Bring-Back-Powell

You really have a thing against umpires it would appear.

Yes - they’re a chance for the flag. You disagree?

Pies could do some damage in the finals. Unlike Carlton and Freo, Collingwood have plenty of veterans that played in the 18, 19 and 20 finals series. They’re not as young as the media make them out to be. I get it that they’re just scraping over the line against mediocrity but I wouldn’t rule them out in winning the flag. I’d say Geelong would beat them in a final though.

I hope Collingwood go in as favourites when we play them in round 21. We might actually take them seriously this time around.

I wish our pressure and tackling was as manic as what Collingwood’s has been for most of this year.

Pies are going to be equal on wins with us by tonight.

No sucking people in mate. Only passing on what I heard on the radio. Prior to the WC V Melbourne game in round 9, Gossage absolutely confirmed on SEN that Brayshaw dearly wants to live near his WA based grand parents and will be a key consideration in his decision. Gossage also mentioned that Gus’s daughter (One of the Frawley daughters) would be most hesitant to move to WA which could help us.

Wants to be close to his grand parents who live in WA, according to Tim Gossage.

He’s a mistake riddled commentator. Channel 7 need to reconsider their premier number 1 caller (Friday night / GF) We were spoilt with the technically brilliant Bruce and Dennis of the 2012-2016 era.

Excellent summary. Without T Mac our forward line doesn’t function as well, the evidence is overwhelming and the losses are starting to stack up. Fritta has only kicked 6 goals in the last 4 games which suggest he’s struggling without T Mac as the opposition have the Luxury of putting a serious defender on him.

Neither set of supporters will be going home overly happy tonight.

Hope Tomlinson puts in a better performance than his last start when Sam Reid of all people taught him an absolute footy lesson.

Why are we persisting with a small forward line when Alir Alir will mark 75% of our inside 50 entries.

It would probably help if two of his forwards didn't have a combined season goal tally of 10 goals/22 behinds between the both of them, despite one of them playing every game and the other missing just the Hawks game with COVID.

Particularly for a bloke that's probably going to finish about 19th in the best and fairest later in the year.

Did not Adelaide lose a game with Scott Burns in charge?

This is the second time Petty’s missed through COVID.

Oliver last missed round 14 - round 19 2016. Has played every game since.

Fair request for a player that’s played a bunch of 4 out of 10 games this year. As opposed to others who laughably think that we’re going to get Andrew Brayshaw in return.

Yes it was. And remarkably didn’t get the 3 votes that day. The 3 went to ANB on the back of a couple of “Joe the Goose” goals.

I would’ve thought it does…

$750k a year is probably a bit too much for an ageing injury and suspension prone player, albeit legendry player. I would imagine he'll be at Sydney next year. If they don't have confidence in T Mac's body next year, then a readymade mature key forward is absolute priority next year if we bow out meekly in the finals.

Oliver had surgery on a fractured thumb, but is still a chance to play. Same injury would have Fantasia on the sidelines for 12 weeks.

Wouldn't mind avoiding Sydney and/or Collingwood in the finals. Our record against those two sides has been absolutely atrocious and embarrassing. We have a 2-10 record against Sydney since 2012. From round 23 2017 until present, we have a 1-5 record against Collingwood, and the only win came in one of those micky mouse shortened games during 2020 in which the Pies were on a 4 day break versus our 6.

But just one of those short ones please. Not the ones that extend through to October like the last 2 years.