JTR
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Whilst the exit in '22 and '23 was inglorious, but the seasons themselves were very good. Two top 4 finishes and we were the only team that wasn't outside the 8 for the entire period. That's no mean feat and I don't understand why people continually ignore that. 2022 we had players limping into finals (quite literally with Petracca who was basically on one leg), but 2023 was the year that got away. What ultimately ended the season (poor kicking aside) was losing our forward line on the eye of finals, then losing Brayshaw in the opening minutes vs the Filth. Coaching cannot help key injuries or stop thugs from "making a footy act" -
The entire basis for the renewed Petracca speculation on Footy Classified was a lazy glance at the coaches' votes and someone saying, "it was about this time last year that the Petracca rumours started" — and from that, they spun an entire non-story. Complete garbage, manufactured out of thin air. But as is tradition with these [censored], other outlets will now pick it up and run their own hot takes, quoting Footy Classified like it's gospel. Then Tom Morris will start ringing around clubs asking if they'd have any interest in Petracca if he were available. He’ll follow that up with a call to Melbourne, who’ll politely (or not so politely) tell him to [censored] off. Then he’ll publish a piece breathlessly reporting that "multiple clubs have expressed interest in Petracca, and Melbourne declined to comment on a potential trade." Cue a Sam McClure exclusive a few days later, linking back to all this circular nonsense and dropping buzzwords like “where there’s smoke” — while completely ignoring the fact that they lit the [censored] fire in the first place. Then we'll have people here melting because there has been no comment from the club. etc etc etc
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Well this is good news WhistleOutOptus Sport is dead and Stan is picking up the bountyOptus Sport has been on death's door for a while and with its dying breath it has bequeathed Stan Sport with its subscribers, and content.
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What about Vineys sling tackle on whoever it was? Rowell? I know it didnt even draw a free kick at the time but the TV commentary review panel were already giving him weeks.
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That too, but I thought I read somewhere that Norf had a hand in the degree and amount of the front ending, cause they wanted picks 2 & 3 in the Harley Reid draft? Could be wrong.
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Wasn't that because Norf refuse to release him unless the Bombers paid a certain amount, thus ensuring they got band 1 compensation?
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This. Curnow was hopeless today and that was nothing to do with Curnow. I'm sure it's an unpopular opinion who those who think a key forward will solve all our problems, but I am firmly in the "our forwards aren't actually that bad" camp. If you put JVR, Turner, Petty, Fritsch, Kossie, Melksham and co infront of a competent midfield who get it in fast and to their advantage they'd all be completely different players.
Didn't I read somewhere that when he was at one of our pre-season training sessions he was doing autographs with #34 ?
Time stamp please 😁 I'm 0-2 in my "this might be a weird question but are you known elsewhere as Ghosty or WCW?"
According the the vermin I had the displeasure of being surrounded by all night, everyone here is incorrect THEY were the ones that hard done by, not us. All of frees paid against us were valid and there should have been a lot more, but the incompetent umpires wanted Melbourne to win.
Sorry if already mentioned, but did anyone see McVee chucking up several times out on the ground, immediately after they came out for the 3rd quarter? What were they doing down in the rooms?! Poor fella was down on his haunches looking very unwell, but then just casually rejoined the huddle and got on with it
They should. There was another earlier too. Lloyd possibly?
