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Interesting. Thanks for letting me know. It might be that the software for the chatroom needs an update/clean install. What operating system are you using for the laptop? Windows or Mac?

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Perhaps it is an issue on mobiles. The chatroom software might need an update. I'll look into it tomorrow and let you know. Was definitely working on my Mac. @Wadda We Sing what device were you using? phone or computer?

Sorry guys. I didn't see this thread during the podcast. There were some other posters in the chat so I didn't realise that there might have been an issue.

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QB They kicked 9 goals straight to 4.8 in the second half and won comfortably. COLLINGWOOD B Brayden Maynard Jordan Roughead Levi Greenwood HB Jack Crisp Darcy Moore Jeremy Howe C Tom Phillips Scott Pendlebury Chris Mayne HF Josh Thomas Brody Mihocek Will Hoskin-Elliott F Jaidyn Stephenson Jordan De Goey Callum L. Brown FOLL Brodie Grundy Steele Sidebottom Adam Treloar I/C James Aish Mason Cox Brayden Sier Travis Varcoe EMG Ben Crocker Josh Daicos Isaac Quaynor Ben Reid IN Mason Cox Brayden Sier OUT Dayne Beams (hip) Ben Reid (omitted) MELBOURNE B Michael Hibberd Steven May Jake Lever HB James Harmes Sam Frost Christian Salem C Bayley Fritsch Jack Viney Oskar Baker HF Nathan Jones Tom McDonald Jayden Hunt F Jeff Garlett Sam Weideman Christian Petracca FOLL Max Gawn Angus Brayshaw Clayton Oliver I/C Mitch Hannan Marty Hore Tim Smith Charlie Spargo EMG Alex Neal-Bullen Braydon Preuss Billy Stretch Josh Wagner IN Marty Hore Jake Lever Steven May Christian Salem OUT Jay Kennedy Harris (omitted) Oscar McDonald (omitted) Billy Stretch (omitted) Josh Wagner (omitted)

This week, it’s your chance to be part of our match preview for the game v Collingwood. Tell us in your own words, who will win and why? It can be short or long and the best entries make it into our match preview * Give it a try - you might even influence the result? * subject to editing if necessary

It’s going to be hard for Carrie to beat Max now! 209. Max Gawn 182. Clayton Oliver 134. Christian Salem 127. James Harmes 74. Angus Brayshaw 66. Jack Viney 54. Sam Frost 49. Nathan Jones 44. Bayley Fritsch 42. Marty Hore 38. Christian Petracca 36. Steven May 31. Jake Melksham 28. Jayden Hunt 27. Tom McDonald 16. Michael Hibberd 12. Jay Lockhart 7. Jake Lever Harry Petty 5. Oskar Baker Braydon Preuss 4. Josh Wagner 3. Corey Wagner Sam Weideman 2. Alex Neal-Bullen 1. Kyle Dunkley Jeff Garlett Neville Jetta Jordan Lewis Oscar McDonald Billy Stretch

