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I think Charlie might successfully argue that he was attempting to protect the umpire from the melee.

Anyone else having PTSD flashbacks when seeing vision of Neeld?

Votes here: http://www.aflca.com.au/index.php?id=63

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When is the tribunal sitting?

Imagine if he played for a good team.

Having seen the footage of both I think Ed will get a week and Charlie will get a fine. Charlie could plead he was moving the umpire out of the way of the scuffle and get a fine for the no contact rule.

He's on 22 votes.

http://afl.com.au/news/2018-05-14/aflca-votes-round-eight GOLD COAST v MELBOURNE 9 Tom McDonald (Melb)6 Max Gawn (Melb)6 James Harmes (Melb)6 Clayton Oliver (Melb)2 Christian Salem (Melb)1 Jordan Lewis (Melb) LEADERBOARD 48 Nat Fyfe (Frem)40 Max Gawn (Melb) 40 Jack Macrae (WB) 38 Tom Mitchell (Haw)37 Trent Cotchin (Rich) 37 Patrick Cripps (Carl) 32 Jack Darling (WC) 32 Rory Laird (Adel) 31 Dustin Martin (Rich) 31 Steele Sidebottom (Coll)

Interested to hear @Drunkn167's thoughts on this.

Lucky it's a urine test and not a needle to withdraw the blood. Otherwise .... Superman in Hospital.mp4

You would think so.

This thread is not about what you think it's about. Clayton didn't need to go wee wee after the game to take his blood test so he had to remain at the ground until he needed to go and hence he missed the bus to the airport and in turn the plane ride home. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/catch-up-on-the-10-weird-and-wonderful-moments-you-missed-during-a-massive-round-8/news-story/7e00730f79d86810a3a93ca7bd78d016 Following his 29-disposal and 11 tackle game against Gold Coast on Saturday night, Oliver was required to take a drug test after the match. The only problem was, he didn’t need to go to the bathroom. As his teammates left the stadium and headed to the airport, Oliver was stuck at the Gabba waiting to pee. By the time he could complete the test, his fellow Demons were already in the air and he had missed the last flight home.

I wonder where Joel Smith is on the pecking order.

It's actually the forum software that changes the C and the : into an amusing ?

