In Harmes Way

1 hour ago, Go Lordie said:

Embarrassing that half our goals came from a duo with less than 10 games between them.

I’m actually glass half full on that one. Again tipping the hat to JT

Clever tactic from Goody - bamboozle Yze by putting Disco in the forward line. Think you know us? Think again.

2 weeks ago Eagles pushing for a priority pick. Reid steps up, now id say this is off the table. Wondering what the future looks like if he does a knee. Unreal how one 19 year old can put the team in his back.

Goody will have to contend with every other coach using this game as a blueprint to beat us. Win it in the guts and off you go.

Towball umpire 15 to the bush leagues next week

Show some fight for a bloke playing his first game FFS

Agree we’ve been [censored], but I’m ready to jump the fence and deck one of these useless umpires.

* violence apparently doesn’t solve anything. I might find out later.

12 minutes ago, praha said:

25k. Max.

I’m guessing more. We passed a doggies supporter coming up the path from Richmond station. Must be having PTSD related flashbacks

2 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

School holidays and decent enough weather will help. I reckon we will push 45k

Plenty of room to find a seat, support loudly to what should be a cracker. Especially if we belt them. Come on down!

I’m with @Binmans PA on our young debutant - no pressure; see ball, get ball. Everyone makes mistakes. Soak it up. As an example, Petts didn’t have the greatest of debut’s, it wasn’t the end of the world and he’s a ripper. 

Celebrate the good things that come your way - all the hours of slogging your guts out until now are for this moment.

26 minutes ago, JTR said:

Positive thinking, or in-the-know fact?

take it to the bank if it came from Dannyz

7 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

Herman's Bay ???? WTF

Maybe you mean Hermannsburg.

Somewhere near Traegarar Park.

Geography & spelling are not Demonlander strong suits.

 

Cranky suits you mate!!

Alan Johnson. Good times*. Just a ripper player with the ball. Loving the comparisons.

*(except 87 prelim and 88 granny)

1 hour ago, sue said:

It seems you are more likely to get off if you knock them dead than if you brush against an opponent's head.

As long as it’s a football action and not head high, all good

Injury report update from Selwyn Griffiths. Lachie Hunter played match sim v Carlton 2's last week with no issues.

Marty Hore looking to be back for Richmond game. I presume Smacca the same given the same expected return timing listed and previous advice from trackwatchers at training.

Clarry not listed. Presume he plays.

This is the latest free kick count after Round 4 below. Interesting to see if the umpires this week (a) reward Melbourne given it's a home game, with the noise of affirmation from our noisy supporters or (b) try to square up the ledger with Brisbane being rock bottom. We obviously took a hiding from last week's free kick differential count (-12).

15 hours ago, deanox said:

I am comfortable with it being a week because I feel it is about time that potential for injury is considered. But I do think the AFL needs to take a consistent line on what mitigating factors are sufficient to show duty of care.

If the AFL were serious about handing out weeks' suspensions based on potential, then Fogarty from Carlton should have got considerably more than 1 week. He could have caused significant damage to Fyfe. Completely agree with your comment on consistency.

3 hours ago, daisycutter said:

"here's some more big guys"

It's up there with "go number 4"

Except he smashes it with his "Jakeyyy Leverrr"

SMH. Keep up the great work guys. Love the podcast. um’s included.

I was hoping they’d give us some to img about last year’s come from behind win. I’m sure they’d be as gutted as I was delighted 😁 

48 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

well if that was classified as medium impact i'd like to see an example of what low impact would be.

this is just wrong classification, and on this basis must be appealed.

regardless of whatever punishment anyone personally thinks, the afl has a standard set of definitions and corresponding punishments.  they can't just deviate from that on a whim or a wish

have some b*lls, mfc and support your player's rights to procedural fairness

I agree dc. The AFL don’t want to include an escalation category for potential on “ugly” looking incidents,  as they’d have to explain their thinking and it’s easier to hide behind a classification of medium impact. Medium, despite the fact the Adelaide player showed no ill effects. Let’s sort this out once and for all. Trying to retrofit potential into a results based classification system is a joke.

18 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

SOSW = Son Of Shane Woewodin 

aka Taj Woewodin 

aka Woey jnr 

Aka Woey 2.0

Thanks for the heads up kev 

25 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

This poster from Bomberblitz at least has a sense of humour:

Just after half time I was having a conversation with Mrs hambo about a house we had recently bid on and missed. Turns out the top bidders have dubious finance and may not come through with the money meaning that it may fall to us. This distracted me from the footy but also from my glass of red wine which I knocked making it rock side to side and spill wine on the table and rug. I then rectified the situation by grabbing from another direction with the other hand. Unfortunately this exaggerated the rocking effect and more wine fell on the floor, my shirt and the couch. I countered with a big catch which didn’t go so well and I smacked the glass into the wall and now have red wine and broken glass absolutely everywhere.
who played it better?
hambo?
Essendon?

Good luck with the new house hambo- any luck you’ll get it and not have to fix the wall

7 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

FFS it’s graded medium under the potential to cause injury factor.

Once you leave the ground this is what you leave yourself open to

Complain all you want but it’s the new rules rewritten after Maynard successfully challenged the ban he was given last season 

Don’t disagree PSD, however the medium impact finding is based on the potential to inflict a higher level of injury than that actually sustained. For last years Bailey Smith bump, and Maynards hit on Brayshaw, these were more likely occurrences to inflict higher levels of damage due to the two trajectories of the two players involved. I don’t think this example could have incurred a higher level of injury to the Adelaide player. But yes, I’m arguing a nuance when we want to eradicate the action, so he’ll go.