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but you could do that at any time Davey marks the ball, just as O'Brien did on the week-end. I'm not saying that it's a game-changing tactic, but it could give us an easy goal (if only once), and anything that does that is worth considering.

I think it might be a good tactic in the following circumstance: Behind is kicked. Whoever is closest quickly grabs the ball and kicks it in to Aaron Davey in the back pocket. Man shepherds the way O'Brien does, allowing Davey to run his full measure and spot up someone on the wing who turns and kicks to a leading forward. The extra 15 metres a quick guy like Davey could get might make the difference between a fast, smooth entry into the forward line and us breaking down on the wing.

Man, I tried watching that thing last night and fell asleep so fast. It didn't help that it was almost midnight, but man, talk about a lack of personality. I just kept staring at that dude with no hair and wondering, does he shine that every night before he goes out? It was hypnotising.

Wow? KB has guests? I'd have thought his show was just two hours of him mumbling to us all about how great he is and how he's right about everything and "Kevin Sheedy should coach Richmond, you know. It's about time they got Danny Frawley out of there. Where's my mashed pears?"

So obviously every other team gets the plague and the rest of the AFL season just consists of Melbourne playing Richmond once a week, every week until September. The horror . . . the horror.

Didn't Paris Hilton tap that?

When Garry mentioned that Matthew Lloyd had been attacked by a lion cub, I half expected him to end it with "be careful, wee Lyons are dangerous," to which Sam would respond "especially the hairy ones."

I'm actually fine with the joke. Just at least follow it up with ". . . because there's no way we'll play well enough to beat that many teams," or something.

I read that. It kind of ties into what I was saying about the way he tackles and that he's not going to stop because it's legal and damn effective. So again, I don't blame him, I blame the AFL.

Don't you just love people who think they're good because they picked the club with the most supporters? Newsflash - it takes guts sticking with a team that not everyone at your school or workplace supports.

Yeah, thanks for that. Have you ever been wrong before, mate? Would you prefer I delete the post where I apologize for being wrong, or the one where I'm actually wrong? Or neither? Why don't you stick to talking about football rather than making snide comments about other people's posts. Why single me out anyway? There are others in this very thread who have talked about how their ins and outs were right.

There better not be cheese on those sandwiches, or else . . .

That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I'd like to know how the hell a girl is supposed to "earn" a melbourne jumper. What about a guy with one leg, or cancer?

Can't make the side. Newton has him covered for forward/ruck replacement, and our backline is set, so he doesn't seem to have a position to play. Newton was serviceable in a side that all but won, so I think the FD are just rewarding a team for their effort, and don't want to make too many changes - which I would agree with.

Looks like that oval is in need of a bit of grass, don't you think?

Nobody owes anyone anything, but it's good to be right once in a while.

He's either plying while not 100%, or he's out. Either result is good for us.

Yeah. Let's just forget about that little blunder, shall we. Terrible, terrible call.

I have to say I picked it. IN: Sylvia, OUT: Strauss is a good decision. Strauss wasn't too productive on the week-end. He didn't do anything bad, but he didn't do enough good to warrant selection again. He'll be a good player though.

A few of Cam's kick-outs from points weren't too bad, he gave a few good handpasses to running players in the back-line, was involved in four of our goals, but did cost us one with that handpass to Strauss that was mentioned by the OP. All in all, he helped us more than hindered us. Far from our worst player on the week-end.

Obviously you mean "get out of the bottom 4," right? You're not secretly a masochist are you?

If they still have enough time to dispose of it the way they would like to, then yes. But officially, even if you hospital handpass someone, it's still "hitting a target" as long as they take possession, despite the fact that the "target" you hit subsequently got creamed.

Yeah. That was hilarious. An absolute game-changer too, if I recall.

My 25 word statement: "At age eight, I moved down from Brisbane. Jimmy Stynes fuelled my passion for the Dees and my fire started then. "Watts" not to like?"

For those of us who are free of the beast that is Microsoft, what does this video say?