Rob Mac......

Good point Ralphius. Living o/s i only see games on tv. Last Sunday was my 1st live game since beating GWS last year. I really noticed Watts make several leads to space, providing good uncontested options, only to be ignored.

Richo says the ball is possessed! Bad bunch of Sherrins

Yes I'd prefer Roos for as long as possible, at least another 2 or 3 years. Of the potential successors, I find Lingy very intelligent with excellent and cool people skills, so put him way out front. 2 or 3 years learning under Roos and he could be ready to take over, especially with Roos still on board to help him. Also it sounds as though he's fairly successful in business around Geelong, so I doubt his family would go for his taking a pay cut from media work for many years (to be assistant coach) before getting the head coach job

In Front!

well crumbed Watts

Even Nate Jones poor so far.

Grimes has had a couple of good weeks, but he's killing us again so far today.

!00% agree RF. For Roos to take us from basket case to premiership(s) (in addition to his Sydney achievements) would make him the greatest coach of all time. (hopefully an incentive for him too) I love his coaching (always loathed Neelds). Sceptical of succession plan because usually when someone's made coach, THEY want and need to be coach, not second guessing what their great predesessor would do (did you see Bomber T's response when it was suggested he be the successor?). I think we're miles better off with Roos himself directly making those correct decisions and influencing players the way he does so well, for hopefully many years.

Well I'd rather keep Chip than get any 1st round pick. He's the real thing and he's great now. We need great players NOW, not in 3 - 4 years when draftees develop. Also his leaving is the wrong message, we'd take a step backward at least in the short term.

Oh why stop now Nut?! :-) From Vinces tackle to Salems mark = 13 fine things in succession in 28 seconds!! Frawleys quick recovery to receive Jordies handpass and in a tenth of a second he's directed a perfect left handpass back to Jordie between the 2 Dons, #12 Baguley closing so fast on Tyson, but he gets it to Viney..... Most enjoyable passage I've seen for years. Ok I'll stop now

Salem's doing nothing. Time to replace him with JKH

Good on you Lynden Dunn!!! For some reason I always had faith he'd come good and he really has in every way. Best MFC news in quite awhile.

6 Dunn 5 Tyson 4 Pederson 3 Cross 2 M. Jones 1. Jamar Apologies to N. Jones who I seem to judge on a higher standard lately, and to Viney, Jetta and Vince

Grimes should be dropped. kneed howe in head, lousy handball to Watts, etc. etc

I LOVE how our team changed this year. Love to look forward to each match for a change, knowing something interesting may happen. I feel the love vibe on demonland too with more sympatico posts. ..to the point I barely feel need to say, to have a chance in 5, Port'll have to have popped their celebratory corks before the game starts and we'll have to be ready to kill. Otherwise it'll be a shellacking. though likely somewhere in between such as Port by 39.

Reading the Casey player reviews, as a fan I really loved the honest frankness for a change. As a fan I'd love to see that for the AFL side too. However I can't help but think that, going into battle, the last thing you need is the enemy knowing what your coaches think (not to mention your coaches diverting time to writing stuff for public consumption anyway and its psychological effect on the players). So, as much as I'd love reading the coaches factual player reviews, I'd be dead against them being shown anywhere, other than to the players and other coaches, and only if Roos wanted that.

Watts!

Ripping game so far. Tag Martin though

Dustin Martin playing well. Dangerous

Sorry Twister I've lived outside Australia for 40 years so can't relate. But at least they HAD junior footy. I just found the website for the Melbourne primary school I went to. It used to be footy mad every day [fine for me]. From viewing the sports areas and every inch of their web site, it appears that NO Aussie rules is ever played at that school!!! I'm in shock! What's going on in Melbourne since I left? Hope you don't mind Twister, I didn't want to start a new thread & yours was the closest subject. Cheers

When did we last win back to back games?

I always thought calling our team the "Dees" showed a tough but humorous attitude actually, so liked it a lot. You all know what a "D" is an abbreviation for in America right?

Yes Deeold that's what I heard. Petrol money for those driving etc., but they all got the meat pie! And I think the culture was better for it, without the huge player payments.

I loved his playing. ..don't know exactly, but I thought most players then just got petrol money and a meat pie on game day.

It seems about 99% of the football world want Viney to get off. However like many things in life, it seems several diverse factors influence the outcome. Mainly the AFL may fear parents choosing soccer over footy for their kids if it's publicized that, in Aussie rules, a player can break anothers jaw without even giving away a free kick or being suspended. Secondly, viewing at normal speed, viney obviously just braced for impact and had no option; the more it's slowed down, the more it erroneously gives the illusion he deliberately nailed him because, slowed down, there appears to be time to make choices and maneuver when there really isn't.