waynewussell

R.I.P. Clyde

Umpire #1 the worst I’ve seen at this level. Already 3 shockers… either incompetence or playing for the oppo!

6. Pickett 5. Viney 4. Oliver 3. Rivers 2. Roo 1. May

Having seen the replay of Nibbler’s try, I have a totally different perspective. Initially I thought it looked like a dumb deliberate that wasn’t disguised well at all, but now I see how Joe got him off balance and he couldn’t do much else with the ball.

Gee, Ollie looks overweight tonight, NOT!

You rolled the dice there but came up Trump!

I was referring to the person who called Clayton “slow” you and I obviously have a different view on what constitutes “fat”

He was not so much 'overweight' when he returned as 'lacking tone'. There is a difference. The 'tone' is returning as he gets games under his belt. Ollie doesn't have the physique of Petracca, never did. The lack of discipline has surfaced at times... but not to the extent that you suggest. The slow return of the football was only a milli-second from being let go... Ollie was already swinging his arm back to throw the ball when the umpire whistled the penalty. Ollie took no longer than countless other instances that were not penalised throughout the round. The 60-70 metres that was delivered by the umpires says more about their lack of discipline than Ollie's. Someone else suggested that Ollie is 'slow'... Rubbish! Have a closer look before you pile-on with the Media Narrative.

AFL Premiership player: 2021 2x AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award: 2021, 2022 3x All-Australian team: 2018, 2021, 2022 4× Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 3× 22under22 team: 2017, 2018, 2019 Harold Ball Memorial Trophy: 2017 Frank 'Checker' Hughes Medal: 2022 Neale Daniher Trophy: 2022 2x Lou Richards Medal: 2021, 2022 AFLCA Best Young Player Award: 2017 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2016 Morrish Medal: 2015 Fox Footy Longest Kick winner: 2019 Kindly remind me of another Demon who has this record since 1964. I'm sure I have overlooked someone! In fact, as limited as I am, I can't think of any other player across the competition that has this sort of Resume in the most recent quarter century. Silly me, I'm sure there are heaps... but I bet my bottom dollar, the supporters of those other teams weren't/aren't debating whether to offload their champions!

For me, the May incident says more about the state of umpiring than our man's integrity!

For me, the May incident says more about the state of umpiring than our man's integrity!

There is no junk time in a Grand Final! There is only celebration time! You don't strike me as someone who has played in a winning Grand Final team, but I may be wrong! If you did, and happened to kick a goal when the game was already in the bag, did you apologise to your teammates in the rooms after the game for kicking that goal in junk time?

Clarry is still in the top 40 for the whole competition for average disposals for 2024. He is ahead of quite a few of the AFL 'midfield darlings' on that list!

I thought I heard on radio today that he is still averaging just under 25 disposals a game in 2024. That means he is #1 on the MFC list for average disposals to this point in time this year. So much silly talk here about trading him... Sheeesh!

Buddy was the master of the dive!

Joe Daniher would have to take out another mortgage if they made the 'dive' rule retrospective

Steven May is very lucky the so called 'authorities' didn't fine him for forcing his eye socket into Hawkins elbow/bicep

For those knocking Fullerton, he and Verrall are taking (long) turns on the ball/bench. Fullerton was vg in 1st and Verrall was vg in 3rd. They have both spent long minutes on the bench at other times

I hope DL’s have factored in that Reg Grundy may have revealed to the coach that he had an offer too good to turn down from Sydney. In that situation the coach may have opted to see what we had going forward. Not necessarily the best decision, but one that was focused on the horizon rather than the rear vision mirror

😂🤣 Have 19 words ever been more hilariously wrong?

Perhaps we are [censored]’d off because of the Brayshaw compensation and the father/son tweaks that favour the AFL’s great northern hope teams!

You had to be there, Kent!

Kate spoke of the fine line between trying to push for improvement in performance and tilting the balance. She was positive and forthright, as always.

If you were in Fed Square for the walk with Neale, you would have heard Kate interviewed by Robbo... spoke well, as always!

Rivers - lost his dash … what game are you watching? At 591 metres gained, Riv was ranked #1 in todays game, most often with a running burst before a long kick!