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Can someone explain what the rule is that pertains to "front on contact" is? Why does it only apply to marking contests and not when a ball is rolling in a particuler direction. The way I see it is you cannot take a mark running in the same direction as the ball for fear of touching an opponent running the other way.

Percentage may be an important factor this year for us. There is heavy rain forecast for Saturday night that may impact on scoring.

Although I offer congrats to the Italian soccer followers I will never understand how a month long tournament of a team game could be decided by 2 goalkeepers and the goal scoring skills or lack thereof of a few players.

They are not alone here. I have lost count of the number of iterations of "Weideman" I have seen on Demonland and elsewhere. There is no "r" in Weideman.

I have to laugh at the commentary on team selection. Last week against GWS we selected a short forward line. This week we drop Sparrow for Brown and our forward line became "very tall". We either had to stretch Sparrow or shorten Brown.

I hope the boys have todays game on their minds and not the top 4 game in 5 days time.

GWS now has some added incentive to win.

I did not watch t h e Hawthorn v Essendon game but after looking at the stats the Hawks maybe should have one. A clear ascendancy stats wise.

If Hipwood plays on from a mark foward of the mark and out of bounds why isn't play on and then out of bounds?

Would love to see a tall who is a one grab mark. It is not Jackson nor is it Weideman. At times it is McDonald but it is certainly not BBB this season.

Is Bowey an emergency in case Salem doesn't come up?

It was the Lever decision that astounded me. The umpire payed a free kick against Lever as the Adelaide player waited and shepherded the dribbling ball over the boundary line. It showed that the umpire decidedly did not understand the rule. An obvious free to the Dees paid against them.

Really, how covid safe is that? Are memberships transferable?

I have the opinion that our game is entertaining enough unlike other football where it is so boring that the supporters sing through the match in an effort to entertain themselves.

How is VDB going?

How does Selwood get to bring his own umpires?

One for the historians. When was the last time we beat the same side twice in one day? The boys will beat Freo this afternoon and the girls will beat them tonight.

At least if Goody is on radio we don't have to watch his left hand scratching his left leg.

Cannot hit targets. Que Sera

Where is the demographic centre Melbourne? Is it Glen Waverley or nearby? Easier to get to Cranbourne from Glen Waverley than from Glen Waverley to Gosch's.

Can you move a metre back from the mark and then sideways?

As a player who could have been delisted or traded I feel that Hunt has become important. As a lead up forward he had pace to take a mark and also pace to run back toward goal and break the line.This season he would be imoortant down back because of the new man the mark rule Having said that he will probably struggle for a spot

A few games played here Bob. There was an agreement that no candidate would promote themselves. However you could have the Pres do it for you. The number of members that voted has not been released nor has the number of votes counted which could be anywhere between 1 and 4 times the number of members who voted. The election does not have to be democratic but it needs to be fair for each candidate , I feel. I guess Peter Lawrence will have to by his own lunches.

2 Bakers in the best 22?

Agreed. With the goals he kicked his speed was a decisive factor.