TGR

....and 3 days ago we were in the 8 'by default'; which was a pathetic call.

Until Garlett kicks 3 in a final at the G.

If I was Frost and Weed, I would look at least look at offers elsewhere for guaranteed game time. If it wasn't for Lever going down and Hogan's foot, both would be playing at Casey.

Hogan - Was not missed Petracca - Went missing late Spargo - Not AFL standard (yet) Melbourne - Speed achilles heel Kent - Bad and good Frost - Makes us better West Coast - Few keys out Weed - Break-out game Salem - Rarely wastes it Hibberd - Most important defender TMac - Goody used wisely Jetta/Clarry/TMAC/Gawn/Brayshaw - Need a paragraph Tyson - Joe Boy Correct I have never knocked Tyson for memory, but today he frustrated me a little. Running into traffic for a hand-ball receive.......is obviously slow and takes on the tackler too much, yet has difficulty breaking a tackle. I'm with Joeboy. Today's game was nothing to write home about for Dom. BTW, I aint a Tyson-hater. How the hell did Frost stay at Casey for most of the year, and why did we sell the farm for Lever?

How many games has Weed played in succession? I recall him getting picked then dropped...then picked and dropped and so forth. One thing that Goodwin and Co have done poorly IMO is not giving guys at least 2 games to shine. Yes his marking looked great today and will probably play next week. But young guys coming in, shouldn't have the shadow of the axe over them constantly. Most guys with reputation are given a licence to have a poor game or two. Yet young kids aren't given a licence for at least one. Many a great coach has picked a kid and guaranteed him two or three to remove focus from the axe above.

How much premiership experience did the Bulldogs have? Don't recall Richmond needing it too much either. Clarkson and Wright had the guts to experience a little short-term pain by getting rid of slowing veterans. The gain has come quick for them, and they deserve it.

Fact is you just don't get it. If you are going to be a smart alec, at least get it right. Getting rid of Mitchell, Lewis & Hodge, made Hawthorn younger and quicker? Yes or No? Adding Lewis to Melbourne made us slower and older? Yes or No? Don't waste my time. Your eyes and ears are obviously painted on.

Ironic the Clarko has Hawthorn playing finals in 2018. What a genius showing MItchell, Lewis and Hodge the exit door. He made them quicker and younger before their time. On the flip side, we went the other way.

First, Wallet watches every game of AFL football every week, and has every right to put his light on things. He was one of the first last year to rule-out Adelaide early in 2018 when they were red-hot. Roosy for memory, was one of the first to rate Richmond in 2017. Second, I actually agree with Goody, in that the 17 games within a kick speaks volumes. Wallet and Lyon (8 by default) is average commentary in my view. I won't be slitting my wrists unlike the simpletons, if we don't make it. For those clowns here that raise Rod Grinter, just shows you how empty and inept some 'contributors' are here. The Fraser Annings of Demonland.

He rang 94201700 and pretended to be his GP? Why are we shooting the messenger anyway? The real issue is the club's history in dealing with below-knee issues.

The cricket analogy is that the MFC under Goody can score 380 off 50 overs; but struggle to block our way to 140 on day 5. GSmith12 where is he? IMO, we are a top 4 side, that may not even make the 8. Can happen if you lose a few close ones in a year that is a log-jam. Percentage doesn't lie. I50's don't lie. If we played GC, Saints and Carlton twice, he may have had a slight point. On the flip-side, Geelong now have 2 sodas at home. The draw aint fair; and we shouldn't complain about it, but one or two teams will sneak through because of it. As usual Garry is dead wrong. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but there was nothing ever wonderful about his coaching selections; even at the time. The AFL needs Melbourne playing finals. Otherwise, give it to Richmond now.

Any player that could have played on and broken a line OR a player that could have torped it. In essence, Lewis is the last player that should have got the gig in that situation.

