Diamond_Jim

no consistency.... 3 goals in three minutes and two behinds for the rest of the quarter. Simply no midfield pressure

Come on Dees Tiges were underdone on Thursday but showed what a more skilful team can do. Great goal from the skipper

30 degrees at the MCG.... fitness will be a big factor in this second half My MFCSS tells me we're not the fitter side. Hope our skills make up the difference

sounds more like the problems of last year where for most of the season we pushed our zone too deep

at least we are scoring.. at this stage I'll take those two behinds as positives

one scoring shot in the last 30 minutes... not good enough to say the least

and right on queue !!!

almost twenty minutes without an MFC score... we need to get a few now

has a resonance with Jennifer Juniper by Mr Mellow Yellow aka Donovan

The sun is coming up here over the Straits of Malacca. A new season dawns and the hopes and expectations are high. My kayo account stands ready.. Go Dees

agree.. maybe 2-3k and that is why I think just on 40k. If you recall the GWS game was on the back of us making the finals etc so it probably saw a fair few of the armchair supporters etc. If we got 45k it would be a wonderful result but I can't see it happening. 35k would be the pass mark

we got 37k against GWS for the last game in 2018. Would expect a similar crowd. Port could have some travelling supporters so we may break the 40k barrier

As you say ....analysis is the key Martin was okay but he was tackled and his impact was limited

But Ms Hobbins said Port Adelaide's game day team — not computer algorithms — would be responsible for selecting couples. What more can one say... what possibly could go wrong

Look on the bright side... it could stop the Carlton membership run and give us a chance of getting somewhere near them. 32-1 almost quarter time... another yawn fest

must agree.. Wagner surprises me ...ok but not a world beater Memories of Corey Maynard's selection. Hore... know very little about him Hunt... hasn't had a good game for over a year The practice game for Casey could be very important for a few players Fingers crossed we get through the next few weeks with wins and then get a stable team

Might sound harsh but to me the pass mark is the Flag. We have the list and and we have the coach. Chances like this do not come along too often. If we don't win I'll be disappointed and looking for reasons. If those reasons are acceptable then it will be a pass. What would definitely be a failure is to have blowout losses in the final game like last year and like our two GF's in 1988 and 2000. If I sound too harsh ..have a think about Richmond in 2018... I am sure many of their supporters considered the year a failure. Same with GWS. These chances are for the taking and it's about time we took that chance.

Preuss was recruited for games such as the one against Port where they play two ruckmen. Predicted temp is 29 degrees. Will Preuss play.... I have no idea. I think the selection committee would love to play him but I also suspect they have doubts about his ability. If Preuss doesn't play it means Weideman is the relief ruckman against a specialist ruck. The other scenario is that our midfield set up for losing the ruck duel when Max is not there and you just play a big body (who??). This seems to work for many teams.

Agree... Brisbane showed that we are not great as yet in the area of speed and stamina. 29 degrees with a possible thunderstorm........ not the best footy weather My MFCSS is at full alert

Unfortunately the history of the MFC does not support that outcome but I'm willing to experience it for the first time in my life

just wondering what people would wish for out of this round. Should we go for the breakaway concept a la 2016 where the final 8 was pretty well set by the bye round or do we want a close struggle. Will 16 games get fourth position etc. At this point I favour the break away group so I will go with Richmond, Collingwood, MFC, Adelaide and the Eagles. The remaining four games are relatively neutral but I would like to see GWS thrash the Bombers. Dockers v North would have been interesting but without Jesse my interest has waned.

Like the runner, the rule changes, the sign board and AFLX etc... when is the AFL going to learn to trial these concepts for a season or more at VFL , SANFL etc level and then bring them in when the public are on board. Nothing against any one change but we seem to be having them now for changes sake without much forethought. And why not try different things in different leagues.For example VFL could have the 6,6,6 while SANFL could trial reduced interchange etc.

My MFCSS suggests Viney is maybe a late out. Stretch to get a game??

aye,,, but will the Magpie supporters trust this new fangled technology...especially if it comes from the other side of the river (if you know what I mean) ?

Here's a link to an article on the subject at AFL.com https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-03-19/did-that-goal-hit-the-post-umps-to-ask-snicko-in-2019