Bring-Back-Powell

On that theory get on Freo to beat the Dogs, Essendon to beat Port and Hawthorn to beat Carlton next week. All under dogs.

Agreed. His last 8 weeks have been unrecognisable compared to the majority of his 2022 season.

Can someone please explain to me why Freo beating Essendon is a bad thing, considering we now have a game and percentage break on a top 4 aspirant in Essendon. I just don’t understand why sliding 2 or 3 positions up the draft is more of a priority than keeping top 4 aspirants at bay. And Luke Jackson has been phenomenal tonight (sadly)

It’s not sacrilegious. It’s just common sense.

Agreed. Absolutely no benefit in Essendon winning tonight with respect to our top 4 aspirations.

I think you’re in the Majority that want the Bombers to win. I’m in the minority that want Essendon to lose tonight (and in future weeks) so we can get as much top 4 breathing space as we can from the likes of Essendon, Bulldogs, St Kilda etc..

This. You can forgive a player for making a mistake in the heat of the moment. No excuses for the coaching staff that took 2 or 3 days to make one of the most stupidest selection decision I can remember under Goodwin.

Based on those odds we’ve got no business losing this one.

Very unimpressive. Stewart made us all feel sorry for him after his unreserved apology to Prestia last year, and had us convinced it was just a brain snap. However that act on Viney confirmed his character, at least on field (he might be a ripper bloke off it??)

Great result but the whole adjudication of the dangerous tackle is confusing and inconsistent.

I don’t hope Essendon win tonight. They’re nipping at our heels for a top 4 spot and I expect them to beat Port next week (post bye theory) and then Adelaide at Marvel. Then their easy fixture commences shortly after.

Unpopular opinion here but I hope Fremantle win tonight. Essendon have a joke of a fixture in late July/August (Nth, Wc, Syd, GWS) and are a legitimate chance to take our spot in the top 4.

Not against this. Blokes that know where the goals are, have proven forward craft and will assist in fixing our accuracy woes. Ben Brown won’t fluff around with his set shots. I’d be looking at Melksham as sub on a regular basis on the run home.

Sadly I don’t think he’ll be making the flight. GWS are $4.70 and off the bye. We’ve got no business losing this one.

Yes it sucks to drop a spot. However, it’s an indictment on us if an Essendon, Dogs or Adelaide knock us out of the top 4. Its our spot in the top 4 to lose given our reasonable run home in August.

Darcy Fort’s a worse sub option than Spargo.

I thought you were intimating the struggles post bye. Every “fresh” club has lost thus far, including Brisbane’s loss to Hawthorn. Those 3 games I mentioned for next week, I’m sure at least one or two outsiders will salute based on the post bye theory.

Very early days but the iPhone weather app has Sunday week in Alice at 15 degrees. Hopefully we might avoid a warm one.

So based on your theory you can get some serious value next week on Essendon beating Port, Hawthorn beating Carlton and Fremantle beating Dogs. All underdogs. Multi paying $18.

It was the turning point of the game. We had a 6 or 7 point lead at the stage.

Fritsch cleared of the tackle. All good for Sunday week.

It’s allegedly going to be 12 degrees next Friday in Alice. Hopefully we may have dodged a 25 degree day like last year.

We’ll find out within the next hour or 2 about Fritsch and the MRP. There wasn’t any malice in the incident and Kolijasni got straight up, but head did make contact with ground. A real 50/50 proposition. In order to avoid handing out so many suspensions where players aren’t hurt from sling/dangerous tackles, the less serious incidents like Fritsch’s should be graded as low impact rather than medium and hence a fine rather than suspension. Like the umpire dissent being relaxed, I predict next year that they’ll be more lenient on the dangerous tackles.

And they beat Sydney who also had a bye, so that doesn’t really count. We play GWS next week off their bye so hopefully the tend continues. On the bye theory I’d be backing in the following games for this week and next. Sydney to beat WC Freo to beat Essendon GC to beat Hawthorn Brisbane to beat Richmond Adelaide to beat North Freo to beat Bulldogs Hawthorn to beat Carlton Essendon to beat Port

A few random thoughts: 1) The Tomlinson omission was a flat out terrible call from Goodwin and company. I would’ve understood it had Petty actually had an impact but all it achieved was upsetting a player coming off a near career best performance and have players questioning the selection integrity of the side. 2) there is a wild misconception around here and across the AFL community that Gary Rohan is a dud. Go and watch last years finals win over Collingwood and even last week and you’ll find that he’s a fantastic and dangerous third forward. 3) How often do Geelong actually lose at GMHBA. It’s the most dominant home ground advantage in the league and I can’t think of any other side that loses 1 home game a year on their turf. We were always up against it.