The heart beats true

Tyson - Had No Impact ?

This country needs to hurry up and legalise gay marriage so I can finally propose to Nev Jetta.

I'd settle for him kicking 8 ?

#awkward

Keeping him fresh for his last quarter heroics.

I know, I'm just teasing. I just feel like the purveying mood around here is fear. We've been really competitive for 95% of the season. I've got no reason to suspect we won't today.

Gees there's some anxiety on here today. I'm sorry. I thought this was a SUPPORTERS forum ? Grow a sack some of you naysayers. Go The Dees!

I disagree. We are missing 3 of our best 5 midfielders, and playing against a side that's only strength is it's midfield. If we win tomorrow we are a genuine side - as we have a lot working against us.

This game doing nothing to disprove my theory that Etihad (particularly with a closed roof) is essentially a different game than a standard AFL game. Remember when St Kilda killed GWS under the dome and everyone raved about how they'd arrived? Its the closest thing to Basketball that AFL will ever be.

If the logic of the head being protected is consistent then Walker is in trouble for that push on JJ. Had a choice to do something else, ball had gone passed, and he engaged with the player resulting in concussion. I know he seemed remorseful but he definitely engaged.

I think he's been figured out by the system. In the modern game you've got to have multiple strings to your bow to be an A grader, with the absolute 'must' have being hard work. His last 18 months have been really, really average for a guy with his abilities and it seems to add up to clubs consistently knowing what to do to keep him out of games. If they wanted a straight swap for Buggy I'd at least hear them out though ?

How great is this... Mark Robinson was just on AFL360 questioning Melbourne and our undisciplined behaviour with Jordan Lewis. He then turned to Jack Riewoldt and says 'It's not at like at Richmond, where I can't recall one undisciplined act this year'. And without skipping a beat Anthony Hudson chimes in with 'Ahhh, Bachar Houli last week'. Classic. It perfectly sums up how short term the current AFL news cycle is, and how quickly it shifts.

The conventional wisdom, otherwise known as the media, said 6 weeks. So in light of recent events he was always going to get 6. This passed week will be the making of us as a footy club. Time to learn the lessons and take them forward.

They all need a headline to stay relevant. Frawley and Walls are failed coaches, and Malthouse is still fuming about Collingwood 6 years later. They all work in the media because otherwise they'd have to admit that they don't have skills outside of a ball sport. Gerard Whateley, a media commentator who has earnt his respect in the broader community by actually being good at his job and not just as ex-athlete, said something very interesting tonight. He basically said he watched Melbourne run out on Friday night and thought 'hang on, they don't have the cattle here'. I hope they all go off us. I want everyone to write us off. It will galvanise us.

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-03/jack-viney-hit-for-six-dees-skipper-undergoes-surgery [censored]

You know you're a sad Melbourne supporter when you're watching the Cricketers pay dispute on TV and you spot their lanky CEO and think 'Nicho! One of the Worst kicking actions I've ever seen'. He's getting more air time now then he ever did with us.

Agreed. Carlton have one strength, and unfortunately it's our biggest weakness right now. We need some forwards back with pace and energy to work their butts off and hold the ball forward to have any chance.

Goodwin said Garlett, Hogan and Watts all a chance on Friday night. Watts seemed to counter that, but that still leaves the other 2 as a big chance. Any articles pop up over the weekend about Tysons injury? I can't find anything. Thnaks for any help in advance.

I think we need Jesse back this week so we have a mental shift in the group - a real feeling that the tide is turning back our way after the passed week. They'll want to die for the guy after all he's been through. I think we need Jeffy back for a bit of spark too. In terms of who steps up it has to be the third tier. ANB, Harmes, Stretch, Hannah and Wagner. If 3 of that 5 play well and contribute 20+ each then we can stay in games.

I hate listening to Leigh Mathews commentate Hawthorn games. He's not interested in modern footy, it's glaringly obvious, so all he does is have bias for Hawthorn. Channel 7 are bloody lucky they don't have actual competition for calling games on TV, and not just a shared system with Fox.

Wow. Sometimes footy kicks you in the nuts, and then Essendon get beaten by the bottom team and it draws you right back in again.

Totally. Give the poor blokes a chance. They are all just struggling young people earning 150k+ a year whose salaries we all pay through our memberships. How dare we hold them to account. Spare me.

I was really hoping that this was the year Hardwick lost his job. But at least it gives me something to look forward to in 2018.

You know your arguments in trouble when you use Gary Ablett Snr as an example of behaviour. Google Alisha Horan.

Gawn got done for that years ago and was whacked by the club, which he acknowledges as the making of him. Jesse was at home watching his father die as a 21 year old. If any of these 4 have that as an excuse then I will accept that as highly unusual and stressful circumstances. Hodge got banned by his teammates for his last 2 indiscretions. So that tells you we handled this right.