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Admin note OUT: GOLD COAST SUNS IN: WESTERN BULLDOGS (joke probably made in the thread already, but we'll allow it)

Imagine we've probably seen our last regular season game in person. Bad week for Dogs, lost a player to ACL, another player to quarantine and now have to face the top8 juggernaut

Yep, included Matches Played for the reference of others but just couldn't be bothered doing the math for each stat. His tackling #s compared to some of the other mids is elite especially as he's played half the games of some of the others Tackles - 4th Tackles inside 50 - 2nd

I know statistics aren't everything but some of the key outputs (from a scoring POV) of the mids so far this season .

If i was a Geelong fan i'd be annoyed. Fans can't attend so commercially doesn't make much of a difference - why not play at their home ground which suits them better. But also ahaha @ Geelong.

Yeh, we are static at times and just wanting the ball at a contest (which works from time to time but not every time), i'd like to see more movement in the f50. Melksham seemed to find a target with his kicks into the f50, wonder if he's close to a recall.

Very odd feeling after the game. Fumbled everywhere tonight, hawks didn’t seem to struggle as much. Some inaccurate kicking tonight was costly. as someone else said, Pickett’s set shots are confusing. Should just play on every time aha

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/980201 OUT: Harmes (EAR INFECTION) IN: Aaron vandenBerg Curious how AVB will go, if Nate was fit, wonder who would have gotten in

It's an interesting one, if we weren't eligible for Mac Andrew would we still be urging for a Phased Out approach of a system that wasn't really fair to begin with? Hoping he sneaks through, would like to benefit from a rule that has helped other clubs but if it doesn't what can you do.

They're either listening to Queen - Bohemian Rapsody or Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song

The only positive from this is I will save money by not buying pints on the weekend .

With these Injury reports, Feels like we're getting a full viewing of the extended backroom cast to prepare for a post Burgo era aha In Previous years has it been the same? (Dif staff etc)

if Jesse Hogan was still on our list it might be possible.

During and after the last 2 rounds the squiggle auto predict has had us finishing 2nd, 5th, 3rd and now first.

Golden Goal was removed because teams became defensive. They now allow an additional substitution to occur in Extra-Time in an effort for fresh legs/more positivity. But the fear of losing dictates how they teams play unfortunately. They'd rather lose on a lottery (shootout) than risk losing the game by being too attacking

Like these stats, but expecting more twists and turns for all teams before the season is over.

not a bad tactic, they get 3 games in 2022 but probably banking on them signing up anyway!

Saka had only played 2 competitive games for England prior to this tournament. Donnarumma is 22 now and a freak. 200+ club games at his age is outrageous. I don't begrudge anyone missing a penalty in a shootout, takes a lot of courage to put your hand up. At the end of the day England didn't really have many seasoned penalty takers on the pitch (see below), someone had to take them. After the game John Aloisi was saying Grealish and Luke Shaw should have taken a penalty before Saka just because they're older? Luke Shaw has never taken a penalty in a game and has only taken 1 in a penalty shoot-out (a few months ago). Sterling could have put his hand up but he's scored 2/5, so Saka was feeling more confident but unfortunately hit a relatively weak penalty - it happens.

Players have their shirts pulled and are tugged back all over the pitch and that is generally a yellow card offence. For it to have been a send off it would have had to have been a Denial of an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity. Given the location on the pitch (distance to goal) and proximity of other defenders it's not deemed a DOGSO, so in reality just a clever professional foul from a seasoned defender of the dark arts of football (aka ****housery)

Is Southgate the right guy.....

Italy - Solid CBs, talented midfield, inconsistent forwards winning the cup. A good omen for us.

I’m MCC restricted member and have the MFC/MCC Premium Package. Probably won’t be full for another 3 years so won’t be able to enter MCC ballot. Purchased the Grand final add-on in early June. Re: Reduced capacity due to covid- Dees membership advised as follows to me If you add on the grand final guarantee and due to covid the capacity is reduced etc. those with the GFG will be put into a ballot system. If you do not receive access to purchase a grand final ticket you will be refunded the $229.

Beating the record during covid time would be very good and a positive for 2022.

Wonder how we line up next year then

I know we've watched them enough to tell the difference, but commentators always seem to get Hunt/Langdon mixed up in the heat of the moment