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Doesn't look like he's in a rut though...he's ok and doing enough to hold his spot in the side. As I say, just not the superstar everyone expects yet. When did Watts have a better (or pretty good) season as a young player by the way?

Petracca is not being gifted games, he's not in a rut...his stats hold up pretty well for someone who mainly plays half forward with the one exception. He could hit the scoreboard a bit more. His biggest problem is expectation... Everyone else's. He's expected to be a superstar and he's not, he may never be but he's still contributing pretty well in my mind and will get a lot better. Nothing is to be gained by playing him at Casey as he's not Sylvia or Watts mark 2. Get over it everyone.

It was the rule of the week against the Pies 'S', seems to have calmed down a bit since. ...and why they continue to deny there is such a thing as rule of the week is beyond stupid. The evidence is there for all to see, we might be rusted on supporters but we're not that dumb.

The Brayshaw mark was the same as Wingards, should have been paid. Melk's shepherding decision was a disgrace. Yes Nichols is a ..... of an umpire. ...but we cost ourselves the game through poor delivery into the forward line. Umpires or not there was a 30+ point win there for the taking.

"There had been suggestions over the weekend from former directors and powerbrokers that Jackson would quit his post immediately, but these were proven to be unfounded at Thursday’s morning tea." I find this a most interesting line from the article... These are the people that put us in our previous poor position and cause nothing but trouble. There they go again and yet again they are wrong...ego might not be a dirty word but for some I wish they would just shut it.

The only similarity to Harvey is his size...Harvey was explosive, Spargo isn't. The jury is still out for me with Spargo, he's only a first year player. I get that. ...but does he have enough tricks? At his size, he needs them. My big concern at the moment is he is getting brushed aside way too easily, he really needs to work on his strength. That at least can be worked on. He has the footy IQ, so that's a big plus. Will he go on or will he be another JKH? Time will tell.

...the bye round, nearly as bad as preseason. It will be good to be back playing footy again on Friday.

I wouldn't be targeting Wallis 'Moon'... I think Tyson is a much better player/prospect and he's struggling to get a game. We need a bit of run & carry/class. Looking for someone to emerge like Yeo has at WC...this is the type of player we need. Who has the skillset but hasn't put it all together yet? Someone to really work with Oliver... The dogs have a kid Webb or Williams maybe another, can't remember who but looked to have the raw talent. I'm sure we like all clubs are on the lookout, that's why Langdon's name is popping up.

Yep, I get people expressing their opinions but I think they're not looking at the bigger picture. ...you can't judge him by a game like Friday night which was a glorified game of rugby in many respects. Nor can you go on the outside player reputation he's often tagged with as this year he's shown he can get his own ball. With the changes coming into the game next year, and they will come the game will open out a lot more and it will be imperative to have runners like Gaff. It's probably our biggest weakness. An open forward line is going to be great for us with Tommy Mac, Hogan and Weid, Oliver will be unstoppable around the ball but we still need class runners bringing the ball in.

No, it's a key factor in growth but there's a lot more to it than that. Get the wins but place yourself to take advantage of them, that's the way we will grow. North are a great example of a team who weren't able to translate on-field success to support and memberships.

During PJ's time the President and board have pretty much remained in the background. This year they have had to tick off on 3 big calls...selling off poker machine money, selecting a new CEO and developing a new home base. I'm sure many share my trepidation as previous boards/presidents don't imbue me with confidence but with these decisions best of 3 won't win. All 3 must be winners.

Dill's AFL is a little bit flakey for me, I don't put a lot of store in their acumen. For all his short comings AD did have a clue...

There was rumours of a rift between Jackson & Bartlett a year or so back. I just hope Bartlett's ego is not getting the better of him here. Melbourne Presidents don't have a good record of appointments.

Funnily enough he was the first one to come to my mind...didn't mention him at the time though. Thought he was done with footy. I wonder if the Roos connection played any part? a pity the podcast was before the announcement.

I'm hoping this will be a good appointment as I'm sure we all are. For those worried about negative inside mail from Collingwood people, we got the same negative stuff about PJ from the EFC people on his announcement. If Pert is as big a disaster as PJ has been I will be a happy man.

Hey @DeeSpencer, I get your frustration and sometimes I felt the same today. I think we can only hold one of him and Vince from here on in, unfortunately along with Jetta they make us too slow against quick forwards and surging mids. As @Earl Hood says above the big problem today was the mids and I would add lack of defensive pressure from our forwards. Pedders throws out the balance and the kid gets run over too much at the mo. Probably time to get Hunt back in with Garlett, move Smith across to a flank or wing and bring in Petty...

'Fugazzi'...

@Macca, this one features Drew Zingg on guitar...very underrated player. Probably the best of the Steely Dan live show players. Donald Fagan did this New York Rock & Soul Revue show that started as kind of a cover band, then added a few 'Dan' songs before it morphed back into a full on Steely Dan reunion after 12 years of separation.

Tom should have blocked and called him back into the ball 'rp'...

I agree with you on the notion of allegiances carried through from childhood having little to no influence in these days of pro sport. Using the Prestia case when he was ready to move I don't think we were interested any longer. He wasn't going to fill a need, we already had Viney a similar but better player by this stage. I think we are into Gaff, we've identified areas of need and are trying to fix them. I see him as being like Lever from last season and am confident we will get our man. Will the Melbourne factor play a role? Well Melbourne the city will if as reported he wants to move back home. From there it will be money & opportunity and I believe we offer both. I don't think any other club can offer more in the Melbourne, money, opportunity basket so if he want's to leave we are the obvious choice and he gets to play with the team he supported (if that's true).

Like Lever last year I think we are right into Gaff and it's more likely than not he will be with us next season.

It's all part of the mix 'Rocky'... As PJ noted when he arrived, we're in the business of football & I'm sure it's not lost on the club that on field performance is the priority. Things like this give us a bit of profile & after years of being the ugly step sister it's time we stepped out of the shadows & weren't afraid of being relevant in the football world. Who cares what others think. Don't be scared of the exposure, revel in it. Having a strong brand draws sponsors, players & fans.

Thank goodness he was stubborn in playing Oscar last year 'steve'. We get that you're now left with Dom as your whipping boy but everything will work out in the fullness of time. I'm sure Goodwin has a plan & I doubt it has much to do with the experiment you mention.

Thank goodness he was stubborn in playing Oscar last year 'steve'. We get that you're now left with Dom as your whipping boy but everything will work out in the fullness of time. I'm sure Goodwin has a plan & I doubt it has much to do with the experiment you mention.

David Evans biggest mistake was taking poor advice from prominent past player/s and replacing Mathew Knights...it all went down hill from there.