The Casey Demons snared their first big scalp for the season when they ended the Box Hill Hawks’ unbeaten run at Casey Fields on Sunday. The 39 point victory was a great come back after back to back defeats and sees them placed in the VFL top eight after six rounds. All eyes were on Demon co-captain Jack Viney who was making his comeback after being blighted with foot injuries beginning in the latter stages of 2017, resulting in a long rehab period that stretched into the first third of this year. Viney was in the thick of things with an early touch that led to a Jay Kennedy Harris goal and was solid throughout, albeit on limited game time of about 70% in his first outing. The home side took most of the first term to size up the opposition and drew away to an eight point lead at the first break with an after the siren goal from Angus Scott who was at the end of a fine pass from Jeff Garlett. The second quarter was something of an arm wrestle with the Hawks proving a difficult opponent to shake off until about midway through the third with Tom Bugg and Tim Smith adding some brilliance up forward, capitalising on some classy work from Billy Stretch who was having a day out in the perfect conditions. He was ably assisted by speedy redhead Oskar Baker who is improving with every run. The fine weather and excellent condition of the ground despite the rains of recent days made for a high standard game. Despite constant attention from his Box Hill opponents Viney demonstrated his toughness and quality and if comes up feeling cherry ripe after the game, it’s unlikely that he will be seen playing at this level very often again, if at all. Garlett was also full of class while Stretch and T Smith put their hands up for a recall but, given Melbourne’s recent form, will have to bide their time. Cam Pedersen was, as usual, a tower of strength. The game was a good showcase of the club’s depth both at AFL and VFL level with skipper Jack Hutchins’ return imminent along with a few others unlucky to miss out this week. Corey Wagner was the best of the VFL players and would have relished playing alongside brother Josh who was also handy in defence. The Demons’ dominance continued throughout the final term after a period with the defence led by Joel Smith and Declan Keilty asserting their authority and the final margin of 39 points marred by some inaccuracy in front of goal, really didn’t do justice to their effort around the ground on the day. It was a welcome victory however, after a few weeks in the doldrums with consecutive losses and the break for the bye. The Demons are looking forward to their encounter at SkyBus Stadium, Frankston against the reformed Dolphins who are enjoying their return to the competition with two wins to date. PETER JACKSON VFL 2018 Casey Demons 4.4.28 6.6.42 10.11.71 16.15.111 Box Hill Hawks 3.2.20 5.5.35 7.5.47 11.6.72 Goals Casey Demons Bugg 4 T Smith 3 Scott 2 Baker Balic Garlett Kennedy Harris Pedersen Stretch C Wagner Box Hill Hawks Lewis 4 Brolic Ceglar Glass Hanrahan Moore Pittonet Schoenmakers Best Casey Demons Stretch T Smith Pedersen Baker Bugg J Smith Box Hill Hawks Mirra Moore Jones Lewis Cousins Ceglar Statistics Oskar Baker 1 goal 1 behind 12 kicks 8 handballs 20 disposals 6 marks 1 tackle 81 dream team points Harley Balic 1 goal 1 behind 12 kicks 5 handballs 17 disposals 10 marks 2 tackles 91 dream team points Tomas Bugg 4 goals 10 kicks 10 handballs 20 disposals 2 marks 10 tackles 120 dream team points Jake Di Pasquale 2 kicks 5 handballs 7 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 23 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 4 kicks 2 handballs 6 disposals 4 tackles 16 hit outs 46 dream team points Sam Frost 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 41 dream team points Jeff Garlett 1 goal 2 behinds 12 kicks 7 handballs 19 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 84 dream team points Jayden Hunt 14 kicks 5 handballs 19 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 59 dream team points Dion Johnstone 1 behind 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 1 marks 3 tackles 28 dream team points Declan Keilty 3 kicks 4 handballs 7 disposals 1 tackle 19 dream team points Jay Kennedy Harris 1 goals 4 kicks 11 handballs 15 disposals 1 marks 3 tackles 52 dream team points Jay Lockhart 14 kicks 2 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 65 dream team points James Munro 7 kicks 11 handballs 18 disposals 1 marks 6 tackles 65 dream team points Cameron Pedersen 1 goal 1 behind 6 kicks 12 handballs 18 disposals 9 marks 8 tackles 10 hit outs 120 dream team points Harrison Petty 7 kicks 4 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 49 dream team points Angus Scott 2 goals 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 6 tackles 62 dream team points Joel Smith 1 behind 11 kicks 11 handballs 22 disposals 9 marks 5 tackles 103 dream team points Timothy Smith 3 goals 3 behinds 14 kicks 6 handballs 20 disposals 10 marks 7 tackles 134 dream team points Billy Stretch 20 kicks 13 handballs 33 disposals 5 marks 7 tackles 130 dream team points Jack Viney 1 behind 8 kicks 13 handballs 21 disposals 2 marks 1 tackles 74 dream team points Corey Wagner 1 goal 13 kicks 6 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 2 tackles 74 dream team points Josh Wagner 13 kicks 6 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 4 tackles 83 dream team points Mitchell White 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 3 marks 13 tackles 94 dream team points

