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Luke Darcy commentary. Boundary dangerous tackle decision. Darcy "he deliberately smacked the ground with his free hand to exaggerate contact". 3 mins later with Alir. "Higgins is in trouble for that tackle as he pinned both arms" Do they realise how f#%*& stupid they sound?

The game is supposed to be cleaner nowadays. Suspensions for 'unduly rough play' and 'attempting to strike' no longer happen. Even actual deliberate strikes are rarely penalised. The common sense (pub test) has been superseded by over complicated, ridiculously jargoned, legal gobbledygook that charges need to match. Perhaps the AFL has simply had to go down that path to avoid legal challenges in this ever increasing litigious world. The result is justice is not served, it seems, on a weekly basis. This will continue to be the case with the current set-up. Even when the AFL believe the decision to be wrong, they fail to appeal as they should.

That is certainly my concern. Watched him closely when away from play and during breaks. He walks like an old man, and I should know! 🧑‍🦯

Makes sense to me, but I am looking forward to that day.

This night has become my favourite home and away game. It's hauntingly beautiful build up is something to behold. So proud our country and game continues to give the respect and love to those taken from their families and loved ones. This one will be the first without our beloved RDB, which makes it even more emotional. I personally lost an uncle I never knew on HMAS Sydney. Another uncle was a POW in Changi. A postcard he sent from there is a one of my most treasured possessions. Fortunately, both my, and my wife's, father came back to us, relatively unscathed. Of course, we never really know the mental scars they lived with. Our club lost at least 30 players in the word wars and countless injured and I love that our B & F is named after one of them. I will be there, no doubt with a tear in my eye, but it won't be due to the result. ❤️💙🇦🇨

I can see the Herald-Sun headline now. DEMONLAND NEEDS TO URGENTLY SELF ASSESS. The perception is the forum is on fire, that it is besieged by cultural and behavioural issues. An insider speaks. I for one, shall light some incense, adopt the padmasana position, briefly re-vist the 60's to prepare for tomorrow night. ♥️ ✌️🌹👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 https://youtu.be/XRbTvoxRNxM?si=JTg9KnTfPlHItJt8

I bet there were no toilet rolls left.

The most amazing, exhilarating time as a supporter. So many memorable moments from '87. The thrilling midweek Night GF win by 4 pts against Essendon. Making the finals in extraordinary circumstances after being (I think) 6 and 10 after round 16. HUGE wins in our first 2 finals before the most heartbreaking game I've ever witnessed. You make some great observations. Those of us that saw him first hand, know that the awe Robbie is held in, is not misplaced. He was unique in the purest sense of the word. We were privileged. I'm glad you mentioned Warren Dean. I always believed he was a great talent cruelled by injury. I was at the Footscray game and all the finals (inc. night) with my 10yo son. At the Waverley prelim, we were sitting right near the spot where the post siren Buckenara kick landed. I literally couldn't speak for 24 hours. I was in shock. 64OMD may be right, but gee, that Melbourne team was full of character and I would loved for them to have had the chance.

Memories from the magnificent Demonwiki | The Irish Experiment http://demonwiki.org/The+Irish+Experiment#:~:text=Paul Earley was the first,landed him the Brownlow Medal. I can't believe that MFC sponsors like Jaguar, Penfolds etc couldn’t see the benefits from mostly financing a trip to the Emerald Isle. We'd make sure their brand is plastered everywhere we go. Let's do it before the AFL makes Ireland part of the Gold Coast Academy zone 😡

No club will recruit him if he does 🙄

What I got from that is that Jacob is a great kid. He's got the right attitude and the raw talent that, with time and development, will see him become one of the best KPF's in the game. It's great that he'd love to play with Petty, but I have a feeling he will make it work with whoever he partners up forward in the years ahead.

So sad to think that we've missed the boat that we built.

Racking my brain to recall the last player swap, with no (significant) picks involved. 🤔

Haven't seen a Casey coach's game report for quite some time. Very glad to see it back, hopefully to stay.

Getting rid of the 10% matching points discount should have happened years ago.