Chook

Is there anything more dystopic than hearing a guy on the PA for a game you're watching on telly explain how you must wear your mask at all times except when eating and drinking?

Not sure how Coleman wasn't pinged for holding the ball then. Lions lucky.

As binman would say, it's not the frees paid, but the frees not paid.

Both clear frees (clearly handball toward the boundary, and clearly dived on the footy).

How can you not like Cody Weightman? The kid loves footy, loves his team, and is riding every bump even from the sidelines.

Only the bulldogs are aloud to have advantage recalled if they aren't aware. Ben Brown might have liked that privilege last week.

Phwoa! This is a final. Not sure what that pathetic display was last night but I'm glad we're getting something out of this weekend from a footy perspective.

Lions all over them right now, but not putting it on the scoreboard. Need a goal from this dominance. And there it is!!!

Dogs caught off-guard by a rare free going against them. They must have assumed (Pavlov's rule applies) they had the free and could play on. Not so all the time I'm afraid puppies.

Gutsy call from the ARC. Could easily have squibbed that without visual evidence of a touch, but to base it off the deviation is correct. Massive moment.

Jeez what a massive 60 seconds. Cameron miss, Bont reply, but touched….or not?

I'm pretty sure every team left in it would be hoping the dogs lose tonight. No one wants to deal with them.

Hugh McLuggage is a fine player, but I've no idea how some people consider him better than the clear best winger in the comp.

Friendly fire can be the only explanation.

How did he get injured?

UMPS: "Doggies get frees cause they're first to the ball." L. NEALE: "Oh Ok, let me try to gather this loose ball and stand up." UMPS: "#FreeKickBulldogs"

Mitch Robinson is looking very dangerous around the ground. Basically the only Lion trying to do something to push the ball forward with some speed. Gets the goal there, but has led a lot of dangerous forays forward that his teammates have squibbed in this quarter.

Joe Daniher is basically the worst player on the ground right now.

Very conflicted watching Hannan kick goals for another club. I definitely don't get that same warm feeling I do when Jesse kicks one.

Not sure how Grant Birchall is still getting an AFL game. Surely the Lions have a home grown player who has reasonable disposal and is actually in shape who can play his role?

Many footy clubs have their own barbers at their training facilities.

Hope so. He's clearly highly rated by the AFL but I reckon he's terrible.

Lions need to stop whacking each other. Not helpful.

Small sample size. Getting on top of the Melbourne defence is basically impossible. Let's see what he can do for this quarter and the rest of the game.

This game is a lot like the Dees/Lions game from last week so far, except the Lions are scoring more in a high-scoring game where Melbourne was able to keep ahead of the highest scoring team last week.