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Yes , but at times like this you feel a little bit cheated by those in control of the club.

Think Gawn and Oliver more entitled to leadership roles over past two years. Such action would also see Jack able to concentrate solely on getting his game back to scratch.

Geez l thought it was a good effort with our injuries. In years gone by likely to have been a different outcome.

Think we have clearly been worked out. Evident from StKilda and Collingwood last year and the prelim. Two slow midfielders to go and don’t think it should be an AA, Brayshaw , Harmes ,Petracca or Salem. Some really hard decisions may need to be made. Have we got the Hawthorn like stones to pull the trigger?

Yep and so slow.

A fully fit Viney is a serious competitor we know that. Anything less becomes a problem. What lm beginning to doubt is his ability to regain proper fitness or are his injuries becoming chronic? If it’s the latter we have a problem. We seem to get very little news on the subject.

Isn’t it about time we stood on our own two feet now and simply got on with it? Roos ( and PJ) did a great job for us taking on a basket case and establishing the blueprint. So now we should know what’s required. Im more interested in what we do rather than what Roos does or doesn’t do.

Looking at our forward line today and most of the season, l reckon there are a lot in the queue ahead of him. Probably all the forwards actually. In a decent side with a properly functioning forward line l think he would go ok.

It’s sad to see for sure but against the really quick sides he struggles badly. Became evident in our StKilda game last year. But the club now finds itself well and truly wedged. Is Viney Snr going to tell Viney junior to have a rest? Is the club going to pull up Jonesys career a few short of 300? I don’t think so.

Another 179 cm job. Maybe we can get a full list of them.

None of them near GWS class however and we keep trading away our best picks. Doesnt make sense to me. So , simple, if you can’t get someone GWS class or ultra high quality, for Christ sake hang on to your 1st rounders. Brayshaw and Petracca need to lift pronto or onto the trade table.

Midget , slow, no tricks, can’t stick a tackle, no lateral movement. Not in same class as GWS kids unfortunately. Not sure what he offers us or why we got him?

Been a pretty lame season. Elephant in the room, the two co captains. If one was at Hawthorn he'd probably be playing seconds, the other is a true battler, but has lost a bit. We have two AA players who show the way and are the real leaders nearly every week. Time for some tough love and restructure IMO

You may well be right ,would be nice if something was done about it and people came clean.

Finger pointing and tears going on all over the place. We don’t need all this panic. All l want to know is who is going to stand up and put the train back on the rails? Surely has to be a cold hearted approach by the appointed leaders both on and off the field. They are the ones who really understand the underlying issues ( we are just guessing) and they need to make changes to address these problems effective immediately. lf they can’t do it, then we need people who can, l can’t imagine for a second PJ wouldn’t be up to his armpits in resolving the current situation.

Tom Mc and the Weid zero points after 5 games, yet huge no of inside 50’s in a number of our games. Don’t get how they couldn’t have 1 point with nearly a quarter of the season gone. Something fishy going on. TMac injured? Weid already got at?

He’s not playing well at the moment but that’s harsh.

I find the reversal in TMc form hard to fathom. He’s a very good player, but simply can’t find it. Surely there is a problem here.

He did play a very good game and a big part of getting us over the line, but it was due ,maybe overdue ,it was round 4. Hope he maintains the form against the Saints and shows the way again . Last year was a huge disappointment against them. Has a bit more to do to really restore the faith.

Sparrow and Jordan are kids and might make you eat your words one day. To call them rubbish is crazy. They are not the cause of the clubs malaise. Good to see Maynard find some form after some ordinary luck with injury and Billy Stretch hasn’t given it away. Would like them both to get a chance.

If you overpay for something that doesn’t work, it’s hard to consider it a wise decision, particularly when what you purchase has an injury predisposition cloud. The opportunity cost on this transaction is looking pretty aweful right now.

Never EVER pay two first round draft picks for anybody.

The Elephant in the room is the co captains.

I thought of the similarity to last year against Geelong too. Bombing it to a static forward line pretty much the same. Slow learners or haven’t got the message? The week before ,PA’s forward entries, being so precise ,made our defensive zone somewhat meaningless and made it easier for PA to deliver. Same again with Geelong. Turnovers from ineffective forward work is going to kill anyone with the new rules because you won’t be able to cover the quick , precise rebound pick off or have an extra bloke as insurance down there. Others have seen it and it’s happened twice now. New rules might make it more about ability than grunt in both halves perhaps?

Lockhart and Sparrow have more goals than Jones and ANB in , yet Petracca is the bad guy? Up to forward coach, Goody and selectors to fix it.