Bitter but optimistic

Handy country footballer.

Finally calmed down sufficiently to give votes. N. Jones. Seemed to be at every contest . Ran and ran - lead by example. Gawn . Tried to lift the team when it was needed. Kent. A lot of ball. Pacey and threatening. Petracca. [censored] me. This kid is going to be a superduperstar. He looks bigger every game. Frosty. Looks like a permanent defender. He'd gain a meter if he tied those jug handles back! Viney. Usual gut buster.

You hitting the bottle again Saty? BTW. I trust you do not coruscate on days of total fire ban!

I reckon there is room for both Wise. I agree with your feelings and also look for the positives. (BTW. The biggest one for me was watching some of CP's sublime skills. He may prove to be the best of our young guns.) However, I also believe that what the the scoreboard says is the ultimate judge in professional sport.

You "obfuscate" so well Saty!!

Roos recently made mention of Oliver. Said he still has a lot to learn and physically tires. I got the impression that he may spend the remainder of the season -or most of it - at Casey.

In any sport, there is "the rub of the green". I reckon you could go through almost any game or competitive situation and find factors that may have influenced the result. Poor umpiring, losing the toss, injury, weather etc. The only certainty is the final score - win, lose or draw. Looking at would haves or may haves is pointless. The team that won on the scoreboard earned it and deserved it.

All very reasonable Stretch. We are in accord for the most part and I reckon 1 pencilled Melbourne in for 9 or 10 wins in a pre season thread. I must ask. Why the quite sarcastic response to my original ( and I thought non controversial) post?

That's very nice of you Saty!!

You are seriously saying that this season has gone "almost exactly to script" as foreseen by you and based on your profound knowledge as "an objective football lover" ???? FMD!!!! A silly comment even by your standards Saty!

Does your apparent gift of foretelling come from spilling the entrails of small creatures or during those precious moments when you're changing hands?

Frankly I'd like to see some consistency and clarity in our current set of rules!

I don't really want to consider the possibility ATM. While we've had some wins this year, and seem some potential future stars, I have to say this year has also served up some of our most noteworthy and terrible disappointments!

OOhhh dear !!! Such a blistering and articulate rejoinder!!! I am wracked with guilt and shall be sleepless for weeks!!! BTW your effort may have improved through use of quotation marks ( talking marks to you) around the word spiritless.

I'm over hearing this stuff - I've heard it for [censored] years. Once again- for all our "spirit" - and toss in effort potential or any other [censored] thing you like - we are "short on" the four points.

"ooohh yes we tried so hard and it was in Perth and the umpires were against us and we are so young" ........ FMD!!!!!!!!!!

We've played that song far too often Jack. I'm over this "potential" , "inexperience and " next year" bullshite!

Don't give me any positive [censored]. Once again we proved what a spiritless [censored] up club we've become.

Risk taking with vanilla milkshakes! Contemplating riotous and licentious behaviour! You been watching Redtube again?

Bacchus goes ok Biff.

You do that every week Jaded - you must be a [censored] pot!

Well it will be positive Goffy - this one wont get the sack.

That's picket's dump!!

I went to school in Clifton Hill so a mate and I went to Vic Park to watch Melbourne and Collingwood . 1968 I think ,Tassie Johnson was full back. We were in year 10 and we knew a lot of blokes there. We ( ie me and my mate )got a hiding but because we had a lot of local mates they didn't give us a kicking - good day.;

Melbourne Ports is gawn Moonie! Perhaps you should remove your hand you Greenie [censored]!!!