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As ridiculous as the NHL where 16 of the 32 teams make the playoffs. Supposedly something like 6 v 10 & 7 v 9 and the winners make up a final 8?

I’m feeling pretty demoralised about our onfield output to be honest and it wouldn’t surprise if we lost all of our remaining games.

Nor sure it's the most pressing matter to be honest but in an ideal world it needs to be someone like a Max or Toby Green that is selfless, leads from the front, commands respect and is a good communicator and club ambassador. Which counts out pretty much everyone on our list. Many of the names already mentioned aren't even guaranteed a game every week.

I think potting Maysie is just buying into the media pile-on. You can't do much when there's no pressure being applied further up the field and the oppo are firing darts to your opponent. Giving away a bit of height today as well. Not that I rate Ben King that much.

Another three hours I’ll never get back.

Zero expectations.

There's something cathartic about watching Carlton get belted.

Had any of Petty, Brayshaw or Melksham been available in September and / or we’d been slightly more accurate we wouldn’t have needed anyone else to lift both those flags.

Didn't McKay just have knee surgery?

There's as much chance of seeing this guy next time you walk through the Botanical Gardens as there is of the Dees featuring in September.

I think we'll have to kick at least forty behinds this week to get close to the Suns. Until we start converting some of our out on the full kicks into points and our banana attempts from 15 metres out start making the distance I can't see it happening.

Surprised the AFL haven't tried to create a rivalry game between the two expansion teams yet, a la GC and it's Frankenstein cousin Brisbane. How about the Plastic Fantastic?

The track watcher reports are always appreciated. I might’ve ridden down on the bike myself for a look if I’d known about the session today. It’s just a bit demoralising to read about how we’re shooting the lights out during the week only for the Keystone Cops to turn up on the weekend.

For all anyone know maybe Goody isn't even looking to coach us beyond his current deal. Doesn't his new wife and her kids live in Sydney? He could get an assistants gig up there and take over from Dean Cox if things go pear shaped at the swans.

I thought that that father / son prospects were also eligible to be drafted by their northern academy teams as a way to make up for the fact that these expansion clubs were too new to have any of their own father / sons.

Why is he being interviewed at Whitten Oval?

The AFL are doing us all a favour.

Sounds like it could be better than the thin sliver of land left over from the Mt Scopus purchase.

I remember a commentator saying something similar about the dutch national team in the 2010 World Cup final against Spain. Also @binman on the post game Collingwood podcast, to the effect of us having hammers and mallets whilst Collingwood have scalpels.

Whilst the modern game is made for pianists we have all the piano lifters.

As an emergency why is he in Melbourne?

I think Shane McAdam is on a 3 year deal. One more to go.

Jamie Clarrie Oliver's 15 minute meals.

Or pineapples.

For what it’s worth I was told yesterday that Clarry is living at Trac’s place at the moment.