Gawndy the Great

39 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Reckon Greene was fine until the last second when he turned his shoulder to bump.

He should've curled up into a wrecking ball and ironed Durdin out.  He would then get off...   #AFLfootyAct

I reckon the next bloke in this position just  needs to pit his knee up to protect himself and put the opponent into a 6 month coma.
 

The AFL will then come to its senses and tell players not to put themselves into stupid positions where they are vulnerable - leading with head, going back with the flight etc. If they do then it’s at their own risk. All players need to look out for their safety. 

Gotta be a 50m penalty. Half the Carlton team were moving in the protected zone after the siren. 

Greene has to be gone for minimum 4 weeks. Exactly same as Wright. I personally think it’s the one action which is BS.
 

Tough for Greene, it was rightfully his ball and Duedin put himself in a dangerous position. Should be an interesting case as I’m sure GWS will appeal. 

If the Blues cannot win a premiership with this side then it’ll be the biggest waste of Curnow/McKay. The Blues look really impressive. 

On 19/04/2024 at 11:43, Binmans PA said:

How do you know this?

I don’t know this. I think it though. 

Draper unequivocally dived on the ball. That is the most blatant free possible. All the better - need Crows to finish bottom 4 in case they come for Petty. 

Just now, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

Again?

He is so overrated. Didn’t he kick 5 goals on debut? 

Geez Rachelle had a free player in the goal square and decides to kick on angle 30m out.

If Bumbers win they are on same win loss as us.

1 hour ago, Bendigo_Demon said:

All I can do is tell you exactly what the actual player said when I asked him if he was playing against Richmond. He then again stated it to the assembled group at a function. 

He may well have. These guys don’t let much out and if it’s in DL then everyone knows. So I. Hand he does play and in the other he doesn’t… Perfect headache for Yze and the Tigers

1 minute ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

I went to a Catholic college for nine years - so maths isn't my strong suit. I checked my abacus and it reports that 3 into 13 is 4.3 recurring. Is there a prodo that can confirm this please?

Cant figure out if you are taking the [censored]. But to simplify this for all those concerned, if a team was to play every Sunday, at the conclusion of their third game they would have played 3 games in 14 days. 

Our first 6 games were:

1: Thursday
2: Sunday
3: Saturday
4: Saturday
5: Thursday
6: Thursday

So our breaks between games were 10 days; 6 days; 7 days; 5 days; 7 days. This is an average of 7 days breaks in the first 6 rounds. 

What i will correct is that we have played 3 games in 12 days (not 13, which is what i and others have quoted). Making fatigue a more relevant factor but again, ill maintain that we have had sufficient recovery across the first 6 rounds. The 5 day break would have been a more relevant factor coming into the Adelaide game.  

Bont will never leave, doing so would throw that club into utter turmoil and irrelevance. I also think it would be a burden/luggage for Bont to the extent it will affect his footy. As much as every other club would want him, i hope he sorts out whatever riff raff he has going on and stays to be a 1 club player. He is one of the greats of the modern era.

I think the forwardline configuration last night might have raised a few eyebrows at the kennell. Naughton looked so much better without the congestion. Lobb played his role much more effectively too. Either JUH has to come up much more forward and give Naughton space or they move Naughton into the back line. Playing them like they do is not working. Realistically, its hard to see a situation where they trade him...

3 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Yep the Saints had 3 games in 11 days while we had 3 in 13.

For Melbourne supporters solely or mostly blaming our recent schedule for our loss to Brisbane, then I think it’s more than fair that those same supporters absolutely excuse St Kilda’s performance last night.

But 3 in 13 is one game almost every 7 days, which is the norm. I just don't see how one less day over two weeks results in what we saw on the park that night. 3 games in 11 is entirely another matter though. I know people want to find an excuse for our capitulation against the Lions that gives them some hope that the performance is outlier, but fatigue wasn't the sole and overriding factor IMO. 

Who is the new commentator? Sounds like Steve Quartermaine.

Doggies forward line looks more functional without JUH. Just sayin…. wouldn’t be in a hurry to resign him just yet. 

1 hour ago, Clayton van Oliver said:

Hoping not to transgress the rules around what we can discuss...

A big question last week was why we played Clarrie. I wonder if they are conscious of what resting him will do to his mental health, given how his injury last year seemed to trigger the tumult that came his way.  

I really want him to get his finger right, but can imagine that those consideration were weighed into the decision to play him.

