Jaded No More

You’d love it… until Kosi does an ACL. No thank you.

Wonder if @Dannyz has anymore info to share? Much more trustworthy than most of these try hard journalists

We didn’t have May in round 2. I expect him to do a good job on Larkey. Turner a backup option, who also didn’t play round 2.

JJ is an average footballer, who was happily traded for more reasons than just his average footballing.

Worst still, is our own supporters are using these lies to pile on and get stuck into Lever's character!

Of course money helps, but you think Freo wouldn't have paid him well? how about West Coast? St Kilda? Essendon? There are loads of clubs who could have matched if not exceeded what we are giving Kosi, but he chose to stay after every men and their dog said he's gone. Bedford is the only lesser light we've lost who has gone on to become a good player, and he didn't leave for any reason other than wanting more game time. It's a shame we lost him, but these things happen all the time at every club. I have no idea if Judd stays or goes, but if he does choose to go, it's not a reflection of a club that is falling apart and who can't hold onto its players. It's simply a case of a player wanting to go home. It happens every year at every club.

Seriously! The only player we’ve lost under Goody that we desperately wanted to keep was Jackson… and he’d walk back thru the door in a heartbeat if given the chance. He was a silly kid who made a poor decision under family coercion. With zero proof people talk about mass exodus and players wanting out, when the cold hard facts are that under Goodwin we have managed to keep our entire core group together, and re-sign are young players. How quickly they all forget that Kosi has just re-signed, one of the hottest properties in football, who had every reason to head home. I thought it was only Morris who enjoys making up negative stories about our club, but it’s our supporters too!

Morris making up rubbish again… When will people learn???

It’s unsurprising that the same posters who just love to pile on players at every opportunity, continue to take the word of gutter weasel Tom Morris, on literally everything, no matter how many times he’s proven to be a flat out liar! Have a good look at yourselves and take stock of your Melbourne supporting life. Good god.

Oh god Tom Morris is bored again. God help us.

Mid week tackle also said Kosi is leaving. I’m not saying Judd has signed, but let’s stop taking these journalists seriously. There’s a tiny handful worth their weight, these clowns are not it. Judd isn’t entertaining other offers, so what is he doing? Consulting his spiritual healer? Lever got dropped and they were like, 1+1 is 3. Please. They’re laughable.

It must be the 9 meter gap between man and ball

Also don't cry that we can't attract good players to our club, if you're wanting the club to lose games. Nobody wants to play for a loser team!

We don’t even have a first round draft picks. Losing on purpose has ruined this club previously. May we never ever ever get there again. Ever. For no reason.

Gawn has been involved in just about every great mark ever taken on the footy field in the last decade. Poor guy.

Clarry is only 27. I think it goes without saying that if Max, Viney and Trac all have plenty of time to win another premiership, players younger than them do too. Does anyone in the footy world view Clarry as an “old” player? 27 is the new 23 in footy these days.

At least we have May this time around. He missed that round 2 debacle against them, as did Melksham. Lord help my mental health if we lose to this rabble again!

He is still a kid. Pre game on channel 7 they showed the evolution of Thiltrope, who until this year was pretty awful. He went pick 2 behind JUH. JVR has plenty of time on his side, but he must have serious support up forward. Expecting someone his age to hold down an entire forwardline like he’s Wayne Carey is bonkers. He’s also ultra competitive in the ruck.

Or even Petty Jeffo and Roo together. Jeffo is more of a third tall than he is a key position forward. He’s a good user of the ball and quite agile. I can see him playing more of the Fritsch role. I am dropping Fritsch this week, for his distinct lack of effort for the past god knows how many games, and bringing another tall and playing Jeffo as a third tall. I am not sure he gives us less effort than Fritsch at the moment anyway.

Clarry, if he goes to Geelong, will win a Brownlow. Bookmark it.

I saw Lindsay in one centre bounce

I never said he had a good game, I just pointed out that if you’re going to get stuck into Clarry for his ball use, have a look at Trac as well. Both are playing well below their respective best. For an inside mid, Clarry’s disposal is at or above league average. Go back and look at the post I wrote a few weeks back comparing him to the best inside mids in the game. His average disposal has always been at around the high 60s, even at his peak. He just isn’t winning enough of the ball, or hitting the contest at speed like he used to. He is also playing a defensive role now, which is very different to how he used to play. But likewise Trac isn’t winning the ball like he used to, or laying tackles like he used to, or getting to contests like he used to. Both need to be held accountable for our downfall, but Trac as a leader even more so. He should be pushing the side forward. He demanded the club got better, but has he? And I won’t bring up his shambolic goal kicking skills. Laughable really that he’s the player I least want to see going for goal. I rather Maxy from outside 50.

Oliver is apparently horrendous with the ball, yet he was going at 82% efficiency while tagging. He had 23 touches, Dawson had 25. Trac also had 23 touches but went at 65% and had ZERO clearances. The blind hate for Clarry and the leniency given to Trac just blows my mind. I know Clarry was a naughty boy, but Trac nearly blew up the club last year with the trade debacle. Both are playing well below their best and well below what their salary demands.

This. Good enough for Lever, good enough for Tmac, certainly good enough for Fritsch! I want to see Rivers and Chin spend 50% of the game in the middle Losing to Norf twice in a season might just be the end of me

Young players can’t afford to miss pre seasons. It absolutely kills their season. It’s why the effort from Lindsay this season is absolutely incredible.