P-man

He’s not a great kick but calling him a useless kick is an exaggeration. In 2016, the base level I would hope to see from him this year, his DE% was 72.2%. That ranked him roughly in the middle ahead of the likes of Vince, Jones and others. An imperfect measurement yes but the fact remains his passes were hitting a teammate almost three quarters of the time. His field kicking doesn’t worry me. It’s his kicking in front of goal where he needs to get back to basics. Bugg brings elemnts to the side that extend beyond how good he is by foot. He brings energy, menace, and most importantly, non negotiable pressure in our forward 50 which was severely lacking last week.

Geeze Matt Thompson is difficult to look at. He looks like the product of cross breeding a human with a potato.

I recall some comments from Goodwin recently which suggested he rates Gus very, very highly as a player. I’m surprised he hasn’t been named this week, but not overly concerned. He’ll be back soon enough.

This. Hold em for the moment Webber. If the Lions roll us I’m obliterating that panic button.

It’s hard to fathom how our forward pressure was so poor for a Round 1 game. That tackle count from our forwards as a collective is inexcusable. I’d watch the game again to try and wrap my head around it but I’d rather stick hot pokers in my eyeballs. .

Out: Maynard, Wagner, Hannan In: Tyson, Brayshaw, Bugg Love him or loathe him, we are a better team with Buggy playing.

Let’s not forget that Menzel missed a couple of sitters down the other end. We blew some chances but it could’ve already been game over.

Wagner deserves credit for turning a poor game into a mixed bag. He did some impressive things defensively and offensively in the second half. But it doesn’t change the liability he was in the first.

6. Oliver 5. Petracca 4. Hogan 3. Gawn 2. Jones 1. Vince

I blame the camp.

Wagner’s last two involvements immense

I love Nibbler.

Getting smashed now. Lever has been awful.

Shockingly bad defence. Shocking.

Defence is swiss cheese like though.

Christ this is entertaining

T Mac for me. We have serious depth through the midfield now. As good as he is, Viney isn't the loss he would've been this time last year. That said, I am comfortable in our ability to cover both of them. That comfort level may go up or down pending on how we perform on Sunday.

That’s where Oliver can better him. Very similar atrributes but can actually hit targets by foot.

He’ll be a demon for life. You can just tell.

DLand just isn't the same without stu. It's much, much better.

I think most MFC fans have built a thick enough skin to withstand a sportsbet prank. Getting shirty over this is looking at it totally the wrong way. These things make success all the sweeter when it comes. Every club cops it for one reason or another, and ours whether we like it or not is a lack of success. Let them poke fun. While they still can

There's something special about this fella. My eyes already light up when I see the ball in his hands.

Have faith in the Pedobear #pedobear

Even if Hogan and Carey were BFFs catching up for regular coffees (which I doubt), is Hogan really going to confide in Carey, a media analyst, about the inner workings of the club? It seems far more likely their conversations revolve around his set shot routine and how life is going in general. I'd venture a guess that Carey has no idea how united or otherwise the Melbourne side is. None.