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Whispering_Jack   29,253

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There's nothing new under the sun (or the nighttime sky or the Etihad roof). Another lucky come from behind win to the Cats (who IMO are on the decline), another narrow loss to the Bombers who will probably keep their finals hopes alive for another week because Hawthorn will be tough for the Suns in Tassie.

The fact that Essendon is staying in touch with the eight also means that Essendon will keep pushing its problematic strategy of using the courtroom to battle ASADA and leaving the players in limbo land as far as the outcome of the drugs saga is concerned. The lawyers and the media are loving this.

And although it was a close tussle out there, I didn't find it a particularly inspiring spectacle.

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I think Zaharakis has taken the next step as a footballer, i'd nearly consider him elite now.

Mitch Duncan is also a fair footballer, abit like Nathan Jones he seems like he would bleed for his side, doesn't wanna be the hero just wants to be part of it all

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I think Zaharakis has taken the next step as a footballer, i'd nearly consider him elite now.

Mitch Duncan is also a fair footballer, abit like Nathan Jones he seems like he would bleed for his side, doesn't wanna be the hero just wants to be part of it all

We should make a serious move to pick Zaharakis up out of the bomb site rubble: he will surely be deeply disillusioned by the whole saga and could welcome a fresh start. (Not sure of his contract status.)

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When Matt Burgan was with the AFL and doing those magnificent phantom drafts, I remember he suggested Zaharakis as a possible draft pick in his bottom age year. I think we went for Kyle Cheney instead.

Now, I wouldn't go near an Essendon player with a 10 foot pole unless he came with a certificate from ASADA clearing him of any possible connection with its anti-doping investigation. Nothing less than complete immunity would do.

This is despite the fact that it's been said in Zaharakis' case that he didn't take part in the injection process because he doesn't like needles. You can ingest peptides in other ways and nothing personal against Essendon players, but I don't want the club to be in the Western Bulldogs' position with Stewart Crameri where they have a massive case of egg on the face and Peter Gordon is inexplicably critical of the ASADA investigation.

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Wild weather in Launceston. Suns doing pretty well, so far, with old fashioned wet weather footy. Ablett bloody amazing, again.

But OMG - the goal review in Q1 - goal ump called it touched but the blue maggot decided to call a review. NO bloody goal line camera, and from the first one second of the review it was clear that it could never be overruled.....WTH did they take two minutes???

It is ruining our game. If they don't want to get it right, then abandon it.

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Great finish last night loved it.

Yes the Geelong dynasty is over but they will continue to fight hard. May even come out the other side.

And how good to see the drug cheats running out of juice again.

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loved how essendon got beaten again.

Hawthorn just coast along. I wonder if all these GC losses affect Abletts brownlow. although he is probably that far in front.

We have dropped to 16th. We must win to climb back up.

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Sylvia playing a blinder again

Shows how far off it we were when a player who got 5th in our B & F last year is struggling to get on the park at Freo and when he does get a game can't get a full game.

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