faultydet

Ugh, go on, tell us how a winning version of socialism is the way to go.

All year.

Spargo is finding space and using his strengths to advantage. Vision and delivery inside 50. It's a huge weakness in our game that he is capable of fixing if he is at his best enjoying his game.

We deserve almost every spray that heads our way. Not sure about the "What do you stand for" garbage though. What does Collingwood stand for?

I think Simon Goodwins coaching career will effectively be over by the end of this game. We have a laughable record against Norf, who physically smash us every time we play. Hoping Brayshaw gets the Viney role on-ball, as he is a much better player in the guts. Also hope that T-Mac rucks all day to allow Jackson to stay up forward. Seems to be developing something with Weed.

That's the thing I've always thought he had going for him. Look at his good games from '18 and it's his vision/reading of the play that stood out. Some of his passing inside 50 was fantastic. Needs to get lots more of it and apply manic pressure consistently though.

We are proven masters at playing crap sides back into winning form. Adelaide are a huge chance tonight.

I reckon we will lose this game. The best we could realistically expect is an unsatisfying 2 goal win after going missing in the second half again. And Norf will beat us easily next week while smashing us physically. If we lose to the Crows.......I wont be surprised in the slightest.

So you think it's even remotely possible that an under siege coach would choose to rest Gawn and Oliver at the risk of losing his job, for the long term benefit of a team that almost certainly wont make finals anyway? Hmmmmm.

Is anyone even remotely surprised? Another example of the wonderful club culture at Melbourne.

T.Mac out is welcome news. Now Goody, about your mate Melksham........

He'd give away 10 x 50M penalties every game screaming about the umpires bias. On the other hand, when he was a high schooler, he went by the name of "Kev" because he was a goal hog like Kevin Bartlett. Did NOT know about a goal assist back in the early 80's. Have ball, must shoot.

But is it though? I've no doubt whatsover that every other club would love to pick the eyes out of our list to top up with inside mids, Max and maybe our Full Back, but I'm not convinced that the list overall would be highly rated by our peers. We have NOBODY in our first choice 18 who could be considered a great kick, or at least a reliably great kick. Some are technically very good but have regular decision making problems ie:May/Salem.The skills on our list overall are deplorable. We panic under pressure and our best players cannot execute their skills consistently like the best do. We also have nobody apart from Max who is likely to take a pack mark in the forward 50. That is a big concern for a team as hopeless as us at inside 50 delivery. Hoping like hell that Harley Bennell can get back to full fitness as he would make a massive difference playing full time in the guts.

We wont be turning it around. AF. I think some people are half expecting to see some sort of lazarus act that ends up with us making finals. We have a seriously overrated and low-skills list who are coached by someone who appears clueless after 2 1/2 years on the job. Coupled with our decades long cultural disaster and lack of intestinal fortitude when things get tough and I think we will continue to be embarrassed until Goodwin is shown the door and we finally get some LEADERS into the club who can lead where it counts. On.The Field.

Jesus Christ. Another rebuild.

That's exactly what I'm thinking also. Our problems are cultural and I can't see that changing in my lifetime.

"We need it to drive us" 1964 =Last flag 2020-1964 = 56yrs Fancy a club that hasn't wont a flag sine 1964 saying that an insipid, gutless loss to a massively overrated team is a factor that "needs to drive us" Get [censored] Melbourne. You don't deserve the memberships I buy every year. You are a [censored] joke.

Melbourne.

I think the question of who was missing their puppy has been answered.

Rebuild may be hard when we gave away our top 3 pick in this draft already, and our so clever recruiter thinks he is smarter than he actually is.

melbourne..........

You're a young fella aren't you? We've had a couple of false dawns in almost 6 decades. Don't waste your time. The Hawks will have a full rebuild and start winning multiple flags again before our blokes realise we have a coach who is taking us backwards.

Look for the silver lining. At least the coach will finally be torched by the media this week. Just in time for us to play bottom placed Adelaide, where we will enjoy an uninspiring 10pt win, or a soul destroying loss.

Honestly, the best way to deal with this is to not care about it. I wonder if the bloke running the place understands just how dangerous it would be for the clubs future if other long term members took a similar view?

If there are any youngsters reading this site, I'm sorry to say that you need to consider the following. You follow a side that has not won a flag for 56 years and has only had 2 Grand final appearances since that day for 2 humiliating losses. We entered the season with what we were told was the fittest side we have had take the field, and enjoyed an injury run so good that I have not seen similar in my 52yrs, in a truncated season where superb fitness and list availability should have seen our team hot favourites to play deep into finals. And we have yet again caved and surrendered to a side that wanted it more while being directionless because of the lack of ability of a coach who is a handbrake to team performance. Only a few weeks after our president scoffed at the idea that our coach should be under pressure because of limp performances. Think long and hard about emotionally investing in this organisation.