CASEY COME BACK by KC from Casey The Casey Demons snared their first big scalp for the season when they ended the Box Hill Hawks’ unbeaten run at Casey Fields on Sunday. The 39 point victory was a great come back after back to back defeats and sees them placed in the VFL top eight after six rounds. All eyes were on Demon co-captain Jack Viney who was making his comeback after being blighted with foot injuries beginning in the latter stages of 2017, resulting in a long rehab period that stretched into the first third of this year. Viney was in the thick of things with an early touch that led to a Jay Kennedy Harris goal and was solid throughout, albeit on limited game time of about 70% in his first outing. The home side took most of the first term to size up the opposition and drew away to an eight point lead at the first break with an after the siren goal from Angus Scott who was at the end of a fine pass from Jeff Garlett. The second quarter was something of an arm wrestle with the Hawks proving a difficult opponent to shake off until about midway through the third with Tom Bugg and Tim Smith adding some brilliance up forward, capitalising on some classy work from Billy Stretch who was having a day out in the perfect conditions. He was ably assisted by speedy redhead Oskar Baker who is improving with every run. The fine weather and excellent condition of the ground despite the rains of recent days made for a high standard game. Despite constant attention from his Box Hill opponents Viney demonstrated his toughness and quality and if comes up feeling cherry ripe after the game, it’s unlikely that he will be seen playing at this level very often again, if at all. Garlett was also full of class while Stretch and T Smith put their hands up for a recall but, given Melbourne’s recent form, will have to bide their time. Cam Pedersen was, as usual, a tower of strength. The game was a good showcase of the club’s depth both at AFL and VFL level with skipper Jack Hutchins’ return imminent along with a few others unlucky to miss out this week. Corey Wagner was the best of the VFL players and would have relished playing alongside brother Josh who was also handy in defence. The Demons’ dominance continued throughout the final term after a period with the defence led by Joel Smith and Declan Keilty asserting their authority and the final margin of 39 points marred by some inaccuracy in front of goal, really didn’t do justice to their effort around the ground on the day. It was a welcome victory however, after a few weeks in the doldrums with consecutive losses and the break for the bye. The Demons are looking forward to their encounter at SkyBus Stadium, Frankston against the reformed Dolphins who are enjoying their return to the competition with two wins to date. PETER JACKSON VFL 2018 Casey Demons 4.4.28 6.6.42 10.11.71 16.15.111 Box Hill Hawks 3.2.20 5.5.35 7.5.47 11.6.72 Goals Casey Demons Bugg 4 T Smith 3 Scott 2 Baker Balic Garlett Kennedy Harris Pedersen Stretch C Wagner Box Hill Hawks Lewis 4 Brolic Ceglar Glass Hanrahan Moore Pittonet Schoenmakers Best Casey Demons Stretch T Smith Pedersen Baker Bugg J Smith Box Hill Hawks Mirra Moore Jones Lewis Cousins Ceglar Statistics Oskar Baker 1 goal 1 behind 12 kicks 8 handballs 20 disposals 6 marks 1 tackle 81 dream team points Harley Balic 1 goal 1 behind 12 kicks 5 handballs 17 disposals 10 marks 2 tackles 91 dream team points Tomas Bugg 4 goals 10 kicks 10 handballs 20 disposals 2 marks 10 tackles 120 dream team points Jake Di Pasquale 2 kicks 5 handballs 7 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 23 dream team points Lachlan Filipovic 4 kicks 2 handballs 6 disposals 4 tackles 16 hit outs 46 dream team points Sam Frost 8 kicks 4 handballs 12 disposals 4 marks 41 dream team points Jeff Garlett 1 goal 2 behinds 12 kicks 7 handballs 19 disposals 1 mark 4 tackles 84 dream team points Jayden Hunt 14 kicks 5 handballs 19 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 59 dream team points Dion Johnstone 1 behind 3 kicks 3 handballs 6 disposals 1 marks 3 tackles 28 dream team points Declan Keilty 3 kicks 4 handballs 7 disposals 1 tackle 19 dream team points Jay Kennedy Harris 1 goals 4 kicks 11 handballs 15 disposals 1 marks 3 tackles 52 dream team points Jay Lockhart 14 kicks 2 handballs 16 disposals 3 marks 3 tackles 65 dream team points James Munro 7 kicks 11 handballs 18 disposals 1 marks 6 tackles 65 dream team points Cameron Pedersen 1 goal 1 behind 6 kicks 12 handballs 18 disposals 9 marks 8 tackles 10 hit outs 120 dream team points Harrison Petty 7 kicks 4 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 2 tackles 49 dream team points Angus Scott 2 goals 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 6 tackles 62 dream team points Joel Smith 1 behind 11 kicks 11 handballs 22 disposals 9 marks 5 tackles 103 dream team points Timothy Smith 3 goals 3 behinds 14 kicks 6 handballs 20 disposals 10 marks 7 tackles 134 dream team points Billy Stretch 20 kicks 13 handballs 33 disposals 5 marks 7 tackles 130 dream team points Jack Viney 1 behind 8 kicks 13 handballs 21 disposals 2 marks 1 tackles 74 dream team points Corey Wagner 1 goal 13 kicks 6 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 2 tackles 74 dream team points Josh Wagner 13 kicks 6 handballs 19 disposals 5 marks 4 tackles 83 dream team points Mitchell White 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 3 marks 13 tackles 94 dream team points

