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I keep hearing that Brayshaw is a teenager. His age in this incident is completely irrelevant.

Are you imagining this, or can you provide quotes that support this assertion ?

I have an 18 year old Son, the same age as Brayshaw. Of course you'd be tremendously upset. I'd condemn the act, but also acknowledge it was out of character and appreciate that these things can happen, as unfortunate as they are. He'll cop his penalty. What else do people want ?

If Angus was told the MFC wanted Gaff to improve the list and the prospects of a flag he wouldn't stand in the way of Gaff ending up at the Dees. He'd be mature enough to know it was out of character and he'd mend any bridges that needed mending. He'd look at the bigger picture.

Whately is calling for a 12 week suspension

They'll be fine. Apparently the Jones Brothers are heading up there to lend support and leadership.

The professionally aggrieved will be out in force. It's their time to shine. Very out of character for Gaff. He'll probably cop 5. Love him at the Dees next year.

Sydney are rubbish. If we can't beat them then we don't deserve to play finals. My only issue with today was our kicking inside 50. It's still poor.

Hahaha Lost in Space

Average Attributes Melbourne Attribute Gold Coast 186.7cm Height 187.1cm 87.3kg Weight 82.6kg 24yr 11mth Age 23yr 3mth 94.0 Games 65.3 Slightly shorter yet nearly 5kg on average heavier. Total Players By Games Melbourne Games Gold Coast 5 Less than 50 11 10 50 to 99 8 3 100 to 149 1 4 150 or more 2

My point is it's an anomaly more than anything else. These "better teams" are bog ordinary. Just like us. We're at about 40% of what we'll become.

Having seen others quote you I had to unignore you to respond to this gem. You must have a special kind of hatred for Nathan Jones to inflict more pain on him at this stage of his career. Not happy with him finally starting to enjoy the fruits of his labour, and maybe even a flag, you want to send him to the AFL's biggest basketcase for him to spend his remaining years wallowing once again at the foot of the ladder. For someone to either hate someone else so much, or to be so totally unaware of what you're wanting to inflict on another human being, you have my undying admiration. No-one could either be so cruel, or so stupid. Well done.

With 3 rounds to go there won't be a team below us who is within 20 goals of our percentage (assuming we win by 5 goals or more today). That leaves 3 games for either Collingwood, Hawthorn, or Geelong to close a 20 goal gap. To play finals we'll need to win at least one of our remaining 3, so in all likelihood we cancel out one of the other teams 3 games. An injury depleted Collingwood will need to catch up 30 goals in their remaining 3 games. Hawthorn will need to catch up 20 goals and they play Geelong and Sydney in Sydney. Geelong will need to catch up 27 goals in their 3 games, including a game against arch foe Hawthorn. You make a valid point, however, I'm very comfortable suggesting that no team below us after today's game will have a hope in Haiti of catching our percentage.

For the life of me I can't fathom why anyone would be concerned by a winning margin when it comes to the Dees. Other than the St Kilda game we've pretty much smashed who we should have. You do realise we've got the second best percentage in the league ? You do realise we're the only team in the league to average 100+ points per game in 2018 ? If we win by 100 points or 40 points I won't think any differently about Melbourne come 7pm tonight. The fact that you will I find extraordinary. Our last 3 games will tell me much. This game won't tell me anything.

Melbourne won't win it this year, but salivate over the next few, my precious petal ...

28 more inside 50s than Port. We beat Adelaide in Adelaide and Port couldn't. Twice we lose to Geelong by under a goal without Viney and the first time without McDonald. They're hardly a scary proposition. Hawthorn have lost to Brisbane twice. Wow, scary. When will people realise that there are no truly great teams. There's not a team that worries me.

How confident are you he'll be a Dee next year ?

If we can't beat Sydney, who are awful, we don't deserve to play finals. I'm relaxed either way.

Win today and we get to roll that top eight team (Sydney next week) people carry on about. A misnomer though, as every team in the top eight is vulnerable and, in my view, ordinary by historic standards.

It has been an incredible round. One that should make the dopes running the AFL think twice about radical changes, such as an 18 metre goal square.

Our bottom six-eight players are interchangeable depending on form. vandenBerg is one along with Hannan, Spargo, Kent, Kennedy-Harris, etc. Bottom tier players can hit a rich vein of form and become very important. vandenBerg strikes me as a player who could make us better if he hits his straps. He had a limited preseason when he first came to us, so his only full preseason was prior to the 2016 season. I also don't know when this most recent injury occurred. Could it have affected his form in 2016 prior to post season surgery ? I don't know the answer, but it wouldn't surprise me if he was a little lame. At 26 his body may be in the best nick it's been in since he came to the club. I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do.

Bugger me. Bugg will never play another game for the MFC. If he does I'll change my christian name by deed poll to Hack.

Phew.

I don't agree with much of that. I sense he's far more rounded already. More importantly, you and I aren't really in a position to judge from afar. I place great stock in his role on game-day. For me he's the perfect captain. I don't buy into a mid trying to do too much.

I don't even know what I said. But I'm sure it was right.