I want to know, what the !@#$%& has happened down at the club since about round 11. We were travelling nicely at 7 /4 and playing some really
nice footy.

And then ???????

How a side can change their playing habits so much is beyond me.


Its time we got some !@#$%& answers !!!!!!!!!!


We will not win another game for the rest of the season, mark my word !!!!!!

Looking forward to the next few weeks without Judd.. will really separate the wheat from the chaff.
We are in a deep deep hole at the moment. We are crying out for leaders both on and off the field. Ratts for all his good intentions is not the man to take this football club forward. He understands the game but has had his ass handed to him in virtually every game of the past seven.
The players look listless- Jamison, Russell, Walker, Bower, Joseph, Carazzo, Murphy, Gibbs all stagnated or gone backwards. These are our next tier players who were meant to be taking the weight off Judd.

I think the re-signing of Betts was another terrible ploy by a Match Committee and football department prone to severe errors in judgement. Betts was one player we could have received value for later in the year- be it by way of picks or players. His year has been grossly inflated by goals kicked in dead time of matches, and this misinterpretaiton of his 'value' might have got us an overinflated deal by another club. He doesn't keep himself in the best physical condition between matches and in the off season, and the fact he sees himself as 'undroppable' is a key reason for his incredibly poor performances since about Round 8.

There are some serious questions to be asked of the whole football club in the coming weeks- and I hope against hope they are asked in the proper fashion, and not half- heartedly assessed like so many other important decisions this club has made in recent times.

(OK i'll admit I left at half time and went to the pub and half heartedly watched it on the tv there)
I am however still dirty on the first 2 goals they got in the second quarter - the holding the ball decision was 50/50 at best and the umps should have just let that one slide, and THAT WAS NOT A GODDAMN !@#$%& MARK YOU STUPID BLIND MAGGOTS. Not making excuses but that gave them some momentum and we really needed a competitive second quarter to have any chance of staying in it.

The Pies have an average list but are very disciplined and are very well drilled by a gun coach. We on the other hand have a very good list but are coached by a Carlton supporter. Ratten is not a coach. He just watches the game as a supporter and is just waiting to cheer on the next goal. He has to go before our players lose even more confidence!! Surely the board can see this?? We have no Game plan!!

The Pies have an average list but are very disciplined and are very well drilled by a gun coach. We on the other hand have a very good list but are coached by a Carlton supporter. Ratten is not a coach. He just watches the game as a supporter and is just waiting to cheer on the next goal. He has to go before our players lose even more confidence!! Surely the board can see this?? We have no Game plan!!

Betts needs some functioning tall and mid sized forwards around him.
He is no.1 banana in the fwd line and its a tough gig for a midget.

6 goals to none in the second was the difference.

In the other three quarters, both teams kicked 9 goals.

Snippets of Rattens presser on 3 AW..... HE WAS EXTREMELY PISSED OFF.
He used the word EMBARRASSED a number of times. Also said the the players didn't go when it was their turn (read soft). About time he got into them.
Let's see what happens at the selection table.

Out: Johnson
IN: Robinson



Ratts is too pissweak to drop a big name.

Out: Johnson
IN: Robinson



Ratts is too pissweak to drop a big name.

Snippets of Rattens presser on 3 AW..... HE WAS EXTREMELY PISSED OFF.
He used the word EMBARRASSED a number of times. Also said the the players didn't go when it was their turn (read soft). About time he got into them.
Let's see what happens at the selection table.

It's all too late.
The season is as good as over.
We have gone backwards big time this year. Essendon* will thump us next week and then it's all downhill.
Ratten is no good, his mates Kernahan, Teague, Lappin and the recruiting staff are a joke as well.
We need professional people at the club. Since Pratt's death nothing has happened.
Melbourne are going past us at 100MPH.
Yes,they aren't in the eight, but their recruiting is streets ahead of ours.
And they have almost paid off their debt.
Brett, for the sake of the club and it's supporters, do the right thing and RESIGN.
Stephen, hand the presidency over to someone who can attract the right business people to the club and to someone who can run a professional football club, and in a professional manner, and not just a mate's club.

We only have three big names: Judd, Gibbs and Murphy, and one of them is gone anyway.