BoBo

When you say 'did his ACL TOO'... what did he say about Jakey?

Carlton fans booing a correct goal decision. LOL.

I'm actually glad they're favourites. Increases the chances of those Collie's being wobbled. They would love nothing more than to be considered underdogs.

Hats off to Goodwin and the coaching staff. We're hitting very good form at the right time. Let's GOOOOOOO.

Just keep those kinds of comments for a game day thread on an AFL forum please. They don’t belong here.

Watching a game with ‘no injuries’ as the prime outcome is awful.

Do the dogs look like a team that have a burning desire to play finals to anyone?

Essendon are just really really really really really sure the issues are with poor coaching choices.

I hope Essendon back Dodoro and keep him in for decades to come.

Imagine spending money on watching this game.

Joe the Goose?

The Essendon team that beat us, would beat this Essendon team by 150 points. How can a team drop off in effort and intensity this much? I don’t get it.

Oh yeah, that probably makes much more sense than my suggestion!

Hmmmm tough decision coming up maybe. Do you either: A) Be honest and tell your eldest that he made a poor decision in life and needs to learn a lesson in consequences. Or B) Do you lie and tell him if the Lions and Dees make the grand final in 2024, that you'll take him then. Very, very tough decision.

I’m 1 behind the leader of my work footy tips so I have to pick the right roughie. hmmmm. Saints.

That's an interestingly scripted website.

Wouldn't believe it, it's Port.

What if the AFL set draft positions (for bottom 8 teams only) in RD 22, unless you go on to make finals? That way teams that can still make finals in R22, will be too far out to purposefully try and lose as it only sabotages their finals chances? Also means R23 & R24 have no impact on draft selections unless you drop out of the top 8. And if you drop out of the 8 with one round left, that means you can still get into finals. As you’ll only be percentage or a game out. Won’t cover everything but should at least mean only the 15th/16th/17th/18th teams will try and lose to secure draft positions in RD22 (which is what’s happening with field tactics anyways).

It's hard to take Cornes seriously mostly because he's essentially an external part of Ports public relations team but also... he obviously says some things purely to be a point of difference to other commentators. You can tell he doesn't believe a lot of it, as he sometimes has a wry smile on his face as he's saying it. He literally can't keep a straight face. Which means even if he makes a good point, I reflexively think 'yeah but Cornes just says anything'. Being heavily biased towards the club you played for and being a contrarian for the sake of it doesn't make a good footy journalist.

Huh, gingers make up 4% of the Australian population but make up 18% of our starting 22. This must mean that Gingers are naturally predisposed to play AFL for the demons ...or... there's a pro ginger conspiracy a foot within the AFL... We might never know the truth.

I have maybe seen Georgiadis in 2 games so have never really noticed him if I'm honest, but if this is anything to go by, he's doing pretty well after 49 games? After 49 games the following had: Gunstan - 86 goals Hipwood - 73 goals Jamie Elliot - 66 goals Georgiadis - 65 goals Jack Reiwoldt - 62 goals Charlie Curnow - 60 goals Fritsch - 41 goals Only 21 years old, effectively same amount of goals as Jamie Elliot, more goals than Reiwoldt, Curnow and Fritsch at the same time. Seems to be more upsides than down?

GGGGO

That is so, so sad. Condolences to the family. How awful.