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Richmond are just mediocre, plain and simple, so many Richmond supporters carrying on like us beating them is a once off blip and yet we beat them last year on a big day for their club, and in the NAB cup before that!

Joel Selwood is a great player, but the ducking is just ridiculous, it's staging plain and simple, nothing brave about it, he drops he knees to get soft free kicks, he does it over and over again year after year, the umpires are aware but they just allow it to continue

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    I really wish our next few games had us up against the lions and blues. Take advantage of them while they are at there worst

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    We should go after Dixon as a free agent. As long as he stays injury free he would be a perfect ruck/forward to partner up with Hogan!

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    I think people have really under estimated the pies and how good they are. they sit at the top 4-1.

    also the loser out of cats tigers today may also get some attention especially if the tigs lose again.

    I agree they're performing better than we all expected, but we do need to keep perspective over who they've beaten: Brisbane, Carlton and St Kilda are the three worst sides in the competition. The fourth win was against Essendon which is a good win but the Bombers didn't show up at all on ANZAC day. I'm still wary on declaring Collingwood a genuine finals threat.

    4-1 for the Doggies and Collingwood... season definitely unravelling differently to what I expected.

    If GWS get up tonight we're in uncharted territory. Hopefully it eggs on the team, maybe the gap between the best and worst isn't as large as Roosy keeps insisting (personally I hope he stops trotting that line out, it's just an out for the players when they don't perform).

    It's great for the competition that the Dogs and GWS are now able to push the better sides.

    If we can do the same tomorrow, then I'll be happy with adding us to that list of up and coming sides, and the AFL can further be ridiculed for its appallingly biased scheduling.

    Meanwhile, pre-season we thought we had it easy with our repeat games, partly because we rated the Dogs as bottom 4 and GWS and Collingwood not far in front. Turns out we have three clubs who could all be 4-1 after 5 rounds, plus Fremantle who could be 5-0, as our repeat games (plus St Kilda, which is handy). We actually could have a really difficult fixture as it turns out.

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    Might be petty but I really hate the sight of the great Ronald Barassi with a blue and white scarf around his neck.

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    You have to admire the Bulldogs.

    Admiration doesn't exist in footy. There is only envy.

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    Carlton...the Leagues new basket case. They must really be feeling blue :)

    Maybe beyond blue would be more to the point.

    Funniest part of the night - seeing Geoff Edelsten in the box sitting behind Mick. Seriously WTF is going on there? Might explain how crap they are if he's giving Mick some mid game advice!

    They love crooks at Princess Park

    the Doggies are looking really good

    . Nice to see them beating the Swans with their Franklin and Tippett gifts.
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    Well looks like we won't have to worry about Hodge or Lewis in two weeks time.

    Beat me to it. Hodge will have to get at least 3 with an early plea. Lewis at least 2.

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    Gutless act

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    Well looks like we won't have to worry about Hodge or Lewis in two weeks time.

    Yep, just did a google search. Both have been suspended in the past few years - no discounts. Dirty.

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    Well looks like we won't have to worry about Hodge or Lewis in two weeks time.

    Handy outs if they get a holiday of at least two weeks, which they should do.

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    Hodge has to get 2. Lewis I could see getting away with 1 but really he should get two especially considering his record.

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    Lose a couple of games, a bit of outside pressure and they lash out. Couple of dog acts. Lewis should get a month for that strike.

    Edit for spelling

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    Tough choice tonight.

    Watch North and Hawks beat the stuffing out of each other

    or

    Enjoy the classic "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" on SBS.

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