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The players are professional footballers, they play the game every week. It was just another game. They ought to have known that if the momentum of the game was clearly working against them, something had to happen to address this. Maybe correct ,habitual, instinctive tackling? ( it didn't ) or maybe some simply aren't mentally strong enough or good enough to carry it out. IMO our midfield is no where near elite enough to 'consistently' win. By the way I don't think getting Lever will fix this.

I worry that apart from Viney and Oliver in the middle that we really have people able to develop the habitual/ every week,ruthless habits required. Max had the eye of the tiger last year, but seems to have been thrown by some stupid umpiring. The others are far too gentle. Recruit hard, manage soft.

Absolutely pathetic!!! Not difficult to see why Viney's absence was sorely missed and why he was made co captain. Compare our on ball units approach to this matter against say Sydney. All grisly meatheads who will run straight through you for fun. We are as soft as butter . Total powder puffs. For Christ sake, a finals position was at stake, bloody die for the cause boys. There is no other option. Bruise free was back. As Goodwin says, it's about forming habitual behaviour and this was this the first thing he pounced on in his presser. The planets align.Oliver usually does it, Viney always does it, the rest struggle to do it " habitually"and aren't "gold class". You need a gold class midfield to win flags. Why did the Hawks go after Mitchell and OMeara so hard? Why are Dusty and Kelly so keenly bid? why do the cats want an old Ablett after getting Dangerfield? Good clubs never stop getting these types. Someone writes in here mids, mids and more mids. He's on the money for mine. Our midfield was totally asleep at the wheel today , they weren't on and they weren't professional footballers.

Lost in the first quarter. Finally we conclusively know who can't cut it when it's all on the line. Get rid of them. Analysis made easy for list management staff.

Didn't think it was an odd response exactly. Goody has given Watts plenty of chances to excel already ,without a great response and he's is a bit over it. Pederson has been terrific with fewer chances and now Hogan chimed in . Simply they get the job done. Which of these does he push out? Feel for Jack, but not sure that after 150 games he's totally recognised a few things like - ability alone doesn't cut it, he has to be on for 100 minutes, he needs to bring plenty to the table, he should be delivering 3-4 goals every week, his defensive efforts and tackling are sometimes sloppy.. Footy is about taking your chances. For the moment Pedo has him covered. An 6 goal effort or similar in the seconds might indicate he gets the message.

Bit longer than that .

Well what goes around, comes around Jimmy Bartel. Hogan got two withy no priors. Hawkins has priors, cant help himself ,so you've got to give him three Jimmy IMO

Two weeks for Salem way overs. Idiots on MRP invited more jumper punching with Cotchin decision. Why didn't they address it last week if concerned? Jimmy where were you last week son ? That's strike two for you Jimmy in my book . Ridiculous , biased, unbalanced ( $1000 fine - haha) inconsistent penalties are being dispensed inequitably by people who simply cant handle the job and should resign..

Watts had 4 kicks "2" marks and didn't hit the scoreboard today. 44 player points ranking. We did rather need him to get involved today. Mind you he had a few mates, We had 12 players with 66 player points ranking or less. Prepared to maybe forgive Hunt, but a lot of the tribe didn't show up. Likely to get a small slap on the wrist, their pay check and a game next week. That's how we do things at Melbourne

When you have been left vulnerable with a team of slow midgets for the umpteenth time, result not really surprising. Particularly against North. Brown absolutely murders us every year! We were lucky Danaher couldn't kick straight when we played Essendon. Both these blokes are over 200 cm. So exactly who are our Gorilla minders? Who are our outside runners other than Hunt? Recruiting staff and football dept recruiting strategy has been very poor IMO. Got some mid selections right but we have far too many medium quality ( at best) trickless list cloggers.

Absentees evident. Difficult to watch our understrength side. Not dying for the cause this week. We always match up poorly and get punched up against this mob.

Absentees evident. Difficult to watch our understrength side. Not dying for the cause this week. We always match up poorly and get punched up against this mob.

Bit precious.

Always been a tough assignment for us,used to get bullied, but much better equipped in that area now with Lewis, Hibberd, Vince , Jones, Viney, Jetta Petracca and Oliver. Be also inclined to even play another hard type Harms or Melksham . We also haven't matched up on them particularly well but Thomas not there to do his diving and Harvey gone as well. Frost gives us additional height and speed on Brown ,so how we handle the ruck situation and clearances again paramount. Repeat of last weeks effort would give us a great chance.

Go Jesse!

Freo are now untouchable returning the favour, but if you want to slow someone right up, you now have the green light. Pretty stupid and weak decision by the MRP letting Cotchin off like this. If it was Bernie, cant help thinking it would have been a different result,

. When Hoges is really going , he is an offensive beast who is extremely difficult to stop. Cant wait to see him back.

One of our better wins of the past 20 years. Leaders really stood up and was a team effort. So many pluses, they all chipped in. Oliver and Petracca exciting A graders when they play like that. Viney back to his best. Replay on now

I believe Hogan, Petracca, Garlett , Hunt , Viney and Oliver could grab this game by the throat so longs as the rest can hold the line.

So Thomas gets the same as Lewis? So either the AFL MRP or the VFL MRP has to be replaced immediately . Jackson has to be over Gil like a bad rash tomorrow. Laughably ridiculous outcome.

About time all the boys begin playing like men. Oliver and Hunt are!

Gawn is a very good player when on the field, but no Jimmy Synes in terms of games continuity. Spencer not as good player but also injury prone.Not good succession planning, not good from the point of resilience. But does highlight the absolute need to have a ruckman on the park. Ditterich burst onto the scene as a 16 y.o.time to roll the dice with King?

You thought Jonesy played very well Earl?

Maybe Kennedy in too. Coach wasn't crazy about 9 shots to two or something. Oliver was ok ,so was Viney So Tyson might get the chop as they won't drop Jones ,even though he was scratchy early.

I think Goodwin was really [censored] about two things in his presser. Firstly the casual/ undisciplined crap that went on down back( will have to watch replay more closely to identify who will make way for Melkshan down there, but he was clearly [censored] off with one or a few ) . Secondly I felt he was equally [censored] that they had 9 shots to two or something like that in the first quarter. Again will have to watch again but from memory there were some rubbish turnovers early that contributed. Don't know why but feel Kennedy could get a shot next week.