Cranky Franky

Joel McDonald was arguably the biggest "howler" we made in recent history. For some reason bizarre PR reason the club was telling its members what a coup it was recruiting Joel when in fact he was a plodding journeyman. Anyway we took him & next pick Tigers picked Dylan Grimes (whose brother Jack was already at the Dees). Probably the crime of the century.

You should get some award for reminding older supporters of Barry Ough. Picked for 1 match, sat on the bench, wasn't used then left the Club shortly after.

Very selective in your argument there old chum. You could say the same thing about Luke Molan or Lucas Cook. Any top 20 pick who after 12 months is struggling in the VFL is a real concern. I along with many Demonlanders have watched him a dozen or more times & he has shown very little. The icing on his cake was the last game of 2023 where he failed to record a stat of any kind.

Both Cameron & Kosi should have got off. The sensible thing to do with those type of tackles is to judge them on the outcome. If the tackled player is injured you are gone if not you are gone.

All Australian at Under 18. Pick 15. The 3 picks after him have all played senior football & he is still struggling to have any impact at VFL level so it's hardly surprising supporters are very nervous.

Are Demonlanders going to post up every friggin player who is coming off contract in the next 2 years ? BORING

You don't know what you're talking about. Apart from his early days at Melbourne Fowler played as a ruck rover ie on the ball. He was outstanding for us and was selected for Victoria a couple of times. 3 B&F & one second placing in 7 seasons. An outstanding player for us. The fact that Robbie Flower only won 1 B&F remains a mystery but voting is clearly a subjective matter.

You're making this up. As far as I remember nobody ever called for McVee to be delisted. Where's your proof ??

Verrall did well generally but woeful kicking. KFW shouldn't be playing at this level. Jefferson & Adams are extremely disappointing for reasonable draft picks with a year in the system.

No no no no & no. Old, slow & not as accurate as he used to be.

Actually German Lutheran missionaries not Dutch. Carl Strehlow was the first pastor.

Shooting is probably over the top. In my day you would have got 6 of the best from Brother Dominic.

Herman's Bay ???? WTF Maybe you mean Hermannsburg. Somewhere near Traegarar Park. Geography & spelling are not Demonlander strong suits.

For what it's worth Kane Cornes today while commenting on the football said he would be surprised if Petty stayed at Melbourne.

Anyone have any idea what's up with Ed Langdon. He is still playing solid footy & contributing but is way off his AA form of 2020-2022. He is a bit fumbly & disposal is a bit sloppy. Is it the haircut or are other teams targeting him ? Would love to see him back to his best.

It should be all about the result. If Soligo was hurt he should get 3-4 weeks if Soligo wasn't injured he gets nothing.

That's probably the silliest comment ever posted. Maybe they can use that logic for acl injuries.

Agree poor list management. Overspent on Kelly, paid too much to keep Nic Nat & his last years he struggled & overspent big bucks on keeping Darling & McGovern.

That's complete BS spin by the Club. Langdon "ticked all the boxes" after his rib injury yet he played with 2 sleeping bags wrapped around his chest & struggled for several games. Players like May are veterans & should be wrapped in cotton wool.

Just a very stupid idea to be considering rushing back a veteran like May. Petty clearly came back a week too early but luckily it didn't affect the result. Goodwin does this regularly - in 2022 rushing players not 100% or lacking match fitness ie Langdon & Salem & last year playing Gawn in the final with a sore toe. There is no need to do it.

No vaccinations, no antibiotics. People died from an infected cut, pneumonia, measles, diphtheria, tonsillitis etc.

Love Judd's work but a word of advice from an old back pocket KEEP YOUR FEET , CORRAL YOUR OPPONENT & PLAY THE PERCENTAGES. He went for an extravagant spoil against Rioli on Saturday, missed & Rioli waltzed in for an easy goal. He did the same thing against Carlton in the finals last year.

Come on PF these comments make no sense. It's actually quiet common & generally good for a young player's development to be moved around & played in different positions. There are hundreds of examples of this being a good development tool.

Rushing "name" players back & not rewarding form was part of the reason we failed in 2022. Goody has a history of doing this.

Great report Kev but what's with "McAdams" ?? Are there 2 of them ? Think Binman did the same thing.