Spargonicus

😬 sorry!

Well said, sir. I can say from recent personal experience, that people say some things that are nothing but nefarious and rabble-rousing. It’s sad but true.

There’s definitely something up among the players. I feel like the Melksham/May fracas broke the tight bond the group had formed. And while there’s still lots of good energy and fight, full trust in each other is hard to achieve and easily broken.

Maybe. Or does the ratio of goals/i50 continue to decline the higher the number of i50s? You know how like in video games, if you’re way out in front (racing game, Streetfighter whatever) the algorithm makes sure your competitors can catch up…

Have to agree. Sometimes it’s right to be positive and generous. But sometimes expressing extreme disappointment and anger is right. This was one of those occasions.

5.15

This team really does seem bereft of confidence and belief.

I hear you, but where I’m at is that if we finish top 4 (as we’ll need to to have a genuine chance), then from there, if we’re good enough we’ll win. We can win this year, no question, but I’m not seeing the team unity we had in 2021, and that Collingwood and Port have. long way to go though…

Yes. But I reckon they’re more deliberately creative - and they pull it off so many times. And a feature in this game has been the breakneck speed running past the ball carrier - incredible. They get 20-25 meters instantly each time. But then a silky delivery into 50. Very impressive. No pressure in this game of course. We showed what can happen if you hassle and block and choke their ball movement. But the Pies style looks very, very good if you give them an inch.

Not every time ☺️

Getting quite repetitive and sick-making now.

Maybe. And you know who they broke their losing streak against back then…

We got one with Grundy’s front on contract. (Pies)

Observations: - they’re taking almost every contested mark, which means we can’t retain ball - it’s turnover city for us. Crazy. - ground feels like it’s 15 x 20 with straight wings (literally, straight) - no room

Soooo…are you telling me that I don’t have to go to work tomorrow, that maybe even, Monday no longer exists? That there are four days between each weekend?

Idiosynchronicity?

Likewise, a player who intentionally pushes the ball into a grounded player to hold it in should be pinged with HTB.

Can’t believe the pro-Pies umpiring at the end. Shocking.

My strong advice is to give up Twitter - it’s a sewer. And, who are these people and who cares?

This game started out full of endeavor and energy and ambition, and since, has had the life sucked out of it with consistent [censored] skills and chokes.

Hey don’t knock chihuahuas!

Hmm. Maybe make AFL non-tackling? Gaelic football maybe? (And no bumping obv) Seriously though, what’s the future for the physical nature of AFL? Days might be numbered.

AFL is petrified by the current and future concussion law suits. It’s understandable. But it’s making the game (even more) challenging to adjudicate.

I admit that I have some anxiety about Monday’s game, but, along with the general optimism of Tuesday’s podcast still creating a warm glow, I just discovered that there’s a show on Binge called FBoys. I presume most of the Magpie supporter base is watching this trash, and enjoying it.

I can only assume a larger slice of the broadcast pie (4 night games vs. 3). It's almost always about the money.