Diamond_Jim

Did we ever get a report. From the Blues report it sounded like a decidedly low key affair. Marginally better than nothing I suppose.

The player contracts have rules but for coaches it's open slather. We go caught in the classic squeeze ( when does MFC not) between the purple patch of the end of 2018 and the rumour that the Adelaide clubs were after him. He and his manager were slow to sign. Were we played. ...???

Call it what you will. It's merely the term Collingwood has used for its investment portfolio. Nothing to do with employee super. Think the massive endowment funds run by US colleges

On the body language issue I watched him closely many times when he would come to the bench in a VFL game. It was during his dark days and I was worried that he simply wasn't enjoying the game. After a while I realised that his almost manic solitude is how he gets the best out of himself. So in short don't worry about the body language.

North played the game along the boundary line so it was either ball up or throw in. GWS just could not get it moving. The sun played havoc with the camera coverage as well. On the issue of camera coverage the Gold coast game seemed to be covered from a higher camera angle which allowed wider coverage while not showing the empty stands. Worked well but it may just be a quirk of where the cameras are positioned at Carara.

I'm surprised that no one mentions Brad Scott. Love him or as many do.. hate him he maximised the talent at North which is better than Goodwin has done.

Actually the Roos and Hawks are the teams we have to match before we get into the big time. The sad news is that we are probably still short of them. At this stage we should be ahead of Port but we are at the near bottom. Injury free we win a few more games...maybe as many as eight for the season but you can never help but wonder what might have been with a better coach.

The game has changed a lot since he last played regular football (4 years ago).Outside players no longer dominate.Have a look at the GWS v Norf game.One of the best set of midfielders since Cousins and co scragged and tackled into irrelevance. Game played mainly along the boundary line. TBH I am starting to despair how you beat such tactics given the fitness of the players and their ability to cover the ground.

despite the official reasons it may be as simple as that a one week suspension for Charlie was irrelevant as he was not selected. One could not officially say that so they drum up another reason. It now makes 2 weeks the base.

If you want a lesson in what is wrong with the game at present watch a quarter of the Giants v North game. One of the most skilful teams of recent times scragged and crowded to an almost complete stop. Congrats North for being able to do it but spectator wise an absolute turn off. Obviously way too many players on the ground these days.

so right and so lucky that Rivers had a good game. There is scope for risk in selection but we loaded risk upon risk. Was it the only reason for our bad performance... no but it contributed. Was the Harley decision correct... line ball

GCS looked like kids playing against the Eagles but hell did they deliver. The conditions didn't favour the Eagles (slippery and humid is not exactly Perth weather) but few if any saw that one coming.

I would like to hear more from the experts as to whether there is room for both Smith and Lever in the backline. They seem to be playing similar styles. Who do we have to go with Tipungwuti?

You wonder if McDonald is a bit like Patton.Big and relatively slow. Has the game passed them by. If so it's a worry because we are definitely lacking the mobile forward. Fritsch being on target would help

Weid rarely dominated at VFL level so this is a positive. I agree however that this match was not a great test if both he and Brown can kick 6 a piece. Wonder who rucked while Weid was up forward

The good news is that Weid reportedly kicked 5 or 6 goals in the scratch match. The bad news is so did Brown apparently.

There are arguably only two teams worse than Carlton... GCS and St Kilda we almost managed to lose to Carlton... in fact we would have if they kicked straight. The selections were terrible. ANB's late inclusion saved us along with Hunt who I thought would never play seniors again.Where was our forward line. Weid deserved a game in front of Jackson. Smith is experimental at best. The only upside is that when I saw the team on Thursday I felt sure we would lose. Can we regroup... who knows

the red time curse is still with us Let's hope we wrap it up in the third q.

Correct... The open roof plays havoc with the TV coverage Terrible stadium but we're stuck with it

considering how many we had in from our 2019 best 22 it doesn't surprise me

come on .... I'll bet you have some blue blood deep down not to mention a desire to fly high with the jacket swinging Bomber brigade. Wait there's always the Dockers... guaranteed half empty stadium for every Melbourne match. It would be just like most MFC matches !! ?

Definitely GCS....There is merit (albeit small) in GWS

Agree. Time for the players and their managers to wake up and smell the roses.

Agree but they are in decline as well thanks to the AFL's grab for money. The VFL/VFA comp is an absolute travesty. Local councils are also increasingly loathe to support the old suburban grounds

Like newspapers the media market is being increasingly split. Reality TV rates or more to the point it's profitable. Netflix at $10 a month was the final gamechanger