Flower Magic

My previous comment regarding Mr Anderson was not based on his performance last night, but on the following facts: 1. He has represented Melbourne players twice before with poor outcomes (Viney and Fritsch 2021). 2. He has been a barrister for seven years - this is a very short time in the career of a barrister, hence the moniker "Junior Counsel". 3. He has moved into this arena after working for the AFL. Did he ever play football? Probably, we all did, but not at any significant level. There are ex-AFL and VFL players at the Victorian Bar. Wayne Henwood, for example. And get this, his last appearance before the Tribunal was to represent Charlie Ballard of the GC Suns!

Adrian Anderson VAB (very average barrister). There are countless Melbourne supporting barristers at the Victorian Bar, including KC's, who would do a better job

Third interstate trip for me. Brisbane - good crowd, weather and atmosphere, hilarious blackout, fun singalong, cr@p result. Adelaide - poor crowd, weather and atmosphere, cr@p result. Gold Coast - sparse crowd, great weather, ????

We’ll be watching the other King hopefully also making a goose of himself.

6 Oliver 5 Langdon 4 Petracca 3 Viney The rest - nope, nope and nope. And the AFL Live site put May in the best players! WTF?

I think you are. One shower for the whole game so far.

Nope wind of little consequence inside the ground, no rain, BB out had nothing to do with the weather.

Plenty of Dees scarves in evidence by the Torrens. Enjoyed a quick chat with Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healy who were walking past on their way to Travis Head’s wedding! Good cricketer with a bad choice of footy teams - GWS FFS.

I'm 5 km from the Adelaide Oval and there's no wind at all, so I don't know where you are. It's not raining. In fact, perfect conditions for footy. BB will play. There won't be any changes for weather.

This would have been great, but I'm now sorted, thanks so much.

Still looking ... Any Dees supporter in Adelaide know of a spare ticket anywhere?

Alex Neal-Bullen: only eleven tackles

6 Viney 5 Petracca 4 Grundy 3 Oliver 2 Macdonald 1 Fritsch

Western Bulldogs, Grand Final 2021. But seriously, GC Suns by 98 points, round 20 2021.

6 Oliver 5 Lever 4 Langdon 3 Grundy 2 Petracca 1 Jordan

Lots of serious analysis here, here is a more light-hearted look at the game, or part of it anyway ... Flew to Brisbane, then by train and bus to the Gabba. Plenty of Dees supporters in attendance. Game on, Gawn gone early and Dees look as cold as his ice pack. Sitting in a nest of Lions supporters, they are happy as their team dominates, then, with twelve minutes to go, a loud bang and the ground goes dark. I suddenly feel better, as no longer do I have to sit silently and watch my team being devoured by the hungry Lions. My first announcement to the surrounding fans is: “Game's done, both teams will get two points”. Haha, very funny is the general response, but for the first time, the Lions supporters look worried. As there’s no sign of a restart, I can’t resist stirring the pot: “The Dees have been robbed, we were a certainty to kick the next seven goals.” Haha, very funny, but no one is laughing now. Still we wait. The singing is fun - “Take Me Home, Country Roads, then “Sweet Caroline”, then “The Horses”. But “Hey Jude” lacks a response as many spectators, including the only other Dees supporters in my section, leave the ground. The scoreboard goes blank, then it starts up: Lions 00.00 00, Demons 00.00 00. With the lights finally coming back on, I declare confidently: “So there you go, next goal wins!” No laughs. Upon restart, the Dees kick the first goal. I stand up, face the nest of Lions and say: “Game’s over, nice to meet you,” and pretend to leave. That gets a few smiles at least. My team may have lost, but at least years later, I’ll be able to say: “I was there when …”

Because we were brilliant in round 1 and Goody doesn't change his teams!

Haven't read the whole thread, but the popular out for May (if fit) seems to be Tomlinson. I disagree strongly, Petty should go even if he's fit to play. Thommo has played far better than Petty in both matches and is more versatile. Petty has looked really poor on many occasions because he panics when out of position and his sure marking seems to have temporarily deserted him. I can't recall him spoiling either. McDonald will get another chance but JVR must be a near certainty to get a run against the lesser teams in forthcoming rounds. Grundy proved he is fit enough to ruck nearly all game so given Goody's reluctance to change the team, I think May will be the only inclusion, with Petty out.

Looking to offload an MCC guest ticket plus reserved seat (value $60) for the Swans game. Please leave a comment here if you or someone you know is interested in taking it off my hands.

I was at the game and maybe you see different things on TV, but I thought Grundy put in a solid effort and that Bowey and Spargo were very average. Hunter was really good, Lever and Brown good, and Oliver just never gives up. 6 Hunter 5 Lever 4 Oliver 3 Brown 2 Rivers 1 Grundy Our bottom six were very poor.

Looking for a single ticket anywhere in the ground, any price, for the game against the Bombers. If there are nine other people who are similarly stuck for a ticket, we can club together and book a box! Seems ridiculous that you can't buy a single ticket, but you can buy a box for ten people, but I guess that's modern footy/business. 😒

In: Viney, Fritsch (I hope) Out: Laurie, Pickett

6 Gawn 5 Petracca 4 Pickett 3 Spargo 2 Lever 1 Rivers

Enjoyed Trac's reaction when Mihocek got the three votes in the QB game. Good thing he wasn't eating or drinking at the time, as he would have made a mess of the table..

Anyone who went to the pre season game and witnessed Cripps absolutely destroy us would have seen that he had got his body right and was in for a huge season.