It was a bit of a battle but in the end, the Dees prevailed after a few heart flutters. CARLTON B: Sam Docherty, Liam Jones, Lachie Plowman HB: Simon White, Jacob Weitering, Dale Thomas ? Kade Simpson, Patrick Cripps, David Cuningham HF: Jack Silvagni, Levi Casboult, Sam Kerridge F: Zac Fisher, Charlie Curnow, Matthew Wright FOLL: Matthew Kreuzer, Bryce Gibbs, Marc Murphy I/C: Jed Lamb, Harrison Macreadie, Sam Petrevski-Seton, Ciaran Sheehan EMG: Ciaran Byrne, Nick Graham, Harry McKay IN: Jed Lamb, Harrison Macreadie, Sam Petrevski-Seton OUT: Ciaran Byrne (omitted), Caleb Marchbank (shoulder), Liam Sumner (omitted)  MELBOURNE B: Michael Hibberd, Oscar McDonald, Neville Jetta HB: Jordan Lewis, Sam Frost, Bernie Vince ? Jayden Hunt, Christian Petracca, Mitch Hannan HF: James Harmes, Cameron Pedersen, Alex Neal-Bullen F: Jeff Garlett, Jesse Hogan, Tom McDonald FOLL: Max Gawn, Clayton Oliver, Jake Melksham I/C: Dean Kent, Joel Smith, Billy Stretch, Josh Wagner, EMG: Jay Kennedy-Harris, Jack Trengove, Sam Weideman  IN: Jeff Garlett, Jesse Hogan, Dean Kent, Joel Smith OUT: Tomas Bugg (suspended), Dom Tyson (knee), Jack Viney (foot), Mitch White (omitted)

Max Gawn holds his lead over Clayton Oliver ... but only just! Progressive 86. Max Gawn77. Clayton OIiver60. Jesse Hogan55. Nathan Jones31. Christian Salem29. Oscar McDonald26. Christian Petracca 16. Angus Brayshaw Jeff Garlett James Harmes15. Tom McDonald Jake Melksham14. Michael Hibberd Jordan Lewis12. Bayley Fritsch6. Tom Bugg Neville Jetta Jake Lever 2. Dean Kent1. Angus Brayshaw Bernie Vince Josh Wagner