The feeling when turning up to the MCG on a Saturday night to play a top four side in Richmond, while the Melbourne sits cemented in close proximity to the bottom of the table is like attending the Colosseum in Ancient Roman times. The expectation is that a bloodbath is about to occur. There are 100,000 Richmond members and 50,000 Melbourne members, and despite the fact that it turned out to be a wet night after half-time, a crowd of only 37K bothered to turn up. That should never have happened. This should be a warning to the AFL that something is seriously wrong with the way they are running the game, after a smaller crowd indoor at Docklands on Friday night, even after stacking the numbers with Medallion club seats. Then Melbourne came out and held the Tigers for the first half to a meagre three point lead at the mid-way point. That shouldn’t have happened. The umpires were trying to make sure that the result was going to be as expected after awarding 12 frees to Richmond in that first half, while the Demons were given a paltry 4, despite the scores being within a couple of points. That shouldn’t have happened. Then the Bureau of Meteorology got it wrong and down came the rain during the half-time interval. That shouldn’t have happened. Was there some hope for the Melbourne faithful, especially after one of them won a brand new Jaguar just for coming to the match? Surely the Richmond mosquito squad would be slowed. Surely the tall Richmond forwards would struggle now in the wet? Well Lynch and Riewoldt barely got a touch in that second half, but the Richmond runners weren’t hampered by the wet conditions. That shouldn’t have happened. More importantly, it was Melbourne who failed to start playing wet weather football. It is pretty simple as any U10’s coach, player or spectator will tell you. Just kick the ball as far as you can, kick it off the ground instead of trying to pick it up, don’t handball just get boot to ball. That should have happened, but only one side was doing it….the Tigers. The result was a five goal third quarter to Richmond, while Melbourne could only manage one major. The Demons have been put in this situation on a number of occasions in season 2019, and each time they didn’t change the way they played to suit the conditions. Surely the coaches and players would have learnt their lessons? They didn’t, except for the old head, Jordan Lewis. Again, it shouldn’t have happened. Well the Toiyges ran out winners, not unexpectedly. It wasn’t a blood-bath that the crowd (as such) had come to see. Melbourne can pin some hope on the fact that it wasn’t. It can pin some hope on the appalling injury list that the side has had all season. It can pin some hope on the emergence of players like Petty and Dunkley. What it can’t pin any positives on was the lack of pressure. Across the board, in those wet conditions, that lack of tackling was telling. Jones and Viney failed to both the statistician in this regard, yet others like Brayshaw and Harmes led the numbers for both sides. It all cannot be expected from one or two. It has to be a team effort. It shouldn’t have happened. Without May and Jetta, the backline looked weaker, not unexpectedly. But then the ease of entry and two targets in front of goal made Richmond look the goods. Remarkably, neither Lynch nor Riewoldt troubled the scorers in the second half. It was all those Tiger running players and small who were being let loose by their Melbourne opponents. Without tackling from the Melbourne opponents, and without playing that wet weather football, they had a field day. Martin, Prestia and Edwards all had over 30 touches while Clayton Oliver was the only Melbourne player with 30. The next best was Hibberd, and he is a back man! The other mids struggled to get 20 touches each! That shouldn’t be happening. The bloodbath didn’t happen. The season still cannot come to an end quickly enough for the Demon supporters. And after the performance of 2017 ... that shouldn’t have happened. Melbourne 3.1.19 6.2.38 7.4.46 9.6.60 Richmond 3.2.20 6.5.41 11.9.75 13.15.93 Goals Melbourne Fritsch 3 Dunkley Lewis 2 Brayshaw C Wagner Richmond Lynch 3 Graham 2 Bolton Caddy Castagna Chol Lambert Martin Rioli Soldo Best Melbourne Gawn Oliver Fritsch Salem Harmes Jones Richmond Martin Houli Edwards Prestia Vlastuin Lynch Injured Melbourne Nil Richmond Nil Reports Melbourne Nil Richmond Nil Umpires Foot, Rosebury, McInerney Crowd 37,254 at the MCG

