I am not saying that he should be our 1st ruck, but our 2nd ruck alternating between the interchange and forward line.

bergsone wrote:Ireckon Gilbert will play and give a chop out in the ruck,not saying i like it, but what i see happening

That tactic with Gilbert or Bruce hasn't worked for two seasons.

I would play Marshall, he is a better option for Longer or Hickey's back up ruckman on the day. Plus Bruce played a whole lot better when he wasn't doubling up in the ruck. That hasn't worked for the last 2-3 seasons. Plus Marshall can go forward and can mark plus is very mobile. Yes these were prac...

We have 2 chances, buckleys and none, plus he isn't the sort of player we need right now as good as he is. We need runners who can get, carry and deliver the ball.

The first 2 games will tell against teams we should beat. If we are mediocre with them and just win or worse lose to either of them at Etihad, that will confirm our fears.

Well, I did predict this at half time.

That quarter was much better obviously. However, one has to ask whete was this form in the first half? The question is can they continue this quarter.
If they play like that against Brisbane theybwill win easily.

Marshall has got to be in for round 1.

I don't believe it, Hickey and Marshall interchanging in the ruck.

Right now, Marshall looks vetter than both Longer and Hickey.

I bet Melbourne are laughing that we overlooked Petracca.

Will we do the usual thing, make a brave comeback, get withun 2 goals then fall away badly in the last 15-20 minutes.

Another forward entry by us to the advantage of Melbourne. Oh wait we kicked a goal, yeah.

Kick the ball into our forward line for no result time after time after time.
I'm sorry, this team is poorly coached. Our skill level hasn't imorived over the last few years.

Our defence was poor, we over hand balled and our forwards can't hold marks. I am beginning to feel we are overestimating our abilities.

How many years will it take for them to realise that Bruce or Gilbert as second ruck doesn't work.

That wasn't a great effort by Hickey.

We seem to be a lot more switched on than last week.

Yes it was a practice match, but it did look like we still have the same issues we had last year. I think the commentators were right that it meant more for Carlton to win than us. Positives as observed, Paddy, Clark, Coffield, Dunstan in the 3rd quarter and maybe 1 or 2 others. Negatives: Inability...

Carlton clearly want this more than us. Olus as someone said we dininate play but don't score.

Hell we can't kick a goal again. Fumble fumble.

Fair dinkum, how the hell do they allow that.

Much better

Plus, why play the damn game at a ground with sub standard lighting when surely Etihad was available.

DJ Higgins wrote:Too many times we pushed ourj forwards up the ground and when we got the ball we had no targets in our 50. Back to long bombs in

That's part of this supposed game plan