Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

I'm on such a high horse about this, I've just unprecedentedly messaged 3AW asking if Neil Mitchell is going to call Jones out for his disrespect of Melbourne (and Mitchell) (and their 'professions'...). Didn't ask for on-air response - wouldn't hear it anyway; not go-to radio for these 'Aunty' ears...

Two hours of my life I won't get back. And an investment I will not make again. The worst thing was that, after receiving that text and assuring us that later in the show there would be the detail you referred to, Pickett, as he closed the show, Jones had the gall to say "The Melbourne game we covered in detail earlier", as if the assurance had been delivered on. An unashamed lie. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to vent...

Erk! I'd lost track of how close it was! Thinking: like my earlier Hawks reference, Pies ain't no crowd puller atm either! Maybe shift QB to ASP? With the MND sliders too of course!

Sorry; "shafted out of Queen's Birthday" / "no Queen's Birthday"? What have I missed?

Sorry if this has been floated before, but any chance a later home game could be in ASP? We have Ess, GWS, Haw, WB, Adel remaining. Hawthorn perhaps? If they keep going the way they are, the MCG gate may be no bonanza...

Came on here to say 'credit where credit is due', to find you'd got in first, DD. Rather has it all, I'm bound to concede - back-with-the-flight courage, air, angularity, and capped by a clutch goal. Cummon, Kozzie, you know what you've got to beat!

Who's a clever one then?! Nice deviosity, RD

Now we 'know' (?): Damo on Ch9 footy show, 'working the phones'... "It won't be in Alice, it'll most likely be in NSW, which had a game-free weekend"

...which was your original premise, Pates, and I agree ?; pointless otherwise.

However, problem: Ch.7 unlikely to give up the Friday night 'blockbuster'. AND, worse, the same influence may want to chase the crowds; thus Carrara, to tap the Brisbane critical mass, may be the 'neutral' outcome?...

...and Brisbane has the bye.

Just noticed: 'Footscray' ended our 13-game streak in 1956. Another little revenge...

So, that was in May still. Per my earlier post, we passed 50k during May in the record year, so we're maybe still a little behind but let's see what happens on the last day in May on Monday after Friday night! Final membership numbers in the record year were as reported by the AFL in August so there's some time yet and let's see what a few more wins, and an increasing certainty of 'going deep into September' do ?

The most unqualified, uneditorialisedVotes thread ever! I do believe Demonland thinks this was a pretty serious win...

It sure was; in real time it looked like it was going over him, to possible disaster. He's a big boy at 6'5", with arms to match, or more. I just had another look at his pre-draft highlights; sure worth the pick in the position he's now playing. And at 21, the body will fill out to match the years implied by the mo!

Great metaphor, Buck! And, at long last, you've provided me with an avatar! (though in reality I'm more the pre-Hyde Sylvester Chester than the post!)

To quote the man (repeatedly) himself: "There's no question..." Also a nod to Greg Stafford? From the Age article, the pre-season weekend on his farm, where he was the only coach present, was a key to the current mindset. Also regularly mentioned by the forwards.

"the" player? So not Max and Gus?

Now that it's no crowds, roof may stay closed??

Bananas again!? I need answers!?

How do oppositions target 'a groin'? And back to the subject, why was Goodwin so notably unforthcoming, when asked about the injury in his post-game?

Is there a case this round for considering specific match-ups with the ladder leader's backline? Does this tend towards the 'less tall / more hold-in-defensive' forward line of earlier this year?

To fill in a couple of maybe gaps and uncertainties in the foregoing (I, too, followed the forwards): Mitch B clearly 'better' than Ben B, but some distance from a knock-down-the-door performance. No evidence of the defensive contribution required in the Ones. Some of MB's shots were from the 50 and/or from wide, contributing to the (in)accuracy. Positioning appeared to be a mix of delivery and his own decisions. BB: was well shadowed by monster Swans #2; didn't (couldn't?...) do any demanding leading; flew on the outside of packs, or otherwise badly positioned or timed in them; didn't have the legs or/and will to chase (NQR legs? - his running style atm looks (is?) slow); basically didn't look very interested. On a side note, have the Casey boundaries been moved in a bit? Maybe to exactly replicate MCG?

Coinjar vs Coinspot next week (doesn't affect selections of course - does it?... - but couldn't find anywhere else to note this curiosity...)

Thanks, Hatch. Might need to get one if the grandkids to set that up for me!