Katrina Dee Fan

I have to admit I feel the same. I'm just about done. I will always support our teams, but as far as the industry is concerned, but I'm pretty much almost done.

My understanding is scans are protocol for concussion cases.

Why didn't he just follow through with that threat??? https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/collingwood-magpies/afl-2023-michael-christian-threatened-to-quit-as-match-review-officer-conflict-with-afl-bosses-laura-kane-brayden-maynard-hit-on-angus-brayshaw-video-latest-news/news-story/d13982e11c1d3ad5349e20ec1c737ced?fbclid=IwAR3yEifJXaP4nBFkVZAV-wHOFu3T8qsKv_tX8D2CIMkauBM85TgFH1ILHpQ

I think it had an adverse psychological affect on the team, yes. They were fired up, they were angry and upset, and I think it caused them to lose their momentum, which they didn't get back until the last quarter. Gawn was one of the few who played his usual brand of football, a lot of them, including Trac, including Viney, didn't. That is a very key reason they didn't make the most of their opportunities.

I would love to have a recording of Deb Brayshaw ripping Maynard a new one. That would just about make my week.

This makes me want to cry, I have to say. Love you, Gus!!!

I have no doubt of that, not just him either, all of them. That incident is the reason we lost. I said it that night, and I maintain it.

I have been left so angry and upset since Thursday night. I'm angry at Maynard who did this to an apparent friend. Jeez, if I had friends like that, who needs enemies? I'm angry about his crocodile tears, about his decision to charge (I maintain it was a charge, not a smother, given he went at him full pelt, feet off the ground before Gus even kicked the ball) then turned the shoulder instead of attempting to push Gus, which would have had a totally different outcome. He is a dog, and I don't care who I upset by calling him that. From now on I'm referring to him as The Dog. I'm angry at the Collingwood filth for chanting "Collingwoooooood" while Gus was unconscious on the turf, for cheering The Dog every time he went near the ball, for daring to complain about Viney remonstrating with The Dog (jeez, if they're more outraged by Viney pushing and shoving than they are about The Dog's act of flattening Gus, their values are screwed), of trying to excuse the chanting and cheering as a response to The Dog being booed, of not showing one ounce of concern over Gus, and for their putrid behaviour on social media. They vindicated my pure, unadulterated, visceral hatred for The Filth. I'm angry at the media for not only putting this down to "a football act", "what could he have done differently?" but then in the case of Tom Browne and Tom Morris, putting the blame on Gus. Those two can join The Dog category. They deserve to lose their journalism accreditation for that piece of filth. That's not journalism, that's equally a dog act. More than anything I'm upset for Gus, the impact this has on him, and the fact this could have longlasting affects on his future wellbeing. I would be very surprised if he does play football again, and I would not be surprised if he decides to pull the pin on his career after this. He is an intelligent man, he'll make the right decision for him. I just hope his health will not be adversely affected by this dog act. But if he does decide it's the end of his career, I hope to hell he sues the [censored] of The Dog.

Yes

It was their home final

Maynard was in the air before Brayshaw kicked the ball. If it was a genuine smother, how the hell would Maynard know where Brayshaw was going to kick??? That is why I'm not buying the "It's an accident" narrative.

On another note, is it just me, or did Darcy Moore's hair look like one of those $2 joke wigs you get from the Royal Melbourne Show?

If nothing else, last night vindicated my pure, sheer unadulterated hatred for the filth. I can handle losing a match, although that was one we shouldn't have lost (I maintain it was lost the moment Maynard went through Gus), but what I can't get over is the despicable crowd behaviour. The cheersquad doing the Collingwood chant as Gus is stretchered off. The filth cheering every time Maynard went near the ball. The hoards of ferals that descented on our cheer squad baying for blood at the end of the game. Hearing about a friend of mine (not in the cheer squad) being king hit and then descened upon by three filthy thugs after she called them out for cheering Maynard, leaving her bloodied and bruised, and the security doing stuff all about it. The group of thugs tormenting a child outside the ground at the end of the game, leaving this kid in tears, terrified. I hate them.

We need Grundy tomorrow night. On King's Birthday he carved Collingwood up - Gawn/Grundy combo had 42 hitouts (Grundy 26, Gawn 17) compared to Cameron/Cox combo of 25 (Cameron 12, Cox 13). I'm so tired of the negative talk around Grundy, I don't want him to leave.

6. Banners 5. Zanker 4. Hore 3. Hanks 2. Paxy 1. Heath

I still love the joke from Trevor Marmalade re Collingwood supporters on the Footy Show: What do you call a Collingwood supporter that's passed Year 12? President.

She's a superstar, our Sammie J :)

Point of correction, Macca didn't do her ACL, she broke her back when a weight dropped on her.

Cheap as from the local $2 Shop

Ooh, I wasn't aware. Thanks for letting me know.

Lombards is always a good place to start https://www.lombard.com.au/category/sports/afl/demons/

As an example - would this be going too over the top?

Okay, I've just ordered some red and blue fairy lights for my apartment balcony, and I figured this could be a good place for people to show off their home decorations for finals. Also it could be a good place to share ideas, and also let each other know where you got a particular item that someone may be looking for/inspired by. Let's out red and blue each other!

Someone was bored :)

West Coast and Fremantle. The West Coast game was at Casey in 2020, and the Fremantle game was Season 6 last year at Optus. Daisy Pearce kicked 5 goals that day.