Straight Sets Simon

No cohesion moving the ball forward at all. It was almost always luck when Melbourne scored a goal. I wonder what the coaches are doing to rectify this?

Melbourne players don't turn around (to face their forward line) and run backwards quickly enough. They should up and back in one or two seconds maximum, I would say Melbourne players take about four or five seconds on average. For a start it causes kicks to be smothered (as we have seen), but they also miss any teammate who may be free up the ground and they have missed the best opportunities to dispose of the ball. I would love to know what our coaches are doing to rectify this.

It's because our players don't push back quickly enough after taking a mark. My pet hate.

Enjoy Casey, Nicholson. Not kicking over the man on the mark is inexcusable.

How do Melbourne players expect to improve their fitness if they don't gut run?

Why do Melbourne continually handpass and kick to players who are either about to get tackled or are in a worse position?

Pathetic chase, Davey.

Agree, dumb football to not kick to the top of the square.

Zero intensity, so sick of seeing Melbourne players jogging.

He's pathetic.

What's with the "smoking a joint" signal Riewoldt was making?

Welcome to two years ago.

Why do Melbourne constantly kick to stationary teammates? Why do Melbourne always kick to where a players is and not where he will / needs to be?

It doesn't take experience to show some ticker.

How many Richmond players has Dunn hit on the chest today?

I'm yet to see how Toumpas was drafted at all!

The flood gates are opening. There is just no teamwork or forward thinking.

That was seriously selfish from Davey.

Davey is still a top five field kick in the league.

Not sure what's funnier, this post or your avatar.

You're five years too early with that last point.

I prefer "hardest team to play against" because it at least shows some ambition.

That's fine, but don't tell the supporters, members, sponsors and players. Such a defeatist attitude.

Exactly. If he and other more senior players want to leave then five years quickly becomes, six, seven or never. This is just Bailey all over again!

Why is he even saying this? Bailey must have left notes in his desk which read: "It's fine to be rubbish so long as you tell everyone before hand."