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We're going the tank at the behest of GC to ensure agreeable future trading relations?

I doubt that a motion would provide any solid evidence subsequent to Viney squaring up.

Quick - everyone over to the selection failures thread!

Does anyone know which knuckle he did? Just from a forensics perspective. And if perhaps there was a puff of smoke seen rising from behind that leafy tree on the field?

It's funny you should say that. I split my index knuckle hitting someone playing in a match of footy. It was the last time I did either of those things. But the guy was unmarked. My throw was off and he ducked slightly and I caught some solid bone around the top off his head. I don't actually care if that's how Jack did it, but that the reporting seems a bit strange. Anyways, I'll move on.

Wait. The reporting and the responses on here re. the timing and circumstances of Viney's injury are all over the shop. AFL article says he hit Ebert in the third which is not true. Mahoney says Viney injured his hand early in the first. Someone said in a tweet it was just before the Ebert incident which was late in the first. And the footage showed attention to Viney's hand after the incident with Ebert. I'm not looking to call anyone a [censored] but just want to understand the truth of what happened. I know the boy is tough, but if he had popped a knuckle early, it's odd that he's then throwing punches with it not too long after. And would it be fair then to conclude he at least aggravated it with Ebert?

Duck, duck, duck, duck . . . and now we have a goose.

Converted from the Bears no doubt . . . Kidding. I agree. First gamer getting used to the heat and pace of the AFL - probably natural to crumple into a little ball when being set upon so quickly on all sides. Showed a willingness to get involved and kept going under the threat of Jones, Bernie and co. signalling their intention to line him up.

. . . he would have helped us even up the free-kick ledger?

Slobbo called him out for a future incidence of ducking? Must have finally reached that worm at the bottom of the bottle.

The crumpling is rubbish or the reaction?

How many did Stretch start as sub? Time to bust out the asterisks.

I mentioned I had a girlfriend, right?

Sometimes when my girlfriend steps on my toe I yell owe and then realise it didn't hurt whatsoever. I then milk her apologies if I sense she might fetch me a soothing whisky and have me recuperate on the couch. .

Gil McLachlan, Mark Evans, Sheehan. Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Frawley, Jakovich, Ling, Matthew Richardson, and Tredrea. Is still the make-up of the Rising Star panel? Clayton is a footballer. If the panelists take their role seriously and review the footage come season's end (where the 1%ers and the like become more evident) then this kid is a very strong chance to take home the trophy.

Not sure if you're confessing to something illegal here bin . . .

This. There are two big assumptions being commonly made. That Freo are his only potential suitors in the West in the event of homesickness and that he'll be signing a mega-long contract now. There are fair reasons for these assumptions but certainly arguments why neither are definite.

Spot on. As a developing team the boys need to stay focused and take it one flag at a time.

A fitting formula . . .

So they have currency for an upgrade.

Wait, there are two WA teams, right?

? For presenting them with such a complete ruin of a club that they had a rare opportunity to mould us from the very ground up?

I hope I haven't misled you in any way Hocko. Was just having a playful poke at one of the board's regular contributors. But if anyone here does have any influence within the club perhaps a brief letter on Hocko's behalf wouldn't go astray? Or maybe if someone on here was considering taking out a membership they could talk to the club about a special once-off two-for-one deal under the circumstances?

I heard Saty is mates with that Christian Salem bloke at the club. Maybe he can put a quiet word?

A different type of queasy.