John Crow Batty

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.

Better disposal efficiency, marks inside 50 and contested marks but losing inside 50’s. Very unMelbourne like.

Viney delivers a captains behind.

Not many Dees fans up there.

Neville Jetta will have tough a game. Too many whiz bang WC indigenous stars to cover.

Yes we will play with zesty gay abandon or get flogged mercilessly. Can’t see options in between.

That’s true. Also just shows how much of an irrelevance we are that we gift our home games to interstate clubs.

I wonder how much support we will get from the locals up there? All the NT supporters seem to favour any other team over us over there. The Crows, Port, Freo and WC always seem to be the home crowd favourites and we are the Washington Generals to be humiliated. I hope the umpires don’t fall for the home crowd effect if we somehow are in the unlikely position to win late in the game. The only Melbourne supporters appear to be a few locals that seem bussed in and kitted out in brand new Melbourne colours who appear to confused to cheer or not when we score a goal.

Swans looking likely to miss finals for first time since 2009 have dropped Kieren Jack for the first time. Getting games into the younger boys and changing of the guard so they say. Arguably a far better player and more credentialed than that Jones guy who just keeps slowly plodding along year after year and now just for sentimental reasons. Take the hint Goodwin.

Interesting contrast between us and Brisbane against Port. Port targeted Lachie Neale viciously just like they did with Gawn. Brisbane took no bull and not only won the fight but kicked 7 straight before Port fired a shot. All Neale’s teammates came to his defence. Nobody came to help out Gawn. Brisbane have the soul and spirit we lack.

It feels so much like it’s 2012 on here. All that’s missing is Cameron Schwab and Rhino Richards.

WC have been playing two rucks for a long time even without Niknat. Considering they are current premiers it’s a viable and proven strategy for the modern game. Gawn and Preuss can cobble up a far better combination than Niknat and whoever B grader plays second fiddle. Some might say it does not suit Goodwin’s master strategy but hey it may become time to make some tweaks because we are backsliding to nowhere and WC are looking towards back to back flags.

You would be good at selling used cars or property in Queensland coal mining towns and swamps. Accentuate the positive.

Freo very Melbournesqe tonight. 49 to 35 inside fifties and yet trail by 65 points.

I like to see him retire at the end of the season. I imagine he is still earning a fortune providing average output and leadership. He epitomises everything about our poor decade. Goodwin has to find somewhere to hide him every game and he’s keeping the next hopeful out of a game. If the old won’t go away then the new won’t come.

I guess if its a healthy sign that the players vent and vituperative against each other according to the coach then like wise it would be healthy for the fans to vent and vituperate at our pathetic no show this season.

Despite the rashness of the timing of Jones bump on Walters it was good to see some angry stuff from him. Sorely lacking all season. We never looked back from it afterwards. Wanting to see some of that stuff from our leaders every game. Good game from Viney too. Some of the sting from the recent criticism has caused an itch that needed a vigorous scratching.

Goes to explain some of the over the top wild celebrations to a first goal kicked seen in many matches. I am sure we all have seen plenty.

Garlett’s main problem is that he lacks physical strength. A school boy physique amongst the gorillas. Far too easily knocked off the ball and that looks like he’s not trying hard enough. He looks he is trying to me. Opponents check him closely because they know it takes little to move him off the ball but he is slippery if he is given room. Give him an inch of space though and he’s off to the races. A more adept forward line around him will take the heat off him and he would look like a million dollars.