Chook

My problem with Derm and other special commentators of a certain type is that they spend the whole game telling you what the players "should have done" or "were trying to do" instead of what's actually happening. They're trying to be coaches when they should be analysts.

Once, 20 years ago. She was a co-worker, and pretty passionate to be fair. Wore here North jumper to work on game day, and wouldn't work when a game was on (she'd finish her shift then bolt to the G or Telstra Dome to watch).

You miss every shot you don't take. In my case, I also miss every shot I do take.

lol, 2009 St Kilda. Every time I remember they didn't win a flag in that period I just shake my head in disbelief.

See, this is why I don't tip. I clearly have no idea what I'm talking about.

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At the risk of looking like a fool again, I think the lions are going to go on a tear now that they've regained their mojo. Reckon they'll smash the cats tonight.

Good guy defence probably not going to be as successful with Toby as it was for Cameron I suspect.

Blues are celebrating junk time goals like they've won the flag. Not sure about that.

The irony is that if Green had gone studs up into that contest, he probably wouldn't have gotten in any real trouble - just a free against

The Blues are running rampant. So much for the premiership favourites GWS! Who should I mozz next?

Where's the pressure on that rushed behind? No Giants player within cooee.

I know it's early in the year and a lot can change, but I'd be shocked if the Giants don't win the flag this year based on what I've seen so far. Brisbane, Melbourne, Carlton, Collingwood could put together a good month and snatch it, but no one's playing footy as consistently good as GWS right now. Probably way too early to make that call but there you go.

Agreed. Whether the frees were there or not, the Crows appealing for them so hard made the umps put the whistle away I reckon.

I reckon if Carlton were trying to get the win instead of Adelaide, there would have been about 5 frees paid in that last minute or so.

That duck of the shoulder and throw the head back from Tex Walker was embarrassing.

Once again the umpire is in the perfect position. I guess here the edge could pick up something he didn't see, but just let him make the call.

Why are we reviewing that? The umpire was in the perfect position. There is 0% chance that was touched past the goal line and the umpire knew it.

If I were a St Kilda fan, I don't think I would have survived the 2004-2010 period with zero premierships to show for it. It would quite literally have killed me. Just imagine we lost in 2021 and exited this period with no premierships. It would be intolerable.

Partially related, whenever I hear the name "Bailey Dale", I have to respond by saying in my most annoying voice "Daily Bale." It's a sickness.

Port Adelaide training this week:

Completely different intent but ended up as a dangerous bump that was lucky not to send him into next month. Butters was charging in to collect the ball but got him on the chin. Umpire had to have been blindsided because that is as clear a free as you'll see. Should be a week as well, and lucky not to have really collected him and been out for a month.

Expect to see Maynard show up then.

Exhaustion is relative. We were't exhausted compared to how you or I would be playing at AFL intensity week in week out, but compared to a desperate Brisbane who came off an easy win and had their bye already it was night and day. You only need to be off by a bit - we were off by a lot.