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NON-MFC: Opening Round 2025

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16 hours ago, Newport34 said:

Collingwood +20 contested possessions, +4 clearances, lost by 52 points. 

But they also only had 36 tackles for the game.

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    9 hours ago, MT64 said:

    They say when Collingwood is involved they sell more papers but that means more paper for the budgie cage bottom.

     

    2 hours ago, 640MD said:

    Or if you live in the country, to use in the Thunder Box.


    This is the team that deserves the bottom of my chooks’ indoor accommodation…

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    My brother buys the H/S (please pray for him 🤭) and brings them to mine every week. He’s a Carlton supporter but our unholy hatred for Essendon bonds us like nothing else. When he visits he checks the coop and it’s never not funny. 

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    Kane Cornes this morning: “Good morning, there is no rest, we push through and we don’t need pickle juice” 🤣

    Don’t understand why he is so divisive. He’s genuinely hilarious in the way he winds people up.

    Absolutely ridiculous they halted play for the protected species. Would Oliver be afforded such luxury? Club and player can go and get f-cked

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    Cats are playing in 35oC next week

    Forget the pickle juice, bring the Medical Examiner!

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    5 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    Cats are playing in 35oC next week

    Forget the pickle juice, bring the Medical Examiner!

    starting the footy season this early in the year is ripe with this possibility

    it really is nuts

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    9 hours ago, Rollo2 said:

    Yes the pies looked bad but the Giants looked absolutely elite. Finn Callaghan looks superhuman out there (cough cough ASADA cough cough). 

    Not dancing on Collingwood's grave until I see us against the orange tsunami next week. 

    This is what annoys me about the typical AFL media. The giants looked great, but there is no story in talking about how good they were. Instead it's straight to how bad the opposition were.

    It constantly annoyed me in 2022 when we had won the previous premiership and looked like a million bucks. I was craving those media articles that I now realise are only reserved for the bigger clubs which talked about how well we were going.

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    29 minutes ago, At Least I Saw a Flag said:

    No action taken against Filth coach.

    Another example of justice having been served?

    As we watch the Pies fail to contend we'll also see mcrae revert to type. The smart a---e comment to young Toby was contemptible.  We'll done to Kingsley for the response. Short and to the point.

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    29 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

    As we watch the Pies fail to contend we'll also see mcrae revert to type. The smart a---e comment to young Toby was contemptible.  We'll done to Kingsley for the response. Short and to the point.

    I'm sure we all know people like this. All sweetness and light when things are going his way .... quite the opposite when things aren't!! 

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    I mean, credit to Bedford for not only blowing up Daicos, but also getting under the skin of the opposition coach.

    Ken Hinkley must be wondering how many instagram followers it takes to be allowed to sledge with impunity. The way his incident played out you'd think Ginnivan was a 10 year old waiting for a school bus when Hinkley threw a smoothie at his from a passing car.

    Hawks ate the embodiment of big mouthed thin skinned little privileged [censored].

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    Can the media stop saying Collingwood look unfit, old & won't make finals etc.

    We do not want this team to get motivated to prove a point. 

    Do not poke the bear.

    Lets hope Port beat them this weekend though 

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    22 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    I mean, credit to Bedford for not only blowing up Daicos, but also getting under the skin of the opposition coach.

    Ken Hinkley must be wondering how many instagram followers it takes to be allowed to sledge with impunity. The way his incident played out you'd think Ginnivan was a 10 year old waiting for a school bus when Hinkley threw a smoothie at his from a passing car.

    Hawks ate the embodiment of big mouthed thin skinned little privileged [censored].

    Exactly. I don’t know how McRae only ended up with a warning. What’s the threshold for a fine over a warning? Any negative and unwarranted comments from a coach to an opposition player should be the same fine. 

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    4 hours ago, DubDee said:

    Cats are playing in 35oC next week

    Forget the pickle juice, bring the Medical Examiner!

    What temperature do they implement the heat policy?

    Our game on Sunday won’t exactly be played in arctic like conditions either.

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    1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    What temperature do they implement the heat policy?

    Our game on Sunday won’t exactly be played in arctic like conditions either.

    My son works on big building sites.

    They get heated off when it gets to 35

    OH&S.

    AND the AFL rule is ……….?

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    On 09/03/2025 at 17:57, 640MD said:

    It’s always a good weekend when Collingwood lose

    And not only lose, they got flogged.

    GWS 200%. Ferals 50% …. and Round one hasn’t even started.  There is a god. 

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    4 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    What temperature do they implement the heat policy?

    Our game on Sunday won’t exactly be played in arctic like conditions either.

    I didn’t know there was an established heat policy. Do you mean at a certain temperature the game can be abandoned? Or just changes such as longer breaks etc?

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    3 hours ago, Dingo said:

    My son works on big building sites.

    They get heated off when it gets to 35

    OH&S.

    AND the AFL rule is ……….?

    Pre season games is usually where the heat policy comes into play.

    Think the only changes are unlimited rotations and no subs, just full use of the extended bench.

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    11 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

    I didn’t know there was an established heat policy. Do you mean at a certain temperature the game can be abandoned? Or just changes such as longer breaks etc?

    Oh heck no, they won't be postponing another game!

    The so called heat policy has longer breaks and extra water carriers etc...I'd say it will be in effect on Saturday afternoon given a temperature of 35+ is expected in Geelong.

    At this stage our game is looking cooler - low to mid 20's with possible rain. 

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    37 minutes ago, biggestred said:

    weatherzone has the forecast for sunday as 30C and 10-20mm of rain. super fun happy times

    Will be nice to get away to the tropics.

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