Young Angus

Didn't mind Laurie, everyone always saying he needs confidence...maybe last night's good cameo will give him that and he will open up a bit. I'd like to see more of him after last night and the other player's sub-par performance. Turner awesome, so happy to see that from him when we really need it up forward. Petty probably won't be dropped, probably should be after the recent string of matches really. Can't wait to see McAdam but another game in VFL sounds like the plan. Need to be better than that to beat cats and blues, mids need to wake up, which I'm sure they will.

Haha go Buller...it'll just be raining there too though haha BURN

I think the weather will be okay tonight, according to the Bom anyway the bulk of the rain will be done by lunchtime...hopefully. Bit ordinary that we get worried in the wet though. Laurie would want to absolutely "bring it" tonight, bit miffed that Kolt got dropped but hopefully he'll be back soon. GO DEES GAME DAY HELL YEAH!!!

Can we have a thread called "handbags at dawn" where all the bickering gets moved to, it just ends up clogging up an otherwise good thread with stuff no one else is interested in seeing.

I just hope Kolt keeps his spot

Tholstrup has to get another game, he was great and really hope we keep him on for a bit.

Haha I actually wasn't really knocking it, I just had no idea what the heck "the Bailey Smith Experience" would entail. Not sure why he needs a photo of him with a shirt off, maybe he stripped for part of the show?? Good on him though, why not sell some tickets to whatever that is in the meantime...I really am very curious to know what it was!

Pretty sure he was selling tickets to some show down on the Bellarine called the Bailey Smith Experience...with a pic of him with no shirt on...your guess is as good as mine what was in the show:

In our game Tmac just touched the ball as he was trying to pick it up and then it went out of bounds and they called deliberate...one of the most non-deliberate acts I think I've ever seen. How they can rule on those things makes the mind boggle.

That's the insane thing, insanely transparent too, there is no way you can know the intent of a player and I'm sure most players don't want to hurt someone they are just in the moment and running very fast and reacting just as fast. Intent should have nothing to do with it, the only consistent thing to do is look at the action and the outcome. Make it consistent ffs!

AFL equivalent of a Royal Commission in to how these things are judged. I don't think it would take much to see that what has been happening has no shred of consistency or fairness about it. But is that really in the AFL's best interests I wonder...they probably like the drama of it all too.

I do know what you mean too, I guess I'd just hate to see my kid in the very early stages of what they hope to be a long career with online comments saying that he didn't have what it takes when in reality he just might need a little more time. It is ruthless and business and there's lots of money on the line but it is a game at the end of the day...I take your point though and I'm sure none of the players ever think of it as "just a game" either.

(did I read people having a go at Jeffo and other kids??) Jeffo is a kid, give him a break. Anyone slagging off a kid for playing a game...and don't forget this is a game...ought to have a good look at themselves. Not that I imagine any of them are silly enough to read what punters write on forums about them but on the off chance that they were, that could really do a number on their mental health. Perhaps go a bit easier on them until they get to the big leagues at least. I know it's elite and so on and so forth but it's a game, and these young guys are kids, don't sling too much mud at them until they get a bit older and more emotionally mature perhaps. I'm excited to see what Jeffo can do on the big stage eventually. Keep the kid's confidence up and he will keep trying and wanting to get better. OUR MAN JEFFERSON!!!

Corruption plain and simple, sub-conciously or not they have different outcomes for different people depending who they are. Any one who looks at what's going on can see that. Just not sure what anyone can do about it. It's really not on and very very unfair. That's all anyone wants, pure fairness across the board. Is that just too much to ask?

How far away is McAdam really?