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Simon Says the Dees heads shoulders, knees and does won't stop old McDonald from picking up the pieces. This news comes just a week after all the King's men at St Kilda had a great fall against the Giants after climbing the beanstalk from outside the 8 last year. In the meantime, four and twenty magpies will be watching the Maynard trial intently as Collingwood hopes to bring home the bacon at market.

If I were Brayshaw I'd try my best to get right for the prelim/grand final and then call it quits after that win lose or draw. It's a personal choice, and might not even be a realistic one depending on his symptoms and the scan. Another 3-5 years of knocks and potential concussions are not worth the risk but to me 3 weeks and out is worth it. The fact he's already running a day after his brain scan and 5 days after the incident is positive for sure.

What I've seen from Pies fans this week is honestly some of the worst garbage I've experienced in my time on this earth and has made me genuinely sad for the future of the world, as it's an insight into the spiteful hate simmering beneath the surface of so many people's brains. The worst thing is I've found myself tempted to go there too, and it's just not worth it.

This is one of the few times I'd want to be coached by Luke Beveridge rather than Simon Goodwin. Bevo would have the whole club breathing fire and running through brick walls.

You can tell he's absolutely filthy. Or "salty" to quote a few morons I've dealt with this week. Luke Beveridge would coach this side to a flag from this spot. Can Simon harness the energy for good? I worry he can't - it's not his style.

Apparently they have the same manager (Brayshaw and Maynard). If I were Maynard I would have asked my manager to check in with Brayshaw and ask whether he'd be ok with me coming over to apologise in person at x time on x day. You don't just "pop in".

If someone ever threatens to quit, you make them do it immediately imo.

I agree, which is why he needs to lift for the team and play that role even if he isn't comfortable. He's our best shot of making it work.

A male player with her skillset would be basically the perfect AFL small forward. She's Gary Ablett Jr like.

The media is little more than an arm of the Collingwood cheer squad imo, as Collingwood is such a powerful driver of clicks, engagement and all the other metrics that matter to the media today.

This is such a silly reason not to play Grundy. You think his opponents would be less tired playing against both him and Grundy. Either way we absolutely need Gawn's marking prowess closer to goal, and I'm willing to sacrifice some small amount of ruck dominance from him to achieve this.

Considering it. My mum knows a fair few I'm sure from back in my 5-7 year old years when we lived up there. Free accommodation with a stranger who remembers me from 25 years ago but I don't remember them AND a humiliating defeat in a prelim interstate? Hello 2018 my old friend.

I don't know, unlike you I can't predict the future.

Preemptive congrats on your huge Pointsbet haul for next week (and the week after).

I'd argue they're 2 steps closer to the last game of the year if they win too, so it's also factually inaccurate as well as being an affront to crepe paper enthusiasts everywhere.

There it is - the first lead change of meaning this finals series. What a goal from Rozee

Correct me if I'm wrong - there have been zero lead changes so far this finals series right (after the first quarter)?

The realist says 12.5% of final 8 teams (1/8*100=12.5) win the flag, so that lines up nicely with the pessimistic view. If the realist and the pessimist are in lockstep then you've got a pretty good shot at it being real.

Love the optimism Jaded. Finally - where has this Jaded No More been?

100%. People had stars in their eyes imagining a glorious rout of the Pies, but it wasn't to be and we've got a hard row to hoe now as a result. In reality this list should have finished 2nd this year and it would have been a home final vs Brisbane instead. It's all moot though anyway as we are where we are.

Saints have done well to snag a goal just before half time. I so wish we could have done the same.

Love your work WCW but I'm sorry to inform you the quality of the crepe paper used in each team's banner does not portent the future.

Nice to see the former Melbourne forward line kicking goals 😆

"Thanks mate, that'll be great for my headaches." "No worries - Wait…is that Tom Morris hiding between your couch cushions?"

The fact Maynard failed to touch the ball for me is key. If he had then it would be a smother that had incidental contact. That he didn't means this was a bump and nothing else. I don't care what his intent was - the action was a bump, late, to the head.