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Interestingly, I felt he was scared of contact where he could have marked it and Wingard got his running in to goal, goal. That was my first response and after looking at the replay, it still felt the same. I'm all for players developing capacity - and clearly the FD see a range of other things that I am not. But, good luck to the bloke.

The Pineapple, Story Bridge or The German Club ...god I am missing a social bevvy.

that's a [censored] 50m right there as well as an automatic report... where were the umps looking man!?

I hope he is an entertainer like his old man

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It's like you're some modern day Nostradamus or sumthin'...

Help me understand why not?

Maybe because it had [censored] all to do with the media roasting...that'd be why.

One of my favourite parts of the match was the early call from someone in the crowd when Weiderman went for this ...alas no sound Weid.mov

I hear what you are saying @binman, and I genuinely believe this was there all along. We already had the quick aggressive ball movement, we already had the running (at least offensively) in waves. I also believe we have also been aiming to be in the corridor (as we were in 2018), but an inability to create space, or hold marks has stopped us from conversions. Slightly flippant musings.. has OMAC gone past TMAC in reliability? I posted in the game day thread that OMAC took a mark when he didn't even realise it was going to occur (perhaps the last qrt). That to me is a sign of sublime skill , or at least a player who has a great feel for the game. Someone on here likened TMAC to Dawes... what does he bring if he cannot take marks? Currently I am not sure what capacity TMAC fits back into the side unless an injury occurs.

We can (can we?) thank Troy Chaplin for the improved conversions of I50's... right! right? And of course my point is, what has changed, it's not really the game plan...that was there all along.

It's all about standards - they can play happy, angry, sad, bored, etc -as long as they play with urgency and composure. Today was a tick. On Viney - I've always (perhaps we all have) likened him to his Dad - courageous, tough, great work ethic, ordinary kick. The last two weeks, he has been very very considered and accurate. And it feels like such a marked difference, and I can't quite put my finger on how it has come to pass. What I mean is, he has always had the skill to be accurate (otherwise he couldn't have the last two weeks) so what is enabling it? Is it him? Is it the players he is kicking to? I'm thrilled for him, that he can prove to himself that he can execute, at an urgent pace. He was bloody ferocious.

what was in essence the content of what was said @Sir Why You Little

how good was the call from the crowd - as he floated across... WEEEIIIIID. (he wasnt even on screen yet)

Yep -started with an Oliver tackle in the back 10m square.

He has arrived. 3 goals (3 assists) which could have been his own.

Thought he was an emotionless robot?

80 points is the new hundred right?

Oh Omac, you are a star... you don't even intend to and you take a mark.

You did ring up the podcast this week, and had a lengthy discussion. Does the length increase the margin?

I've drifted in and out of the game whilst I've been celebrating my mum's birthday. Anyways.. Oliver seems to be taking more contested marks - and kicking more, which is fantastic. Also, how is Jackson's leap - I've seen him leap a few times this match and not quite taken the mark. When his hands come... look out.

Hence the quotation marks - and yes, thank's for clarifying for everyone the real story. Actually, it reminds me of how the media perpetuate stuff. I was watching the channel 7 show 2 nights ago with Andy Maher, Mick Molloy and Todd Viney was their guest - really great interview and went over his career. It also spoke about a story whereby as a junior he beat Boris Becker. It was told many times over his career in interviews. The panel then cut to a clip of an interview by someone from Todd, and was asked explicitly whether it was true... Todd failed to completely deny it ...rather amusing stuff!

Did you know Brad Green once 'played' with Manchester United?

I'm excited by this... the safe option is Tomlinson, with no guarantee, but Jackson will be exciting from a Melbourne supporters perspective with even less of a guarantee, and Smith could be exciting up forward and even less of a guarantee than Jackson... Plenty of risky moves from Goodwin and co in selection.

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