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A young and undermanned Casey Demons were sent out on Saturday to the Swinburne Centre in the shadows of the MCG on a man’s errand against a very experienced Richmond VFL combination which is the clear ladder leader and fielded no less than 18 AFL listed players. It was expected to be a rout and the Tigers made easy work of it in the early stages when they held a 26 point lead by quarter time. To their credit however, the Demons weathered the storm and kept their opponents within the range of that margin until a late run of goals saw them lose by a margin of 35 points in the end. Richmond’s accuracy when kicking for goal probably made that margin somewhat flattering. Given that the Demons had only nine MFC listers (including Category B rookie Austin Bradtke who is only finding his feet after spending several years as a basketballer) and lost Jimmy Munro who has been in exceptional form to a rib injury before half time, it was a far better display than anyone could reasonably have expected. With half a dozen in the side having played no more than a handful of games at this level, the Casey side stuck to the plan and defended well against the odds. The man who held the defence together in outstanding fashion was former Magpie VFL player Marty Hore who collected 34 touches and spent the afternoon harassing the opposition and intercepting many of their scoring attempts, a particularly courageous display in light of the fact that less than a month ago he suffered a broken collarbone on the MCG. He certainly thrust his name before the Melbourne selectors for a return to that venue in a week’s time against the Magpies. Another returning Demon who shone out was Billy Stretch who has been bedeviled by foot injuries over the past twelve months. He provided great drive on one wing but unfortunately, the cupboard was mostly bare and bereft of key forward talent and this was the team’s ultimate downfall Although slightly beaten on the day by Richmond’s 2017 premiership ruckman Toby Nankervis, Casey’s big man Liam Wale-Buxton battled manfully and picked up 31 hit outs in a great tussle against the Tiger who is coming back from injury and is expected to return to the senior Richmond side before the finals. Former skipper Jack Hutchins had his best game for a while and 19-year-old Nick Lowden was impressive with two goals, one of which was a great snap from the boundary. With just two games left for the season, Casey is unlikely to contest the finals but will be keen to finish the season on a winning note. 2019 Hard Yakka / Totally Workwear VFL Casey Demons 1.1.7 3.3.21 4.6.30 6.7.43 Richmond VFL 5.3.33 7.4.46 8.5.53 12.6.78 Goals Casey Demons Lowden 2 Bedford Lockhart Munro White Richmond VFL Aarts Markov Menadue Miller 2 Coleman-Jones Grewar Nankervis Pickett Best Casey Demons Hutchins Keilty Hore White Stretch Wale-Buxton Richmond VFL Aarts Morris Coleman-Jones Nankervis Naish Eggmolesse-Smith Statistics Toby Bedford 1 goal 7 kicks 4 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 62 dream team points Austin Bradtke 1 behind 2 kicks 3 handballs 5 disposals14 dream team points Jaxon Briggs 11 kicks 3 handballs 14 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 69 dream team points Kade Chandler 5 kicks 8 handballs 13 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 45 dream team points Dylan Collis 6 kicks 4 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 40 dream team points Joe Di Pasquale 2 behinds 13 kicks 2 handballs 15 disposals 6 marks 1 tackle 70 dream team points Tom Freeman 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 2 marks 40 dream team points Matt Gahan 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 31 dream team points Marty Hore 30 kicks 4 handballs 34 disposals 6 marks 5 tackles 133 dream team points Jack Hutchins 3 behinds 15 kicks 5 handballs 20 disposals 9 marks 5 tackles 106 dream team points James Jordon 2 kicks 12 handballs 14 disposals 2 marks 6 tackles 58 dream team points Declan Keilty 2 kicks 6 handballs 8 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 22 dream team points Mykelty Lefau 2 kicks 2 disposals 2 tackles 12 dream team points Jay Lockhart 1 goal 12 kicks 2 handballs 14 disposals 3 marks 6 tackles 81 dream team points Nick Lowden 2 goals 9 kicks 4 handballs 13 disposals 8 marks 72 dream team points Ariek Lual 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 4 marks 32 dream team points James Munro 1 goal 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 64 dream team points Cory Stockdale 9 kicks 5 handballs 14 disposals 5 marks 52 dream team points Billy Stretch 16 kicks 7 handballs 23 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 79 dream team points Luke Tynan 9 kicks 6 handballs 15 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 63 dream team points Josh Wagner 13 kicks 5 handballs 18 disposals 5 marks 7 tackles 95 dream team points Liam Wale-Buxton 5 kicks 1 handballs 6 disposals 1 mark 7 tackles 31 hit outs 78 dream team points Mitch White 1 goal - details unavailable

