Sydee

Its easy to misinterpret what is said in these situations but that was my impression too We seem to have gone from "we are confident" he will stay to "we are hopeful" - disappointing change in tone

Pretty sure that was covered in the unfulfilled talent assessment - either way he is potentially an interesting option which I have no doubt our list management team have or continue to assess

I'm not sure if Jordy understands the difference between training and partying - on that basis he certainly did set a cracking pace

Disrespect the opponent at your peril - nobody gets a sniff until they well and truly deserve it If JVR is considered the best available for a position in the 22 great - if not he plays at Casey BBB is very lucky he isn't busting the door down IMO - despite being a big lad I just don't think he has the physical maturity to compete in a KFP at AFL level yet

That means Gus is requesting a trade too then - the sky is falling 🙄

He is certainly big enough, mobile enough and seems capable in terms of marking ability Has been mostly played as a defender so no idea if he could make a go of a KPF role - his brother does ok ! If nothing else would be a stronger physical presence than BBB - having said that he is below average on almost all key stats during his career so on that basis your assessment of unfulfilled talent is either spot on or he just isn't good enough Not the worst idea though IMO

Straight swap with BBB ? 😀

His new home or our new home ? 😀 When is our new home going to be announced ?

Lach-ed in: Star Lion Lachie Neale inks contract extension (afl.com.au) Another signature - be nice to see some similar news from the MFC

The arguments and logic for signing on for another 2 to 3 yrs at least seem compelling - does make you wonder why it hasn’t happened yet

Daw announces retirement from AFL (melbournefc.com.au) I guess not unexpected wish him all the best after footy

Freo did a job on us in the second half at the MCG or have we already forgotten that ?

Harmes is consistently underrated by many on this site His job last night was to nullify one of the best mids in the comp (Neale) and he did that very very well whilst also picking up 2 goals and only 6 less possessions than his opponent - great game I have no doubt Yze would be over the moon with how he went

I think he definitely improved as the game went on but I honestly thought May was not having a great night particularly early

Totally agree with this - set the standard for others to follow and didn’t let up for one moment - incredible and inspiring

Interested in your thoughts on the game overall My take - we needed to move the ball faster and be more daring on transition ✔️ - we needed to up our pressure all over the ground ✔️ - we needed to get more efficient moving the ball into F50 ✔️( much better but still wasteful at times) Overall I thought Viney was completely unstoppable - Actually Petracca like from the GF. Lever back to best, LJ very good etc But I’m interested in your assessment of the Lions 🦁 particularly comments on them looking exhausted because the second half of the same fixture last year I saw them same scenario unfold in Sydney Were they what we were against Freo ? Either way I think our performance was as good as anyone has played this season but can we really take much away from whether the Lions are a genuine threat ?

Exactly that was ridiculous

Because we have no marking target coming out of D50

Really ? so if he said tomorrow he wants out it doesn't change the dynamic - I think it has to - how much who knows

Interesting timing re English I'm wondering at what stage does LJ's non-commitment to a MFC future start to impact on the attitude of his teammates?

Yes they did and interestingly I think they held leads in the first half of each then lost second halves - sounds a bit familiar Irrespective our team needs to make a statement tonight we have an incredibly tough draw and must finish top 4 to be a genuine chance of a Cup

I was lucky enough to see that game live - for me it was really the start of believing we were the real deal Up to half time they had us covered easily - second half we simply ran harder and moved the ball quickly. Zac Bailey was very handy for them with 4 goals so him out is a positive - flip side we got 3 or 4 I think from TMac who is missing :( If we don't lift our intensity significantly and get more efficient with ball in hand we can't win tonight - hopefully tonight things change and they can get the season back on track

How does this compare with last year ? Seems like a very predictable and easy to defend strategy particularly with Max missing and BB not really clunking them atm Brisbane will have a significant height advantage Thursday if we continue to bomb long and go down the line I can't see how we win the game

Yes they do - we have been well beaten in the air recently and this looms as a real problem Thursday as the weather looks dry