Surprised the AFL haven't tried to create a rivalry game between the two expansion teams yet, a la GC and it's Frankenstein cousin Brisbane. How about the Plastic Fantastic?

Edited June 22, 2025Jun 22 by Rab D Nesbitt

I am yet to watch a game where Mac Andrew rates anymore than an average tall back man. I don’t see the hype.

tom green, what a goal

Just the 16 clearances for Green so far

Callum Brown would be nice inside our forward 50. Great kick and strong as an ox.

Such a soft 50 at a critical time

Giants should win from here

7 goals to 1 in the last Q

Suns still soft

Expect the Dogs will replace them in the 8 before long

A big win in the scheme of things by GWS.

The Suns are known for post bye ladder drops. Will it happen again

Good lord, the worst non deliberate call of all time

Umps got the Giants home with some howlers in the last Q

such a pity in a cracking match

Why were GC$ wearing recycled WCE jumpers from the 1990s??

On 19/06/2025 at 09:56, Diamond_Jim said:

I think we've entered the "anyone but Collingwood" phase of the season

Collingwood are like Dees in 2022., Sydney in 2024. When you are the best team all year it turns ugly for you. Watch it unravel for them.

8 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Good lord, the worst non deliberate call of all time

Umps got the Giants home with some howlers in the last Q

such a pity in a cracking match

To be fair, the umpires looked after the Suns the whole game - 24 to 15 frees the Suns way.

A Marvel Massacre is building

41 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Such a soft 50 at a critical time

Giants should win from here

I'm not watching a lot of other footy but Geez there seems to be a lot of very soft 50m penalties being dished out of late. Such gifts to teams and momentum killers to others.

Is it just me noticing this after the Dees got hammered the other week or does it seem to be on the rise?

12 minutes ago, Brownie said:

I'm not watching a lot of other footy but Geez there seems to be a lot of very soft 50m penalties being dished out of late. Such gifts to teams and momentum killers to others.

Is it just me noticing this after the Dees got hammered the other week or does it seem to be on the rise?

the issue is they just call heaps over a couple of weeks and then dont call any for weeks after that, its just a massive cycle. either make calls consistently [censored] or good not in between and dont change throughout the season

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

Good lord, the worst non deliberate call of all time

An absolute shocker 'Dub'...there's no way in the world that shouldn't have been called.

Yet somehow 4 umpires couldn't make it.

38 minutes ago, Brownie said:

I'm not watching a lot of other footy but Geez there seems to be a lot of very soft 50m penalties being dished out of late. Such gifts to teams and momentum killers to others.

Is it just me noticing this after the Dees got hammered the other week or does it seem to be on the rise?

i’ve noticed an increase in the past couple of weeks. 2-3 a game is normal

The one today which decided the game imo was a bloke running past around 10 yards away. did not influence the bloke with the ball at all. Ended in a goal

so frustrating

In tigers and dogs game today while being 77 points down, does this remind you of anyone

You know the umpiring is bad when you fall about laughing about the inconsistencies and errors favouring the team you are barracking for. When oh when is the AFL going to realise they are making a hash of the game.

And don't get me started on the ugly wrestling match to be seen at every ruck contest.

/enddailygrump

Gold Coast is going to be the side to miss the 8, right? A post-bye slump as per usual?

What an absolute fail it will be if they do miss from 8-2 with the list they have.

(Meanwhile I expect them to comfortably account for us on Saturday. They should be fired up knowing their finals spot is on the line).

1 minute ago, titan_uranus said:

Gold Coast is going to be the side to miss the 8, right? A post-bye slump as per usual?

What an absolute fail it will be if they do miss from 8-2 with the list they have.

(Meanwhile I expect them to comfortably account for us on Saturday. They should be fired up knowing their finals spot is on the line).

still two games in hand over the other teams around them on the ladder - like gw$, who are only a win ahead of them on points

How exciting for dogs fans to attend every week to watch a key forward in Darcy who can also kick straight

Just now, dees189227 said:

How exciting for dogs fans to attend every week to watch a key forward in Darcy who can also kick straight

he very well may be the player of his generation with the rate that he's going at

2 hours ago, Wrecker45 said:

Collingwood are like Dees in 2022., Sydney in 2024. When you are the best team all year it turns ugly for you. Watch it unravel for them.

Nah, Collingwood are the AFL's official team these days.

4 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Nothing wrong with a good spray occasionally.

Players are on Top Coin, if they are not playing to the Coaches instructions, then it’s fully deserved.

I wish Goodwin would let fly at times….

He have the players a bit of a cook at qtr time of Gather Round V Essendon. It was very mild but still animated by Goodwin’s standards.