SaberFang

Calm down everyone. No Jones, no Vince, first game of the year, they are on their second, they are playing a stronger side, they didn't have to travel. West Coast lost by 100 points last week for crying out loud. Not even taking the result seriously today. Just want to see Goodwin find his footing.

I really, really hope Geelong completely fall apart. It would bring me so much happiness to see Dangerfield and Clark stuck in a club incapable of matching the youthful lists of the Bulldogs, Port, Saints and us.

Make no mistake though, Parish will be hailed by all and sundry as a god-like future Brownlow Medallist upon debut, because the media are incapable of saying a negative thing about the drug cheats. It's all about selling hope! Oliver won't even rate a mention because Melbourne, even if he bursts out like a bull at the gates.

Still makes me laugh:

Brilliant training report tasmanlvr, great to have ya back!

Goddard was hired too and everyone knows it wasn't for screen presence or warm personality. A lot of the Magpies players get cushy media gigs regardless of how boring they are, not hard to put two and two together on that one. It's not surprising at all that borewhores like Goddard and Heppell get the same treatment.

I don't even understand how this kind of thing happens. As I understand it, all media appointments for AFL players must go through their club's media manager. How can Heppell possibly agree to this deal without breaking the terms of his ban and getting in contact with staff at the club?

Bernie should get triggered for a 4th year, whatever his KPIs were, which should bring him to about 80 games. Then sign him for a 5th year to help secure his offspring

Seriously, what the [censored] is Heppell meant to even talk about? He isn't allowed near the club, all he can offer is an insight into what it's like to be a banned drug cheat. And guess what, nobody gives a [censored]! Much less hearing about it for 30-odd weeks straight!

No great fan of Roosy's diplomatic waffle but Scott isn't much of an improvement. Heppell is just an insufferable choice, tempered only by the fact that Goddard was ten times worse.

What a surprise, another mouthpiece on a News Limited product to defend the drug cheats. Pathetic and transparent.

Oh I agree, I'm just pointing out the futility of dwelling on the past. We can't change it so why worry about it? It is what it is.

Oh I agree, I'm just pointing out the futility of dwelling on the past. We can't change it so why worry about it? It is what it is.

We would've had Wines if they'd taken Toumpas. Sliding doors!

Port had 15 of their best starting players missing today, or something like that. Toumpas won't get a game.

The same media who said we were idiots for trading away "future Brownlow medalist" Josh Kelly for Salem and Tyson?

Whoops, thought this was at Goschs! I could've made that one as I'm working in Richmond, but no chance of getting to Casey. Oh well, look forward to hearing some reports.

Luke Hodge said post game that he's been the most impressive recruit they've had, something about everyone in the team being taken aback by how good he is.

I'll try to get down for an hour, looking forward to a big turnout!

Unfortunately, being a boys club where everyone gets to hire their mates on cushy six-figure salaries for basically zero return, this will never happen.

Would it kill them to just leave the bloody game alone for ONE YEAR? All these stupid rule changes achieve is more confusion and more issues which need further rule changes.

What happens when Heppell has his monthly Footy Show appearances representing the club? How is that fair?

Doesn't sound like a long-term contract to me. If we're offering him $700K we're lunatics. Don't turn around and [censored] when his manager puts talks off for the season.

It's been an illuminating 4 years for anyone silly enough to put their faith in garbage like News Limited media over Fairfax publications. News Limited have been disgustingly biased.