Chook

Is Aaron Davey the only AFL player in history to have a mascot named after him (albeit only his nickname)?

...call up my cousins in SA and go bananas!

Poor fella. I hope he's mentally right to play on Saturday.

Why will Garlett be missing? Did I miss an injury?

Just imagine Hunt running his usual 25 metres, then finishing off with one of these bombs after every run. He’d shatter the metres gained record in every game.

No. I have us beating Brisbane, North Melbourne, and Collingwood. Pessimistic perhaps, but more likely realistic based on our performances recently. And as we all know, beating North Melbourne may even be a bridge too far for us.

Hogan worked his way into some form. He's nowhere near it yet but is closer than he was at the start of the match.

Just did a ladder predictor. Had us scraping into 8th spot only to play a red hot Sydney on their home deck. My lord we need our players back. The last couple of months have been an exciting ride but we're running on fumes now. On the positive side, it was nice to see Jesse Hogan working his way into some good form. But please can we get rid of our Darwin fixture as soon as financially possible. I love Darwin. I was born there. But I love the Demons more and this is like seeing an abusive parent (Darwin) beating up your first love (Melbourne).

We look the goods when our better players get involved but we are carrying far too many fringe players right now to compete against a top-of-the-ladder side. We just need our good players back and we need to keep them there.

Have I mentioned that Jetta's a tough one yet?

Terrible last quarter from us with a fair bit to play for. Wow Kent looks a despondent bloke all alone in the rooms. Possibly knows his AFL career is over, and he's injured to boot. It's a shame because he was a very promising youngster.

Adelaide kicking away again. We need some cheapies late. Any little bit could be important.

How is that not a free kick to Hogan? Hoges playing pretty well after a very bad start. Showing his class despite everything. That is going to be massive for our September chances.

Pretty sure I've mentioned it about 5 times already.

Because their talls have been playing footy since the age of 5. Frost is an athlete first and a footy player second. It has shown big-time tonight.

Has Eddy Betts ever kicked a goal where the commentators haven't orgasmed at the end of it?

Not good conditions for him here.

Surely if you attempt to take a speccy like that and don't even touch the ball, it's interference.

Adelaide's run is bullet-like. I can see how they've just destroyed teams this year.

I think there was a free there to McDonald, but certainly not the one the umpire paid.

Hogan marking it now. If nothing else this game has been very helpful for him. Grab of McDonald's jumper but man that was soft. I'll take it though. Get the next one now Dees.

Perhaps the worst kick in the history of AFL.

If we can keep the margin to about 18 points I'll be satisfied with the way things have gone tonight. I didn't expect better than that before the match and certainly not after quarter-time.

Frost's hands have been pathetic tonight and it has cost us goal after goal after goal.