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best 22 players injured for round 1: Lever and Hannan. Hannan was dropped a bit last year but I still reckon he is best 22. with guys like Smith ready to come in for Hannan he is not a massive loss The bigger issue for me is are we fit enough as a group/recovered from surgery and ready to go. I am in the camp that thinks we will be sluggish for the first 6 rounds or so and have some disappointing losses

of course he can't step out of the way. he just needed to not catch him on the chin. having said that I am glad we are appealing. I reckon we are a good chance to downgrade the impact to low

the mumford decision was a disgrace. AFL come out and say they want to outlaw the punch and then clear a blatent punch to the face.

Higgins didnt bump him high. was a clash of heads. May bumped his neck/chin

I Thought they changed the rules so you don’t get punished for appealing? Thought you can appeal and not risk a game. No idea why May bumped him tbh.

26 point win? more heartbreak for the Dees coming up. It’s their own fault for losing the close games early in the season though. We have the best squad I reckon

Smith looks in excellent nick. Much more defined than last year. He is a very handy utility player to have also. Expecting big things this year

Bombers looked poor. Cats not much better. Hightlight of the match was a kid doing some commentary for a few minutes. Nailed it

we need to make sure we don't go in too tall as they could run us off the park. I wouldn't play Pruess in this one

It’s a big call until you think about our midfield over the past 30 years. Oliver is clearly the best after just 3 seasons Some good mids over the years but the lack of stars is remarkable

How about those camera lenses? get a room guys

Some thoughts: hore looks promising and will be a solid player in the backline if needed smith looked good as the third tall when we played well - first quarter tigers outplayed for most of the match the Preuss hype will take a hit. Poor in the ruck and didnt influence the match. I guess he has only played 7 matches clarry has somehow gotten better. I feel privileged to watch him play

Couldn’t think of much worse than the beach on a 40oC day. I’d fry like a lobster

Might be a practice match but with round one less then 3 weeks away and 30 odd players in the mix I expect the players will be going in pretty hard. Cant wait to see Tom Sparrow play

Membership should go through the roof with all these babies being born! very impressed that you all timed it so well for the births to be in the off season. Can only imagine the logistics involved!

Quite the summer! Started as an high achiever and ended as a college dropout ? ?

I can’t think of one interesting thing I did all summer. That’s messed up

On the other hand the thought of T Mac rolling into a game inpurple crushed velvet pimp style would be a sight to see

I played soccer for years at not a high level and even there we always had to arrive in club gear or pants/shirt. its about team unity, presenting as a professional unit. the players run the show in the NBA and I have no idea why anyone would want to copy that ego fest.

Do as you wish but I think we should take anyone saying they have a MH issue at face value. If not, people with real problems will be dismissed. Would be easier and with less press to just say he did his hammy.

yeah he has lost all credibility there. he is trying to protect his mates

not a problem that I can see. if any performance enhancing drugs (including coke/meth on game day) found - suspension. if none, no action. get rid of the ridiculous 3 strike policy that does noone any favours

really disappointing that the MH movement is being tarnished by people taking drugs and this 3 strike policy. I don't really understand why the AFL are testing for non performance enhancing drugs. My opinion is the AFL should deal with things that are under the scope of the AFL. Recreational drugs are an issue for the police so I would not be testing players aside from performance enhancing drugs.

I think Port will be play Lycett and Ryder. if so, we should play Pruess fyi - Dixon looking dicey for round one

I’m ready to run through a brick wall!!