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Nice ,until you claim he's the best in the entire competition ..supporting your team doesn't require extreme hyperbole. No I don't know enough of all the other teams to say who is " better" ,but I did say his value to the team just that. He's underrated for sure

Daicos would have just run off Sparrow. ANB ' s value is his commitment to any role he's given Some teams have more than one of those allowing coaching choices

13 pages of opinion on here,mostly predictable, occasionally realistic. It still amazes me though, to still read that we had a moral victory over Carlton last year and that Maynard was the reason we lost to the Pies as if that is correct or even relevant . Maysies statement last year was ill considered, but he is one reason that the dam of clueless unskilled mediocrity hadn't hasnt broken for the last two seasons and they havnt been beaten by a VFL team before Monday. The Pies showed how a good team culture can respond to genuine insults . Personally I feel sorry for Max TMac May Nibbler and especially Todd's boy, Jack. Lever would have been useful on Monday, but probably not enough to change the result The rest are over rated in various ways

It doesn't really matter ,the Cats and Swans ( with the best tap ruckman in the league on fire) are playing in a different universe to Goodwins chaos( rabble) It's up to newer lists with fresh coaching to challenge them Still it's sweet to rewatch the Covid flag from time to time. I just turn it off before Gus and Gawn start talking about dynasties ps Jack was the only one who took it up to Maynard

That's as mad as the " we wuz robbed by the Umps ,AFL and Chris Scott" posts..

Gawn May and Trac out through injury?

Fingers crossed

Yeah I have never doubted his value.I was referring to the regular calls for his delisting until the same folk suddenly decided he was valuable. Petty seems to be getting a version (reversed) of the same nonsense Play Melk up forward and Petty down back and stfu is my theory. TMac stays back until its over.

This time last season the majority call was for him to be desisted. Now he's a saviour ,like Petty!!

The real issue is the back line that has saved the mids and forwards for the last 3 seasons has finally cracked. Geez they've been good but it had to end eventually

Yes thankyou. It's almost libellous ( as we are so often warned) I am just going with embarrassing, though I can't imagine what would happen if it was said on here about say, Viney and Goodwin. I could have better observed that the idea of Melksham arising from the ashes as the saviour resembles Petty going forward for a few weeks and resolving long term forward issues. As it happens I' m a fan of both and would find a spot for Maynard if he was available!!!!!

Ok I have found my first reply that shows your post and I was completely mistaken. Wrong and I apologise

Correct me by showing me your original post. I replied on the basis that you stated McCrae told Maynard to do it. As I said..regardless of AFL mischief he should have been suspended and ,at the time ,that he probably wouldn't be. I am happy to apologise if you show your post. I do think it's old news though in any case

So you saw McCrae give him instructions ? You can read lips from the coaches box? Ridiculous pathetic and juvenile,but yes clearly the on ground incident was reportable and he should have been suspended

I think that's contestable but the Mcrae bit is either stupidity or slanderous

Tough on Viney Kind to the Footy Dept

I'm pleased someone else has realised this

Some of my best memories after the 21 finals and the Norm Smith years were the Neeld era when I would go to the G on Fridsy night and watch good teams compete without having to suffer angst if my favoured option lost. Skills on display

TMac forward is the dumbest move ever,hopefully that's supporter stupid not FD hopeless Petty back makes sense though , he was good there over a period of time as opposed to a couple of weeks forward Maybe it has to be in the twos though It's a pity that by the time Goodwins retrenched ( after a KB loss?) There won't be any obvious alternatives with excellence who will want to coach on Goschs Paddock.

Max is not the best tap ruckman in the comp. He makes the other ruck ineffective though so it becomes mostly a battle between the mids.

Pity he can kick for goal around the like half the league can these days ,but yes I can see what you are saying. Even the Bont gets more support than Trac

Is this coach killing stuff at last,now both the gun young and old options are taken and the list is on its knees?

Yeah it's been obvious for years that it's his around the ground work and restricting the opposition ruck from tapping directly to his own mids that's his quality. I'm sure every mid in the league know they can rove to him

In case you haven't noticed Max ,for all his qualities, often doesn't tap to his midfield

Yep it's the umps fault