of fire in the belly would be nice..

But seriously, does he take us for complete muppets? One tour of the facilities and he's signed up and making youtube videos in his Giants gear. What a clown. A bit of honesty wouldn't go astray.

What a grub. I'm gonna boo him til my throat is hoarse.

I love football of the round ball variety..but you've picked a particularly odd place to come out with such a comment.

So this is Artie the smartie yes? The unwarranted and undeserved smugness is very Artie-like. The minus 2 was tongue in cheek, genius. Honestly I'd give the season a 3 or 4 but it's merely a number.

Season rating: -2/10 Let's not candy coat it. It's been an absolutely nightmarish year considering where we thought we would be by now. Crucial we get the best coach we can in 2012, though I have to say it's not a great look to be approaching all current AFL coaches in order of best to worst until someone says yes. Whole thing has an air of desperation about it. Being a fan of this club sucks, but I have faith that there are better days ahead with some of our youngsters. Is this group good enough to win a flag? Probably not, but there is a foundation to build upon. Recruiting remains crucial over the next couple of years.

Upside is that it can only get better next year. ...right?

Yeah nah. Chip is a terrific burly defender who does his job well in containing key forwards and is a fairly reliable kick. Col has that x factor that can influence the course of a game, he just doesn't show it often enough. Versatility, vision, pace, strength, a strong mark overhead and a beautiful kick in the field of play and at goal. On raw ability it's a no brainer for mine.

Little bit of useless trivia: the scoreline in this game was exactly the same as ours against Adelaide in Round 7. 22.17.149 8.5.53

Just took a blatant dive to win a free and lock up the game for the Hawks against GC. Dog act.

Who is then?

Not sure if I'd rate Maxwell a "handy in". Maybe just an in.

If they go out in straight sets, this entire season will have been worth the wait. It was always coming. They are a perfectly drilled team, Collingwood, but individually how good are they really? With three fairly significant outs the rout was always on the cards. Geelong are the only team to get on top of them mentally by matching their effort and finding a way to beat the press early.

Brilliant stuff.

Yeah nah he deserves it so...yeah.

Over the course of the season, Trenners would be the better choice I feel. Hopefully he has a blinder this week.

6. Blease 5. Jones 4. Garland 3. Moloney 2. Jamar 1. Green

Because the margin should've been about three times what it was. Still wasn't what Viney was seeking, a four quarter effort, which is precisely what it should've been. No excuses. Suns won at least two quarters in contested possessions and dominated the clearances for large patches of the game. Several goals came from the Suns coughing it up in their back half through fundamental skill errors. Would've been alot closer without them. Some of Scully's tackling and chasing verged on laughable. Clearly going north and shouldn't have been played. Upside - Blease did it with ease. Jones, Moloney and Trengove lead well, Col Garland responded very well after a slow start, and Green played the best game he has in god knows when. Now time to put Port and this season to bed.