Lord Nev

I know you're not new to footy, so I'm sure I don't need to run you through why changing game plans halfway through a season is a bad idea, even more so purely because you have one injury that might impact for as little as 4 games. We don't need to devise a different way to play, we need to stick to what we know and be better at it. "Just be us". Remember that? Got us a flag last year, which you have been banging on about for ages and then forget after 3 weeks and go back to ranting.

Ah yes, a completely new game plan half way through the season... What could go wrong?

IN: Weideman, van Rooyen, May, Rivers OUT: Gawn, M.Brown, Turner, Sparrow Rivers to HB, Gus to the wing, Jordon to Sparrow's role. Jacko primary ruck, Weid backup and 3rd tall forward. TBH, not the end of the world (although not great either obviously). Gives us a chance to get Gawn 100% right and have some different looks at out clearance setups; which have been poor this year IMO. Also means Weid can do some rucking which usually helps his involvement. Plus, an excuse to bring in Man's Ruin, the mongrel.

Just like none of the posters who think we might be loading have said it's the only factor for our performances and everything else is totally fine. Some pretty disingenuous comments coming out on both sides of the 'loading' discussion now that so many are in bad moods after a few losses.

Fortunately we have a highly talented young ruck who can cover for him. Lucky we haven't traded him for an 18 year old midfielder yet hey? ;)

Yeah Richo said ankle during the game, then Goody said he was also carrying a back injury, and he had his shin strapped heavily also... In the wars big time.

Bloody hell. Where'd you see that mate? Back, knee, shin and now foot?!

100%. We're much better when Spargo, Trac and an in-form ANB are delivering it forward, but all are down atm. Part of that is form and part of that IMO is us basically bypassing them and bombing it.

Ah yes, moving our worst decision maker into a position where we're currently making terrible decisions, replacing our best decision maker... That will help!

If we won and Maynard won the medal as if there wouldn't be boos...

Weird time to argue we're not loading, but ok...

One match mate.

There was no 'fall of the ball', Collngwood had their highest amount of intercept marks for the year. Both Browns failed to even bring it to ground.

Just collating for future reference.

OUT: Browns, Turner IN: JVR, Weid, May Rivers as sub.

Calm down mate. You don't cover yourself in glory on game days.

For some reason we insist on using the opposite wing 99% of the time.

Rife throughout young people, particularly young men, in general, which is why I find the 'mental health' narrative around this a bit unbelievable. If you're going to be legitimately honest just come out and say you got sucked into it just like so many young people do and then we can all have the REAL conversation about recreational drugs that needs to be had, instead of played off as something that people only get 'trapped into' when they have mental health problems.

Not sure on this. The tiptoeing is already in full force and I doubt most media outlets would want the potential backlash now that it's been framed around mental health and Bailey is both a victim and a hero. Even the usually reliable-for-gutter-reporting Herald Sun has already paid him to further that narrative too.

About 1.50pm.

Fed Sq car park is usually $15 for the day and that's where the 'Walk to the G' starts from, including a Dee Army BBQ etc. If you sway on your decision, that would be my plan.

100% that would be part or all of it for a lot of people.

Sorry, but I just flat out don't believe anyone who says they won't go to games due to the umpiring - but then still watch it at home. And that article is just one long whinge:

Tell me you know nothing about Nathan Jones without telling me you know nothing about Nathan Jones...