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They don't have to be "effectively" tackled. For a legal tackle they only have to be held, body or jumper.

If Rutten's men keep performing like that, I hope he coaches Essendon for ever.

I've only watched the last Q. Have Geelong slowed down? They don't look like a 20 goal side.

Cox counts as a footballer? Long season! They've got another 21 rounds plus finals to study the up and comers for next year's draft. He meant in the Maribyrnong & Northern Bowls Club League. Different sport. Neeld has offered to coach them for the rest of the season so they can preserve some dignity with only 10 goal weekly hidings.

You'd have to be Royce Hart to mark it the way they were kicking it to him.

Well, at least we should be able to beat one of these teams when we play them. Sorry, having flashbacks. God this is shocking viewing but strangely entertaining. It's good to be premiers.

Their forward entries. King must wish he'd been the brother who got to go to the Suns.

Melbourne Victory'ed? Melbourne Storm'ed? Please do not associated Coll... I can't type it out ... that club with the mighty Demons in any way shape or form!

Essendon 2000 were incredible. (washes mouth out with turpentine.) Not the same star power as Brissie 01-03 but a near-perfect machine. Curse them.

I've worked out how a defender can get 3 Brownlow votes. By everyone else on the ground being shockingly horrible.

If our 4-peat involves 3 interstate clubs, I'll reluctantly take it.

Well, they saw he's blind and thought he was one of them.

Actually we'll have him as depth for Kossie.

Alright, it's settled. Saints can keep King, we'll have Naughton.

It's just possible that it was not 100% serious.

The spoils of war. History is written by the victors. Etc. It's good to be premiers.

Ahhhhhh .... depth. (Lights cigar and sips cognac.) I was sitting behind a family of Doggie supporters who were very loud during their run of 8 and very quiet otherwise. They left halfway through the last. Is it wrong that as a newly arrogant supporter of the premiers that I felt sorry for them?

So in successive matches the thug Bontempelli has tried to take out Oliver, and has taken out Salem. Hope our boys have long memories.

Any other attempts to overtake the clubhouse leader on Team 2 before the Big Reveal? Or any late runs on Team 3? Remember there's a prize.

FB: May Elshaugh Lord HB: Bourke Osborne Usher C: Richards Neal-Bullen Emselle HF: Flower Obst O'Donnell F: Tapscott Bennell Armstrong R: Lever Lamprill Carman I: Lord Usher* Bourke (* so good we named him twice)

Some of your puns are indeed block-worthy but I have put no block on you so I can only attribute it to A.I. getting better and better. Who's the D'lander who "solved" it?

Tapscott Oliver Obst Elshaugh Alves Smoker (Int) Yze

Ding-dong battle between Oscar and Tom in the vein of Carey/Jakovich, Lockett/Silvagni, Flower/Greig or Hart/Knights. Should crack 90,000.

Tigers' fuel last year was belief and they nearly made the 8 based on that. Doubts must have set in now. How many losses before the belief evaporates and they plunge down the ladder?

Seconding R(B)G above ... Contrast with the MFC's handling of the Goodwin/bully/doctor thing. With dignity and behind the scenes. Didn't lash out in anger and risk blowing up out of control the way this Dogs thing has. The on-going effect to the WB is yet to be seen. It shows the value of respectful media relations even in situations where the respect is not deserved. There are no winners in this. Just a chain of people behaving badly.