Palace Dees

I'm not in the sack Goodwin camp, but accept no-one at the club is immune from scrutiny, especially in the current climate. Agree that game plans are best formulated and practiced pre season. However, anyone that was at the R.2 game against Hawthorn and saw the rubbish game style they displayed against us, compared to how they play now, will know things can change dramatically, and for the better. You just need the b*lls and the nous to do it.

Behind only Robbie as my favourite all-time Dee to watch live. His 9 goal half against the filth, his Waverley goal, his mark on Garry's head. I saw them all live and so much more. The true 'Wiz' of the AFL. What a player!

Good name for a racehorse. Every footy fan will know its origin.

Just another sniper on the Herald-Sun grassy knoll.

Exactly. There is no explanation. Is it both parents born in Aus, hasn't been in long enough, WHAT!?

Great get WJ. Thanks for posting. I thought I'd watch just a few minutes but couldn't stop. Because of my age, I only vaguely remember the show when it aired. Boy, did we nearly destroy a club. It really showed what the wrong people in charge can do. On other note, no way Tony Charlton would be on Ch.9 nowadays. Far too professional.

When this all settles, if it the end of the day, the code and ALL clubs provide a safer environment for players kicking a ball, I'll be very satisfied,

Not the solution to this and similar scenarios that have occurred (albeit, less life threatening) but I would like to see 2 things happen. 1. Just have 5 on the bench. Don't put the pressure on medical staff and coaches to make a sub call. 2. We have a HIA test that requires players to be assessed off ground and not returned for a defined period. Why don't we have the same for suspected internal injuries? Player safety has to be paramount.

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Morris also said that Shand would run the 'external' review in conjunction with Pert and Green. Also stated that the Football Dept is the focus. Not quite the whole of club, external review I was hoping for and that is required.

Back on topic: Hopes - less former MFC listed/Casey players playing finals for other clubs and less trade ins playing 99% at Casey.

Sorry to hear Sam Frost will miss the rest of the year through a stress fracture. Would have like him to have had the opportunity to play more finals.

Norwood Go Redleggers!

As a one off, my wife and I attended the MCC/MFC function in the MCC Committe Room in July (Essendon game). We enjoyed the result, the meal and the company. However, when it came to taking up our reserved seats in that section, we got the same response - word for word. Not knowing my wife, they didn't appreciate the danger they immediately put themselves in! The couple next to us (friends of the mover) didn't appreciate our insistance and admitted their seats were further down, but they simply moved up in case it rained. They stated they often ignored the reserved seats and sat where they liked. We agreed to disagree.

Agree with everything you want. Just remember, we will have to pay at least part of Gus's contract for the next 4 years out of the salary cap. Eg. '25. 10% '26. 25% '27. 50% '28. 100% That means some juggling required. Thanks Brayden. 😠

So the bloke who just a fortnight ago was being hailed in the media as the greatest ruckman in the history of the game, not just Melbourne. Who is leading the 2024 AFL player ratings and who will get his 7th AA this year is a big part of the problem? What is that problem? Well, we are now out of the 8! For the first time in 4 years mind you, but shame Max! Demon Discipline says he needs to be more consistent, yet concedes he'd be a long way ahead in the B&F. A complement? No, it's only because the rest of the team are so bad apparently. Shame Max! And I love you WCW, but the 'nudge, nudge, wink, wink' approach is really quite tedious. The Swans are seemingly way ahead at the moment, but remember, their only loss was against a team who had their only win. I don't remember them saying the sky was falling. I was devastated on Sunday, but until then we were 4th in a really even year, Swans excluded. Max has never been an enforcer, it's simply not him. So to tell him to get more physical in a game that is ever increasingly being sanitised is ludicrous. I have always bragged to friends and family that a reason I support the Dees is because our supporters are better. We don't cheer opposition misses on goal and boo every opposition player. Yes, I know I'm delusional in this regard but I like that Fantasy Island in which I live. For my own sanity, I feel I need a break from Demonland. Keep fighting the fight Little Goffy and others. I hope to return when less fragile. Go Dees! 🔴🔵

Believe it or not, who wins the popular vote will not make a scrap of difference. The AFL in the past have given the AA captaincy to non club captains, making it a farce. eg. Franklin, Hawkins etc. Great players, but not great captains in the eyes of their own clubs. Max has been a fantastic player, leader and captain over many years. I am not going to change my respect for who he is and what he has done for our club, and the AFL as a whole, simply because his teammates let him down on the weekend. My whole reasoning for rallying for this is to say we supporters still believe in you Max. He is not the reason for our poor form. He is the only shining light in this storm on and off the field and he deserves our support.

Well, you vote for the captain of this year's undefeated team then. I'll vote for the best.

We need to get behind our champ and make him the peoples choice for AA Captain. Please vote for him. Our mid-season All-Australian team: Who makes the cut? - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1144788

You can't deny this bloke is a very special talent. I look forward to seeing him play for many years. Of course I'd love for that to be in red and blue but I understand that is just a pipe dream. I am just pleasantly surprised that the usual preferential treatment handled out to AFL golden children didn't occur this time. Realistically, the already badly battered reputation of the AFL probably couldn't have survived another blatant miscarriage of justice. I also believe the decision will serve Harley himself well in his maturity and development. Sure, it's a shame that it will cost him the Rising Star, but it also says to him, we know you are already a super footballer and a likely future great of the game, but you are subject the the same rules as everyone else. This is one part of the whole thing that I hope is not a pipe dream.

Couldn't agree more with the first half of your statement, but to say Goodwin fluked a premiership is laughable. Have a look at ALL of our finals wins in '21 and you don't 'fluke' 100 pts to 7 in the last 40 mins of a Grand Final.

A successful appeal wouldn't be.

.....and when coupled with Pavlich, you just have to turn the sound off, as I do. At least others pretend to be unbiased. Not those two. Ironically, neither were born and raised in WA but obviously suffer from Stockholm syndrome.

I took Windsor, Trac Brownlow, Dees flag for $25. Return would be $215k. I'd written it off, until now 😏

You had me 'til that last name 🤮