Mazer Rackham

Knowing the AFL, they'll probably call them the Jets or the Mets or the Dodgers. They might even call them the Yankees. Or the 49ers. Or the Jazz. North Antarctica. Keeps the heritage and suits the climate.

Came home from the G and watched the last quarter of the showdown. Even with the game in the balance they seemed to be strolling around the field with no urgency. It was a stark contrast to the intensity of the Mighty DEMONS.

I've been wondering if his hamstring has fully recovered. May might be wondering that too. At his age they can be long healing and prone to re-injury.

That's the character of the man. Compare & contrast with teams who train to throw the ball and play outside the rules. Reckon it's part of the "resilience" built in to our fitness/training. Not "right" but not "too badly" injured = you play. The Bummers lacked the decency to win their first two games and get their fans on a high of excitement. That would have brought 70K to our home game. God they're scum. Game should have been iced by half time but then it made the second half an entertaining spectacle as the Bummers got so near and yet so far.

Libber's the master thrower. He knows if he's facing the boundary line he can give a full on rugby pass and the ump will most likely be blindsided and give him the benefit of the doubt. The other one he does is the dive on the ball/two handed scoop out the front, done simultaneously. The umps are sitting ducks for both. The whole football world sees it. Why can't the umps? It's mind boggling.

Is it costing the AFL money? Yes/no? There's your answer. WHY it happens is a bit of a mystery, but there's no doubt the Dogs are coached to exploit some particular weakness(es) of the umpires' department.

"Nice AFL media accreditation you have there. Shame if anything were to happen to it."

That's the Eddie playbook

She's Lord Mayor of collingwood

Can you imagine how [censored]-a-hoop the Bummers supporters would be if they got over the line against us? We owe it to the entire football world not to allow this.

Yes. It was the signal that we were a real club again. To us as much as the rest of the comp.

An American dictionary wouldn't know any better.

Oh no! Collingwood will always be my first love when it comes to hate. But a comp without them? It would be like Star Wars without Darth Vader. Over time we've bested them plenty. Our finals record against them is second to none. Whereas the two clubs who've kicked us when down more than any others, to whom we owe massive payback ... well, maybe I'll let them stay in for another few years while the going's good.

I think it's out of Essendon or Hawthorn. Then a Tassie team could come in.

Likely they're trying the old "copy the premiers" trick, have a foot in each camp, and now don't know what TF they're doing. Hey, things aren't working. Let's go back to the guy who really put us on our arses. The problem with a guy like Sheedy, although his football pedigree is amazing and his record of success up there with the best, is that they can stay in an organisation for so long that they become the organisation and the organisation becomes them. The joint has suffered an identity crisis since he left, and his input doesn't help. Their best shot was with David Evans but Golden Boy threw him under a bus. So let's bring back Golden Boy! Yes, go for it. I don't boo at the footy but if Hird shows his mug I definitely will.

Can of Swan lager in one hand, Mrs Mac's pie in the other, souvenir baseball cap from Rottnest Island and a West Perth footy jumper. And an Instagram post saying he's looking forward to living in his new flat with views over Cottesloe Beach.

Yes, they end up at GWS It's the ones we get FROM Freo that are the keepers

Dermott and our own Garry often make the same kind of "expert comments". Difference is Garry makes his point in ten words whereas after ten sentences Dermott is still getting to the point.

It should be quite obvious that his manager is holding back, waiting for LJ to rack up more games like last night, making his price go up and up. It's what any decent manager would do. He will sign but he's in the driver's seat in this deal.

All the talk it seems is around dreadful Essendon and Port. And how wonderful C'wood and Hawks are. Nary a mention of the Mighty Demons. We get to fly under the radar for a second week.

I never watch the game with the sound on. But last night I had a moment of weakness and wanted to hear what kind of praise the commentators had for he MIGHTY DEMONS. So I turned the sound on for the last 5 minutes. The level of praise was acceptable. But I couldn't get over what the umps were saying. The amount of nannying and coaching going on! Does that go on all game? At a boundary throw in: "you're a long way back" At another throw-in: "long way back" and something else I couldn't make out. But obviously information for the players. When a free kick was awarded, players running past the "protected zone": "stay with him ... go out ... clear out" At a mark of free kick: "Max... 2 metres .. .2 more metres ... that's it ... stand" Why TF do the umpires need to instruct the players? They should not need to say anything except "play on" or "stand". Everything else is with whistles or gestures. I don't object to an ump saying "2 metres" or something like that so the player on the mark knows where to stand. But for Christ's sake. Say it once. These are professional footballers who are supposed to know the rules of the game they are playing. Do they need to be told to stay out of the protected zone? Do they need to be told where the thrown in ball is going? It's ridiculous.

Yeah, but how many goals? 35?

Just a lazy Sunday evening watching the pretenders pummel each other into submission. It's good to be premiers.

Based on that Max should be able to keep playing until he's 60.

Everyone's completely overthinking this. He will quit football altogether to become a major league baseballer.