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Sure, if the AFL wasn't the AFL. I've struggled to understand anything they've ruled on for a good 20+ years. Maybe 30. But to believe that Collingwood has a secret plan to headhunt players... nah. To go a little harder than they should... maybe, even probably... but I want us to do the same too. Please don't get me wrong - I hate that team, but I don't for a moment believe that they play to cripple players. Just make them know there was a contest. Much unlike the Hawthorn or Essendon's of the 80's. Anyway, best wishes Tracc, and can't wait to see you back next year.

Turn it up

Yikes, I'd not heard of that before and had a look at the story. I am staggered there weren't riots.

Nathan Brown stated this when he was doing his Sportsbet ad. during tonight’s 360.

His sense of humour is only surpassed by his good looks.

Really? Wow! Where did you hear that? PS guesse what - we won that game. We beat Adelaide who were 6-1 (and went on to finish top and be favourites in the GF), whilst we were 3-4.

Has to be on his last chance. Would love to see Jeffo have a crack at the role.

we’d be happy for Tommo to leave i’d say end of last year if anyone made an offer we’d have taken it no takers. keep him on as cover

Sorry LFS, I don’t know which gate you enter for the captain’s run. I can find out tomorrow morning though, then I’ll post on here Enjoy drinks at the German Club! There are some DA members who’ll be there but the majority will be at the Pineapple Hotel.

if this isn’t a suspension i don’t know what is head smashed on the ground, arms pinned staggering he got off

In the NFL Sean Payton was stood down for a year, the New Orleans Staints had a $500,000 fine and loss of draft picks for the 2012 bounty system on opposition players, Collingwood would want to be very careful.

1. Held him up in the first place. Danger swung his legs under Walsh and was lucky not to swing right through the back of his ankles and give him a 6 week high ankle sprain. But at that stage he put all his weight on to Walsh who was then buckled forward. Chris Scott even said a few weeks ago he's telling players not take guys to the ground, why did Danger not heed that warning? 2. Turned him. This is the big one. Any time you tackle a player from behind in a chase down scenario you try to turn them side on so they land on their hips and shoulders. 3. Released him when it became inevitable that Walsh was going to fall forward and land at least part of his body face first in to the ground. This was a very ordinary tackle that's been reframed by people in the media saying things like 'what else could he have done' and 'he held him up' when the actual biomechanics of the tackle aren't true at all. Meanwhile Jack Higgins got 3 weeks for a gentle pull on Aliir's arm.

The longest odds since the 13th of May 2017.

Maybe listen to how Gawn explains what Clarrys role has been which (as I said) will now change as Trac is out. Not sure where I stated his possession count ..fitness .. etc . was not up to scratch. It’s not too hard to listen to Gawn …very enlightening actually. A lot more enlightening than what gets thrown around here,

Yeah true, showing any opposition to nicknames in Australia will only lead to worse nicknames.

Probably a very short-lived thread, not being of great interest, and probably eliciting 'they're-only-in-it-for-themselves' reactions, but this was a nice story, about a sponsor that has attracted my loyalty (and also sponsors a nice weekly Club website piece - although it's a tad awkward when we lose and/or don't kick many goals!) It also made me reflect on the validation we get when entities want to align with us. So, anyway, thanks sponsors! https://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/1585650/10-years-with-haymes-paint?videoId=1585650&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1719338400001 (p.s. Curious that Kate got the gig, rather than Daisy?)

It's a point I made before the season started ie how young our list is and how many best 22 are 22 and under. The idea we are suddenly 'playing the kids' because we have conceded the year and are looking toward 2025 is ridiculous. Yes the kolt ans brown came in. But apart from tracc who came out? Laurie, who is 22.

Reckon 10 should have been 11....sigh!

Since when does that get taken into account? 😅

We could debate this forever. My ten cents worth? Right call in the end.

They do? News to me! 😆

About time. He has been in good form at Casey for a while and deserves his chance.

If I was arguing the AFL case at the Tribunal I would have showed the footage of a first gamer's tackle in the same round. Kynan Brown takes a bigger man down in a textbook tackle (pulling him back so there was no risk of the tackled player's head making contact with the turf). He showed a duty of care - and received the free kick. That was the option open to Dangerfield, an experienced player, that he did not take.

No way should Danger have been suspended

While I'd concur with both your points here (though Kynan Brown showed that it is possible to do more to avoid a player pitching forward in a not dissimilar tackle), the compelling element for me was that Dangerfield locked both of the player's arms, so he couldn't protect himself from that forward momentum towards the ground.