If the situation is that fragile, then frankly he shouldn’t be playing at all and be taking more time away from the game/team. 

31 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

So no Lynch, Balta, Short, Prestia, Taranto and Ross. The are a few other lesser known players on there too.

With Baker and Martin also appearing to have one foot out the door , one may think they either put up a great game to dispel any mistruths or peter away confirming suspicions.

Yze will also put up a good tactical game, looking to exploit known vulnerabilities. 

We just need to focus on responding to the Lions games.

22 minutes ago, Sideshow Bob said:

Mostly because I am sadistic and enjoy watching other clubs implode

But secondly - if it frees up a bont, a marra, a Riley sanders.... and we can get our hands on one happy days

I’m with you to an extent. Makes for a great thread on a ladder of which team you hate most ordered from 1 (most hated) to 17 (least). Doggies are not in my top 8 at all. 

I know, time to move on and all. It’s being highlighted now how Fagan used wingers and a double team to effectively negate Trac and effectively shut down our main scoring source. This to me is more explanatory of our performance than simply blame fatigue.

Im not great at identifying these things in game but multiple media sources have mentioned so I take it as somewhat reliable intel.

it is clear Goody wasn’t expecting it and also doesn’t have the cattle available to counteract it even if he did. Not having a fit and firing Oliver (and Kozzy and even Brayshaw) is probably what allowed Fagan to pull this off as you would otherwise move Trac more forward.

I think we can now expect this every week from now on. We have won many games with Trac not at his best, but more now than ever has our game plan (reliance on Trac) and midfield depth been thrown to the forefront. 
 

Don’t fool yourself, fatigue was not the issue. 

3 minutes ago, Sideshow Bob said:

If I was at any club I’d be making public offers just to watch the dogs house burn

Why? They are an easy kill. 

1 hour ago, binman said:

Ive dropped the ball in getting good seats.

My plan is to get a GA and go up the top of the Ponsford and stand (behind the wheelchair area). Its a good spot.

It’s the spot used on First Crack. Addicted to structure much? 😀

Where was Adrian in finding these loop holes for Kozzy ?? Where were you Adriaaaan 

11 minutes ago, FearTheBeard said:

That screenshot is correct though. 
Level 1 is sold out and has been for a month. Now obviously Richmond reserved areas on level 1 are M50-M57, M1,M2 and M10-M16 but the other areas on level 1 are sold out.

level 2 and 2a are all reserved seat areas for Richmond so technically none are available.

Level 4 front (Q49-Q57) (Q8-Q15) is all sold out and has been for the last couple weeks. They have sold all of Q49-Q52 to the back and Q13-Q15 as well. Expecting Q53-Q57 to be all gone by the end of the week.

Ponsford level 4 is being sold up to U in all bays and that will likely be all they sell there.

the GA areas for Melbourne club members who have away access and all Richmond members are going to be something like:

Olympic stand: None

Ponsford: Q31-Q36 rows V-MM

Shane Warne: Q1-Q7 all rows, Q8-Q12 rows K-DD.

MCC sales on level 4 aren’t great this year. Up to Row DD in Q46-Q48, row AA for Q41-Q45 and row R Q37-Q40

AFL on par with last year and they ended up opening the last 10 rows of all bays to general admission, so would be expecting that again.

Strikes me as a very low 70s crowd.

 

That cannot be. I bought 5 tickets to Q53 last night Row V. The only L4 Bay on the Olympic stand sold out was Q49 and Q50 i think. Everything from Q53 - Q57 still had at least 60-70% availability as far as i could see. 

$45 GA is bordering on ridiculous i have to say. i remember the old days where a GA ticket was $20. 

Just now, sue said:

Could he do this to prove to the world that he is not biased in favour of his old club and is therefore the perfect commentator.   No, can't be that stupid.

Probably aspiring to BT standards. 

He has always been a little harder on the Dees. 

23 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Did he really said that? Unbelievable, we have enemies inside our own ranks! Or perhaps he is just another puppet of the system.🤔

It was also said on the Mid-week tackle last night in passing (Jon Ralph, Jay Clarke and some other Carlton [censored]). I couldn't believe it. 

We are constantly vilified by the AFL and by the media. I tell you its no longer a coincidence, i am convinced there is something happening behind the scenes. The head is sacrosanct until you play Melbourne. (Brayshaw and Lever in the last 10 games are just recent examples).