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The week that I finally sat a game out/wanted to give up...

What on earth is happening. The intensity is the best since I think Geelong or Richmond.

Nobody is suggesting that Roos is a bad coach. I still rate him as the best in the business with the off-field stuff and his personal work with the players, but its his game day coaching that has me concerned. We're not versatile in the slightest, and don't win games unless the other team plays into our hands.

I'm beginning to wonder whether Roosy didn't want to return to coaching because he was afraid of being found out on game day.

Probably sums up his attitude. DGAF that he stuffed up too many times in the last quarter, and completely blew his chance to win us the game and make an impact. Bad weekend? You'd hope so. Honestly, don't mind players going out but they are taking the [censored] by getting plastered and putting it all over Instagram.

I'm as big a fan of his as any, but sometime you need to put your foot down and say that his attitude isn't good enough. Problem is he knows he has us by the balls, because he can leave and we need him to stay. Also, we beat Geelong without him.

It was the only good coaching decision of the game. McDonald has been defending hopelessly but was good at running in straight lines and structuring up the f50.

Tyson too. Sometimes a players attitude is just unacceptable.

Just at a guess, I'd assume we saw a huge boost with Schwab and Bailey's rebuild and all its promise, then a huge spike when it failed. That would have been followed by a small rise and small fall after the Neeld fiasco. Last season we would have gotten a fair few signing up just for Roos, and when it turned out we wouldn't just come good for nothing - it fell away again. Don't fool yourself into thinking that the NT/Casey have been ineffectual. Of the 30,000 odd who signed up nine years ago, I'd wager that very few remain. As said earlier, the fact that we have remained consistent is huge. IMO, it has to do with replenishment. FYI: We get $500k from the NT government every game we host. That partnership is in place to cover for the memberships that don't get bought.

How about that - I hate the Blues again! Lovely fans who take the time out of celebrating to boo the last kick of the game, and bronx it when it hit the post.

When 20 touches and 5 tackles becomes the expectation, as it is with all inside mids, we'll see how he stands up. I want to believe, but I've been scarred by a succession of players who look good with no expectations and then fall away. Evans, Nicholson, Terlich, MJones the recent examples.

Listen to what Patrick says and remember that the next time you feel inclined to say that Adam Goodes doesn't know what racism is.

Today?

One image sums it all up for me:

Loved the commentators curse effort in the last quarter.

What a victory. Glad the commentators learned our boys' names in the last when we looked like a chance too. Excellent games for pretty much everyone, though Toumpas' decision making still has a way to go and Bail was ineffectual. Hope they enjoy the break, and then Hogan in for Ro. The double ruck ploy worked a treat, and not just because the Cats didn't really have one. Spencer really stepped up, and what more needs to be said about Gawn. I haven't been his biggest fan on account of his tank and consistency, but a few more of those and he'll have me proven wrong.

[censored] ourselves late. The only mental scars that actually have any merit, and can only be fixed by winning games. Or a great psychiatrist...

Maybe at HT the commentators can learn some Melbourne names that aren't Roos and Gawn. Tired of them going on about Geelong stats, like anyone cares.

Good improvement. Happy with that. Nice to see us play our own footy rather than stopping a side from playing theirs at the beginning of a game.

I know its not going so terribly, but I've already walked away. This team reminds me of 2013 so much. Lloyd had it bang on in this article, read it before the game and it sums it up. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/melbourne-demons-coach-paul-roos-out-of-form-and-running-out-of-time-20150620-ghs65j I'm tired of losing. Not in that lets go rant all day on a forum but still love the club way, in the very real my passion is leaving me sense.

Jordie McKenzie... Remarkable. It makes my faith, which I so want to be firm, feel very shaky. So we're just going in with Dawes up forward, or is it Spencer as first ruck and Gawn at FF. I guess I wouldn't mind that, Dawes/Gawn was okay last year as a combo IIRC.

I thought Fitzpatrick would be well-suited to a run this week, though I guess the Cats are as short on talls as we are right now. Terlich probably has to play, though the guy makes me tear my hair out when he isn't playing simple footy like last season, and Dawes is obviously in. Would like to see Michie dropped, and I guess ANB gets another week to get a taste. Can't see a great result on Sunday.

Not surprised. He looked stuffed vs Collingwood, and then cooked in the second half vs St Kilda. I was hopeful he would be given an extended break before his bag, but even now long term its a good call.

Aside from the obvious issue of sidelining all the kids who are unfortunate enough to be Dees fans, I'd like to see Howe go and for us to get something decent in return. I just don't see a spot in the side for him in a good structure, unless Roos will keep him at 3rd tall.

Out: Pedersen, Grimes, ANB, Michie In: Dawes, Fitzpatrick, MJones, Bail (S)