In Harmes Way

This is a great idea. Winner gets greater probability of #1 draft pick through lottery/similar to avoid tanking. Not a fan of the og proposal. I don’t think it’s fair to have 7-10 placed teams play potentially 2 additional games to a top 4 prelim final opponent.

That’s definitely a stretch

Send both of them an email and check the laptop 3 days later.

Roger Wodja

Except that you'd want to sub him on 10 minutes into the first quarter.

Love this. Especially remove the insufficient intent rule. F’ng joke. Either go back to the way it was and throw it in (my preference), or be like soccer and the opposition gets the ball every time it goes out.

Because Optus Stadium is our fortress* * Ignoring WCE result this year

At least there's a good test for the dees in each of these last 6 games. If we do make the 8, we'll be hardened and ready to go.

As much as I don't like umpire 22, I thank the lord he's no Dean Margetts.

I figured Disco made contact with the head on the follow through after being tripped, therefore outside his control, and the action which initiated the free kick.

Loved how he flip flopped between Essendon controlling the game through possession to over possessing the ball, with them playing exactly the same footy

Watching and getting frustrated by Ben Mackay mark everything behind the ball gave me a solid understanding of how all oppo fans must feel watching Gawny week after week.

No, you’re not at the ground?

binny - did he say "I'm really pumped" or "we'll be pumped". Asking for my footy tipping.

I resemble that remark

Few of those on here

What a load of [censored]. There's lots of reasons why people might not financially support the club, especially these days, but it doesn't mean they don't love the dees any less. I myself see my family's financial memberships as a charity contribution (esp. over the 2010's decade and my paid up wife rarely ever comes). Does that make my fam. any less of a supporter? Does anyone who doesn't get down to watch training any less of a supporter? If you don't get to every single Melbourne based game, home or away, does that make you any less of a supporter?

Despite the article suggesting that in game decision making isn't affected, I've been of the opinion that this actually has been the case for some time. I've seen multiple instances where the umpire has paid a very late free kick and I've said to my boy "that one he missed has come down from upstairs". That said, I haven't been unhappy with any of these perceived third party decisions (I think we've generally been on the receiving end).

Clarry to HFF playing under the tree?

Low percentage means the games are close. Theoretically.

I can't look at that photo without the Metallica song playing in my head.

Hunter. Freed up Langdon. Chandler. Solid linkup game. Kicks one OOF but outside that was very good.

I actually thought the sections of the game where we continued to try and move the ball forward in chaos/scramble mode resembled 2021 as well. I guess we were playing a team at $3.40 to win odds, and it ended up showing, but our retention of the ball in congestion esp. using handball was very good (and we didn't really overdo it for once). The game style we've been trying to perfect this year really shone out yesterday, I hope it gives confidence and holds up against the stronger defensive teams. Next week against Freo will be a good test.

I’m not a fan of swapping TMac and Petty fwd/back as I think this will be quite disruptive to the backline, but we’ve got to try something different to play Petty into form, and quickly.

No need for slapping, that’s healthy