If I wanted to be opportunistic about Lewis, I would have mentioned Papley and daylight. I haven't. As far as the 99 minutes beforehand go, if we'd kicked straight, the 99 minutes wouldn't have been an issue. This kick-in was not only about Lewis. It is about having a green-light, hail-mary plan at the end, which every other team in the AFL and VFL would have. These are full-time professionals FCS. This kick-in was an indictment on Goody (who I rarely criticise) and the leadership group; including Lewis, who was the last person you would want kicking-in for a hail-mary scenario. Nick Riewoldt on the commentary actually blamed Melbourne for sucking more Sydney opponents into the corridor and failing to set up space to run in to. Watch the tape again. When Lewis was about to take the kick-in, Sydney had only one guy in D50. This left 17 guys clogging corridor. Do you really think with the ball in Frost's hand, that Sydney would only allow one of theirs in D50? Do the maths. Lewis taking the kick-in with 70 seconds to go was a failure on so many levels. Amateur hour.

That argument is tripe. If we were blown-off-the-park by top 8 sides, then I would join in the SEN chorus. Fact is we have lost to Geelong twice, Port, Sydney in the last minute, despite dominating I50 and/or scoring shots. Without McDonald, we pushed Richmond for 3 quarters. I am thinking beyond scoreboard. Time for our supporters to try it too. There aint much wrong with what we are doing, and ladder improvement is rarely linear.

This possibility is why I think Melbourne is a potential suitor for Tom Lynch. Trading Hogan secures us picks to trade, and frees up salary space. If I was Tom Lynch, Melbourne would virtually guarantee him ulitmate supply. We get the ball I50 more than any other team.

Each club, no doubt, has the hail mary kick-in, that is HIGH RISK, that is put into play when a team needs to score a goal or 2 with a minute or 2 to play. This play might be a guts-or-nuts torp or a play-on-with-block to get around the man-on-the-mark. What I saw with 1 minute to go yesterday was pure amateur-hour. Jordan Lewis was never going to play on. Jordan Lewis was never going to torp it. Sydney could put their house on his kick landing no more than 55/60 (including goal square) from their goal. They cram this area in the guts, and we kick a short and ultimately go wide. The game was over when he had the ball in his hands with 1 minute to go. We were never going to threaten. The most amateur play from a personnel/structure viewpoint I have seen at AFL level for a long time. Unforgivable at this level. Real leadership and brains +/- planning would have dictated that the guy kicking out could either risk playing-on for overlap and territory OR could have torped it to potentially 70 (including goal square) from their goal.

I don't understand this "club owes me" tripe. On radio when I hear a supporter complain because the club has fallen short at the last hurdle etc...I vomit. Get on board, enjoy the ride, endure the pain, and if/when the ultimate arrives, it will be the sweetest victory of all. Paradoxical that we want our players to be tough and smart out there, and off the field, we as supporters are feeble and simple.

The coaches could split them actually. One coach gave Gawn 5, and the other gave Oliver 5.

I don't mind Sunday. We can manipulate a loss if it suits us.

Who cares about March or April?

Tex's change of direction is the worst in the comp. Probably the worst in the AFL, SANFL and VFL. Great coaching to put Frost on him, and instruct him to run off him. Yes, you can't put the house on Adelaide while concrete Walker and Jelly Jenkins are their main go-tos. Lucky for them, they have great picks in a super-draft care-of an over-zealous buyer last year.

Frost - pluses outweigh minuses Lewis - Good for once OMac - Pants Jelly Jenkins Tex - Saw Frosty’s dust Melb - Monkey off back Spargo - Let tackles slip Brayshaw - elusive and elite Oliver - nothing to add Hogan - Trade in October

Jordan Lewis - Has lost 5 times against the Cats after the siren?

I reckon Chris Scott instructed his forwards to knee him in the back with force, whenever he drifted down to fill the hole. Have a look at the 1st quarter replay. Same with Hogan, but Max was the target no doubt.

Smith - Wrong Joe Boy Spargo - Not quite ready Lewis - 30 cheap possessions Melbourne - Can’t play tempo OMac - TGR sticks fat