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What else would it be. Josh Mahoney said that football comes last here. Just get behind Mitch, this injury is nobody's fault.

Anybody who has experienced mental health issues understands how serious they are. Footy should be well down the list of priorities if you're a Mitch Clark fan.

If Clark re-injures the foot, I'm sure he'll retire. Love Clark, I like Dawes. Damn shame that their careers both look set to be ruined.

What we're doing, IMO, is trying to overhaul the possession game we have struggled with. Right now, we're getting so much of it we don't know what to do. Having the ball in your hands breeds confidence for most players, especially mids, so I'm sure we're just getting them used to it. Roos will teach them to use it better when they know how to get it in the first place. NAB Challenge is a great platform to trial these things.

The capitalised 'Melbourne' shits me. What's that Jake, he managed to make the finals multiple times at a club that has won 12 flags? We haven't always been as [censored] as 2007-now, even if we're in a drought.

Couple of notes: Dawes and Viney didn't play in the match, but trained. Riley ran laps. Not a fantastic match by any stretch - not encouraging at all the week before NAB Challenge. There was little to no corridor play, though of course it wasn't a full sized ground they were on. I liked Vince's dash, he seems pretty impressive. Georgiou did a good job on Hogan when he was on him, Chip dominated his forward. Pedersen worked hard in defence... Clisby played forward for the first half, perhaps because of the lack of targets. Strauss was really poor, kicked it on the full to noone from 50 which had everyone groaning. Michie didn't get enough of the ball for me, maybe got it 2 or 3 times and wasn't particularly impressive. Same deal with Evans. Kennedy-Harris was amazingly smooth, but seemed reluctant to have a crack at the poles the whole game and session as a whole. Tyson looks a bit...bored. Barely sighted in the match. Funny moment - Georgiou wrestled Hogan to the ground in the 50. Clear free kick, but Nicho and Gawn were really having a crack at the 'golden boy'. Liked Fitzy's movement, sticky hands. Nicho and McDonald still can't kick. TMac was very good in defence though. Loving the look of Christian Salem and Jimmy Toumpas. Real smooth movers, expect big things from both when they get some more strength through the core. Jones worked very hard, came through the forward line a bit from midfield. Max King held his own in the ruck drill, Spencer and Gawn did alright. Jamar looks shorter every year. Most disappointing thing for me was this, and it doesn't bode at all well for us. The decision making under pressure was shocking. Really bad. When there was pressure, anyway. At one point, Jetta had a kick in the defensive half and took about 30 seconds to get rid of it. Not one player pressured him, and every player that called for the ball was ignored before he kicked it to a contest. There's a reason Roosy "tempered expectations", boys. The lads are very fit, and some of the skills are better, but they look like the same old side in contested situations.

And what exactly did you see in Clisby . Some of you people are absolutely hilarious. Do you think Dane Rampe was shite too?

They said Jordie was worth pick 3 when we took him too. Don't get sucked in!

All the best Bails

Hopefully there won't be a white box at the back.

Ahem, Clark.

Fair enough too. Hawthorn will have a heap of money to gamble next year, and I think Chip and Ben Reid will head the shopping list to replace their new hero Lake.

Sits pretty comfortable in a back pocket for me right now. Valuable experience and a good 1 on 1 defender.

Unfortunately, in his haste to defend his team, he lost a heap of credibility last year. To suggest that Scully is playing better football at GWS than he was here is tripe. It's typical journalistic flow. The sentence sounded good in his head, so he printed it. Never mind the fact it is incorrect.

Captain: Jones Vice Captain: Garland Leadership: Frawley, Grimes, Clark, Dawes, Cross You people are too afraid of upsetting Jack Grimes. He hasn't stood up on the park, it seems simple that he is replaced.

I know that, however his injury is career threatening and 2014 needs to be the year that he is eased back in. We all want to see Mitch play again, but we need to be patient. Training the house down.

We need Clark to rest, and to play some senior ressies footy to reacclimatise with playing matches.

Surely it;s too early to tell? Clark almost certainly won't be, and I'd be surprised if Dawes was. Both need to be eased into it. Big Fitzy is a 5th year, same with Gawn, and both being there intrigued me. I think Roos needs them right for round 1.

Clark looked really ginger at times, but I don't know how he's expected to look compared to other elite athletes when he has barely run for 18 months. He did plenty of laps and did them okay.

Was a decent session. Kicking wasn't under pressure but seemed sharp. Was mostly running, and the boys were encouraging eachother well. Good to see Grimes very vocal. Clark was running. Roos seemed to be delegating a lot to Jade Rawlings.

Why don't you get off your arse and go the extra 10 minutes on the train or tram. None of us like it there, but get through the turnstiles and support the club.

They just gave us $2m, what are you talking about?

Jonesy...Jooooonnneessssy....Jjjjjjjjjjonesy

Been thinking the same thing. Quotes from Mahoney, Viney, Taylor about our trade/draft period but nothing from the coach.

He was a [censored] CEO, but a good footy person. His job was CEO, so therefore his time at the club was a failure. Did you see him staring daggers at Neeld after round two?