Review Round 6, 2026 - Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions

[SizeMatters]

Melbourne went harder for longer.

That was all. Sprinkle in shit umpiring and injuries and Lions were even lucky to be with a chance to win it.

 

[PTizzle]

Missing gettable chances in the last was very frustrating, we had enough momentum. Agree the midfield was down today.

 

[luthor]

Sorry to intrude but that mclcgagge free on Langford was weak as piss umpiring and gifted the Dees the win, I’m sure you guys will dust yourselves off and be primed for when it really matters in September but a disappointing way to drop points in the end.

looked likw an umpire looking for an excuse to pay a free.

Langford was nowhere near Andrews when he took an uncontested mark

 

[jonnobackpocket]

Deserved what we got. Second to the ball and tried to overcompensate with aggressiveness at times.

Few that weren’t paid for us but overall we played that badly that we deserved to get screwed by umpiring.

How do you ‘deserve’ to get screwed by the maggots.

 

[M Malice]

I found it hard to name a Fab5, I went with Charlie Cameron

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Charlie Cameron

Age

31

Ht

180cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

9.6

2star

K

7.9

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.7

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

9.6

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.2

4star

, Logan Morris, Bruce Reville, Ty Gallop and Harris Andrews

31

Harris Andrews

Age

29

Ht

200cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

151.7

2star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

94.0

2star

.

 

[SizeMatters]

Also **** off the Lasoo rule. I’m probably in the minority but it’s shit. I hate it.

 

[Hazardinho]

looked likw an umpire looking for an excuse to pay a free.

Langford was nowhere near Andrews when he took an uncontested mark

He then he just flops to the ground afterwards, should be fined for staging

 

[3KZ is Football]

Answerth and Fletcher were terrible today. Answerth in the third quarter leaving his man to stand the mark was so dumb.

 

[haystark]

Sorry to intrude but that mclcgagge free on Langford was weak as piss umpiring and gifted the Dees the win, I’m sure you guys will dust yourselves off and be primed for when it really matters in September but a disappointing way to drop points in the end.

Needed it for his multi.

 

[martinson]

Poor performance . Who knows what it would've been without Andrews.

Andrews was 95% going to mark the ball anyway and it was a half block. Totally unnecessary.

Surprisingly we still had our opportunities to win it.

We lost it when we came out after half time as if we expected them to go away. Very sluggish.

As for Answerth we've done the same thing before haven't we . Don't care what the medicos say you need more time after what he copped.

 

[Tom14]

How do you ‘deserve’ to get screwed by the maggots.

By playing so poorly that you let the game be close enough for an umpiring decision to influence it. Shouldn’t have mattered that Melbourne might have had the rub of the green.

 

[p4p1]

That was clearly a free kick for a block

It was a brain fade by McCluggage but it was a fairly soft free.

 

[Nuggo]

Melbourne pushed the whole game. Well done to them. We have a few injuries to work through. Guess we will see how good our depth really is.

 

[M Malice]

Also **** off the Lasoo rule. I’m probably in the majority but it’s shit. I hate it.

I thought it was last disposal out is the lasso? Is a kick of the ground counted as a disposal or if it incidentally
brushes below your knee and out? Or an opposition player handballs it to below your knee and it goes out?

 

[mpal6]

Hughy didn’t seem right today.

One of the poorest games ive seen him play in a while. Missed kicks, handballs, conceded free etc. Hope he's ok for next week.

 

[p4p1]

Also **** off the Lasoo rule. I’m probably in the majority but it’s shit. I hate it.

I don’t mind it from a clear disposal, but the way they have ****ed up the implementation of it is typical AFL.

 

[luthor]

Also **** off the Lasoo rule. I’m probably in the majority but it’s shit. I hate it.

i'm OK with it. It never directly results in a shot on goal

I'm totally filthy with the 15 metre "rule" however.

Appllcation is almost random.

Especially when today, one umpire decided to be totally pedantic and ping us for HTB in our defensive 50, when from what I've seen so far this season they generally cut the receiver a bit of slack and ball it up .

 

[irel]

How many times did Bailey run past instead of actually laying a tackle? It must’ve been at least half a dozen occasions, if not more.
This has to be Bailey’s worst effort yet. You could almost argue he’s checked out mentally and shifted into injury‑prevention mode.
Soft effort today.

 

[M Malice]

Poor performance . Who knows what it would've been without Andrews.

Andrews was 95% going to mark the ball anyway and it was a half block. Totally unnecessary.

Surprisingly we still had our opportunities to win it.

We lost it when we came out after half time as if we expected them to go away. Very sluggish.

As for Answerth we've done the same thing before haven't we . Don't care what the medicos say you need more time after what he copped.

Chris Fagan in his weekly presser said Noah was ready to go last week v North as he had passed all concussion protocols but they decided to give him an extra week.

 

[p4p1]

I thought it was last disposal out is the lasso? Is a kick of the ground counted as a disposal or if it incidentally
brushes below your knee and out? Or an opposition player handballs it to below your knee and it goes out?

On the full is on the full regardless.
But no a player does not get a stat if the ball incidentally brushes their leg unless it’s a goal.

 

[janty]

Answerth and Fletcher were terrible today. Answerth in the third quarter leaving his man to stand the mark was so dumb.

I feel like Answerth's "internal clock" is not up to AFL standard and does a lot of hack kicks out of defence when they are not needed. In the preview thread someone unbelievably said he was a like for like replacement for Zorko.

Seems like Wilmot has taken the leap to the next level that many thought would happen to Fletcher.

 

[010203]

Sorry to intrude but that mclcgagge free on Langford was weak as piss umpiring and gifted the Dees the win, I’m sure you guys will dust yourselves off and be primed for when it really matters in September but a disappointing way to drop points in the end.

It was as soft as it gets, and we'd never hear the end of it if the shoe was on the other foot.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Fages should be absolutely filthy with start to the 3rd. Players at this level shouldn't need a reminder that talent ain't enough but it came today

Carlton-esque

 

[luthor]

How do you ‘deserve’ to get screwed by the maggots.

This "deserve" theory really gets up my nose.

Some awful home town calls today that directly influenced the outcome.

 

[M Malice]

On the full is on the full regardless.
But no a player does not get a stat if the ball incidentally brushes their leg unless it’s a goal.

So if it brushes below your knee and rolls over the boundary line between the arcs is that a lasso free kick against?