Robbie57

Ah a back of the envelope job but what is the bit about the crows salaries? Nothing to see here.

Damn stats....so misleading.

5 points down 30 seconds to go Gawn marks at the 45, Frawley runs into the protected area, 50 mt penalty. Max runs down the clock. Bam 1 point win, karma.

A bit of common sense, the whole backline has been out of sorts.

6 Gawn 5 Hogan 4 Lewis 3 Bugg 2 Wagner 1 Kent

yes, really ugly and yet nothing. His neck could have been broken. I am gobsmacked its just passed without comment.

What did the AFL do about that tackle? It was very ugly. I think Lewis is affecting our back line balance (or at least something is) his role as sweeper is effectively what Lever did at the crows. I would have Lever and Hibberd marshaling and sweeping. If Hunt is injured we should rest him. We seem to have too many half back flankers. The number one priority is to address the fades we have which seem to be related to our centre clearances, the ball came out too quickly. Last week it was stemmed when Jones went into the middle and we looked a bit harder in there which is why we need Brawshaw if available. I like Bugg but if you cant kick you are simply not AFL standard. Surely we have a kicking coach who can drill a routine into him.

Spot on. I am also tired of Ablett complaining about the attention he gets to the umpires. At least Channel 7 are onto it, every time a free is awarded against Geelong or Ablett doesn't get one they immediately cut to which ever Scott brother coaches Geelong who is pulling a shocked face.

I liked Jack, was sad to see him go and would like him to do well (except against us) however the game against the swans was the first time I watched him without my Red and Blue glasses on. For the first time I saw what a lot of posters were talking about when he was with us. He will need to improve on that outing and Hinkley was being kind to suggest he added anything to their structure.

In my opinion Selwood's technique of "drawing a free" by dropping his knees and raising his arm so that the tackle shifts neck high should not be rewarded with a free. Others may have a different opinion. However so long as its allowed others in the comp will try it. The whole point of the rule is to protect players from injury not encourage them to draw a tackle to their neck. So if Mick is against playing for frees good on him.

6 Garlett 5 Hogan 4 Jones (saved the game for us, went into the guts and showed the way) 3 Oliver 2 Petracca 1 OMac

I like this thread! 1. Our bottom 4 were hopeless (and can be replaced) but we stayed in the game even when we went to sleep (might be two points). 2. Our clearance work is good. 3. Our defence will not be that bad next week and thereafter.

Must be the wrong video.... That is unbelievable, my five year old daughter hits harder than that.

Absolutely thrilled he has another chance, good luck Jack you deserve a bit of that after the hands you have been dealt.

How hard is it going to be to penetrate our defence! Roos would love it.

No they may be right, pick 27 only then.....

An interesting historical question which have more to do with cricket or just a lack of co-ordination when the grounds were first built. Perhaps the best question is why wasn't Etihad built to the same size as the MCG?

Too soon?

All quiet on the Western Front, just being dificult or something else in the way?

I had hoped he would rebound, a quality person who did everything the club asked of him. Loyal and clearly respected by his teammates. I wish him every success.

I thought they were making the sandwiches for the trade period. I dont think we should get Hibberd if all he wants is peanut butter as we need to be an allergy free team. Mahony is apparantly baking some sausage rolls as well always a winner.

I have no idea about his talent but I am wary of any Essendon player who has been on the sideline. First I am not sure a year off is either mentally or physically a good thing for a player but their routine changes (the holiday pics only confirm this in my mind) and they start the off-season a long way behind everyone else. Second they must carry some mental baggage from the whole saga and there is no reliable precedent to judge how they will perform/react. The fact he doesn't want to go back suggests at least some baggage and having seen some ex Essendon players talk in the media its clear they still have real issues about the whole saga. Third we dont really know if the baseline of their previous performance was affected by the program at Essendon. Finally Goodwin maintaining a connection to his Essendon days just seems to me to be a bad idea. He needs to build something new with his team at Melbourne and find other players with the qualities he requires (and admired in some players at Essendon). So I would not like to be giving up a pick to get someone with all those issues. Its hard enough being an AFL player. If we get him gratis so be it. We have taken a risk with Melksham and I see no need to double down now.

Oh dear just finished pages of the usual craziness. What is missing in the media stories is the insiders saying "he will go" to the contrary they dont think he will. That suggests to me he is not in the category of those who did go. We had an 8 day break and let him have a break, sounds like good management to me and doesn't look like a nervous club. More imporatantly unless I have missed something recently we are winning games not solely based on him which is terrific. We have a future which is clear to see and it will be dificult to walk away from that. In my opinion unless there are strong personal reasons to go he will stay. On another topic whilst Prestia is on the ground he is someone we would want I am concerned at the number of injuries he gets. However our recruiters are not putting a foot wrong at the moment.

Funny how the circle turns I grew up with a particualr view of his name but now it seems a virtue, a hard at it player.

....transfer it to Hogan for a 12 year deal.