John Crow Batty

If the two captains don’t get on then remove both. If the so called camps take sides then this is a sign of disunity infecting the players because of this. The whole concept of two captains is that both work together in harmony and unity. Both are useless captain material away. It will be a relief when both are demoted.

Many regard him as some sort of scared cow or talisman. Some strange spiritual hold. Heart and soul of the club they say. Deflects from our perpetual mediocrity.

There was an article in The Age about 5 years ago. I can’t remember who wrote but said Jones and Ablett were the best two captains in the league. We know what Ablett’s captaincy was like at GC. Jones was different and hasn’t behaved like a prize [censored] but it appears the writer was taking the pizz.

I’m sure he’s done extremely well from MFC. Far more than he would have earned at a “successful” club by being just a good ordinary player. He’s not going to get any better next year. No point throwing scarce dollars his way to fund his superannuation. Pay him his current worth or take the Ox’s advice.

Last round he started the game by burning off teammates then kicking the ball into an opponent and turnover resulted in Saints first goal. He disappeared in the last quarter as in the past three games. Another season at 260K with no game time guarantees is more than genourous.

Turd polishers never get past denial here.

A good addition for the club. They should have this. Should be left as is. Restoration ruins it.

I have the feeling we are never going to take the next step with those two as leaders. The disconnect, inconsistency and confusion on the ground is obvious. Two lesser half captains do not equal one effective captain. We have players like May, Lever, Lewis and Melksham appearing to doing all the talking and pointing on the ground. These two seem to be playing their own game. Viney tries hard but lacks too many prerequisites to be elite and the basic smarts. Jones appears to play a selfish game as another poster said earlier. Always burning teammates and rarely lifts when things get tough. Unsighted for the past three last quarters. Viney stifles midfield momentum with his inability to get the ball out to advantage. Jones is currently just plugging holes that any Wagner, Lockhart, Stretch etc, can fill just as good or better if they had consistent game time. Jones retirement cannot come soon enough. If for sentimental reasons we keep playing him till he reaches 300 games then our next season and perhaps the following season are stuffed and forget about any premiership window staying open.

We know Viney was missing injured in the last quarter against WC but I have noticed him and Jones have been pathetic in the last quarters of the past 3 games. When we need leaders to stand up they are the first MIA.

Free to St Kilda for high tackle by Petracca and goal.

Membery loves playing against us. He has kicked 26 goals against us. His next favourite beetch club is Carlton with 16. Bruce does well too. We are third on his beetch list behind North and Essendon.

Are you suggesting the grand final sprint?

If there is too much heat that he can’t pick up the ball then try to tap it out to advantage. No he has to eat like Jones’s used to when playing inside.

We are faarked just like the Melbourne building and recycling industry.

And so is the midfield.

Tigers have weakest percentage of the top 5 teams. It will be a massacre.

Omac is well qualified to wear a Melbourne jumper.

Even the turd polishers have now gone missing.

Third game in a row where we were completely useless in the last quarter.

That’s an error. Been saying that since the start of the game. They haven’t edited the previous weeks stats properly.

Will be looking forward to the creative excuses from the regular turd polishers. Their calling is getting tougher by the week.

Never mind the quality of the opposition. We save our worst for prime time. Could get ugly and embarrassing.

So we have beaten other suitors from overseas, AFL and ARL to capture his services? Must be worse basket cases than us for him to reject them. I hope we haven’t overpaid. Suspiciously looks like that as we have been there before.

Since every other Victorian team gets to play often on the MCG, the reality is for this season we have only 4 games at the MCG which truly give us a traditional home ground advantage. The NT deal sucks bad. Support from the locals is non existent. Given the small population it appears they support anyone but us at every game since they always turn out in numbers. It’s like a Harlem Globe Trotters game for WC, Freo, Port and Adelaide with us playing as the hapless Washington Generals. If the AFL want games up there they should make it annual GWS and Suns games. The locals get their game, the TV Channels get a game to show and no else would care.

Like last week and many other games this season no matter how competitive and strong we are during the game we toss it away in the last quarter. We rarely look like winners at the death.