Chook

Take 'em out back and shoot 'em. Disgraceful!

For me it's not about hurt feelings or anything like that. Having a coach blow up at me would be distracting, and I'd be thinking about it for the rest of the game. It would not be good for my performance at all. Maybe I'm soft that way, but that's just how it is. If Witts isn't like me, then maybe the spray was a good thing for him. Otherwise it was a bad move on Buckley's part. For example, do you reckon Jack Watts would respond to a physical kick in the bum like that? Hell no. He'd play like shite and might even want out of the club. Jake King probably would love it though. There are some people you need to talk to, and some people you need to bake. It's not about "deserving" a spray. It's about responding to a spray. The purpose of a spray (or anything a coach does) should be to get his players to play the way he wants them to play. Spraying someone because you're [censored] off does nothing, and makes you look like a dill.

The AFL headline after the Essendon-Adelaide game was: "Goddard fires as Dons emerge from tough week with gripping win over _____." They obviously saved that line from last game, when we spoiled it by winning. I wonder how many more times we'll see that headline this year.

That an absolute champion like him chose to stay with Melbourne is honourable, and does nothing to sully his reputation. We still didn't accomplish much when he was there though. I wonder why that was.

A who?

A man whose personality makes you hate him despite his generally sound decisions. What year does your familiarity with popular culture references end?

I can't say I like him much, but I do find I agree with him most of the time. He's pretty much the Stannis Baratheon of the AFL in that respect.

That you would say such a thing fills me with chagrin. Clearly you don't read Demonland enough: https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&client=palemoon&rls=Palemoon%3Aen-US&q=site%3Ademonland.com+%22chagrin%22&oq=site%3Ademonland.com+%22chagrin%22&gs_l=serp.3...2345.7958.0.8211.26.22.1.0.0.0.555.3338.2-8j3j0j1.12.0....0...1c.1.47.serp..25.1.232.WICd1_R35-E

Preparing to tear Drew Petrie a new one.

That is loser-talk if ever I've heard it. No wonder we never even made the finals.

In this day and age, being obsessed with Copernicus or Galileo and not having heard of Facebook is equally wrong.

Essendon is currently making Melbourne's defence look like the greatest of all time. Up 42 points to 9 with 5 minutes left in the 1st.

I don't go to parties or social gatherings. I'm too "beige" for that.

Hopefully Bucks knows whether Witts is the kind of player who responds to treatment like that. I know I would much prefer to be told what I did wrong, and what to do next time. Maybe Witts just needs a kick in the arse, and maybe Bucks knew that.

Think again. I like Pink Floyd's The Wall as much anyone.

He just went nuts on his ruckman Witts at the interchange bench after he didn't go hard enough in a marking contest. It's at the end of this 30 second clip. http://www.afl.com.au/video/2014-06-21/short-poppy-stands-tall-as-bucks-fumes

Well you might be interested to know that Mitch Clark does like them, so there.

Thought it was pretty messed up too, but then I thought it was just me. I'm glad to hear everyone else thinks he went over the line too.

There must be no lower form of life than an internet forum celebrity.

But that incident is an obvious 2-3 weeks, as you say.

I'm talking about Melbourne vs Bulldogs, Mk.II being so close to the first one.

This also backs up what we've all seen with Melbourne over the past seven years. Our leaders were terrible, which made our kids look atrocious. Already? How does that even make sense, AFL?

I have it on good authority Nathan Jones wants to play with his brother. Expect him to sign a deal with Sydney quick-smart.

I'd love to get him, but didn't he just sign until 2017?

A short time before the whole Mitch Clark thing--which makes it all the more embarrassing and awkward for all concerned.