Maybe I'm old school, but I grew up knowing that if you were chasing a bloke then keep your wits about you, b/c someone will pick you off. As long as the elbow isn't raised it's a great part of our game. Was a perfectly executed bump, Kosi got straight up, and the game went on. Should never have ev...

I know many love this hard contact in the game and claim a good fair bump but I don't like it at all. How is it good for the game? Trying to severally hurt a player especially when he knew he wasn't aware of him coming to brace himself is gutless. Tarrants a girl and it was his perfect opportunity t...

"Poor delivery not passing well enough to him","not protecting him well enough","too much pressure" all these things have always been there the main thing I can see as different in the conditions for him is he doesn't win the free kicks as much as before when he is clim...

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I truly feel sorry for young supporters who missed out on experiencing THE most incredible unstoppable player of all of time. After about his 6th goal full backs virtually gave up. Well said. I'm just so glad I was able to watch him and Winmar in full flig...

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I truly feel sorry for young supporters who missed out on experiencing THE most incredible unstoppable player of all of time. After about his 6th goal full backs virtually gave up. I know we all forget the past and carry on about how good Reiwoldt is but Pl...

Last year 'they' said our bottom six were our achilies heal. I reckon our bottom six are better this year, not necessarily different, but better Armitage tougher, better Dempster just better Jones way better Peake much better Polo probably better than Eddy Steven better Ray more consistent, good Ra...

exactly what i was on about hopefully people dont have a nuffy attack and decide to do it It was in the first Quarter, Port were always going to come back. I have heard people say we lost it because of that, load of rubbish. How can you say that??? Nobody knows if they were always going to come bac...

I would still rather take a chance with his 30 touches than 12 from someone else with a bit better efficiency. How exactly does he acquire these 30 touches? Against Geelong the last time we played them his " 30 touches " resulted in far more goals to the opposition than to us by a ratio o...

I can understand why the majority of the whipping boys cop it whether I agree or not but this one bewilders me. Lets get one thing straight. No player that can regularly get 30 posessions is a dud even if they do butcher some of them. It's actually becoming more common for players today. Let's go th...

prediction: 5 mins to go in the last we are up by two goals and dominating a puffed out collingwood (LOL) milne kicks his first for the game, breaking the record and 20 thousand muppets run on to the ground to touch him and tell him that he is the greatest momentum gone pies win by a goal :roll: :t...

Good to see Blake fit and firing again - a great game. But also noteworthy - these were the impressive looking stats from our bottom 6 possession winners. (Gamble had less of course - but he was off early in the game). source footywire - Sean Dempster 11 6 17 Farren Ray 8 8 16 Sam Gilbert 8 7 15 Ja...

goddardisgod wrote:Think Lyon would be very good with the calibre of young players on the Melbourne list.

But he's ours. Stay the feck away.

Their attacking game and scoring up forward suits Lyon he only needs to work heavily on their defensive structure.

Sainternist wrote:Another week minus Raph bashing.

Ah, so refreshing

See what happens when you play a fair game. Just goes to prove people wont just critisise players if there is no reason to.

Its threads like this that really do the credibilty of this place the world of good..not We can mock other coaches leaving but God forbid if someone mocks us Brought a lot of previously unused sports science to AFL Seems to have done the right thing by the Club and gone gracefully I wish him well i...

Its threads like this that really do the credibilty of this place the world of good..not We can mock other coaches leaving but God forbid if someone mocks us Brought a lot of previously unused sports science to AFL Seems to have done the right thing by the Club and gone gracefully I wish him well i...

plugger66 wrote:I think his issues are poor disposal and just average pace even though some think he is quick. Probably one year left to do something.

Should fit in perfectly those are our key ingredients

Cruel post on one of the most respected and decent guys in the business.

Great Coach to go with it. Fantastic opportunity for the clubs looking for a new one which I'm sure some Clubs are already raising an eyebrow. Good luck to him

How much does history and stats really mean as we are definitely not able to make the top four apart from the faith of just being a chance if we're there? The 64 dollar question is truly what chance do we now have from finishing anywhere in the bottom four of the eight of going all the way? History ...

Kane Cornes, Shane Tuck, there's a few of 'em...and for much the same reason, awful disposal. You'd rather someone with good disposal skills get 10 possessions than these guys have 30, as it probably meant 20 less turn-overs. Only player I've ever known to constantly cop so much bagging when racking...

Only player I've ever known to constantly cop so much bagging when racking up 30+ possessions.

Sorry OP but you are not right Watching live last night it was clear the eagles had no structure until well into the second quarter, so they did not maintain their structure, they had none. When they did get their press going they were sensational. Don't understimate the eagles they are a quality s...

The first and last quarters of moving the ball on fast with slick lightning quick multiple handballs clearing out from large packs of opposition making us look like a fine tuned super machine the others can’t keep up with to show what they are capable of. PURE DOMINANCE But this seems to be their ...

noreason41 wrote:Does no one remember the 'pact' the boys from the 2000's made?

To take paycuts and what not so they could see it through as a team?

I don't think any of our main players are getting traded any time soon.

Wasn't Xavier Clarke and Luke Ball part of that pact?

Plays a similar role to what David Grant used to play - he was also highly underated. Not sure about a David Grant comparison. Brett Voss (circa 2004) was more of the ilk - out of the players of recent time - who reminded me a little of the David Grant style of game. Definitely underrated, is our J...

No he's a very frustratingly inconsistant player who shows us he can read the play and the ball amazingly well when he's on song and the next week struggles to get anywhere near the ball. The scorching hot freezing cold thing week to week is painful I just wish he could be somewhere in between most ...