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It should be weeks though. Open palm strikes to the solar plexus are identical to punches. If that’s a fine then that is a terrible precedent to set.

I said it earlier in the thread, you reckon any commentator would be calling it a love tap or a fine if Toby Green did that…

It’s been a very strange night. BT calling posters as goals. Also saying this absolute trash game feels like a ‘finals game’? WTF? Umpiring was AWFUL. The standard of the game was terrible by both teams. Brisbane just played worse than Collingwood. Joey Montagna saying Pendles punch was just a fine?? Interviewing and asking a player about an incident they should be suspended for straight after a game? Referring to the incident as a ‘love tap?’ The reality of what we just witnessed vs the way it’s characterised by commentators is worlds apart. Painfully obvious tonight.

Completely agree about Coleman. He kept them in the granny last year and Brissy’s whole set up revolves around him. He’s a superstar that doesn’t get the credit he deserves. And yeah the ‘opening’ round has played out poorly. Further compromises the season.

Yeah I’ve been thinking the same about Hipwood watching tonight. He’s got to be one of the softest players for his size I’ve seen.

Lions coming off half back are hopeless. They have been coughing it up all night. Lower the eyes or at least try a slow play.

I still reckon it was a goal to be honest 🥴

If it were Toby Green he’d be getting 3 without a shadow of a doubt.

Joey Mantagna saying Pendles punch is a fine??????? Are you for real? If that’s the case, Melbourne players should be doing that as much as possible. F’ing crazy.

Pretty sure open handed punches to the solar plexus are still punches.

I have no love for Brisbane but they’ve been truly [censored] by the umps

It’s like a finals game where neither team looks likely to get anywhere playing in the finals BT just says whatever.

‘It is like a finals game’ -Brian Taylor, 2024

I cannot believe the drop off from both teams. Brisbane are playing like they’re going to be bottom 4 and Collingwood look like they’ll be lucky to make the 8. Incredible

Thank you! I know it’s possible to get back up early, I’m more wondering what the risk factor is to something further happening. I’ve only ever chipped a finger bone so don’t have much experience with fractures.

Can someone explain how May could only be missing a week with fractured ribs and part of a Vertebrae? As in, wouldn’t it mean if a similar incident happens again (not improbable considering he’s got blokes jumping all over him all game), that those fractures would turn into breaks? Thank you in advance

May and Lever out messes up our game plan as now we can’t depend on intercept marks as a given. If Petty goes back, would this be the first time TMAC and Petty start a game together in the backline? Which means they will essentially be a new backline team? Which means up the ground both in the middle and our F50, pressure acts and ANB type defensive running will have to be the norm across the team. They’ve got great kicks delivering inside 50 so we have to make sure those players aren’t given any space. Gonna be a tough game but IMO this will be won by being defensive up the ground with hard running more so than our D50.

ANB had a ripper game. Our kicking overall looks to have improved!

The game has shifted and full forwards are going to be worth their weight in gold this year it feels. Geelong have bloody two of them. Will get them into finals easily. I [censored] hate Geelong.

Death sentence. And murder all their families.

David Kind now jumping on the saints as how ‘amazing were they last night’ Were the saints amazing??? I thought Collingwood were awful more than Saints were good. Lots of saints goals came from Collingwood players making BAD errors that other top teams aren’t going to make.

McRae going to have to drop some players. Pretty big pool of players to choose from.

Sidebottom needs to come off

Pies also just not laying tackled like they did last year. They’ve lost their edge.

Man Sidebottom is having the worst game I’ve ever seen him play. I’ve never seen him play anywhere near this bad.