The Chief

Apologies if already mentioned, but if TMac gets a few more games down back and shows he can be an effective part of the backline system, the option to try Petty forward when he recovers would have to be considered.

Has the flag raising time been announced yet?

Following the AFL’s determination that players can’t express their opinions on decisions to the umps anymore, it was reported on the radio this morning that a club has instructed its players not to say anything to them at all. Though that could be problematic at the coin toss, maybe we’ll see some interpretive dance? If this is the path the AFL really wants to take, they should instruct the umpires to revert back to referring to players by their numbers not their names and stop pretending they’re best mates with the players.

So based on all that, there’s nothing to report on Jacko.

Bar codes for Melbourne v Carlton are now available on the app

Thought Hibbo showed he’s not going to give up his spot up easily. Won just about every one on one he had, looked quick and his kicking was pretty good. Completely toweled up their chunky #44.

Nice report Picket. I have at times wondered if TMac might be an upgraded version of Hymie.

Great to see Sam Switkowski recognised, though I acknowledge it’s a bit premature. Just needs a season with out any major injuries and he’ll surprise plenty with his exceptional talent.

Yeah! Can’t understand why Healy has to breathe

Probably mentioned elsewhere in these 110 pages, but highly recommend watching the YouTube GF with the SEN commentary. We all know BT is a moron, but after listening to the SEN commentary I’m convinced Channel 7’s management team are the morons in employing that senile fool, when Anthony Hudson and Gerard Whateley are quite likely available.

My memory is a bit hazy on some aspects, but I remember going to Vic Park for the last game of the season in 1976, with my Dad. He had somehow got 2 tickets to sit in the stand (Social Club?) behind the goals at the railway end. I was just 12 and Dad laid out strict rules for the day, no Melbourne gear and no barracking for Melbourne! He was spot on with his warning, as from what I could tell, no one was barracking for Melbourne in that entire stand. We were an outside chance to make the finals (6?) if we won and another result went our way. I think Henry Coles got his head knocked off and stretchered off early on, Bobby Skelton was coach. We won, I think relatively easily, and we stayed to listen on the radio to the result of the other game, perhaps it was the Dogs? A lot of Pies supporters also stayed after the siren to do the same. When the other game ended with not the result we wanted, meaning we missed the finals, the Pies supporters were jubilant, chanting & cheering, you’d have thought they’d one the game. It just showed how much they hated Melbourne even though we’d been a krap team for over a decade by then. it was the last game of footy I ever went to with my Dad who died relatively young the following year.

I’ll call it now quite confidently, by the end of 2022 season JVR will be ahead of Weid in the selection pecking order.

Yep all negative here at Control, party rolls on. Not sure though about the Kaos crew.

Brayshaw was a no show at last nights B&F. Did he train yesterday?

Not exactly sure which game it was, possibly Essendon, but I had a crack at Harmesy about trying to take on tacklers and ignoring first options. These though dropped out of his game as the year went on, and his back half of the season and finals were great. Love his passion and obvious enjoyment playing footy for Melbourne.

Ben Brown to shave off the locks and go around in #2 next year, just to complete his transformation

So Bevo has revealed the Dogs were using Man of The Hour by Pearl Jam as their inspiration for GF success. This explains a bit, that song is about a son reflecting on the life of his father on the day of his funeral, written for the movie Big Fish. As far as motivational songs ago, Bevo needs to do a re-think.

The 2 week strain is really showing when this becomes a topic for discussion. .

Agree there’s a risk in playing Jones, especially if he’s called on early, but just think they will take that risk.

C’mon let’s all acknowledge the fact that Oliver is just as slick with his throwing as anyone in the whole AFL. Yes he gets pinged occasionally, but he gets away with plenty.

Goody’s view on Viney’s courage & effort was summed up as “he’s half mad”. Gus and Gawny just acknowledged Goody’s comment, an indication of how the playing group respects Jack Viney, unlike plenty on here.

Pretty confident Jordon is the medi-sub

Absolutely, no excuse for shouldering an ump at a quarter break. shame because he would have caused problems for Cats.

Nathan Jones

I’m not watching that rubbish, I lived through it.