A young and undermanned Casey Demons were sent out on Saturday to the Swinburne Centre in the shadows of the MCG on a man’s errand against a very experienced Richmond VFL combination which is the clear ladder leader and fielded no less than 18 AFL listed players. It was expected to be a rout and the Tigers made easy work of it in the early stages when they held a 26 point lead by quarter time. To their credit however, the Demons weathered the storm and kept their opponents within the range of that margin until a late run of goals saw them lose by a margin of 35 points in the end. Richmond’s accuracy when kicking for goal probably made that margin somewhat flattering. Given that the Demons had only nine MFC listers (including Category B rookie Austin Bradtke who is only finding his feet after spending several years as a basketballer) and lost Jimmy Munro who has been in exceptional form to a rib injury before half time, it was a far better display than anyone could reasonably have expected. With half a dozen in the side having played no more than a handful of games at this level, the Casey side stuck to the plan and defended well against the odds. The man who held the defence together in outstanding fashion was former Magpie VFL player Marty Hore who collected 34 touches and spent the afternoon harassing the opposition and intercepting many of their scoring attempts, a particularly courageous display in light of the fact that less than a month ago he suffered a broken collarbone on the MCG. He certainly thrust his name before the Melbourne selectors for a return to that venue in a week’s time against the Magpies. Another returning Demon who shone out was Billy Stretch who has been bedeviled by foot injuries over the past twelve months. He provided great drive on one wing but unfortunately, the cupboard was mostly bare and bereft of key forward talent and this was the team’s ultimate downfall Although slightly beaten on the day by Richmond’s 2017 premiership ruckman Toby Nankervis, Casey’s big man Liam Wale-Buxton battled manfully and picked up 31 hit outs in a great tussle against the Tiger who is coming back from injury and is expected to return to the senior Richmond side before the finals. Former skipper Jack Hutchins had his best game for a while and 19-year-old Nick Lowden was impressive with two goals, one of which was a great snap from the boundary. With just two games left for the season, Casey is unlikely to contest the finals but will be keen to finish the season on a winning note. 2019 Hard Yakka / Totally Workwear VFL Casey Demons 1.1.7 3.3.21 4.6.30 6.7.43 Richmond VFL 5.3.33 7.4.46 8.5.53 12.6.78 Goals Casey Demons Lowden 2 Bedford Lockhart Munro White Richmond VFL Aarts Markov Menadue Miller 2 Coleman-Jones Grewar Nankervis Pickett Best Casey Demons Hutchins Keilty Hore White Stretch Wale-Buxton Richmond VFL Aarts Morris Coleman-Jones Nankervis Naish Eggmolesse-Smith Statistics Toby Bedford 1 goal 7 kicks 4 handballs 11 disposals 4 marks 4 tackles 62 dream team points Austin Bradtke 1 behind 2 kicks 3 handballs 5 disposals14 dream team points Jaxon Briggs 11 kicks 3 handballs 14 disposals 7 marks 2 tackles 69 dream team points Kade Chandler 5 kicks 8 handballs 13 disposals 1 mark 3 tackles 45 dream team points Dylan Collis 6 kicks 4 handballs 10 disposals 3 marks 2 tackles 40 dream team points Joe Di Pasquale 2 behinds 13 kicks 2 handballs 15 disposals 6 marks 1 tackle 70 dream team points Tom Freeman 9 kicks 3 handballs 12 disposals 2 marks 40 dream team points Matt Gahan 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 2 marks 1 tackle 31 dream team points Marty Hore 30 kicks 4 handballs 34 disposals 6 marks 5 tackles 133 dream team points Jack Hutchins 3 behinds 15 kicks 5 handballs 20 disposals 9 marks 5 tackles 106 dream team points James Jordon 2 kicks 12 handballs 14 disposals 2 marks 6 tackles 58 dream team points Declan Keilty 2 kicks 6 handballs 8 disposals 1 mark 1 tackle 22 dream team points Mykelty Lefau 2 kicks 2 disposals 2 tackles 12 dream team points Jay Lockhart 1 goal 12 kicks 2 handballs 14 disposals 3 marks 6 tackles 81 dream team points Nick Lowden 2 goals 9 kicks 4 handballs 13 disposals 8 marks 72 dream team points Ariek Lual 4 kicks 4 handballs 8 disposals 4 marks 32 dream team points James Munro 1 goal 6 kicks 5 handballs 11 disposals 3 marks 5 tackles 64 dream team points Cory Stockdale 9 kicks 5 handballs 14 disposals 5 marks 52 dream team points Billy Stretch 16 kicks 7 handballs 23 disposals 2 marks 3 tackles 79 dream team points Luke Tynan 9 kicks 6 handballs 15 disposals 2 marks 4 tackles 63 dream team points Josh Wagner 13 kicks 5 handballs 18 disposals 5 marks 7 tackles 95 dream team points Liam Wale-Buxton 5 kicks 1 handballs 6 disposals 1 mark 7 tackles 31 hit outs 78 dream team points Mitch White 1 goal - details unavailable

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