Sydee

Did you watch that game where he kicked 5 ? One was an absolute gift over the top from AVB , another one was a very good kick to advantage where he was able to run onto the ball 15 out His opponent looked seriously unfit to me and would have 20 goals kicked on him by a decent AFL standard key forward. Sorry but he wasn’t that impressive and as much as I’m not a massive Weid fan I thought his performance was actually better albeit in a different role

Size means nothing - if that was the only relevant factor I’d be putting Daw in before BB at least he is physically capable of offering a strong contest in a pack situation Unfortunately he is no star forward and fitness is still probably not up to AFL standard

Depressing if true - the good times didn’t last very long Such is life for the long suffering, MFC supporter

Please - BB played in the twos and didn’t do anything to suggest he would have made any difference at all we are really clutching at straws thinking he is the saviour of our forward line problems did nothing last year had virtually no pre-season this year and so far has been pretty damn underwhelming in the VFL and AFL could he possibly improve - maybe but atm he’s showing nothing to suggest he can add to what is already a pretty dismal and impotent forward line

Exactly I don’t get the calls to include a bloke who is carp in the VFL

I think you need to have a lie down and a nice cup of tea Nobody likes the way the team is playing but for god sake we have beaten lots of good teams this year as well as the only two losses We may lose - we may not - lets hope they is a very big serve dished up and more energy in the second half some positive crowd support would be good

Its a pretty even comp as we all know there are no easy games and when your not on 100% you will be punished Hopefully second half is a very different story Reality bus is never far away

Well hopefully they can get going - be unusual to be rubbish for a whole game

its not half time and less than 2 goals difference - no need to panic yet

I'm not surprised there is no change this week Viney coming back allows Trac to spend more minutes inside F50 where he becomes our Dusty

They should be asking why they have been over 4 to 1 odds two weeks in a row in a two horse race Maybe its because they aren't as good as they think ?

Its a bit too Putin the face for me

Petracca - Good plus goals Salem - very solid game Gawn - awesome last quarter Langdon - made for MCG Oliver - strong contest beast Jordon - keeps on improving Brayshaw - the unsung hero May - tough calm uncompromising Harmes - missed his chances Hibberd - overall good contribution Hunt - won his position Viney - will get better Lever - a smart footballer McDonald - not his best Neal-Bullen- run is important Rivers - love his energy Sparrow - great long goal Jackson - continues developing nicely Fritsch - pretty poor performance Spargo - gives his all Petty - solid not spectacular Pickett - back to basics

Fearless would be my description

Did you watch the Casey game ? BB didn't dominate - Nathan Jones did - just saying Two of BBs goals were pretty lucky if you ask me One was due to a very clever kick from Rosman where he ran onto a loose ball just in front of goal The other was a gift from AVB which could have easily been AVBs if he wanted to kick his second

Our pressure game inside 50 relies on all players zoning and chasing - if one player doesn't play their role in that the whole system suffers which may be the reason Melksham is at Casey There are currently two people in our forward 50 with speed to chase defenders and apply real pressure (Kossie and ANB) both are really important for that alone I do agree he needs tidy up his approach to attacking the ball and delivery which all seems a bit haphazard atm

Perhaps it doesn't matter if we win. But it certainly feels watching our games we are wasting a lot of entries by what appears to me at least bad structure or bad execution Steven May flagged this in his interview - we should and can become more efficient if they keep working on it

Where do we rank in inside 50 entries per game and efficiency per entry that is perhaps a more relevant comparison ? I don't know the answer btw

What is music to my ears is the likes of Lever and May both interviewed and both stating emphatically that they haven't achieved anything yet Whilst the start to the season has been very strong it doesn't guarantee or equate to real success when it matters - finals and a premiership Whether we like it or not the MFC will never be taken really seriously until the premiership drought monkey is removed from our back This group has the potential - it may not necessarily be this year but things change in this game quickly so take your chance when it arises Go Dees - ignore the noise - keep focused

Worth noting that Weid directly involved in 3 goals plus the one he kicked himself Not suggesting he should return to the AFL just yet but it was probably a better game overall than I originally thought

I don't think his height is the reason he's not mobile Eric Hipwood 202 cm Harry McKay 204cm Buddy 199cm Josh Kennedy 196cm Max King 202cm Ben King 202cm All of the above plus Cameron and Lynch I would argue are more mobile than BB. That I'm afraid is one of his limitations. He does have some strengths to off set that but he's never going to be very agile and add to our forward 50 pressure game IMO

Seems we didn't like the gaming side of this - not sure who actually drafted the letter but those 3 paragraphs could easily be converted to one - about as efficient as our forward 50 entries atm ? Credit to them for keeping the communication going though

Max was one of the main reasons we won that game - his efforts in the last quarter were fantastic He is such a great character - we are very very lucky to have Max

I think that fact is a big consideration - having watched the VFL game I would be looking at Chunk, AVB or maybe Melksham as possible inclusions - BBB may not be suited to a cold wet Melbourne afternoon. I'm not his greatest fan and happy to admit that but playing him may set him up for failure if conditions are not good

Really good summary Binman I thought Weid tried really hard and did a few nice things but just lets himself down occasionally - hopefully he will continue to build more confidence Jones was great he really did look a class above that level - ability to work through traffic and hit targets was impressive Brown was ok he did take a few marks and with the goals in the bank has put his hand up - defensively I still have concerns AVB is an absolute beast if only his disposal was reliable - cant fault his aggression and I'm sure there would be a few looking over their shoulder when he is around Rosman does move well, can kick, can mark, is prepared to tackle - I think he will develop nicely with another preseason to build more strength Bowey has excellent balance and disposal - he will play seniors sometime not too sure where but it looks like back six in the short term - that might keep him out if they all stay fit and in form. I liked the fact he was annoyed whenever he didn't execute as well as he can Haven't seen much of Majak - he tried hard but didn't have huge impact and maybe still building fitness Smith is so frustrating as he looks like he could be anything but never seems to play consistently