belaguttman

In the post-game interview, JMac let slip that Max Caputo will likely lead the line next season, strengthening the rumours that he's leaving. Aslan said that he wants to stay in Melbourne long-term.

Because, more often than not, we run into teams that can defend

8-0, third AFL-like score for the season, but it requires team that don’t sit deep or keep their shape, and we are still unlikely to make the finals

HT: 5 - 0. I don't want to put the mozz on us; I know that it's early, but even with our regular last 10 minutes of the game, snooze... we are likely to get a point from this game.

Now that it's effectively season over; 1 point from the last three matches, I'd like to see our two other keepers get some game time, we'll be relying on them next season

Disappointing, but expected. Despite taking the lead from Arslan's clever interception and finish, we looked second best from the first minute, and it was only the visit0r's poor finishing that prevented the scoreline from reflecting the true difference. Victory have progressed, we haven't.

We are generally playing well, although CCM knows how to play through our press. As usual, we are struggling against their back 5, although it would be helpful to take the good chances that we've surprisingly been given

He was a coach at TroyesK. I recall that PK missed a game through illness, but I don't think Napoli took over as interim game, it was one of the other coaches. Troyes issue was more than just PK

He left the club with PK and was his assistant at Troyes. He returned to the franchise to replace Petr Kratky when he left

Joey Lynch, are you reading this?

Our big issue is in front of goals: we have been far less efficient in converting chances this season, mostly down to JMac's form slump, related, I think, to giving him the captaincy and to the near-total absence all season of Leckie, Nabbout and then Tilio. Jakolis is good, in parts, but inconsistent. I'd put Natel on the plane back to Brazil unless we are paying him a low wage

What was the balloon incident?

Yes, and somehow he did well in the Austrian Bundesliga

There goes our finals chance, and, really, we don't deserve it. That game really encapsulates our season: sterile possession; struggled to break down deep sitting organised defences. We are still to play our first choice starting XI this season, so injuries have also been a factor. The most important off-season task is to find a good Le Patron-level coach for next season

We now play with a double pivot, neither of them comes close to O"Neill's influence, either defensively or in attack, but in tightening up our defence, it has cost us offensively.