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theyll have a crack down for 6-7 rounds and then relax the interpretation and then at some unknown point later in the season will go hard again and wonder why players are confused what a joke the AFL and umpires are. its the one thing i dont miss about footy - pulling my hair out at the inconsistent, rubbish umpiring. Umpires should have to have played the game for 5+ years in my opinion. its too fast and complex a game to read about in books ill try to stop my rant there!

Get in Kieran Jack's ear Roosey!

are you referring to the Pedersen that over 3 seasons has played 36 games and kicked 25 goals? (I know some games were played in defence) he doesnt get involved enough in games and is too slow to put any pressure on. having said that, he will be CHF for round one I'd say, given dawes is injured. but to say he is streets aheads of the other options is crazy. fact is we have no good 2nd fwd/ruck and we need to deal with what we have

so good to see a first game player getting in trouble for being too rough. can you imagine that happening to the draft class of 2009? [JT aside] maybe change thread title from 'Oliver avoids ban' to 'Oliver gets BS fine'? hate how the AFL comes out every year with issues they are "going to crack down on". how about you just enforce the rules that are there fairly and consistently? Viney and Vandaberg are gonna be suspended every third game at this rate

couldn't love this bloke anymore without needing a restraining order if he stays fit he will play 24+ great games and make AA or come very close. NAB game shortened by 30+ minutes so it really was a 35+ posession game he is absoluetly pivitol to our teams rise and will certainly be named in the leadership team next month - perhaps VC

what a joke. Oliver didnt pin his arms. the bloke went to kick the ball like an overhead kick type motion, so he was moving that way and off balance. hope the senior players pay the fine for him. he would barely have gotten a pay cheque yet!

and collingwood are the experts in managing injuries? Reid, Elliot, Daisy Thomas, freeman, etc they usually have one of the longest injury lists and a lot of soft tissue injuries our medical staff know what they are doing and if there was any risk, they would do what they need to. a knee injury is very different to a hot spot on a foot so they would be trated differently

yeah one game in 6 months is too much. best rest them up and the quote "we now know we are going to be competative this year" are you for real? so you expect us to be good based on that one practice match? just like when we beat geelong away last year and then lost to bombers and Blues. Gee I hope the Dees do not have this soft, defeatist attitude. what if they injured? they could just as easily get injured in training - eg elliot, swallow, jones etc we need to get this young team playing together at every possible chance, how many games has our best players under 21 played together?

Great win. Was very impressed that we didn't let port come back. Thought harmes was good. Gave high hope for that kid kennedy surprised me in a good way viney had 28 and 16 contested in a short game. Equivalent of a 40 touch game kent, van denburg, Salem Oliver etc make me excited!!

Gee Jordie Mckenzie has improved his disposal

scully said as much the year he left. words mean nothing Hogan cant predict the future so doesnt want to say something he might regret even if he is 99% sure. fair enough i reckon

I agree mate. reasonable. one can only dream of 'good'

I might be on my own but I reckon footy is in a good state. I really enjoy watching it (despite being a Dees fan). Last year the race for the flag was quite open, 5-6 teams could have won it and I think it will be even more open this year. the race for the top 8 will go down to 13-14th position i reckon areas for improvement sure.

change 6 years to 10 and I'll believe you!

The Butcher Cup. Let's see if he can sneak one in for a point. Port's team looks better on paper - more quality mature players, even without Dixon and Ryder.

will be great to Oliver, Wagner. also Hunt and Frost 3 players to be dropped from the squad by satdy: maybe M Jones, O Mac and ANB? the team has a real young feel to it. not many over 24, in fact, not that many over 22 yo!

the headlines in the papers are a disgrace. NEVER before has a player with 2 year left on a contract had the headline: "talks put off til the end of season". that phrase always refers to a player having one season left on their contract. the casual observer (idiot) that doesnt read the article will look at that and say - oh Hogan is gone. just puts pressure on hogan and is negative publicity for the Dees. The media always kicks clubs when they are down (aside from the bombers). when we win a few they'll be the first to jump on the bandwagon saying we will make the top 4. such lazy, biased journalism

No question, Hogan. Could be the best player to ever play for Dees. Massive call obviously. He could actually destroy teams this year if we give him some service and lift the inside 50 count

One thing is for sure, it's officially time to panic!!

nah you just get your money back. you neither won nor lost

had a look on sportsbet, no luck. they usually have hundreds of markets for AFL incidentally: Gawn is paying $12 to be AA and Hoges is paying $23 to take out the coleman. i like those odds also think Mills at $8 is a monty for the rising star

how many games have Salem, Kent, Hogan, Tyson and Viney played together? answer - not many. Man im excited to watch these guys play together and get on the same wavelength. aside from Hoges all had injuries last year

think its fair to assume the following wont be available for the seniors round one: JT, Dawes, Newton, Petracca, Lumumba. with petracca and Lumumba back soon after round one once they play some casey for match fitness Vince should be right. So overall not too bad. JT was never going to be right and we wont miss Dawes or Newton much

so you can be banned from a sport for taking drugs and then make money off it in the media while you are banned? wtf

that the Hawks are even considering Fitzy as a replacement for Roughy just shows what a massive hit it is for them (no offence Fitz) i imagine they will just play two rucks, mcevoy and ceglar and Fitz will only get a run if more injuries occur good luck to him. but he had chance at the Dees and this was in years when we had amazing forwards lines including Rivers, Garland, Frawley