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Great game this

Defensive penalties very costly and then the turnover just before halftime. Mountain to climb for the Niners.

If it aint broken don't fix it

Just paid for my grand final guarantee

That’s my hope. They can’t defy gravity forever. I have to grudgingly acknowledge. They have a very good (and very dislikeable) coach. I think he is the main reason they’ve stayed aloft as long as they have.

And only to Max Gawn

would it be too much to ask for Geelong to crash this year. Been waiting a while to see it

Nothing wrong with that. I'd do the same myself.

Does he look like he's ready to sign a contract?

Injuries aside the Saints are typically useless and undependable. I'm pinning my hopes on the Lyon effect. He'll want to put one over the dockers so he just might coax a performance of his team.

Longmuir needs to change up their game plan. He followed our template last year but as we know by the end of last season teams had it worked out. Will be interesting to see how they will change it up. He’s a smart coach so I reckon he’ll adapt his approach. A loss to St Kilda round 1, Lyon will be eager to get one over on them. Some injuries, loss of confidence. Seasons can turn peear-shaped quite easily with a bit of bad luck. Hoping Freo don’t have the rub of the green at all this year. Do we have any practitioner of the dark voodoo arts on DL. Some witchcraft maybe. We should investigate a collective hex of some description for the dockers.

I hope he has sorted himself out and can find a club. It won't be Casey though.

Poor game. Pollard a big loss for the Cowboys but irrespective, Dak isn’t good enough to lead this team. Eagles D will gobble up Purdy next week. It’ll be a comfortable win for them. I hope Mahomes recovers and is fully fit. Him v Burrow is going to be special. I reckon it’ll be a game for the ages.

not in the same league as Mahomes, Burrow or Allen. Or Hurts for that matter. Neither of these teams will beat the Eagles next week.

Dak throws a terrible pick. Not good at all.

Mightily impressive first half from the Bengals offence. Burrow is a phenom.

Yep. I'm not sure captaincy would suit Trac (could be wrong of course). We have plenty of options so i'd rather rather not burden him.

That was the final twist i reckon. Game over

Trevor Lawrence can play.

Mahomes on one leg still getting it done. Jags need to score a TD on this possession. I feel like there's another twist in this one yet.

No Mahomes. No problem What a drive from the Chiefs

Lever is the stand-out. Viney an option as well. Reckon he has matured over the last few years and would be a good captain. Certainly leads by example. I'd leave Trac to focus on his footy (and in particular his goal kicking)

Mahomes ankle. Looking very ginger

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