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Maybe he and Watts snuck in a few celebratory tequilas before the game? Jack certainly played as if he were drunk.

Home: Richmond Away: Richmond

Defensive structures looked good down back vs Port. Has Simon made a small concession to his kamikaze game-plan? I had mostly come to accept that goals leaked out the back would be a part of the Goodwin parcel, but for a couple matches after the bye I felt we'd eased off on the high press a fraction and set the zone a little deeper. Just a small tweak. Then we got wiped out by Adelaide. Is Trenners the new compromise? Dunn, Grimes, and pretty much Garland have all been shown the door for not fitting the fast, attacking mold down back, and in the off-season some were even questioning Jetta's place going forward due to a similar assessment. On this criteria, and based on the tiny tiny sample size with all due caveats, it looks like Trenners still won't make it. Yet, while Jack doesn't have the exceptional dash and attacking flair (and at times, his chosen options took me back to another era), he was solid and reliable, and I was much happier with him there in defence than Bernie. As others have said, he had also taken on a marshaling role. The question I suppose is; is it possible that Trenners is taking up a new role in the team, a stabaliser of sorts alongside Nev? A small compromise to our gung-ho game-plan? And then should he be judged on different criteria?

Actually, memory-loss is a fairly common side effect of rohypnol.

This ‘confirmation bias’ fallback is the new, ‘Well, I trust the coach's opinion better than that of some bloke on the internet’ argument. It’s not confirmation bias, but the illogical defense against criticism toward a particular common aspect of a player’s game which in turn frustrates the critical party and makes it a greater focal point, leading to an increasingly exaggerated cycle of sharper and less-balanced criticisms and ever-more hysterical defences.

Crossy's magic cream?

Thought that was a big ol' blunt in the birthday-boy's hand there for a brief second.

How many posters has Jeff had this year?

Sure. But why would Beamer bring up the notion of 'karma' if not for the belief that Neeld was guilty of some moral wrongdoing? Brent clearly felt that he or others were mistreated. If you listen to the podcast, he is rather magnanimous toward Neeld but it's easy to infer his primary gripe relates to Neeld's lack of people-management skills - in contrast to Beamer's obvious passion for and efforts to foster a nurturing environment at the club. You keep saying Neeld took over a dying club, but I think you're conflating club and team.

SWYL - I don't imagine Brent would be across the finer points of Buddhist theology, but 'karma is a [censored]' is a pretty big statement from someone who supposedly just merely 'jumped ship'.

You should call your insurer. You may be entitled to a discount on your home-and-contents premiums.

I swung by our training session at TIO but he was a no-show.

Take it to the No T$ No BS thread Chook.

Playing in the VFL, no? It's a tight group, and the boys will be chuffed for Gus making his return. Might even get a few extras down to watch.

With ANB jumping out of a cake as a surprise?

Or you'll be suddenly free to attend our training sessions in addition to all of our games. Might have to pawn that jacket though.

By golly, it's hard not to be buoyed by those ins. Five top-ten draft-picks, a few hundred games of added experience. Imagine how the boys must be feeling? Throw in Trenners finally cracking the team, Watts' 150th, Brayshaw's return to the field, and our indigenous strip getting its MCG debut, and we shouldn't be wanting for any extra feel-good inspiration.

Trenners gave it to him. Said he didn't need it anymore.

The Federal Government must have a pretty decent Foxtel package, (although they can't check the fine print because there doesn't seem to be any print at all. Just handed Rupert 30mil. You'd be expecting some good statistics with that outlay. Australian print-media circulation statistics (weekly): The Herald Sun 850,000 The Daily Telegraph 639,000 The Australian 336,000 Etc. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jul/19/government-declines-to-explain-foxtels-30m-handout-for-sports-broadcasting Straight-up outrageous.

In today's paper: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jul/19/dig-finds-evidence-of-aboriginal-habitation-up-to-80000-years-ago

I've thought about this a few times recently: there's an odd lack of recognition for Aaron Davey as one of the true champions of the MFC. Off the rookie list to vice-captain the club. 178 games (roughly 25th on our all-time list). The Bluey in 2009, and one of the few players to provide any joy during that period. A former fan favourite with a huge highlights reel. Are we all just collectively trying to forget a tainted era (see also Brad Green)? Or is there some lingering effect from (I think it may have been Leigh Matthews vs. Saints 2011?) being called-out in the commentary for not going hard enough - although it was revealed later that Davey was injured. This reputation sort of followed thereafter, especially once Davey has lost his pace. Or, are my perceptions just off?

Hey Saty, did you get any sense from training of who the omissions might be this week ?

There was reportedly one odd bloke there with a beard who seemed somewhat suspicious following Neville around on his scooter.

So amidst all the other hullabaloo, I missed this somewhat odd initial sticking-point in the recent collective bargaining agreement; public GPS player metrics. Unfortunately only the top-five in each category per game will be published, and unfortunately only for Telstra customers. Anyone have the app? Some interesting reading. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/afl-pushing-for-broadcasters-to-show-cuttingedge-player-metrics/news-story/d702799e020d3e6345f8ca51f5d13f52 http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-19/tracker-data-reveals-afls-new-speed-king

That's a rather bleak prognostic. First Elimination Final 2017 Richmond 4,000,000 8 24,000,008 Melbourne 26 12 168