Milne wrote:The kids aren't ready for the big occasion. Hope we can turn it around

Bruce, Ross, Jack, Savage etc. aren't kids.

That goal hurt more than their previous 8. Ok. So big second half. yep it did. Still cant see the need for all the coach sacking calls etc. We need a couple of players who are cool in a crisis to direct our kids The problems run far deeper than simply adding a couple of decent players. Even when we...

Why do people call out Tony74?


Very poor form if you ask me.

And that folks, is why Savage can't continue to get a game.

Answer: Today. As an entertainment product, I'm not interested in watching this stuff. As a 'supporter', I can't support the rubbish that the coaches dish up each week. And as a sports fan in general, I can't accept the immature, amateurish rubbish that the players served up today. The problem is th...

I take it back.


That was the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen.

Thank goodness Melbourne are average.

bakes wrote:Can't believe that Gilbert is still an AFL listed player. Every time he gets the ball I just know that he will turn it over.

At least he's having a dip.

Wow.

That was shameful.



I'm lost for words as to how awful that was.

Actually, better if he doesn't...

Be nice if he got near the pill today.

I doubt any poster in the history of this forum has tried harder to aggravate, annoy and troll other forumites. Multiple nicks, tantrums (including this latest one), abuse, nasty pms, you name it, he did it. Then, in the end, he does what most abusers do, he played the victim. Good riddance. He can...

Dale Weightman was an ex-student of mine. He was doing a part-time hospitality course at the William Angliss Institute whilst he was playing with Richmond. I used to have Dale in a couple of classes. An early Monday morning three hour class was always an issue for Dale with his insulin doses, after...

Some would argue that strategy, particular coming out of defence - has been a big problem for us this year.

Why do we think that Joey is the solution, rather than the cause?

Rather than 'what we need to be a top 4 team', I think we need to reflect on why we aren't a top 4 team this season. Heavy losses to Adelaide, Bulldogs, Essendon and the Swans. Narrow loss to Port. 3 quarter efforts against Geelong and West Coast. Beaten comprehensively by Melbourne in R1. Reverse t...

Who??

White was good, Membrey was outstanding. His leadership and intent was the best I've ever seen from him.

If you thought we'd be a contender this year, that's your own fault. But if we had have held on to win yesterday, WE COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER; WE COULDA BEEN SOMEBODY... :cry: http://i.imgur.com/TXUxPAk.jpg Nah, the final result yesterday is irrelevant in terms of our short term prospects. IMO.

Last 2 minutes. And this week suddenly no Roo, Joey, Gilbert... Ignore their playing ability, but it is known that all are on field leaders that general the players. FWIW, we may not have been within 5 goals of Port if those 3 were in the team though. We can't play all 3 of them. I think last night...

I think too much focus is on the 'how did we lose when we were 10 points up with 54 seconds left' thing. It happens way too much in footy to way too many different teams for it to be such a disastrous thing to happen. I mean, it's already happened about 10 times this year! The previous 80 minutes is...

Jake Carlisle wasn't too bothered with the conditions. Agree, he played fairly well, but a number of his intercept marks were due to poor entry by Port, and the conditions were part of that. Not necessarily referring to his game overall, just the fact that he was clean. He one-grabbed the ball, and...

If you thought we'd be a contender this year, that's your own fault. If your dream of 2017 glory has been shattered, that's your fault. We will contend when our draftees of 2013 begin to peak. I'm hoping that's 2020. But you've got to be honest about it, we're just not good enough yet. What's this ...

Jake Carlisle wasn't too bothered with the conditions.

chook23 wrote:
Certainly do not think we were a contender but expect a team to win from that postion......
Our loss nothing to do with thinking about being a contender....but appears to be just an excuse for many

I was referring to the 'broken hearts' bit.

As a supporter you can't be upset about the overall effort of the players last night. There were some ordinary efforts at times, but overall it was very good. But..... I think tonight proved a point - pressure and effort isn't enough. Port made 87 Clangers , and were -9 in the Free Kick count . Thei...