Chook

The disappointment in the voices of JB and BT when Brisbane kick a goal is palpable.

All due respect to Peter Brukner but I'll side with the people who've seen the scans on this one.

I can't see it, but the list management from us has been top notch for a while now so I'll go with it. My old boss used to coach Bailey and he couldn't speak more highly of him. All the same I just don't think he's got enough weapons, and looks pretty nervy our there. (Behind you all the way Bill!)

I knew this would happen. Starving vultures is the best way to describe them, especially in the offseason. The media has a hard job in the offseason as there's not much for them to report on, so they go to town on whatever news (usually negative) is available. And there's no real right of reply from clubs or players because there's no games being played. However the media seems to think supporters don't keep receipts once the games roll around. Not true.

Tried to listen to this poddy last night to lull me to sleep (not a comment on the quality of the podcast - it's just a habit I've gotten myself into). I think I lasted about 15 minutes so I'll give it another crack tonight.

This is the right decision, and is what Maynard should have gotten. If your action turns into a bump regardless of your intent, it's a bump - Maynard may have tried to smother but his ultimate action was a bump. Likewise with Wright - he initially wanted to contest the mark but instinctually moved to protect himself by adopting a bumping posture midair.

They have a very high press, leaving heaps of space out the back if a midfield is capable of exploiting it on the turnover. Langdon, ANB, Chandler, Windsor, Petracca, Pickett should be able to give them a lot of trouble.

Michael Hibberd was All Australian in 2017 after missing four games to start his first year at the club. It's a long season.

GWS to remain undefeated. A Grand Finalist to have an absolute blowtorch on them next week.

Not giving Grundy or Gawn any of the blame for the way that partnership failed is a common mistake. Max was supposed to improve his forward craft and didn't. Grundy was supposed to improve his marking and didn't do that either. The failure of the combo was not entirely the club's fault - I blame the two individuals just as much if not more.

Top tier ruckman are very rare, and although we've had the luxury of having one of the best ever ruckmen it's only a point of difference rather than a requirement for a premiership. If we have to live without the best ruckman in the competition well then that's obviously not ideal but it's not as if we'll never win a clearance or be able to kick long down the line as a result.

Reading over this thread, jeez we're in a good mood collectively. The players' good vibes seem to be brushing off on the supporters?

Soft.

What do we all think about the Peter Wright incident? For me it's Maynard all over again, and should be 3-4 weeks. An attempted spoil or attempted mark is no longer either of those things when it ends up as a bump to the head. Here's the vision:

Watching the Tigers vs Port, the Richmond crowd were a bit much when the Tiges were on top, but I'm remembering now how much fun it was to watch nuffy-cam when they were better known as ninthmond.

We've lost 2 key defenders. We need to bring in at least 1 to compensate. If Lever is OK then I'd still bring in Tomlinson so Petty can play forward.

Roo is playing a great game as 2nd ruck.

Providing heaps of run and we're actually using him offensively which we stopped doing in 2023.

Petracca. He has those suave looks, but he'd probably bust through the walls of the Russians' secret lair rather than finesse his way in.

I'm assuming you've put Maynard in the "makes me want to murder something" category?

The streaker wouldn't have lasted anywhere near as long if the security guards weren't shaped like blimps instead of, say Ben Keayes who flattened the [censored] no trouble at all.

Same. I can only hold so much hate in my heart.

The whole goal review concept needs to just go in the bin. I honestly couldn't give a rats if there are a few human errors from the goal umpires. It's a human game - let them make their in-the-moment decision and get rid of all the complexity that goes along with the review system.

The Crows look like they're going to have a Fremantle 2023 year - one step backward to go two steps forward (remains to be seen if they can do that).