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    6 hours ago, DiscoStu17 said:

    200cm doesn’t seems to be a problem for many AFL rucks… Nankervis, Grundy, Marshall, O’Brien, De Koning, Stanley, Briggs,…

    Many of these did not get a chance until they were 22–23, Grundy and Stanley being the exceptions.

    The ruck contests in the current game are more about body strength than pure leap. Especially with the changes this year.

     

    I think Grundy is about 204cm.

    Kentfield turns 19 in September.

    Any chance he could grow a cm or two on to his 194cm? I doubt it....he looks like a boy who has matured early.

    He reminds me a bit of Jack Darling, who was overlooked in the first round of  draft by all clubs because  , at 194cm he wasn't considered tall enough to be a KPF.

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    Unlike any of my Dee tragic mates, I watch replays of our games, whether we’ve won or lost.

    I recommend to Demonlanders to watch this game in replay and you’ll see that Melbourne really deserved to be much, much closer to Collingwood.

    They just couldn’t miss when shooting for goal, and we had 4 posters, as well as several other misses  much easier than the angle goals they so nonchalantly slotted. Plus a couple of random bounces went their way near goal.

    I can see now why I felt we’d win , at half time, despite the deficit.  I didn’t realise at that time, that Petracca had suffered a season-ending injury.  In my huge disappointment straight after the game, I walked away from the ground thinking we’d been outclassed.  Having watched the replay,I reckon  we could have given them a real run for their money, even without Trac.

    Also, I reckon Clarrie played much better than I’d realised. Ditto with McVee, Bowie ,Fritsch and Windsor.

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    1 hour ago, loges said:

    Can't be time wasting if it's a ball up because the clock stops. Maybe they believe it's a tactic so they can get their defensive set up right.

    If they don’t know the rule about handing the ball straight to the umpire, they probably aren’t aware either that the clock has stopped, so it’s no use time wasting.

    6 hours ago, biggestred said:

    At this point it's not luck

    Collingwood’s last forward entry ( for the winning goal) was a result of  an Adelaide quick kick bouncing back 15 metres off the back of the head of a player , straight into the hands of a Collingwood player not involved in the play.

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    Verrall has been easily outrucked by such ordinary opponents as Tom Downie. He is still too light, and needs another pre-season or two to build strength.

    His skills are good, though he hasn't taken many contested marks.

    I'd give Fullarton a go. He can play forward, and has some AFL ruck experience. Max needs some rest from doing all the ruckwork.

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    On 09/05/2024 at 15:29, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    That was one of the weirdest selections, probably since Schache sub!

    Felt like the coaching team panicked on that one.

    Charlie S  played so well in the 2023 finals, I think they wanted him back asp.

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    On 27/04/2024 at 15:50, tiers said:

    I was there that day when RDB and Melbourne were cheated out of a flag. I was standing on the Punt Rd side at HFF directly opposite the contest and clearly saw RDB trying to punch the ball down and miss Dean's head.

    It was the "stage" of a lifetime but in those days the VFL and the tribunal were ning nongs and couldn't cope with the furore.

    I have lived for 60 years with this memory and hope Clarry's puncher getting minimum 2 weeks for a dog act will help assuage my misery over RDB.

    I remember it well, too,Tiers.

    Dean should have been suspended for staging.They got their come-uppance with Neville Crowe  not long after, an innocent victim in similar circumstances (was it John Nicholls?)

    BUT..... I hope M Pickett isn't suspended, because I want Richmond to be at their strongest, and knock off a few of our rivals.

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    Clarrie disclosed after the game that he had sore ribs, and the punch got him right in the sore spot.  I hope this was noted by the umpiring fraternity, because otherwise it could be interpreted as an exaggerated response to the hit.

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    1 hour ago, biggestred said:

    i would enjoy having maynard on the stand under oath and asking if he intended to hurt people during that game and if he did all he could to exercise his duty of care to other players

    Skunkhead wouldn’t care about oaths!

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    6 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    No issues with the verdict.

    I assume if/when Max, T Mac, Trac and Oliver all cop their first suspensions at the MRO, they will be able to present their "200 games without suspension" pass to the tribunal (the latter two will get to 200 soon).

    But are they nice enough guys???

    The tribunal actually besmirched Lever’s character saying he is an expert at milking frees.

    It would be amazingly  quick thinking for him to jerk his head back after hitting the ground. It all happened so fast he didn’t have time to use his free arm to break the fall.

    Saligo threw his head back after Kozzie brushed his face. No- one said he was trying to draw a free.

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