Another big night game for the AFL's latest love child

Probably the Pies but a draw would be nice

Crowd guess 45,000

mcc is guessing 68k, and they're generally within +/- 10%

i hope it's closer to your mark @Diamond_Jim

of course, they're also saying 36k for our game tomorrow, and i personally think it'll be closer to 27k

In the pregame news it was good to see Clarkson come out and say the AFL needs to stop rewarding 'head high' free kicks, ala Selwood.  His point is that if the AFL is serious about protecting the head it needs to minimise risk of head injury now or later in a players life. 

More on his thoughts in this article:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/alastair-clarkson-calls-for-umpires-to-crack-down-on-shrugging-tactics-to-avoid-concussion-issues/news-story/7c9549f992b1e6d33e1dd59c163dfe67

A new technique is where the player with the ball doesn't drop the knees but leans to one side and lays his head in the attacker's arms. Free kick!

Many players do it and it is a blight on the game. 

Edited April 6, 20187 yr by Lucifer's Hero

Carlton to win by 4-5 goals. Collingwood are pathetic. Look at their line up, it's horrible... Their key position stocks rival VFL standard, Dunn down back is really their only "tall" then injury prone Reid & Mason Cox up forward, lol. Can't wait to see them smashed.. Honestly can't see them getting within 4 goals 

Edited April 6, 20187 yr by JV7

6 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

In the pregame news it was good to see Clarkson come out and say the AFL needs to stop rewarding 'head high' free kicks, ala Selwood.  His point is that if the AFL is serious about protecting the head it needs to minimise risk of head injury now or later in a players life. 

More on his thoughts in this article:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/alastair-clarkson-calls-for-umpires-to-crack-down-on-shrugging-tactics-to-avoid-concussion-issues/news-story/7c9549f992b1e6d33e1dd59c163dfe67

A new technique is where the player with the ball doesn't drop the knees but leans to one side and lays his head in the attacker's arms. Free kick!

Many players do it and it is a blight on the game. 

It’s about time a big name in the AFL Has brought this up he even threw his own players under the bus in poppy and Sicily, it’s a disgraceful act boardering on cheating imo 

I can't see how Carlton are paying $2.5 right now. Collingwood look like a vfl side.

Wow. A Friday night game between 16th and 17th with no wins between them and a combined percentage between them when added together relates to the percentage of the third placed team..... Blockbuster defined.

26 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

A new technique is where the player with the ball doesn't drop the knees but leans to one side and lays his head in the attacker's arms. Free kick!

Many players do it and it is a blight on the game. 

If the AFL could manage to follow their own "interpretation" of this, it wouldn't be an issue.

But who am I kidding ...

18 minutes ago, brendan said:

It’s about time a big name in the AFL Has brought this up he even threw his own players under the bus in poppy and Sicily, it’s a disgraceful act boardering on cheating imo 

ah I see... Clarko's not cheating... Yes the ducking for free kicks, is bordering on cheating.

4 minutes ago, CHF said:

Wow. A Friday night game between 16th and 17th with no wins between them and a combined percentage between them when added together relates to the percentage of the third placed team..... Blockbuster defined.

Whatta rort !!!  the AFL rorting it's own.

Its positively cannibalistic.

 

When teams are down, they are supposed to spend their time down making a mends to their list, and culture.

Not flying high off the backs of other struggling clubs who have done the hard yards, & ave been do things tough...

Always great entertainment watching the pies get bet and more so Buckley failing. 

Skills atrocious, maybe the afl need to give them more Friday night games ? 

Am I watching and AFL game here? Why do these two has beens get to play on Friday night??

Forgot to put my tips in.

Go Pies!

Weitering is a shadow of his former self... has just fresh aired a spoil that cost them a goal.

This was the pies banner.

4 minutes ago, Frustrated Demon said:

This was the pies banner.

Deadset? You couldn't dream that up.

3 minutes ago, Frustrated Demon said:

This was the pies banner.

Don't be so harsh. They got most of the words right.

1 minute ago, AmDamDemon said:

Deadset? You couldn't dream that up.

So Collingwood 

5 minutes ago, Frustrated Demon said:

This was the pies banner.

that is pure glod

Edited April 6, 20187 yr by Brownie

5 minutes ago, Frustrated Demon said:

This was the pies banner.

Elephant stamp for improved effort. For them, that's really good.

1 hour ago, CHF said:

Wow. A Friday night game between 16th and 17th with no wins between them and a combined percentage between them when added together relates to the percentage of the third placed team..... Blockbuster defined.

The manufacture build up to this game was embarrassing! They are chit trucks and we all know it. Acting like these is a big makes no sense.

In saying that hearing Eddie pre-game talking about his club v the blues was something I feel like we miss. 

cripps' field kicking leaves so much to be desired

Rule of the week, holding and blocking. Brown will be payed a heap.

Pies are looking good.  Cripps and Curnow not as impressive as I expected.  Blues don’t look like scoring.  Still a long way to go in this game but Buckley looks safe....