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Agree. Was a good win and keeps us in it but also gives the three recent losses perspective in terms of our fate. We won’t be considered to have improved unless we take a couple of decent scalps to make it. So still the question remains are we any good or just flat trackers?

Yep agree Can’t quite grasp it. I mean I worked in finance all my life and can’t ever remember anyone ever leaving $1,300,000 on the table.

So we are led to believe that Cyril is walking away leaving $1,300,000 on the table? Doesn’t make sense.

Wonder if that was what Goodwin may have been alluding too for next week. He hated how the back half operated. Either that or it’s Frost or Keilty. After today doubt if the would roll the dice on Keilty and Pedo did zero when he got a crack. So reckon we might only go with two talls in the forward half Perhaps Frost, Stretch, Vince, Spargo for Petty, Weideman, ANB, Hannan.

Played 4 leadership filled quarters today. Probably our only AA. Looks like a leader to me. Viney does too , sometimes . Not today, although last quarter good. Wanted more earlier and also against Collingwood a couple of weeks back. So two average performances out of three must win games. Mixes it up, can be patchy. Captains need to show up every week. Not sold. Jonesy been a great clubman and still maybe handy , but unless he ( and Viney) somehow haul us into the finals ( which they should if they are to be considered good leaders) do they really deserve it?

Max for captain!

Few careers on the line this second half I reckon. Max a one man band.

I didn’t think he was that bad last night. Thought his first game against Geelong indicated he was going to take the season by storm. He was strong, hard at it, good in the air and used it well. If he ever gets what he’s capable of and that it’s expected every week, we and the whole completion could see a top 10 competition player. Regrettably it hasn’t worked out that way so far ,but it’s far from too late. As it stands though he’s flat lined at best, since then and l desperately hope he doesn’t become a wasted talent like many. others. He and Gus seem like good mates that we hoped would take us somewhere. Gus doing well after his difficulties ,Trac just seems to be going through the motions but we all know he’s got the ability. Hope the Footy dept can get to the bottom of this , identify the problem and fix it.

Wonderful player and very nice bloke. Sad news.

Yep panic and bomb when they have to make a decision. Watch Pendlebury , Ablett, Sloan. Plenty of tricks, sidestep, slow it up, go left or right the calmly hit a team mate on the chest and retain possession for the next advance. Clarry’s not to bad, Gus is ok too. The rest are classified as B graders for a reason.

Agree with most of that. Mystery why he doesn’t seem to handle big pressure games. All we want us for him to play his role. Frustrating for us supporters, must be even worse for his team mates.

You forgot ‘small slow and easily knocked aside red.

Think we badly needed that win. Hope I’m proven wrong.

He is also 187

Just threw it out there in my emotional state. At his best he’s great, but here we have a clutch game playing for second spot and he wants to stand in the middle of the MCG and argue with Melksham. ( In fairness I don’t know what Melksham said but you just don’t do that) I believe he had 1 kick to half time or something like that. He didn’t show up when we desperately needed him and it’s not the first time it’s happened. Just pisses me right off. We were playing for decent stakes today. Re Tyson his form in the reserves simply warrants a recall.

For Lynch yes. Not the first time he’s spooked it up. Was standing in the middle of the ground arguing with Melksham. And you [censored] I believe I asked a question.

Very quiet on the train. We were two short with Peterson and Spargo ( kid playing against men. Strange selection in clutch game) Oliver ok. Viney and Jones totally pantsed by DeGoey, Trelor and Sidebottom. When are we going to recruit an outside runner like one of the Collingwood blokes? Our midfield does ok against the bottom 8. Against the top liners - Leadership normally disappears after that. I think they know their limitations. In Tyson, Stretch, Hunt, Garlett, JKH comes into it too, maybe also the ginger nut and one of Keilty or Petty. Jones and Viney cannot be in the centre at the same time awful. Slow, slow,slow. Out Pedo, Harms, Bernie, Spargo, Harmes , Melksham. Hogans attititude and performance???? Do we keep him or do some serious trading for Lynch? Tommy Mac a shining light, Max tried hard Fritch tried.

Blind Freddy can see how slow we are in the middle. Totally exposed at the moment.

Very silly of Casey not putting Tyson at the upper end of the best players. I hope its an oversight and an apology/ correction quickly made. We all watched it, the commentators made significant mention of him, he had it on a string at 70% + efficiency. The club must be fair here. Hope I'm not smelling some sort of rat. Thought our midfield was excellent in the magoos today and keeps the pressure squarely on their counterparts in the seniors tomorrow..

Nice little spur along for our boys. I hope they get a bit p155ed off about it.

Viney is a thing of beauty at times. Big game for him this weekend too.

Hope Maxxy reads it, accepts the challenge ( as he has done all year) and puts it beyond doubt. Max is no fool and I think last year doesn’t sit well with him.

Bingo

Oh and here was I thinking it may have something to do with Archbishop Mannix his apparent dislike for the British and his relationship with Wren, but then again I’ve never been clear on this. Thanks for enlightening me.

Interesting topic. I for one am glad the AFL is in charge of scheduling. I consider Collingwood may be very lucky for instance ,to have ANZAC day. They simply didn’t have that many players go to war in comparison to the other clubs. ( Melbourne I believe had the highest participation). But that in itself, may be a totally different discussion? Happy to leave to the AFL to sort out and also agree with PJ’s comments and stance.