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Was always going to hurt them in the end. Going in with no ruck in the finals campaign was an impressive effort to get to the GF and nearly pull it off. Certainly need to start again with the big man stocks apart from Max of course. Looks like the club agree, picking up Bradtke and approaching Pruess...

Mean spirited I know but I couldn't stand Jeremy Howe being a premiership player. Leaves a bad taste in my mouth the sooking he did about having to play back with us. Half hearted efforts were not appreciated by this supporter. He would be a very handy player for us now playing where Roos identified was his best spot...

Lewis won't play in a 5th 'norm'... If he is still getting a game in 2019 we are going nowhere. He's not going to get any better. Need to know when to fold 'em...

For what it's worth I think West Coast will win... The only caveat I have is that Darling doesn't have another GF let down. They have no one to cover Kennedy.

GWS 5.4 9.7 15.10 19.11 (125) WEST COAST 3.0 4.2 5.2 9.4 (58) Last years semi result. Scoreline looks familiar.... Obviously it scarred the Eagles so badly they are in a GF next weekend... It 'aint necessary so Robbo

It's nothing to do with the game plan and everything to do with the list profile.

...and then we would have been smacked next week instead. More likely in the prelim like today but maybe at the 'G' instead of Perth. I didn't want to post this after last weeks win as it would have been mean spirited (let everyone enjoy the win) but I honestly thought that was the end of our run for this year. Making finals and winning 2 was where we are at...and that's a good result. Of course I wasn't happy with how we lost today but... We've had a really good year with what is basically a very young inexperienced list. If they take the right message out of their experience in finals this year, pick up another couple of good players plus get Hogan and Lever back on the park then we are ready to have a run at it next year.

Really, so you think he showed the discipline expected of a leader in the first Q when the game was there to be won??? It's not about blame it's about being realistic now. Jordan doesn't have another year in him, he's got the most our of himself, he's got his 300 games and he's been an invaluable player to have around the club. ...but it's time to hang'em up. Yep, he was 'praha' but the end comes quickly. ...but those 2 teams were really just making up the numbers as unfortunately we got proven to be today. His lack of discipline was hard to take today, it's time to move on.

Frost - We need May (or someone)

I would hope he does the right thing and retires now 'rp'...it's time. It's not just the poor game, it's the lack of discipline that I can't take from a senior player. It happens too often, he set a really poor tone in the first quarter when he should have been rallying the boys. ...as I say, I reckon he's been invaluable around the club for the couple of years we've had him but time is up now.

Thanks for the couple of years mate... The experience you have brought to the club has been invaluable but now is the time. ...we need to move on and develop the list now.

Not really 'Norm', the times he has been hard tagged this year he's really struggled. The problem is most coaches like Hardwick last night haven't given him the respect of playing a hard tag. No one should be getting 40+ touches in a prelim... If we make it Melcham wouldn't be the option, he's better suited to dealing with Howe...if not Harmes it's more likely to be ANB who has the running power to go with him & Harmes with Pendles.

Nup. We were also criticised for not having beaten anyone until recently but I always thought we were better than those results. They are a good team, you could see it if you really looked. Some peoples opinion was predicated on hatred of the black & white rather than a more objective analysis. They were very impressive against us earlier in the year & tonights game from them was a facsimile. Here's a prime example. There is no logical reason why Bucks can't take them to a flag.

The result didn't surprise me tonight. Despite denials by a few on here Collingwood are a good team and started to show it towards the end of last year. The Tiges have had a good run without a true forward structure and it caught them out. They're a good unit but if their champs don't fire they're in trouble. Reiwoldt was the only one to fire a shot tonight, the house of cards crumbled. There is a reason they went all out to get Lynch, it's the same reason we should keep Hogan. As much a the game changes, tall forwards who kick goals are worth their weight in gold. Always have been, always will be... Great to see Storm into another GF....

Storm 20 - 0 HT.... Go Storm

If he doesn't get caught in one on ones with Kennedy in the air Frosty will be ok. Kennedy has the body and smarts to move him off the ball. On the lead, particularly with the leg injury I think Frost will have him covered and should also give us some rebound. Just don't want him body to body...

I think it will be something along these lines. I do worry about Frost on Kennedy though, he (Kennedy) is a very smart footballer and that's not one of Frosty's strengths. If he can get the ball to ground he will expose Kennedy, but that's the if...

Yes, Kennedy is on one leg but it's a pretty good leg and he's a very smart footballer. It's only because it's finals that he's playing... If Frost is his match up he needs to run off him at every opportunity and make things hard.

I think this is an important point 'bin'... Also think someone had to take responsibility for Gunston kicking 3.5 last weekend. Not being at the game I couldn't see the match ups but maybe Bailey was done over by a very good player?

Good Pix... http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2018-09-19/inside-melbourne-with-michael-willson

Chad Wingard is on his way to Victoria if the rumours are correct. Can play, would be a very handy acquisition. Looking for outside class, this guy has it in spades. ...and the bonus for him is he won't have to play against Viney if he picks us.

I don't care for some of the technicalities in this thread....don't take it too seriously people but you've got to stake your claim. It's our ground...the others can F....off back to Glenferrie Oval, Punt Rd & Victoria Park if they don't like it. ...and don't even think about it Carlton or EFC.

The one good thing about Ray is he's belligerent & more likely to go against the crowd just to prove a point. Jordan Lewis must have known we had Nichols again this week, did some serious sucking up on 360. Thanked """Matty""" for not paying a free when he robbed off. A serious game killer is Nichols.

I thought the umpires we had last game there did a pretty decent job. If they go in with the objective of not being sucked in by the crowd then they are more likely to overcompensate and give us a good run.

I'll kick against the wind here. I don't find anything too similar to '87 at all really apart from the fact that we played finals. Nice to reminisce but that's as far as it goes for me. I'm much more interested in what happens from here on in.