TheWiz

Over the past 30 years only four clubs have managed to go back to back. Adelaide once (1998), Brisbane twice (2002, 2003), Hawthorn twice (2014, 2015), and Richmond once (2020). Geelong has never done it. Their three premierships in 2007, 2009 and 2011 were followed by Hawthorn, Collingwood and Sydney, respectively. Maybe this will help people with their expectations of this year, but winning one is tough, but going back to back is a rare feat. You’re dealing with complacency, culture changes, list changes, figured out game plan, a harder draw, worse draft picks and most importantly - and I can’t stress this enough - a professional league of other elite clubs where every other team is trying to achieve the same goal. Keep positive. Enjoy the footy we’re playing. Enjoy that we’re still extremely competitive and will be playing finals. Stop comparing it to last year and most of all have some healthy respect to the competition we’re facing. Go Dees.

Didn’t help them anyways

Every heart beats TRUE

Yeeeeeessssss Maxy!!

Dear Ben, hands like a Big Mac - not the one arm hi five.

King is actually trolling us now…

I joked before about Dutchy being our forward kicking coach, but he may as well be Kings because those two missed shots are deplorable

I agree there was a handicap because he isn’t kissed on the you know what like a Cotchin or Martin. Regarding the action, it was a very unfortunate movement and tackle, and ultimately knocked the player out. There is a reason why we haven’t seen a similar situation like this… I agree we should have appealed it, albeit from my view to a lesser suspension.

Chandler was in the wrong. Understand it was a chase down tackle with momentum, but it was careless, with high impact and high conduct. It was the right decision not to appeal.

How so? (Asking for my SuperCoach final!)

I still don’t understand how a player can enter into a non-marking contest, not touch the ball, knock another player out… and not face any penalty.

Thank you

Question: if Cripps’ suspension gets extended and Carlton gets knocked out of the H&A season, as the extension will roll into next year would he be ineligible for next year’s Brownlow?

Love this idea. If we lose Jackson we don’t have a back up for Max. Seeing him be bashed up over the past couple of years, Grundy isn’t just insurance but could take the load off giving longevity to Max. This plays well to servicing our midfield dominance and could assist our forward line with one of them parked down there. We talk about pressure… imagine being an opposing defender trying to kick the ball out from a behind… left or right there is one of these two!

Will be interesting to hear more as it comes out, but one difference may be that this wasn’t a marking contest from a kick? There is only one way to contest a mark, but many ways he could have contested this situation as it was play on - and therefore this was rough conduct?

Ben Holland?

Source?

Insipid performance for Jim

Or is that a goose? I am I being a goose? I can’t tell

Under the F/S rule, if another club nominates Ashcroft at their highest pick, does that mean Freo then have match with their highest pick? (Thinking of Luke McDonald a while back) He sounds like he is worth high pick regardless, but just highlighting that Freo may still need to use their top pick on him if another club goes for him?

I noticed that in our Geelong game. We played so high between the 50 and centre square. Ball flew in over the top to a Geelong spare and got spat out so quickly. Those types of turnovers hurt because the mids start to press on the entry then are out of place on the return. Bring back the old Plugger strategy and stuck BB in the goal square!!!

They’re the only team we haven’t beaten in two years…