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Joel Smith - 6 years and 28 games. 6 years because he is the son of a beloved former player; only 28 matches because he is a couple of inches too short for a KPP (like his dad), even though he has a tremendous leap (like his dad), has B- disposal (unlike his slicker team-mates), loses Charlie Cameron and co./leaves the same to go fourth up (unlike Old Man Hibbert who replaced him in the 2022 finals). Fitting him into the firsts should stop being an end in itself. MFC told us that he was recontracted because they saw him as having an enormous up-side. That is the terminology for the Cat B Rookie.

Died a hero pushing his bride onto a passing hotel balcony. Never forgotten.

Missed it by THAT MUCH. That theory popular last year is finally disproved.

My Grandma told that. Then, all her wallpaper fell off.

My Hawks mate would then point out that most ball-ups were around the ground.

It is now time to accept that we won't be getting a ground close by the MCG despite the emotional pull. A council is not going to give us a locally-used ground or open space. The govt is not going to lean on them. Melbourne Airport might give us a long term lease on some land. We could head out to Cranbourne or Wollert. But then we might as well extend the Casey oval 15m on the North and East and stay there.

The story that I was told, was that his nose was out of joint because MFC wouldn't help him study to be a physiotherapist. No idea if its true.

What he said.

Bowey to spend time further up the field tagging where his smarts and immaculate disposal with be toxic to the opposition.

Don't knock Da Boss's negative game-plan. Trainwrecks are so much groovier in slow-motion. Wikipedia reckons that Max King achieved an 97.8 ATAR. He might like being pushed around by Ross. Gives us a couple years to come up with a nickname. Possibly, Max Power (thanks Homer) or Plastic (best keep that to ourselves until he signs).

Good to see the recruiter are on the ball. Seems to be a free hit with little risk.

Exactly. Beveridge's response to a challenge is to have whinge.

"Arbitrate" is a dirty word. WTF happened. And significant penalties to show that we are agin it.

Yes same person. Anglicised name. I see now that he gets a mention on http://demonwiki.org/Damien+Yze with a click through to an Age article.

It would not be all that surprising if the powers that be did not feel entitled to treat someone who looked like them, as they would treat someone who did not look like them. So all up Hodge's comments are irrelevant.

Damien Yze, an inch or so taller, kicked 21 at CHF back up in Northern Victoria.

God almighty, shoot (sic) me now! Hey, JH is Andy Moir's nephew. Maybe that redresses the balance. Joel Smith could be an understudy for Lever as an intercepting third tall back. In the acid test of Charlie Cameron, he gets turned inside out. He deserts his man to go fourth up, tends to give away silly freekicks and 50's. Best to keep Hunt if that is the plan. Hunt with all his speed has only been successful as fourth tallest back, which is adequately covered by Rivers, Hibberd and the next rookie. His disposal has greatly improved but is not elite like many of the others. So if he wants to go, good luck to him and thanks for the third round pick.

Binman, " cultural safety and systemic racism " is a complex matter and many won't have the emotional buy-in to do the work to understand. Don't we need to identify and punish as many cases as possible such as alleged at Hawthorn? Admissions that Club X needs to be better and promises that they will do better, have failed. What is Plan B? A random thought There needs to be a list of Don'ts i.e. using culturally significant artefacts at Crows camps, interference in cultural connections and support networks.

Not at all. Many people such as me, still catch up for a beer on Fridays as when we were working, People travel up north for the fiftieth of one' of their former apprentices. Bullying is widespread and studiously ignored by managers.

Not a term with a good pedigree. It was mainly used by Trump to deny things which were true and shameful.

Sorry 1964_2, if I appear to be jumping down your throat without reading all that you have written but awareness and education by themselves have failed. The victims need to have their claims explicitly accepted as true, see a negative consequence for the perpetrators and redress/compensation for themselves. Football, ADF, my former Govt employer have been saying that they will change for decades but do not. I point out that the Collingwood report was called "Do Better" rather than "We Truly Were B*stards". The current Hawthorn Pres pointed out that discrimination exists in throughout Australian society but not that the behaviour of his club sickens him. PS don't think that I will bother with the GF after the revelations. Hold out for the Women's team.

MFC should get Wrecker to talk to the past indigenous players to find out. Best to take it on the chin.

It doesn't need to proved beyond a reasonable doubt like criminal cases. The AFL just needs to be confident. For damages claim, I understand that the criteria is the balance of probabilities despite what the judge on the Rebel Wilson case said. I am sure a lawyer will correct me if applicable.

This is the most disgusting story that I can recall hearing in the last twenty years; even much worse than injecting young men with unknown drugs If true, 4 year ban for the leaders and 1 years for those who turned a blind eye. Hawthorn should be told to stop their investigation immediately while the AFL and Worksafe immediately interview the vultures at the Hawks before they get their stories straight. The assailant in an assault case does not sit in on the police investigation. The conflict of interest is enormous. Nothing was done for Cyril Rioli excepted a mumbled very-guarded expression of regret without acceptance of significant fault.

Firstly let me declare my conflict of interest, I am a middle-aged to elderly white male of protestant English and Scottish heritage. You could glue some improbable side-whiskers on me and pass me off as a Victorian State Premier c. 1880. I also so replied to Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe when she emailed me earlier in the year and crowed about a Blacks-only senate ticket. I just don't have the same gut reaction as Stan Grant and others. I am entitled to have other interests. Without departing to far from the topic for a Football forum, suppose that I thought that the "Acknowledgement to Country" was illogical and/or the use of the term, First Nation, means offensively that I must always be a runner-up due to my racial origin. I would or do still keep quiet at the local sporting club because the community has made a decision to do that and if I carry on people would think that I was big-noting myself. I would be saying that my opinion like myself was more important than they were. Therefore the AFLW should not have committed that social faux pas or gaffe with respect to QE2.. Like La Thorpe, Stan Grant (us patience), Andrew Bolt (through the neck), Greens Councillors and PETA, they should not seek the buzz of "making a difference" i.e. forcing us to do something that we would not otherwise do. Just hit the gym and kick sand on our faces at the beach.