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Was it 3 free kicks against Clarry for throwing last night? This whole thing of the umpires are cracking down on X y or z this week is complete BS. How about a focus on the umpires performances. The coach should have pointed it out.

Both Viney and Gawn were physically smashed last night. Jack copped so many high hits with no free kicks. Yeah, I can't understand why the coaches just tried to ignore Butters. I guess they did them same against Gold Coast. Rozas kicked 4 and Anderson had about 37 possies. Goody seems to just be about, "we'll back our brand" and that's it. Seems a bit stubborn / lazy and or dumb. We seem to be more flexible with the changes and rotations through the middle than in the past which is great. Footy really is a game of ebb and flow. We seem to be still very slow on countering the opposition when they start to take control. I dunno, we're not exactly playing consistent, convincing footy in the last 12 months.

The warning signs were there when Hawthorn were clobbering us in clearances last week

Yep. I thought the heavy rain in the third brought us back into it. Before then they were cutting us to shreds off half back. The rain slowed the game down which suited us. As some have said, that whole pre-season dash through the corridor is nowhere to be seen On a dry track, Collingwood will kill us just like the cats did through the centre last year.

They are booing Hunters goal

Please no deetime

This could be a season defining win

I hope we beat you boooing fence posts by a point. What a kick by Rivers. Just sublime

And... Tracc set shot

It was. He has been one of our best so far

Dangerous tackle. What is happening to our game?

Three free kicks against Clarry for throws. Wtf

Those dogs are absolutely smashing our captain up. Still in it. Come on Naarm. Punch back

Well played by the umps, they were very kind in the first QTR to us. It's going to be ugly for the rest

Hilarious. They booed May for kicking in after a point. Clowns

They're cutting us to shreds off half back

Yeah, I'd prefer BBB over TMac too. I think his form has been better. However.... It's now or never for TMac. He really can't afford another poor performance. Maybe they're giving him one last chance. If he can't deliver then I assume they'll settle for a Fritta, JVR and BBB forward line and give them time to get cohesive in the second half of the season. Hope he has a belter.

Just posted this on the Meeting Place thread but I'll chuck it over here too Really nice interview with Eddie Betts and Nev Jetta last night. Nev has worked with Eddie to launch the Eddie Betts foundation - https://eddiebetts.foundation/ Hope Nev ends up back with us at some point in the future. Love the bloke. For those in Perth (D'landers feel free to tag WA members in case they're interested), he's doing a fundraiser night / Q&A with his cousin Lewis Jetta for a junior footy club soon. Buggered if I could find any details online. Would be interesting to hear their stories about finding their way into the AFL.

mmm, links to Twitter. Here's the link to the map for those not on twitter https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia

Really nice interview with Eddie Betts and Nev Jetta last night. Nev has worked with Eddie to launch the Eddie Betts foundation - https://eddiebetts.foundation/ Hope Nev ends up back with us at some point in the future. Love the bloke. For those in Perth (D'landers feel free to tag WA members in case they're interested), he's doing a fundraiser night / Q&A with his cousin Lewis Jetta for a junior footy club soon. Buggered if I could find any details online. Would be interesting to hear their stories about finding their way into the AFL.

I think that's part of the problem. The statement from the heart- Truth, Voice, Treaty and the upcoming referendum should not be about politics. I reckon this is about our nation's values into the future and how we walk forward with our first nation's people together as a nation. Politics just get's in the way and muddies the water. BTW, Nev Jetta is on AFL360 tonight 💖

I live near Ballina in northern NSW, Bundjalung country and it surprises me to hear so many people complain about name changes. When it's not. It's just recognising language and the incredible culture that's been here for so long. Ballina sits on the mouth of the Richmond and "river" in Bundjalung is "bullinah" So the locals are already using language without realising it! I reckon at least one third of country towns are probably named in a similar way.

After watching our game last night, pushing in the back with both hands appears now to be completely legal. It's just against the spirit of the game to see a player well positioned in front of his opponent to be just shoved completely out of the contest. And, it's dangerous. It will lead to a serious collision with some shoved headfirst into a contest. I'm watching our players do it now and I don't blame them. Everyone is getting away with pushing in the back. At some point the media will point it out and the. There'll be a weekend of pushing in the back free kicks before it's forgotten about again. Frustrating for everyone involved. Why did they allow hands in the back in the first place? It was obvious the likes of Hawkins, Lynch etc were going to exploit it.

Kick a bag this weekend Roo