dino rover

In general discourse there is inflation in hyperbole. Labelling an opponent as "worse than Hitler" or saying a policy is "like Nazi Germany" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-39266863 ...has become commonplace. Things cant be just better they are a "game changer".

I suspect because he is normally the most consistent converter of his opportunities and we dont have BB and Sam available yet. On Sunday however he missed a soda. I'm no fan of Melk but I reckon you need a mix of tackling machines and finishers (nice if they can do both - Cyril).

What I noticed was how many of our goals on Sunday resulted from contests in the air near to goal with Jackson and or McDonald contesting if not marking. We crumb to packs better than in the past Kozzie, Spargo ANB all prominent here and the contest he provides is critical in that the ball isn't easily marked by opponents. Of course it would be better if he marked them and he will soon enough. He could do worse than to study Hawkins lead technique - he has a great lead / double back / lead again technique. He also get pushed under the ball on occasions in ruck contests but his leap means he still impacts the contest. He is good below his knees and his kicking is solid. So much upside in that guy - great addition.

Gawn dominated in the ruck IMO against St K What does GWS offer there?

stupid and pedantic rule designed the make minding the mark pretty meaningless and ineffectual what is broke that needed fixing anyway?

2015 vs cats at Cardinia pk break out game for gawn Corey Enright party spoiled Dawes takes a mark Bernie Vince kicks a 40m goal on left foot angus b hero acts rooserection and mine

Hear hear second the motion

so true - cheap shots arent tough - I would like nothing better than Lynch to be levelled - fairly of course

waste of money and bad for the environment There is a stench of Victorian entitlement here - Victoria is the one and only home of AFL except during pandemics and this is our token to that totem. I don't really give a fig for interstate rivalries. It is surely a great thing for the game that it get this promotion and as for the NFL I would rotate the grand final through different states in recognition that it is a national competition.

I thought his disposal was generally good and his speed is great. Endurance would make him a valuable wing option.

Ben brown for nm as well for now

Quite right it will be interesting to see his development.

After seeing the success of different talls in the finals so far (Cox, Cameron, King, Ryder) Interested if we don't consider what is tall in a key defender or forward? Max King, Ben King, Harry McKay, Cameron / Cox, Hipwood, Danniher, Dixon at or above 2m and Buddy, Hawkins, Elliott Himmelberg (Crows / never heard of) at 198/199 That leaves Hawthorn, Melbourne, Giants without a super tall (Cameron at 196) May 193, Lever 195 OMac 196 and Petty 197 are going to be increasingly challenged by this height. There are mid fielders at 193 now (or close), Lever doesn't have the physique to go with a super tall, OMac is probably gone and Petty is spoken of as a future forward. Weed 195 and Brown 196 aren't that tall any more. Of course there are good, bad and indifferent talls and conditions matter (the wet) but do we need a tall forward or if Petty is going forward a tall defender?

To be fair to Goodwin and the team, out of defence they are more patient and hawthorn like with small kicks it’s not manic fwd hand pass rolling mauls as before so much

We have more speed in the team in Kozzy hunt baker and langdon brown tomlinson baker and kozzy are good field kicks vdb too slow melksham minimal impact except at the death anb for his running

He doesn’t lead he hangs around for cheap kicks and that is melksham turf

I don’t care he is a stupid one trick footballer I can’t see him developing

Delist vand viney melksham omac smith

Vdb nearly got a kick!

Viney one trick

Melksham again

Melksham is useless

Take the charlson comorbidity index test https://www.google.com.au/amp/amp.abc.net.au/article/12063536 score 5 Or more and you won’t be eligible for a ventilator if Ovidified - in Italy at least

Brown sugar

I agree on brown I was there for first half and I didn’t see anything much he got one free kick contesting the drop zone and gave away two doing the same good insurance but not very physical and poorly built too lean to be the bear in the square