The heart beats true

Yep, and it doesn’t need to be all doom and gloom. It’s super disappointing, but it’s also a fairly pragmatic approach to take when looking at where we currently are. Our bottom 10 players aren’t getting better collectively, there’s just been a few highlights from young guys like McVee and JVR. On the whole we haven’t gotten better, and we’re lacking confidence across the team. Nobody would just finish the job today, they all wanted to give it off. I think we are a finals side, but I think on current form not much more. It’s a shame, but it’s a tough competition and too many of our players haven’t improved enough to lift us further.

This is a myth. We aren’t the most talented list in the AFL anymore. We have 2 genuine forwards - Fritsch and Pickett. Everyone else forward of the ball is very young or NQR. 90% or our list has stayed the same or gone backwards in the last year. We are a 6-8 side. We haven’t innovated enough with our game plan, and have given sides far too much of a look at what we do, without enough variety. It sucks to admit, but it’s now pretty evident.

We are a 6-8 side. It’s that simple.

I’m genuinely embarrassed

Put a fork in us

You including yourself in that?

100%. He can be a stay at home gun, or a running Centre Half Forward. If he was in our forward line we’d win the flag for the next 5 years.

So my big take away from this game is that we should have a Didgeridoo player after goals in Doug Nichols round. The rest of the game can get in the bin.

I just got an email from the club telling me how to forward my reserved seat tickets onto others if I couldn’t go. I think this is a great idea. I’ll be there, but I know some people can’t, and that way the seats are filled with Red and Blue. The club is really trying to get this right.

My eyes are on Richmond and Adelaide. They could both do us a solid this weekend.

Walters out for them.

Who?

This is the problem for most AFL supporters I reckon. The AFL views itself as being in direct competition with almost all other sports. As a result they’ve taken a very US centric ‘competition’ mindset - with a focus on growing the game with new audiences, and constantly staying in the headlines in order to block competitors from grabbing any media coverage. So that results in a media landscape that is overly sensationalistic, and/or overly simplistic. You mention Test Cricket, which I’d imagine isn’t viewed as a ‘gateway’ to the sport. That’s what T20 is. Sadly for us the AFL wants to be much more T20 in its approach.

You’ve come to the wrong place.

Calm down. It’s a one week suspension. The President has been very good.

I believe Dimma told it to Bevo, and Bevo is in a Whatspp group with Tom Morris.

GTFO!

80%? You’re very kind.

Tell me what to panic about next!

Why does it smell like that? He played out the last quarter and moved freely. Sometimes an injury gets worse once you cool down. Honestly after a loss it’s like some posters on here are rushing around to be the biggest Harbinger of doom.

Listening to Nathan Buckley comment on how well Collingwood are playing is odd. Whats changed since they finished 17th Bucks - seeings it’s 90% the same list? Oh, you got sacked.

Both teams have had 20 scoring shots. Honestly Collingwood’s second half has been pretty ordinary. Carlton have kicked 2.8 since half time.

Moore has now taken the record for intercept marks. Carlton continue to kick the ball in the air forward.

Ralph said Melbourne ‘aren’t saying’, but the word is that he’s done his hamstring. The fact we aren’t saying tells me that it’s not great news.

You’re not known for your humility either.