Rodney (Balls) Grinter

We were lucky not to loose in similar fashion in Rd 1, 2021 against Freo at the G. Look what happened after that. It's Rd 1. Relax, it's a long season.

Watched this happen first hand against Brisbane at Cararra stadium back in 2020. Charlie Cameron was blocking/shepherding and interrupting his free run at the contest practically every kick-in. Yet not a single free kick was paid. Just imagine if this type of behavior happened with Buddy. How Gumby supporters like me can see this and the 1000 umpires on the ground can't is beyond me. Particularly when there are umpires in the stands that see goals that are touched in slow motion (when they arn't) and call clear goals behinds with the same brilliant technology. BTW, I don't think it would be any use if we tried to support Max in this regard, as they'd see the free kick for any kind or defensive/retalitory action instantly. Some players and team are protected species, yet ours clearly isn't in this category.

Please I'm begging - someone show me the vision that shows ANB's goal was actually touched. Unless someone can, I'm calling them absolute cheats. They have already got away with it once.

Nup. The match review upire was clutching at straws when he reversed that goal of ANB's. Sydney wouldn't have even played finals last year if it wasn't for those fools.

I know we played a shocker, but the umpires were way worse. We only lost by 20 odd points and momentum means alot in modern footy. Here's 4 obvious examples of were we got well screwed over: 1. ANB's reversed goal (I've watched it 10 times and than match review guy must have been on some good drugs to see fingers move). 2. Free kick out of nowhere to Heeny for an incidental high contact a mile off the ball - we were out. 3. Only 50m penalty of the night for what? 4. Max gets pushed out/Sheparded of the contest that opens the way for an easy Sydney mark straight in front. 5. Steve May gets his head ripped off going for the ball - play on. Max clearly targeted, particularly late in the game - if he was Buddy, just imagine how many few kicks and 50m penalties he would have got. Sure we didn't play to our ablity, but put the pressure back on them and all of a sudden Sydney don't look so great either. Look forward to the rest of the season.

AFL have got their opening round wish. Umpires have it to them. Gawn has been man handled all night. Just pushed out of the contest in front of Sydney's goal - no free. What [censored] BS

Laurrie to be our new Casey captain.

Happy with Tomlinson's game tonight. Even Schache is having a decient crack. May solid as a rock per usual and Viney doing his thing. Trac racking up the numbers, but I feel he's made minimal impact, but was good in that last passage that led to the Lingers goal. Go DEMONS big second half - LETS SMASH THESE F###ERS

Should have started instead of Laurrie. Unless he does something spectacular and really turns it on in the second half again, I don't want to see him play for us again.

Channel 7 are weak as. Showed it quickly twice and no apitite to challenge their BS.

Probably repeating things here, but how the F was Nibblers goal reversed? Compelling evidence?

Love the huge first pumps afterwards as well. Reminds me alot of the great Alan Jackovic - maybe he got some training from him before the game.

Yes, I want us to absolutely pummel them on the scoreboard as well, but also to be a physically dominant display that utterly belittles and embarases them. Finish it off with winning the premership at the G in emphatic fashion, while the Pies miss out on the 8.

Reporting for duty. I'll let Jack take care of Maynard, but I'll happily tear Eddy a new one - and then real justice will have been served.

I like where you are comming from, but there are better means - it doesn't need to come to fisty cuffs and brain damage (I think it's too late for that in Maynard's case anyways). Maynard has bung shoulders, so I just want to let Jack Viney go at him unrestrained for 30 seconds and let him rip his arms off like the that Black Knight in Monty Python and end his career that way.

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Shackenator lol Got to admit that the skinhead haircut does make him look a bit tougher - hopefully it rubs off on his play a bit as well. He actually reminds me of a bit of a Brad Miller type in his game against Carlton. Someone that may never be the No.1 key/power forward, but can still make their contribution and provide value on the day.

Based on the sample size I've seen Chandler and Spargo have Laurie for hardness, heart and agression every day of the week. Maybe he needs to play that breakout game to feel like he belongs, but so far most of what I see from Laurie is a player that holds back and often shirks the contest in comparison to the aforementioned. Also don't think Laurie brings anything like the energy or forward pressure that Chandler and Charlie do. Charlie is the sort of player that firmly plays the Goodwin way and has that angry little man mongrel that's invaluable IMHO. If Chandler can be get involved and play more consistently, he'll become a lock in our side - good overhead mark for his size, runs hard to make great position offensively, as well as defend well and is generally a reliable kick for goal when he gets his oppertities. Like what I see from Billings so far and if he can stay fit, I see him being an important player for us this season.

I really struggled to get my head around Judd in No.4 against Richmond, particularly with Kynan running around everywhere in #41.

If there is one player from Sydney I hope we can take totally out of the game it's Pappley. He's both a pretty important player for them and one I absolutely can't stand as an opposition supporter. Would love nothing more than for someone to do a total shut down job on him and have him crack it, like the arrogant little prat he often behaves on the feild.

Personally I think Hunter was pretty good last year, but don't think there was great chemistry with he and Lingers, compared to that Ed has had some of the other players that he has shared the wing with over the years. It's almost like having Hunter there robbed Lingers of opportunities, because Hunter usually made better attacking position than Ed.

All the media are going the hyped up big name clash of Gawn Vs Grundy. Personally, I'm more interested in the clash of Schache Vs Grundy as the player the later was overlooked for as 12th man in the final against Carlton. I've got to say, going on their last respective preseason games, that Schache has showed the better form for the role that was needed on that night and what we are playing him for as ruck/forward. Both racked up as many possessions in their last preseason game, but Schache kicked 2 useful goals and had a few other marks around the ground, while I felt Grundy struggled to have any real impact on the game. If Schache can continue and build on his form from his last game, he might just play a useful role for us this season.

And also another player that qualifies the father son/daughter rule. Though this period of stability and building games into players, I feel we are also somewhat setting up some good future recruiting opportunities. With something like 4 out of 40 players at the club currently father sons, that makes 10% of our current list.

Full credit to Webster and St Kilda in the they handled the aftermath: The Saints pleaded guilty with Webster saying: “I’m really sorry about what happened on Sunday. It’s something I’m not proud of - I’ve left a lot of people down. “My main concern is for Jy to get back to playing footy and I really hope he’s OK. I understand how bad concussions are and how much we want to see them stamped out of the game.” Asked why he jumped off the ground he replied: “I haven’t got an excuse.” If only we'd seen this kind of humility from Maynard, Collingwood and that F### (Justice has been served) McGuire, no one would need disect the rules and be splitting hairs over the legalities rather than focus on the intent.

Was certainly a good kick off one step that day. But Tommy has always had been a great kick for goal and I'd rate it as one of his strengths. There's few of our players that I'd rather be taking a short in that 35 - 55m zone than Tom Sparrow. Really like his strength and ability to take strong overhead marks and I think this gives us a great foil for the opposition being able to throw all their attention on Tracc when he goes forward or on the ball.