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On the 7plus app all the post match interviews are there. Edit: link without app https://7plus.com.au/melbourne?video-id=AFME-D0O9W-J75FP&autoplay=true

After being frustrated last night with the game, waking up today I'm thinking how good is it to follow a team that plays a "bad" game and wins by 43 points.

Disco!. Amazing what an agile strong tall does to our front half

The most frustrating half of football I've watched in 5 years. Turnover central

Yep. This is what caught my eye and triggered me to revive this thread. I'm curious why interstate clubs get to train on it, but not us. Would love to know the decision making process of deciding which clubs can use it and when.

Was going to ask in the podcast thread but thought I'd revive this one first. I noticed Brisbane got to do a training session (probably captains run) on the MCG before the match this week. I've seen other interstate teams in the past also training on there. How come they are allowed to do that but we don't ever seem to? I know the reverse applies when we travel interstate (for example I saw us having a run on the Adelaide oval before the matches over there). I've never understood why interstate teams get to use it, but never Melbourne when it's our home ground. I get that it can't be our full time training ground, but it would be good if we could do our captains run there every few weeks. It's weird that essentially the interstate teams get to train on the MCG more than we do. Does anyone know the reasoning of why this is?

I think for the first time in quite a few years we are seeing a lack of depth in our team. Losing Salem so early in the game disrupted our team defense, which was left to Woewodin to fill alongside Howes and McVee. Previous years we would have had Brayshaw to fold back or super sub Smith and adjust things around them. In the midfield Oliver looked injured, and I wonder if we played him because we don't have ready made replacements like Jordan or Dunstan this year. I also fear for Gawn as he is getting older and the seasons seem to be getting longer, we dont have a real backup (Roo is great, but still so young and is a forward, not a ruck, maybe Fullarton) - I miss Dogga. Up forward, Brown looks tired and my guess is the club would have planned a rest for him by now, but maybe we don't have anyone to replace him with (also maybe Fullarton? Jefferson?). For the smalls - Kolt debuted, and looked a bit out of his depth - in previous years I think he would not have got a run in his first year, and would have been developed at Casey. We would have had the likes of Bedford ready to go, or Spargo if he wasn't injured. After the bye it will be interesting to see what our team looks like without Salem, Bowey or Hore. Previous years we would have had Hibberd and Smith as an option or Brayshaw to move back. This year it seems a bit light on. Hopefully Disco gets a good run at it. And if a Oliver is still not quite right who do we replace him with? I like the idea of Kozzy, Rivers and Nibbler having stints in the midfield but they are different players to Oliver, and then that leaves gaps in other parts of the field. Will be a good test of our depth over the next month or so. Interested to get your thoughts on this. Thanks for the podcast, I enjoy it each week.

I've started watching on mute this year also, and I find it a lot less stressful. The ideal TV option would be just crowd noise with no commentary.

Huddo really loved Kyle Chandler's game

The first 15 mins or so of this is great listening if you are interested in hearing a dissection of how our game plan (or lack of) is falling apart. Edit: starts at about 2:30 mark

Can someone please explain how we dropped down 3 spots (23 -> 26, 28 -> 31) for our picks?

Agree. We have seen CHF/CHB swap positions effectively like Neitz, Carey (temporarily), Hurley, TMac. It's worth giving it a go with Jesse. He could also play as a high half forward flanker with his speed and endurance. Let TMac and Weid play the more traditional positions. I hope this is a blessing in disguise.

Another useful tool if you want to get a virtual view from your seat: http://hospitalityafl.io-media.com/web/index.html Hope it helps people still deciding.

This is basically where i watched every home and away game from and i think its a good spot. In fact i actually prefer level 4 over level 1, as you get a good view of the whole ground. So anyone holding out because these are the only seats left, i would recommend just giving these a go. The feeling of outnumbering the hawks fans like we did to the cats will make it worth it.

I took my kids (4yo and 2yo) today and they loved it. Especially the 4yo. She has been to about 8 games with me this year, but I think she actually enjoyed watching training more because she got up close to the players and her jumper is now covered in autographs. The players were very patient at the end signing hundreds of kids (and some adults) jumpers, footy's and flags. Special mention to Sam Weideman and Neville Jetta - they were really good with the kids - both engaged the kids with a big smile and little chat, whereas most of the other players were a bit more serious (not that theres anything wrong with that). We were waiting for Gawny at the end and there was a huge queue of kids, and he didn't make it to us because the demons staff told him he has to go and do weights. Poor bloke then got mobbed all the way back to AAMI park. As for the actual training, it was just good to see the team running around in September. Really looking forward to Friday night.