Fanatique Demon

8 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

We wouldn't bemoan him if they were six we agreed with.

You're sounding bitter but not  particularly optimistic  ?

I wonder if bigots vilify their own team's indigenous players. Or whether they keep their comments for the opposition? 

Or whether bigots trot out their venom on their own players when they think they've played poorly. It's hard to know what goes on in a sick mind.

The MFC's stance is great. But I would also like every club to react the same way no matter who is being racially vilified. Eg, We should stand up for Eddie Betts and others who suffer from the comments of bigots. Stand together.

MFC's greatest need:  A heart transplant.

33 minutes ago, M_9 said:

All the above. Born Sept '51 and Gabelich stumbled past me in the '64 GF.
I was the blonde headed bloke sitting in M54 and was wearing a red and blue shirt with flags on it that me mum had made. 

Great M-9. I remember seeing you there ?. March '51 for me. Unfortunately the family reunion will have to wait. I live in France and a trip to Oz is a dream away. Cheers, Bro.

10 hours ago, M_9 said:

We might be twins.

Could be. Are you really good looking, super intelligent and incredibly modest? If so, we should have a family reunion. 

Likewise, Rusty.  Love this stuff.

Nope. Correct decision. Idiotic move by Melksham who should know better.  He was miles over the mark. Look at it using the grass cut lines as a guide and you'll see it clearly. Then he acts confused and innocent. Pathetic effort. Whether umpire calls hold or not, isn't the issue.

5 hours ago, Nelo said:

Saints 90 Dees 55

Thanks.

4 hours ago, bobby1554 said:

A demoralising day. Easter last year. Went with my family after a family Easter Day in the Botannical Gardens. Have not been to a game since. Not a great investment was that $460 dollar membership. 55 years supporting this club and not much changes. Get on a bit of a roll, suck us in then boom. The stark reality is that clubs like Footscray, St Kilda and Carlton have gone past us. We over rate our list. Yes, they have talent but unfortunately not the mind set to work hard enough to achieve what we desire. I have seen it time and time again, and am fast coming to the realisation that I will not get to see a flag in my lifetime.

I hear you, brother. Sixty four years in my case.  At least I saw the last premiership. I was 13 then. 

Thanks Nelo. Another of many defeats at the hands of the Saints.

Thanks again, Rusty.

Interesting to see Weideman rated similarly to Spargo and Pickett. I thought he was far better than they were.

What were the scores in that game?

When I saw "34 games", I thought it was going to be about how just 34 games ago, we were in the finals ?

As per saywhat...

6: may
5: lever
4: weideman
3: viney
2: langdon
1: tomlinson

Pickett just ran around in circles. A waste of space.  Interesting to see if one of our posters gives him a vote today. "I always give Kossi a vote."

I confess I'm worried about the Bulldogs game. And I'm probably not alone. 

1963, Ron Barassi on Roger Dean. Four weeks. 

By today's standards, Ron may have escaped any penalty. And Roger might have got a fine for staging!

I agree with the original post by JJC.

Here's a rule the umpires need to police better...

punching the ball put of bounds is allowed in a marking contest. Otherwise not. The key word is CONTEST. 

However I have seen players who aren't in a contest, could have attempted the mark themselves, but instead just punched the ball out of bounds. The umpires call for a ball-in. If there is no contest, it should be a penalty for deliberate out of bounds.  

Thanks to Binman for creating this thread and the others who have contributed!

i am learning a lot from this, although I confess I am not very familiar with EPL (and even less interested).

Please keep the comments coming. It would be great if this made it back to the main board.

There could be 8 or 9 changes to both of last year's teams. Hard to assess.

A W I S E assessment.

Thanks Joeboy.  I look forward to this each week.

10 hours ago, sue said:

The fact that no one has posted a summary is pleasing - it means very few subscribe to that Murdoch crud.

True!  ?

I really don't see the point in posting articles most of us can't access. At least not without a summary of contents.

I thought VDB...  offered much grunt