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What has BT done to his hair? Looks like someone's p***ed on it

Oops, sorry misread an article on the guardian. Yep one from each game only.

Yep, exactly

If it's logged in AIR - Australian Immunisation Register (via your Medicare details) it will appear in your My Health Record (if you have one) So....there is a system to use already

Yep, Indian variant. 50% more contagious than UK variant. It would be very Melbourne for us to thrash the dogs this Friday and then watch the season go down the toilet haha.

Yep, my bad, government warned months ago and a formal pre-budget submission tabled three months ago. Not 12 months https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/09/frustrated-experts-say-australia-could-already-be-producing-mrna-covid-vaccines-if-it-had-acted-earlier Anyways, this is skewing away from footy. Hope it all calms down.

Had the first AZ shot on Monday. A bit wonky yesterday but fine today. Most people don't know anyone that's been seriously sick from Covid. I think that's one of the big drivers for complacency. This study on the neurological effects of Covid made up my mind pretty quickly. 1 in 3. https://www.ft.com/content/beb407c0-03a3-4aae-ba4b-7f66390d7409 Heard a federal MP banging on about the latest Vic outbreak and how people should have been vaccinated pffft. And yes, scientists recommend to the feds almost 12 months ago to ramp up onshore MRNA manufacturing capabilities

This outbreak started in hotel quarantine in Adelaide

There are always inherent health risks when going to a pies game.

I wonder if we are coached to just put our heads down and suck up the umpires decision.

Yeah, a draw would have really helped last night just to stay clear

What's better than beating the pies by ten goals? Beating them by a point!

YES!

Chandler is going to be allright. Great goal

I gotta have a vent about Sparrow. With 8 minutes to go, we're sixteen points up and Melksham is off with a sore foot and his boot off. Why wouldn't you put a fresh player like Sparrow on? Goodwin was right there on the bench. At a bigger picture, everyone is lamenting Viney not being back. Sparrow has been the obvious replacement for him and I don't know why we're not putting games into him. He's been performing really well at VFL level and this week he just sat in his tracky dacks. We had the opportunity to play him for a couple of weeks and with Viney being a load managed 50/50 proposition, I don't know why we haven't played him. It's best to put games into him now in case Vineys foot explodes again on the eve of the finals. It would have been a good ten minutes to have him on the field tonight.

As mentioned above, umpires need to be held accountable and their performance reviewed. Rules are already there for ducking and staging. They're not enforced. This whole interepative rule of the week to be enforced swill is making the game look as stupid as Rugby Union. The fact Selwood has got away for it for so many years is not Selwoods fault.

Commentators declare high shot is worth a fine. MRP take note (and it's Richmond $1k should do)

I think he was head knocked at birth

Top of the ladder and no telecast again.

Yeah @praha, our forward line was interesting last weekend for sure. Pretty clunky. Another reason to dominate against the Crows to see if those three can click into place or not. I thought we got pretty lazy at times with our forward entries. A fair bit of the old "bomb it long" crept in again. Yes, we have three tall forwards to mark it but that should mean we have to take extra care and lower our eyes. I'm still on the fence and hope we get a bit more clarity this weekend. It's going to be important for Chandler to find his feet quickly too.

We should win but Adelaide at home is always a bit feral. We'd be 50/50 against the Doggies, so potentially we could drop the next two if we don't keep the foot down. We don't need a tough match before the dogs either. So yes it's a danger game. Would be good to jump out of the gates and hit the Chris Sullivan line by half time. I like getting off the edge of the couch, sitting back, putting my feet up and laughing at crappy umpiring.

I reckon it's worth sending an email to Kate giving her your feedback about the Guantanamo match day experience. Maybe even suggest that it's included in the next members survey to see what everyone thinks. I haven't been to live game for about two years. So, I'm not sure if I can comment on the latest "activation techniques". I'm sure things haven't improved. The noise is just over the top. I.e. Yes I know it's a goal and I'd prefer to talk to my family and friends about it rather than being belted by some sort of audible and visual torture.

All over it mate. Haha

Wow. That's 1.2 extra free kicks for each of the nine wins we've had. You'd think it would reflect the ladder in some fashion. Have Richmond players been spitting on umps or keying their cars?

Haha, I'm not too sure. I renewed membership last week and my wife signed up for the first time. Ended up talking to JV on the phone. He said he was hoping to be back next week and was on the mend. I normally just renew automatically but cracked the s**ts last year after the Port Adelaide and Cairns debacle. Sent Pert an email stating I wouldn't renew until the club pulled it's finger out and started performing. I think they're performing.! Probably owe Gary an email this week. Watching both the blokes and the women this year and the way they play for each other and the club has been brilliant. What more can you ask for?