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I know it is heresy on this site....but could daisy please shut up

Worst umpiring ever. Even the commentators couldn't hide their disbelief at some of the decisions.

Good luck to you, Jimmy. Loved watching you play.

Stunts like pulling half the team out just do not work in the longer term...the wrong message and culture pervades the whole group.

It will if you pull 7 players out during finals. Not sure that helped the ones either.

I have a soft spot for all the non listed players. It was strange with Deakyn, I can't remember him ever even being mentioned as a possible starter in the ones.

Wow...that's a little harsh. I thought Steele had a good season. White , Munro Grey and Steele are usually best non listed players. All non listed players should be viewed in the light that they have a real job as well.

I'm fishing off pier without bait

I rarely bet on football , or at all, but I put a portion of my meagre resources on GWS, yesterday. To beat port , $2.20, and to win flag , $13.00. So, showing a profit and riding for free on GF. I'm not backing them against pies. GWS will win and that will be sweet enough. So sweet. I'm dreaming of it. Might go to game.

Genuine question. Can someone that knows explain why there was no Melbourne ruckman at some contests. Disorganised ? Tactic ?

She's making breakfast...I'll ask her name later

Think that pretty much sums it up.

What did the reserves coach do wrong ?

Am I allowed to run a sweep on how many posts this thread will garner by, say, June 30 2030 ? P.S. It was deliberate.

I don't think she has been made to look foolish at all. In my personal opinion, but as a lawyer with 40 years experience in high court, federal court, supreme Court etc.,the AFL presented it's case very poorly. Also did poor job pushing back on pies submissions. Also, in my opinion, Gleeson has got himself tied in knots and some of his analysis was plain wrong. But, perhaps I am wrong. But, what is clear, if it was a correct application of the Rules, the Rules need changing. Until then, apparently the best way to take out an opposition player is head on just after he has disposed of the ball.

Might be conservative.

My 3 thoughts on a very disappointing day: 1. the rules read as if they were written by monkeys and are certainly administered by monkeys 2. this will have negative impacts ( no pun intended ) including participation 3. opening line of class action case "Your honour, this sport allows this ( play Maynard thuggery )". Game over.

Make that 2.

If the Brayshaws let him in the front gate they are bigger people than me. They must have recognised him coming down the path, otherwise with the Collingwood jumper and that head they would have assumed it was a burglar.

The rules are very poorly written. Particularly this rule, I think 22. Needs a re-write.

In my opinion 1. There was no genuine smother attempt. If you want to take out an opposition player...you wait till a plausibly defendable situation arises, eg punch to head when it might have been the ball, deliberately falling on a player, deliberately stepping on a player or pretending to smother when it is a disguised charge. 2. If Maynard takes up athletics - it should be long jump not high jump. 3. The gift of wine. An action befitting that moronic head. ( Still, I'm surprised the danny frawley wellness center is next to the bar and the pokies so perhaps Im too sensitive.) 4. For the rest of his life Brayshaw will be able to show his kids/ grandkids his premiership medal. Maynard can explain why he hasn't got one. ( If pies win GF which I doubt )

I will watch games today...mute when BT comes on. Second worst commentator in the game. His commentary in the pies v melb game was beyond moronic. Oh, Kellie Underwood my worst. That voice...intolerable.....it must be an act...like Julia Gillard. Melbourne law and spoke like a wharfie...apologies to wharfies.

To quote the great man in dumb and dumber.." so you are saying there's a chance". If it is 50/50 each game then we have a 12.5% chance. But that isn't quite right...character, resolve and luck play a part. Mainly character and resolve.

More than 7 days.

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