Undeeterred

I panicked... One of my mates busted his neck and wanted to just go and 'lie down'. If we didn't convince him to sit still and call an ambulance, he would be paralysed. I'm amazed that they let him run off, to be honest.

Frawley? We would have been towelled without him and Rivers.

Great pack mark in the first quarter. Great lead up mark and pinpoint short pass to an inside 50 target in the (last?). Just moments, but when he is good, he is really, really good. I say stick him in the midfield for a whole game. What is the worst that can happen?

To be fair, I'm far more worried about Selwood and Bartel in 3 weeks.

One of the best comments I've read on DL.

Not lost on me! Especially not the bit about Neeld starting from scratch.

Said it on the game day thread, but Howe was the only Melbourne player in the top 15 possession getters. Crazy.

It is sad how funny I found that.

Rivers given away a few silly ones very close to goal.

Why the f do they have that stupid fake grass around the ground?? How many people have smacked their heads on it today?

Think that's probably a bit melodramatic...

Just had a look and, at 3/4 time, 16 of the top 18 possession getters on the ground were Tigers. I don't care what the game plan is, we are never going to win games of footy with stats like that...

Crikey... Just logged on, and sounds like there is a bit of a shemozzle afoot. Can someone fill me in on how the new priority pick system is going to work? Hahaha

The Achilles heel, hey...

I disagree on Gysberts - I think he will be huge this year.

True, I know, not that much. Sort of just making the point in general... If your boss tells you to turn up on time for something, turn up on time. If you don't, there should be consequences.

Are you this unrelentingly negative just to stir people up, or do you actually believe it? If everything is SO terrible ALL the time, why bother coming to discuss it?

I think we'll sneak in, but I also think it depends hugely on the development of the teams around us (eg Nth, Richmond, Essendon and Freo probably) and how teams go who might be sliding a bit (like, say Bullies and the Swans).

And as for suggesting we trade Watts on the strength of one bad night in the bucketing rain in the silly season... Wow.

Chill out people. Let's wait until the real stuff starts. And for all of those complaining that we 'are miles from the top'... Seriously? Of course we are. Did you expect us to make top 4 this year?

And its actually probably not his development that is harmed. In fact, I reckon he will redouble his efforts and it will enhance his development in the end, if he is half the player I think he is.

Not sure why this is such a big deal. If I were being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to be at a planning meeting for a big project (such as, say, the first game of the year) and I missed it, then my boss would be tee off at me as well. He is a big boy. About time that something as simple as being on time is now demanded. Can you imagine Geelong or Hawthorn letting junior players swan into a meeting late without saying anything?

Just looking at a few of those photos, does anybody else get the feeling Chipper is going to absolutely monster some blokes this year?

Why are we all still talking dribble about this wa&&&r??

YAWN!