Diamond_Jim

he won't be there 3rd round is what most think

has the potential ability to be a Gunston type player ........ definitely worth considering

4 in one quarter...

Great onfield success but have not really developed a following in Melbourne....almost no media coverage Understandable perhaps but a lesson for the AFL interesting article here on the role of ANZ Stadium in NRL.......seems that no one likes it https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/aug/28/a-lonely-sea-of-blue-seats-why-anz-stadium-is-nobodys-home-ground

if Daniher had kicked straight at Docklands we would have been about 5 goals down at half time. We too are pretty ordinary

Could not agree more.. not sure it can be rectified He does not do much leading either A long way to go. Objectively other than being one year older this season was a non event for Weideman

Hard to get excited about this game.....

Nice place to watch footy at. What is the admission price for Mfc members. If I recall the $5 deal only applies to the home and away games. Would be good to see a strong performance... Frankly any glimpse of good news would be welcome

Agree.. Gws for the win.. It will actually hasten their irrelevance I believe.. Not to mention see a few players leave for big dollars

ah.. the fateful shoulder injury against the Dogs...BOG for around the six previous weeks IIRC Why is being an MFC supporter full of so many bad memories

Thanks so there are disposal questions on two number 3 draft picks.... why am I astounded

remind me .... he was 2 or 3 in the draft so I hope he can kick!

almost going to script. will japan do an adelaide and lose to saudi arabia? Like MFC the socceroos look gone on percentage after a less than convincing win over Thailand

Slightly hijacking this thread but internet issues overseas make it hard to start another. I cannot help but think that the Socceroos against Thailand is the same as us V Collingwood. Permutations are so similar. The article below even has that wonderful comment we have heard so many times: If we can't beat Thailand we don't deserve to be in the World Cup https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/04/milovan-rajevac-led-thailand-a-chance-to-break-socceroo-hearts-again For the round ball afficianados who are the socceroo's "Watts and Tyson". Is Cahill their pedo?

Interesting article with a slightly different take on the reasons for success of the Melbourne Storm. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-01/hinds:-the-secret-to-melbourne-storms-consistent-success/8860566 The references to pre-season is particularly interesting Makes one wonder how it could be applied to AFL. Perhaps a pre pre season for MFC hopefuls

looks like we may have lost it in the first quarter.............as they say....like father like son

Very interesting and damning analysis BB. Raises so many questions including why our coaches have not developed a strategy to address this shortcoming.

Why the hate for Richmond? They have certainly done the hard yards and as a long term tenant of the MCG their supporter base far outweighs ours. They have three stand out players that contribute most if not all weeks. When their finals hopes were on the line they performed including a thrashing of Freo in Perth. Hell... I'm jealous... hope GWS win the big one PS Good article in the Guardian and as usual the comments make great reading: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/01/shades-of-lebron-but-dustin-martins-tv-announcement-not-ideal-for-richmond

this has been a low light of our play for years. I can only justify it by thinking that the disposing player is at least avoiding the possibility of being called for holding the ball. The ring around the rosie handball works sometimes but more usually it leads to a ball up or a possible turnover. Similarly in the modern game the 50/50 kick to space is seen as too risky. Would love to see the stats on how many times we use handball to effectively free a player. I think I have seen more effective tap ons by players than handballs in recent times. Overall a wasted season with minimal optimism for next year... due mainly to our last half season performance even when we had the bulk of our best 22 on the park. Hopefully they prove me wrong.

Somehow this game has lost its lustre. Not sure why. Hopefully some players can show their wares in time for next pre-season but honestly if you were a casey AFL player 2017 was your year to break into the big time. That none of them did is disappointing. Good luck and at least playing on a cold day at Willy is great practice for Hobart!!

almost prophetic this post. Most if not all of us underestimated Richmond

On the assumption that Garland retires a resounding yes for the appropriate veteran. Damning that we still don't have our own but c'est la vie PS A one plus one contract preferably... 2 if we have to..... the 3 years to Lewis was probably one year too long

The present game plan is not going to deliver 16 wins simply because while it makes the team competitive against better teams it allows lower teams to stay in the game. When every game is around a 50/50 chance the upsets increase.

I think you have hit the proverbial nail on the head. Too easy to say it was injuries because as you say it was almost all of them. Could not agree more about Gawn but perhaps last season was the anomaly as you say. I hope not.

One thing we can do as supporters is to encourage the club to drop the NT games. Other than short term money they have no positives and the negatives have been long discussed. Perhaps we could have a reserve a seat day... twice a year at $10 per seat and the money problem is reduced. Never underestimate supporter power when it comes to developing a culture of success ...... somehow the supporter base needs to make it clear that it is now demanding success