Bitter but optimistic

That can happen anyday

Enjoy If we are fair dinkum we should.

Due to certain happenstance, I have met Jake a few times since he started at Melbourne. 1, He is a lovely bloke. 2. He loves Melbourne and is very committed. 3. He has improved and developed every year and is a far better player than many on this site give him credit for. 4. I predict that over the next few weeks he will have many people eating humble pie. 5. GO JAKE!!!!

That is very unkind Abe. Undoubtedly true but very unkind. Love it

Well he's got one thing going for him. He's not as ugly as Mav. Then again, who is?

Poor Norf.

I would have thought that the much stronger and more experienced Pedo would have complemented that structure more effectively than the Weid. I can only assume he's still underdone.

Let's just bury it now.

Mav takes some beating. FMD. you couldn't fit a postage stamp between his eyes sideways.

I don't like it Spencer in - a no brainer Frost for Oscar - I get that Now I like The Bug but it leaves us lacking grunt and marking power up forward. Watts will be sharing ruck duties and unless Weid plays a blinder we will struggle.

Actually dc, given the standard of Moonie's jokes, that one is a real thigh slapper.

Without going into comparisons I'm happy to say that, in Nev, we have a solid and reliable player, who continues to thrive, despite a number of posters questioning his ability to hold his place.

Agreed OD even ugly is good but I'd love to see Jeffy and Kent running into an open goal a few times.

Can't remember the fellow's name but during the final of the long jump at the Sydney Olympics the Aussie competitor would actually have a [censored] between jumps. This was on TV for the world to see. I don't think he got as much stick as Jessie is getting ATM. FMD. Let it blow over. Or stub it out even. The censored out bit is the politically incorrect word for cigarette.

THAT IS VERY SAD ETHAN !

Stop your dam whining Ethan and man up.

I was looking forward to seeing Max up against "The Monster" but that's sport. Jake will concede size and experience to Sandilands so I doubt he will beat him outright. But if he makes a hard competitive effort and does not allow Sandilands to dominate, plus a couple of grabs around the ground, he will have done his job.

You know nothing about fine living picket. Logs!!! FMD!! One simply adjusts the climate control. And.. I'll have you know I only quaff good quality booze. (usually anyway... well sometimes)

This. The kid's under pressure with his old man seriously ill. Not a hanging offence.

Give yourself a jolly good flogging RTG. You've earned it.

COME ON IN BIG JAKE!!!!!!! Give Weid a break - time for the Pedo.

Fair enough Joe.

Agree with this. There were some unfathomables today. And we were mostly on the shitty end of that stick.

We let them in for 2 goals at the end of the third - that [censored] us.

6. Jones 5 Watts 4 Hunt Then a gap Oliver ANB Nifty Nev for effort.