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My Grandfathers cousin was Alf Baud who served in WW1. He is also Carlton’s youngest ever Premiership captain at 22. He enlisted and was deployed not long after this, got injured and was never able to play again. He was lucky enough to have been able to return and live until the age of 94. Roy ‘up there’ Cazaly said this of him: ‘Another great Carlton player was Alf Baud. He could play anywhere. The younger generation are proud to speak of the amazing balance of Haydn Bunton. I think that Baud, by comparison, would have made Bunton look ordinary. Baud would have been a football sensation had it not been for the war. That finished his career. His war injuries were severe. You would have stopped Baud one minute, or should I say you thought you had stopped him; then in a flash he was past you. He was a thinker. Every counter you met him with was in turn countered by this most elusive footballer. Baud was one of the greatest players we have produced. I don't think he ever reached his top. — Roy Cazaly, 5 June 1937‘ I think of him on Anzac Day. The older I get the more visceral sadness, anger and disgust I feel at the waste and destruction of entire generations of young people. Lest we forget.

Yeahhhhh… Not good. Not good at all.

Absolutely, I’ll be watching more eagles games now because of him. If he can consistently mark like that in F50 throughout his career then he’s basically a 7th forward. NIGHTMARE to play against.

Oh boy, just watched the Harley Reid highlights from last night… not sure I can recall in my lifetime a 19 y.o., 6 game midfielder, in a very average side, that is taking marks over packs like a veteran forward 🥶🥶🥶🥶

If it’s not us to win the flag, I want GWS to win. I never thought I’d say this, but I like them.

Someone in commentary said last night was only the 5th or 6th time Essendon has played the crows in Adelaide despite them being in the comp for 33 years. They were probably celebrating the fact that on average it will be another 5 years before they have to go back…

Shocking HTB decision

Whoah he really is

Right ok I see, thanks for that!

Oh right, I didn’t know that. Do you happen to know how that works? As in, does the afl sign off on that or is that the Giants decision? Do the giants get money to agree to it?

Giants not playing at their home stadium for 7 rounds in a row is madness

I thought the H’uns front page was apt. R’pist and a loser. Sensationalist media has a place after all.

Saints weren’t ‘off’ either, they’ve just been mauled.

This will be a laughable opinion to many, but it’s why I don’t think Ross Lion is all he’s made out to be. He took over saints after all the hard work had been done and no flag. Then leaves when they start going south. Then he inherited Freo after all the hard work had been done, no flag. Then leaves when things start going south. If he wins a flag after returning to the saints then I’ll own up to how dumb this comment is. But that’s an ‘if’ he gets them to win a flag but… That St. Kilda team in the 10,11 years especially, was filled with so much A grade talent, it’s actually absurd they didn’t win a flag. And that team was gifted to Lion just like Freo. No flags.

That is so weird! I do the same with ‘Loss Ryan’

He invented it.

Naughton and JUH just take up each others space. Naughton so far having a blinder

Just like me she’ll have been indoctrinated into being a Dees supporter, haha. Born into a better era. I lost interest in AFL in my younger years and even then, when people were saying we were finished as a club, I couldn’t change teams. Red and blue is in my blood.

Congratulations on your granddaughter!

Only 21 and has already had break out games. 3-4 years until he begins to hit his peak traditionally as a big forward. Very happy.

A moral win by Port as they don’t have Maynard.

Just seen the score… what have the eagles done right? What have richmond done wrong??

Mine just stopped working last night halfway through the port Freo game

Is Tex Walker the most overly relied on player in the league? It feels like for a few years now, unless Tex has a good game, Adelaide won’t win.

16.4 whoah