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Great. I agree. I said it in 2016 and 2017 and then stopped. You think you can influence selection by banging on about it? You need to vent - then do it in the post-game or weekly changes thread.

Oh wow. I was evidently on my personal off-season break by then. Would recommend.

To be honest Better Days I don't know. But I think so. Usually when I arrive back in North Queensland I head straight for the pub to get acclimatised. To add context to my earlier post when first training up far north - it was early February - so much harsher conditions and the ball would also slip straight through the hands. There were a handful of us completely on our haunches within 15 minutes of the first session - and the local boys kept running past and joking about the 'Mexicans' (anyone from down south). It's also when they informed us we couldn't drink the water due to giardia.

Pretty sure we beat Sydney last year with Jones playing a starring role.

Haven't read a word of this thread. Don't really want to. But did anyone notice a number of our players looking completely spent in the first half of the first quarter? May and Trac spring to mind as a couple of examples, trying to suck in air in the first ten minutes. Flying into Cairns and playing a couple hours later is not cool at all (coming from someone who has spent a good part of their adult life in FNQ). Acclimatisation is a must. Have many of you guys played footy in the tropics before? I get that it's still September but I think Lynch mentioned that it was a particularly muggy day. What happens is that you simply can't get in the oxygen you need. (My first few weeks training with the Port Douglas Crocs was a mess). It was an embarrassing schmozzle yesterday but we weren't given a chance. A small disadvantage can cause a huge break-down in modern footy, and that's exactly what it looked like: impotence.

Same could be said of Brown. We got 99 problems but the Mitch ain't one.

Is a llama a type of fish?

Never been a fan of Oscar and I've let my feelings been known over the course. Also not a fan of bumping every thread to continually rag on a single player wherever possible. What's the purpose? Seriously? What do people hope to gain?

With all this talk of swimming pools and [censored]-bars, Jack Watts must be kicking himself right now for missing out on hub-life on the Gold Coast.

Goodwin ahead of the game bringing in an extra tall down back or the Swans matching up?

A tiny, tiny sample which is unfair to draw anything from but it did look like Harley was in second gear in the Collingwood scratch-match footage. I agree that he needs to develop trust in his body - but he also needs to be managed psychologically. I have no doubt that it's a two-way dialogue though and would love to see him have another taste vs. Fremantle. On the subject of contract issues - Bennell has earned back a lot of goodwill from the wider AFL community this year. If he ditched us now for a few extra bucks that would evaporate overnight, which could in turn jeopardise ongoing recovery from certain behavioural issues. His manager would be negligent in my opinion. The pay-day will come if he makes it back to best 22.

I'm a digibeet but had the overseas watchafl pass and would occasionally cast it from my computer to a television. Anyways.

AFL Live pass? Just to clarify Bin: the behind-the-goals option is available during live broadcasts but not replay? Not sure if sue was asking re. the former and where to find it?

Wasn't aware of this. Is it available on replays?

Are we a chance for our lowest ever live television ratings today?

Seems unlikely but any chance Smith has been brought in for a run around up front? Two talls and two tallish mediums would probably stretch the Swans defence. Smith could go to Alir Alir and make him accountable.

There is a step-by-step protocol in place but I can't recall exactly what it is. I think there's a coin-flip involved at the end. But head-to-head and alphabetical we're good on.

I've been to quite a number of Darwin games over the years and we're always outnumbered by opposition supporters (even against Fremantle wtf?) Playing up here was a clear cash-grab rather than an area for growth: more than half of the (small) population (with limited international immigration, especially as to target markets) comes from down south or from the west and brought their teams with them, while much of the local indigenous population has connections to two or three clubs in particular (I might be little off base here, but my father managed a sports club with the Rioli and Long clans as prominent members). But my perception of Alice is that our support is pretty strong outside of the Adelaide-based teams.

I've got an idea. Let's not trade out the bloke we brought in for ruck insurance who has been providing ruck insurance.

I'm embarrassed by thought of opposition supporters stumbling across this thread.

He does and it's noticeable beyond the stats. I don't know if it's a lack of composure/risk aversion or under instruction - but if we're being defensively pressured and hand-balling in circles he'll most commonly run to a bit of space and dump it down the line as a release valve. I don't think it's always the best option (rather than methodically working through it and launching off half-back/through the middle) but it usually brings some relief.

You're thinking of 2004.

This will be like Clarry's 2017 goal of the year contender at Adelaide Oval. The hint of doubt will sour it's chances. First question in the presser, what? Surprised they even went upstairs.

Football didn't recommence until June.

For someone who thinks we're all just shining balls of inner-light and can't handle the notion of actual human biology: I feel super-sorry for Jack Viney. Will be the most talked about act of defecation for the week in Australia, even during a global pandemic known for causing the runs. I would be absolutely mortified if there was ever a press release about some [censored] I took.