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Seriously the standard of umpiring since they added the extra umpire is atrocious. It’s getting harder and harder to watch non Melbourne games.

I don’t really get too worked up about team selections. But it does do my head in a little bit watching a club pick a debutant as sub play them for a quarter then drop them. I just don’t think it’s fair on the player, I get it if there is no one else available but that wasn’t the case last week.

I don’t doubt it.

David King is bloody hard work listening too.

Yep very hard to sustain. Their team buy in reminds me of us in 21 though. Very early days of course and hopefully they lose form and can’t find it again.

Hawthorn will [censored] some teams this year. Their pressure and system is very impressive, sadly.

Hopefully a new CEO might get us a shorts sponsor.

I know I am in the minority around here with how we will go this season but despite a lot of positives today we still lost. If we are to make finals this year we can’t afford to lose the close ones. XL with an amazing debut looked like a seasoned pro. Kozzy and McVee could well be two of our three most important players, we lack X factor and a gun lock defender without them. Looking forward to watching the development of our youngsters this year.

How is Gerard Healy still a commentator.

If the Saints don’t improve their pressure they could get hammered today.

Just curious when you think the list is primed for success? I don’t think we will make finals this year but think we will be in better shape next year when a lot of those younger players you mentioned might impact games more.

Hawthorn certainly seem to have a very good system and buy in.

Why is it so slippery?

Very unlikely the team lines up that way but the backline looks unbalanced to me.

I think it’s going to take them longer than that and I doubt Yze will get to see the rewards for the rebuild.

Hope Richmond don’t have many prime time games this year.

My biggest concerns for the game is do we have good enough defensive forwards to stop Ash and Whitfield running out and setting up their run off half back. And who plays on their small forwards in Greene, Daniels and Jones. I think their midfield is good enough to setup and nullify any real advantage Gawn has in the ruck. I think we will lose unfortunately.

Yes very true.

Loving Fox not calling Nick Watson the wizard every time he is near the football.

Yeah fair enough, he used to be my favourite commentator but have felt he has become a bit flat the last couple of years. I am definitely liking Fox having their own commentary though.

I think Fox need to make the scores on the screen bigger.

Do people still like Huddo? I am not sure I rate him that highly anymore. Still better than BT though.

A couple of quick things, still no short sponsor and Kozzie is our most important player.

Pretty uninspiring from both teams really.

You don’t.