Bring-Back-Powell

It's a fair call and is one of the reasons why I don't think the crowd will be as high as expected. I just think some Melbourne supporters will have been put off by some of the Collingwood crowd behaviour of the two matches last year. The USA chant is quite possibly the most annoying aspect of a Collingwood game for a group of supporters that used to bronx cheer the same player that went anywhere near the ball. And their sooking about the umpiring is so much worse than other supporter base, particularly when Ginnivan doesn't get a free for flopping.

More than happy for Carlton to knock them off next week. And you wouldn’t mind drawing Essendon week 1 finals.

Don’t care who wins but todays game has been one of the more enjoyable of the year.

Agree with most of that except for the Sydney bit. Sydney are right in the thick of the top 8 action and may need to beat us in the last game to make finals. And if they are out of the race, it will likely be Buddy’s farewell game and emotions will be very high at the SCG. Therefore I expect it to be a very tough assignment.

The big loser of tonight’s two games is Collingwood. They know that Geelong is their roadblock to their premiership. Nothing surer than Geelong going on a stupid 10-1 run into finals.

And Hoskin-Elliott but probably only a rolled ankle. Who takes the dangerous Ash Johnson next week? Hibberd? He’s already destroyed us once.

Pies by 14 not 114.

De Goey might get a fine if it’s deemed low contact??

JVR’s 3 goal last quarter against Richmond should ensure he gets a nomination at some stage. Not sure if McVee would be front of mind on the rising star panel but he’s had some really good games this year.

To borrow a line off the great commentator Peter Landy: If someone said at half time that Hawthorn would put 94 points on Port you’d probably call the police on them.

Port supporters are livid on Bigfooty for conceding a bunch of percentage.

Wouldn’t be upset if Collingwood smash West Coast by 120 points. We don’t want Collingwood coming into Kings Bday on the rebound after a sub par performance.

How much do they need to win by to overtake us on percentage?

Port are on track for a cricket score.

Trac would have 8 Brownlow votes between round 9 (Hawthorn) and round 12 (Carlton) He also would’ve clearly gotten 3 against North, and that’s already 11 votes in 5 games.

Was on the AFL members wing and thus didn’t get a view of the incident but if Viney’s opponent’s head hit the turf then it’s an auto 1 week suspension. Mind you the Carlton player got up like a Jack rabbit to receive his free.

Tommo got beaten fair and square tonight. Seemed to trail his opponent all night. However, it allowed May and Lever to play far better games than in recent weeks and it’s absolutely unquestionable that we operate better when we have three +190cm defenders. We are now 3-0 since round 1 2022 with the May-Lever-Tomlinson combo. I’d like to see the combo continue against the Pies.

Raised this on the game thread but if Viney’s opponent’s head made contact with the ground in the tackle then he’ll get an automatic 1 week at the MRP I’d imagine.

Will Viney miss next week with his illegal tackle early in the first quarter?

Harmes has to be the obvious sub. BBB would never be sub while you’d imagine we would’ve seen a mid week video of Woey if he were playing tonight. Turner an outside chance.

We’re 11-6 when Joel Smith plays, since the 2018 prelim.

Haha, so true. I have tried to erase the memory of the 2018 prelim but if memory serves he kicked a goal in the goal square during junk time of the 18 prelim.

Random fun fact: Joel Smith hasn’t kicked a goal since the 2018 prelim final. Not much in the world has happened since…

Some serious questions would need to be asked of the players and coach if we fall to 7-7 with a low to moderate injury list.

There’s a real opportunity for Essendon to make and lose another final.