Stiff Arm

1 minute ago, The Jackson FIX said:

can’t we just coach our way out of this problem?  
 

Play with the play book before you play with the personnel 

they’re not elite disposers of the ball, but they’re not awful and they have been  instructed to kick it quickly to a contest.

 

Don't agree. Near impossible to go from average to elite kick

How much better would we look with someone like a Whitfield in our mid mix? Now they aren't a dime a dozen!

2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

On Larkey, you don't sign a huge 6 year contract only to then turn around and speak to other clubs 5 minutes. He'd be nearly on a million a year so money wise he's set at North.

 

Brody Grundy. Not equivalent, but not too dissimilar

Stranger things have happened Dazzle!

11 hours ago, old55 said:

Christian Petracca and Jack Viney in the top 8 in the Brownlow, then there's that fellow Oliver.  Andrew Brayshaw's brother is there too and Tom Sparrow on the rise ...

Which one is an elite kick going i50?

I'll give you the answer: none

We need a quick, mostly outside or out/in mid with elite vision and disposal going i50

McKercher or Sanders look most likely. Hopefully one is available with our first call out, pretty please

Run and class

Wouldn't it just be better if the umpires only have one task to do? They do a [censored] house job of umpiring, what makes anyone think they deserve to decide the brownlow?

26 minutes ago, rpfc said:

Viney with 24 votes. Should have been AA.

And Neale didn't make the AA!

What did we think was going to happen? It's the AFL and the umpires after all

Small mercies, at least Diacos didn't win

Darcy Moore's partner looks like a blow up doll! 

Of course Luke Jackson brought his mum. Hard to understand his rambling mumbles

24 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

How often do you see an Umpire pay a square up free a few minutes after missing one. 

Not against GWS, I didn't see it...

2 hours ago, drysdale demon said:

I would rather think that was only one side deserves free kicks.

Pile-ons by multiple pies players in last 4 mins causing numerous ball ups. How can they not pay a free to GWS when 2 pies dive on the ball at once before a Giant goes for it? Farcical to see Collingwood players tackle each other on the ground, not to mention it being an ugly spectacle watch

23 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

Umpires intimidated by the crowd? or maybe just following instructions from above.

AFL sanctioned 6 day break for GWS before prelim isn't exactly a level playing field either

12 hours ago, biggestred said:

I predict that the talking point after the game will be a debate about bringing in red cards.

Isn't there some rule about doubling suspension lengths for GF indiscretions?

Cameron having a double mare

Too few having to do too much for Brisbane, they have a lot of passengers

Jude Bolton and Chris Johnson: dumb and dumber

1 minute ago, Sir Why You Little said:

The entire Finals System would have changed…

Coulda, shoulda, woulda

Doesn't change my point. With a midfield full of crapp kicks and no dominant key forward, we don't win finals. The 2 x straight sets is absolute proof of that. The Carlton H&A game doesn't change our inability to win finals.

Andrews having a cracking game under enormous pressure

Ok, game on moles!

Just now, Sir Why You Little said:

That fingernail from Marchbank xcost The MFC a Flag….

We were never going to win the flag with a midfield that only knows to bomb it long to an ineffective forwardline

Is Charlie Cameron even playing???

FMD this is sooooooooo disappointing 

5 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

We would have won this game. How sickening. 

Nup. We would've done the same ridiculous i50 no matter who we played. That doesn't work in finals

Brisbane has been reading from Melbourne's bomb it long i50 playbook

Seen two obvious frees to Bris called play on. The AFL fix is ON