2015-Rnd 3 Carlton vs Essendon

[Juddkreuzer]

Think of another reason then, but I'd still be considering that option. 

Sorry Cookie I'm a bit slow on the uptake. With you now.

[MosquitoFleet]

Sorry Cookie I'm a bit slow on the uptake. With you now.

hes from sleepy hollow

[DJC]

Graham, Boekhorst, Walker, Cripps and Buckley as minimum inclusions. Big game at the G, lets see what you can do (Walker aside).

I would bring in Watson for Jones, but wont happen.

Holman to get a taste maybe. I am really hoping Walsh can provide some grunt and leadership soon.

Outs: White, Curnow, Tutt, Ellard... One from Bell, Carrazzo, Smith

Your ins could add a bit, particularly Watson for Jones.  Smith definitely needs some time to work on his fitness and to pick up the tempo of the game at AFL level - back to the NBs for him.

[Baggers]

It all starts in the midfield and cheats.com.au have a 'big' midfield. Our midfield is scrawny. Hiding looming.

We have only two bigger bodies in the midfield - Dinger and Cripps. Judd is an extractor.

Then look at the rest of our midfield/on-ballers - Gibbs, Simpson, Murphy, Tutt, Smith, Graham, Curnow, Thomas, Ellard, Carrazzo - all lightweights against midfields that have been growing in size and strength for a few years now (and we recruit a Rookworst (sorry mate) as a mature pick who is 7 kgs wringing wet!!!). And we lost a real wrecking ball at the contest in Robbo, although in many people's opinions he had to go, who came in to replace this level of commitment and mongrel? No-one. Surely we can all remember times when the game was slipping away from us and Robbo would do something sacrificial that lifted his team mates... do we have any bloke now at the club who has this instinct (as identified by Parko)?

I am beginning to believe it is not our forward line or backline that is the problem but rather a feeble midfield.

[crashlander]

It all starts in the midfield and cheats.com.au have a 'big' midfield. Our midfield is scrawny. Hiding looming.

We have only two bigger bodies in the midfield - Dinger and Cripps. Judd is an extractor.

Then look at the rest of our midfield/on-ballers - Gibbs, Simpson, Murphy, Tutt, Smith, Graham, Curnow, Thomas, Ellard, Carrazzo - all lightweights against midfields that have been growing in size and strength for a few years now (and we recruit a Rookworst (sorry mate) as a mature pick who is 7 kgs wringing wet!!!). And we lost a real wrecking ball at the contest in Robbo, although in many people's opinions he had to go, who came in to replace this level of commitment and mongrel? No-one. Surely we can all remember times when the game was slipping away from us and Robbo would do something sacrificial that lifted his team mates... do we have any bloke now at the club who has this instinct (as identified by Parko)?

I am beginning to believe it is not our forward line or backline that is the problem but rather a feeble midfield.

Unfortunately for us, their win against Hawthorn the other day is gong to convince them that they can win from anywhere. It might be just the drugs talking, but confidence is a fickle thing. They have it at the moment. We do not.

[cookie2]

@ Baggers

Our midfield has been a problem for years Baggers. That weakness has just been overshadowed in recent times by some of our other problems.

[chookaradley]

It all starts in the midfield and cheats.com.au have a 'big' midfield. Our midfield is scrawny. Hiding looming.

We have only two bigger bodies in the midfield - Dinger and Cripps. Judd is an extractor.

Then look at the rest of our midfield/on-ballers - Gibbs, Simpson, Murphy, Tutt, Smith, Graham, Curnow, Thomas, Ellard, Carrazzo - all lightweights against midfields that have been growing in size and strength for a few years now (and we recruit a Rookworst (sorry mate) as a mature pick who is 7 kgs wringing wet!!!). And we lost a real wrecking ball at the contest in Robbo, although in many people's opinions he had to go, who came in to replace this level of commitment and mongrel? No-one. Surely we can all remember times when the game was slipping away from us and Robbo would do something sacrificial that lifted his team mates... do we have any bloke now at the club who has this instinct (as identified by Parko)?

I don't think our midfield is scrawny. Quite the opposite really. Bell, Cripps, Carrots, Murph, Gibbs, all are big
bodied. What we are is one paced and slow.

I am beginning to believe it is not our forward line or backline that is the problem but rather a feeble midfield.

[flyboy77]

It all went pear shaped, in the first instance, in the ruck last Friday.

Wood was smashed and yes the stats do lie.....

[ElwoodBlues1]

It all starts in the midfield and cheats.com.au have a 'big' midfield. Our midfield is scrawny. Hiding looming.

We have only two bigger bodies in the midfield - Dinger and Cripps. Judd is an extractor.

Then look at the rest of our midfield/on-ballers - Gibbs, Simpson, Murphy, Tutt, Smith, Graham, Curnow, Thomas, Ellard, Carrazzo - all lightweights against midfields that have been growing in size and strength for a few years now (and we recruit a Rookworst (sorry mate) as a mature pick who is 7 kgs wringing wet!!!). And we lost a real wrecking ball at the contest in Robbo, although in many people's opinions he had to go, who came in to replace this level of commitment and mongrel? No-one. Surely we can all remember times when the game was slipping away from us and Robbo would do something sacrificial that lifted his team mates... do we have any bloke now at the club who has this instinct (as identified by Parko)?

I am beginning to believe it is not our forward line or backline that is the problem but rather a feeble midfield.

I think MM knows and would agree  with the above and thats why a semiskilled player like Bell gets plenty of gametime despite turning the ball over, I'd be betting we will
go a couple of big mids in the next draft period..

[DJC]

I think MM knows and would agree  with the above and thats why a semiskilled player like Bell gets plenty of gametime despite turning the ball over, I'd be betting we will
go a couple of big mids in the next draft period..

I think you'll find Bell's disposal efficiency is better than the team's average and is one of Malthouse's less pressing problems.

We desperately need to add blokes to our midfield rotation and they need to be big and hard at it.  We picked up big bodied midfielders at the last couple of drafts and we need to see them doing the business in navy blue.