Deefiant

Wasn't Moniz-Wakefield from our NT zone?

Just to add to how much he cares. Does anyone remember after our 2021 win he hid his norm smith. Proudly displayed his premiership medal.

I don't think anyone should be questioning Trac's committment to the club. Watching him spill his frustration about how poorly we were playing in the last couple of games shows how much he cares about the club. He decided to continue to play on with broken ribs and heavy internal injuries. I think Trac's frustrations is that he does not see the club being able to compete at the top level with his expectations. I can't say I disagree with him watching us this year. Hopefully this boldens us. Gets us to reflect on our mistakes and back into contention next year. I can see trac been real fired up to show everyone we have a point to prove. I can see him pushing himself to be the top player in the comp instead of thereabouts. Of course it could also go the other way. Was hoping we would see a different clarry this year after last season but that didnt pan out.

Not sure we should be throwing stones when they technically had a better season than us.

It was part 2 for me. The optimist in me was hoping thay part 1 was a bad patch of form but part 2 showed teams had worked us out comprehensively.

Feel like theres a bit of hindsight analysis going on here. Brown we were hopeful his knee would come good. Melksham was a high draft pick who hadn't really established a position on essendons line up. Garlett was one of lesser effective small forwards in carltons line up that we hoped would shine as a sole small forward. He also came with question marks about his attitude. All trades usually come with some sort of question unless you pay top dollar for them e.g. may and lever. The other players you listed clearly fill a needs based approach although haven't really worked out.

Something something about throwing stones from glass houses?

Isn't Brad Green on the board. How many years out of retirement is he?

What's your end game? The whole team to get concussion so we forfeit rather than playing King's Birthday? https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/christian-salem-opens-up-on-bizarre-concussion-suffered-during-melbourne-training-camp/news-story/0cdca9c446baf9e25372016b6c426ded

In terms of the unfairness of the competition I feel like this is one of the lessor things we should care about considering the vicbias benefits we enjoy.

But have you thought about T.Mac? He may be injured but I think we're on to a winner here. Trust me.

Thanks for the update. Just on face value, those stats don't really indicate how we pulled up in finals scenarios. Feels like we again, ran out of gas in the finals. And if players are carrying an injury but still play it skews the stats a little.

Taking this comment on face value. Do you think it's affected our performance late in the season?

Didnt we also want Georgides and Holmes.

Just want to say thank you for calling this out. Some real old age thinking that unfortunately still exists. I would like to think that you're in the majority of views. Women needing to talk about women? Why is it up to the women to promote women's sport? Not that it should matter (but apparently it does) but as a man, I'm loving watching the women play this year. They seem to have a great team spirit and a lot more cohesive as a team than the men's team. It's a joy to watch as a supporter.

Bit more than that. Floating around on the afl and collingwood subreddits if you want to find out.

Taken 9 in the rookie draft. Surely we're not desperate enough to pick anyone who is tallish and can hold a sherrin. We do seem to have an abundance of not good enough tall forwards.

Yes and no. The focus wouldn't be as big however forward entries and poor kicking at goal have been a consistent issue since about round 6. It does seem like our efficiency dropped last year and it seemed like it improved at the start of the year but it's dropped right back down. Just feels like our midfield was off this year. Ed Langdon was of the most critical ones in our premiership year and his kicking issues seemed to have disappeared. Not sure where that has gone to.

Thought Theage's headline of Head, shoulders, knees and toes was pretty funny... despite it being not good for ilus https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/demons-coy-on-gawn-s-injury-but-say-he-s-fit-to-face-blues-20230912-p5e3we.html

You could tell in those final games lasy year how much success he wanted with the dees. Was seriously desperate in trying to win the ball. Wish Jackson played with as much heart in the end. He looked like he was out the door.

I think thats why i'm not too disappointed about last year. We looked cooked against Brisbane and the standard wasn't there for that the game. It was pretty obvious that the winner was going to get smashed against Geelong which is what happened. Hoping we learnt from our mistakes from last year. So far it's looking good.

I'm sorry I expect this from opposition supporters but from our own supporters... We finished second and dominated the first half of the season winning the first 10 games in a row. Yes we limped at the end of the year but doesn't take away from the fact we played well through the h&a and we should be proud of the effort of the boys. Geelong have only won 10 games so far and it's round 22. Not sure they are that comparable...

To be honest the final percentage doesn't really matter. It's more the percentage when compared to the teams around us. That's why I tend to look at the points for and against difference. With the obvious advantage to a lower points against if the points difference is the same. Collingwood currently have a points differential of around 400 points, we have one of around 380. If collingwood lose 2 and win 1, while we win 3 you would think we would make up those 20 points in our wins. A margin of 1 goal in each of the games should mean we finish on top. Obviously it's a moot point if Collingwood win by a lot in their 1 win. And Brisbane are only a few points behind us in their points difference so they have a realistic shot of overtaking us as well.

Still stand by it. It's a strategy that we love to use and if we consistently do it it's just a matter of time that we finish below expectations it doesn't pay off. But good on you for bringing up a post 2 years old...

Feel like you already have the answer, but just to add. Free kicks don't get paid if the ball is knocked out in the tackle. "For the avoidance of doubt, a Player does not elect to Incorrectly Dispose of the football when: (a) the Player genuinely attempts to Correctly Dispose of the football; (b) the Legal Tackle causes the football to be dislodged from the Player’s possession." Pretty much how the doggies got away with dropping the ball when got tackled for a long time.