Stiff Arm

Lever gets mauled on the boundary. Throw it in.

English gets his arm touched. Free kick Doggies.

Go figure 

High pressure from first bounce. Contested footy.

Win more clearances.

Less fumbles. Last week was so frustrating.

Target Bont and Libba

Kick straight, for god's sake.

That should do it!

9 hours ago, FireInTheBennelly said:

I'm starting to think it might be better if we stopped mandating mask wearing, and stopped pushing vaccinations.

I've seen enough stories of anti vaxxers and never maskers dying of covid that perhaps, just maybe, we're better off without them?

Survival of the fittest comes down to brains too.

If you have a brain, get a jab, put a mask on. If you're in an at risk group, stay away from morons. Simple. Job done.

That's the 'pandemic of the unvaccinated' that is being talked of in the media.

I accept anti vaxxers will get covid once we eventually open up, that's their choice (unfortunately we all fund their treatment). But let's not forget there are those who cannot get the vax due to compromised immune systems or other health reasons, or indeed those with 3 jobs and 4 kids who are short of half a day to line up for a shot. Then there are those that perhaps don't speak English and are hearing all sorts of mixed messages. I know of 2 migrant families where this has occurred. We need to make it easier for them, eg, vaxxing in the workplace or even the home, greater financial and social assistance, etc.

I'm not judging any position, just pointing out that getting people vaxxed has complexities that demand smart responses. And 'smart' isn't a word that we normally associate with govts at any level in Oz 

Perhaps low on the importance list, but these slow responses to vaccination will increasingly encroach upon our AFL season, this year and next.

1 hour ago, Jara said:

If you can be bothered, track down (on Youtube) her interview with those Sydney FM d**&^heads Kyle and Jackie O, conducted during our last lockdown. Apparently we were asking for more Pfizer. She basically told us to go jump, then spent five minutes boasting about how her own administration was so good, her State 'didn't need' lockdowns. (Mind you some of what she said was true - the criticism of Victoria's lack of uniform QR codes, for example)

But the smugness - unbearable. Then she has the nerve to come out and ask for more Pfizer a few weeks later.

Here tis (interview June 4):

Possibly the only sport in the world where the umpire/ref is expected to have a skill in play.

Get rid of the bounce and throw it up.

Last touch over the line for a free. Would reduce throw ins and possibly the congested play along the boundary. This also removes the deliberate OOB rule. 

Get rid of ruck nominations, just penalise the 3rd man up.

Take those things away and suddenly it's a little easier to umpire the game

The forward entries were horrific tonight as well. The Hawks pressure and positioning was very good. Lucky a few Frost-balls helped us out.

Lose to the Suns next week????

At least we are still on top....

Are we playing 5 short?

FREE KICK HAWTHORN!!!

3 minutes ago, picket fence said:

In fact he can go back home and babysit seriously ****ful player home the I purfug did we sign a hack rugby p lk ayer up on a huge deal I mesmerising

That's easy for you to say!

Frost-ball drops a sitter 

Petty hamstring?

Would like to see Kozzie get involved more. These conditions should suit a small fwd 

Looking forward to seeing Frost-ball in action

I'd be happy to view the game from the roof of the Southern Stand with the fake birds of prey. And I'm ridiculously scared of heights!

Oh well...

29 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

The Shockers should just Pack it in. 
A failed experiment that never threatened to do anything 

Really?

That could equally describe us last 15 years. We were irrelevant for at least a decade. Glass houses

How many GFs have we played in the last 15 years? How many  brownlows? AAs? Any other measure?

Be respectful of our failures as much as other club's failures. Show humility, our current success could easily fade. 

6 hours ago, DubDee said:

My Mrs is not happy at all about this lockdown, she has tickets to see Magic Mike on sunday and now will be stuck with the not-so-Magic DubDee.

I might start by seductively peeling my socks off one at a time

Please stop DD, you're turning me on...

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3 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

 
I’m sorta sick of hearing entitled people whinge about something that’s not really all that bad. Anyways, that’s my heartfelt opinion. 

Understand the frustration with your own situation, but I don't think its right for us to sit in judgement and bundle all AFL players and their families in the one "entitled" basket. A parent away from a young family for many months last year would understandably be nervous about another hub this year. And many young or fringe players are not on fat contracts, same with much of the support staff. 

And I thought it was only Richmond fans that turned on each other!

It's the virus we need to be angry about, despite how we think people behaved, and regardless of only getting select information via the sensationalist media.

We in Vic were in a similar situation to NSW only a year ago, and the virus leaked to other states

Got 3 tickets, trident reserved seat members. Instead of being near N52 Olympic Stand where we normally sit, they are N12 in Southern Stand. Tried to change them on ticketek site, but it wouldn't work for me. Don't know how that came to be, but still ok seats. No biggie.

Looking forward to when we can return to our old seats again.

Go Dees!

14 minutes ago, DubDee said:

2 new cases in Vic from people coming back from NSW who inexplicably did not quarantine

we'll be in lockdown in a week

FMD

why were they not required to isolate?  so they tested negative? who cares? they are positive now. still isolate FFS.  this is too serious to not take every precaution

They were in quarantine at home, as per their red zone permit, according to numerous media sites.

2 new COVID cases in Vic

5 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Perhaps she wasn't from a hotspot or exposure site?

The border rules changed at 11.59AM 11/7/21.

Thise rules were for all of NSW. Sydney has been a red zone for considerably longer than that.

2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

would be amazing if Vic escapes another outbreak between now and September.

 

As sure as night follows day, Jim.

I was at a small gathering over the weekend, mostly people I didn't know. The woman next to me mentioned her husband works in the transport industry and just got back from Sydney. I asked why she wasn't at home isolating with him. The reply was that they were exempt from isolating and testing because he works in the transport industry, as if that is some sort of COVID barrier!

Go figure.

I got tested the next morning, of course.