Maldonboy38

I understand your amazement, because his disposal and decision making was so ordinary, but he ran and tried better than most today.

Bowey. I reckon the margin would have been much more without his effort today. Langford. Amid all the horror of today, he was very, very good. Langdon - pity his disposal was so poor Sharp. Getting better each game. Chandler. Oliver - horrendous skills and decision making but one of the few who ran and tried all day.

Because that is who opposition teams will go for. Petracca will get currency but neither of Viney or Oliver will. Kozzie, Langford and McVee in particular will be heavy targets.

I know Goodwin will say we believe in our plan and program, that it was unacceptable today, that we know what we need to do etc... But we need more from him today. We, the members and supporters need an explanation from coach and President.

It is a 50/50 no from me. Would never want to lose any of Langford, Lindsay, Tholstrup, Kozzie, Jeffo, McVee, or Windsor and we would have to for a rebuild. But it is not a clear cut no. Gawn and May are coming to the end with no clear replacement. Oliver, Petracca and Viney have no wind in their sails and their general play is error-riddled. We do have a heap of tradeable players whose form is appalling (Rivers, Salem, Turner etc...)

Done now I'd reckon.

The game plan is not bad - try to keep the ball moving via short quick kicks or handball chains. But it requires excellent kicking skills (i.e. Hawthorn, GWS) and our kicking is bovine faecal matter. So we are looking to use a game plan that we can't execute. Very stupid. Most of the team suffer from it, and unfortunately the top 5 current worst kicks are Gawn, Oliver, Petracca, Viney and Fritsch. On top of that, some of our emerging players have lost form and confidence. Rivers, Salem, Sparrow, JVR.

You know that 1 metre handball players do just to get rid of the thing, not caring what pressure you put your team mate under? We are brilliant at it. So good, we even miss that target.

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With so many negatives converging in one quarter of footy, it is being constantly outnumbered in general play that is the most enraging. Our work without the ball looks non-existent, mostly from our experienced guns.

Agree in part, but it is in rare atrocious form today.

I don't know what has happened to so many of our players for the constant pattern of atrocious skills and decision making with ball in hand, but I am getting seriously peeved.

Could we look any more clumsy and pathetic inside F50.

6. Chandler 5. Oliver 4. Salem 3. Lindsay Sorry, that's all I've got.

If you put all our default weaknesses into one game, we saw it today. Fumbles, disgraceful kicking, unfathomable decision making, slow transition, and our entry into F50 dysfunctional and error ridden. The Roos slaughtered us through the middle both offensively and defensively. Our lack of energy was worrying, and the amount of time they wandered around us away from stoppages screams laziness or tiredness or both. Max is a warrior but seeing him run past our own defenders and midfielders into D50 to help out shows how poor we were.

I want May back. Soon.

We are doing some very dumb things...

Boy I hate Demonland sometimes.

And THAT is why we need Spargo. Patience and execution. O my, 3 set shot misses.

OK, we re getting going now. They are trying to stifle JVR because he is really presenting a big presence. Come on boys.

Well, I suppose with ANB gone we do need a new fumble expert, just didn't expect it from the entire midfield.

JVR influential. Well done again, Hendo. Have to clean up our on ground play. Constantly 2nd to the ball.

Loved seeing an open free flowing game of footy at the MCG on a sunny Saturday afternoon, but annoyed Essendon were involved. The Crows looked very good through the middle, defense and up forward. But to concede 100 points shows glaring holes in the midfield defensive running. Other top teams will tear that to pieces so it is "watch-this-space" for me about the Crows.

I've been on these 2 adaptations for a while now. Our game has too many grey areas, so the last touch out of bounds rule as you detail it cleans that up (there will always be borderline decisions so the AFL still get their endless click bait and Kane Cornes ranting) And the 16 per team helps achieve 2 things: 1) reduces the constant packs and gives more open, maybe even one-on-one footy. 2) opens up he possibility of a 20 team competition without watering down the talent pool so much. As for today's matches, my only interest is the Crows who have all the pieces in place and simply have to execute this year. Unfortunately, I have to go shopping for a couple of hours with the Minister of Happiness so please pray for me.

I just don't get it. Umpies don't go out to cheat or favour, and despite the angry rhetoric, neither do the AFL direct umpires to "follow an agenda". But how could a game be umpired with such discrepancy? Howling missed free kicks or erroneous ones in a pattern over 3 quarters. I am hoping the umpires are in the VFL next week (sorry VFL) because they are not up to AFL standard.