I arrived at the Gabba 40 minutes before scheduled start to the game and knew there was something strange in the air. The Gates were locked! Perhaps the ground staff knew that a paltry 6,060 people were going to turn up because the only people in the queues outside were Melbourne supporters. And even when everyone was “packed” inside, the Demon followers outnumbered Suns fans by a factor of 10 to 1. While we can sympathise with their players who have had to travel all over the country, and even next week to China because their home ground remains unavailable, the fact is the Coast is a comfortable hours drive down the road. And yet, even being generous, a miniscule 1k of supporters bothered to take that trip, even with three wins on the board to date. It was a clear demonstration of the black hole that is the Gold Coast Suns. After struggling through the crowds at the gate, even worse was to come for the Suns. Although they were in the game in the first ½ of the game, thatbwas only through the inaccuracy of Melbourne in front of goal. Despite having 19 shots to 12 at the main break and the bulk of the inside 50s, Melbourne led by just 22 points. In fact, the Suns actually hit the front during the second quarter before the Demons started to capitalize on their chances. Tom McDonald was a telling target up forward and had four to his name by the main break, before finishing with five for the game (although he spoiled his flawless season by snapping a point as well). His return to the side has been instrumental in the resurgence of the Demons over the past couple of weeks, as he is hugely mobile, takes an excellent contested mark, and kicks truly. In fact, he was playing off the wing for the first half, leaving the Suns with the problem of trying to harness Hogan and Weidemann up front. Melbourne pulled away slightly in the third to lead by six or seven before the Suns pulled back the lead to 19 points or so and then the dam wall broke! In the middle, Max Gawn in a match-long battle with Witts, truly got on top, and fed the ball down the throats of Angus Brayshaw, James Harmes, Nathan Jones and Clayton Oliver, although each of them were furious in and under, amassing 64 contested possessions between them. The result was the ball just kept getting pumped forward, and the Demons equaled the AFL record for 83 inside 50s in a game. The Suns day became a black hole of despair as Melbourne piled on goal after goal, and reversed the inaccuracy with an 8 goal 3 behinds final quarter. The last time the team had scored over 20 goals was also against the Suns, and considering the low scores in other games this season, the percentage boost to the side is telling and will be even more so as we move more into winter. And we all know how important percentage is come season end. As mentioned, the mids were fearsome particularly Harmes, who has taken to this new role with relish. His previous best was 27 touches in a game, yet he produced a 33 disposal 18 contested possession blinder in this one. How to fit Jack Viney into this combination? The backs continued the form that they showed against the Saints with Neville Jetta, Oscar McDonald and Jake Lever destroying everything that came their way, while Michael Hibberd also continued his AA type form with telling down-field kicks to break up the press. In what was probably his best game for the MFC, Jordan Lewis simply cut the Suns to pieces with his ability to hit targets and start the chain of possessions that would result in goals up the field. I think it was said that he was involved in 16 plays that resulted in goals! Not bad out of 21. Up front Jesse Hogan notched up three goals, and has been playing a telling mobile forward in the Nick Riewoldt style. He has a huge tank and strength, and when he roams, the backs simply don’t know who to man up, because T McDonald, Gawn, Mitch Hannan and Charlie Spargo just kept slipping in to fill the space. The Demons are now back in the top eight but let’s not forget that this comes off the back of beating 4 of the bottom 5 sides on the ladder. Of course, this is exactly what the Demons haven’t done in the past. The challenge is to continue to make it 5 out of 5 against Carlton next week, and then the real measure of where we sit in the competition will be seen after that when we come up against the teams further up the ladder. For the Suns and the AFL the Gold Coast black hole will get worse. That so few people turned up to see them play in perfect conditions is more than telling. When they capitulate so easily as has happened in the past two weeks, there is little incentive to watch. And when (not if) they become a black hole there will be nothing to see and no memory of their existence. Steven Hawking, after all, taught us that it is only “a matter of time” Melbourne 4.5.29 8.11.59 13.17.95 21.20.146 Gold Coast Suns 3.5.23 5.7.37 9.9.63 11.11.77 Goals Melbourne T McDonald 5 Hannan Hogan 3 Neal-Bullen Salem Spargo 2 Brayshaw Gawn Hibberd Melksham Gold Coast Suns Martin 4 Day 2 Hall Holman May Sexton Young Best Melbourne T McDonald Harmes Oliver Gawn Salem Brayshaw Gold Coast Suns Martin Miller May Hall Injuries Melbourne Nil Gold Coast Suns Swallow (knee) Reports Nil Umpires Brown, Schmitt, Harris Official Crowd 6,060 at the Gabba