Alex No Fancy-name

...something something something... die_in_a_ditch.com (just thought, at the end of the day, that I'd jump on Demonalnd for a bit of light-hearted banter. This was not what I had come for. ...new Robbie Flower highlights... Stephen May kicking Goal(s)? ...anything)

Maybe photos with players are allowed, but not match sims etc. Anyway, glad I got along; day one of long service leave and I got to go full mfc-nuffie! #kickinglifegoals

First time at a training session (other than kids' clinic) so don't really have any insightful insights to share. CJ has been mentioned a few times; I liked the footwork and evasion, but was especially impressed with his delivery of the ball, he got it out of the back line and it kept going. It was great to watch Kozzie (and Latrelle and Ricky) kicking goals at the end of the session. Worth the price of admission! Final comment, I enjoyed watching the match sims, flowing footy without umpire interference, and no administrative 50s! Another final observation, on the way out I was going to take a photo of the Melb Victory training for my "other" son, and was told by their staff that photography was prohibited. I couldn't be bothered arguing the point, but if you're part of a league trying to build a supporter base I am not sure this is the best attitude.

Is it just me, or does B.Smith seem disinterested?

Meh. I'm just waiting to watch the highlights from a couple of 2018 finals (after which my memory gets a bit fuzzy)

It's the small wins: B. Smith has a free and the cat supporting son (sorry) predicts it will go to a hawk. TRIH

In a zero sum game, happy for us to watch the hawks go down, as long as we don't get a shot of the cats coaching box.

Last night seemed so empty. I totally endorse Andy and the team's mandated break. But how about some "conversation starters" so I can attempt to engage with the family again?

Would love to have a player like ANB in the red and blue. (Not a dig or a winge. Solid player and leader, good on him)

Some deep analysis would be most justified. However the evidence of the past 48 hours is that the current media blowtorch consists of the usual buffoons (aka AFL accredited media) spouting further ill-informed speculation on who should be sacked or traded. Nothing of substance; nothing showing any insight or analysis.

One and a half hours of the best footy analysis you will find. Then half an hour of Kenny G.

Viney may well be cited, but the point was this was announced as a fact. At the time we had two players out of the game with concussion, but neither incident (and both may have been incidental) received any attention from the broadcast. Which of itself might be just another moment in a pretty miserable afternoon's footy... were it not for the impression that the match review does seem to respond to the "newsworthy incidents". (Note that the goal review which happened to highlight a throw on the goal line was forgotten the moment after it happened; not to say (as the rules stand) that it should have been recalled or a free awarded, but if this happened to the club currently at the top of the ladder you would expect multiple replays, ill unfurnished comments from the host broadcaster ("you'd hate to see a grand final decided...") and a grovelling response from AFL house.) And I agree 100% with this point. It cannot be acceptable for the organisation that it charges with running the competition to run on its official platform opinion pieces. It compromises the actions of the organisation across the board (if they were not already compromised).

I had the facebook memory come up this morning - with 9 News assuming they'd only need to prepare one headline!

Still getting my head around the win. Want to watch the replay but "we have to watch eurovision." Speaking of things European, loved the round ball practice paying off big time! Without watching the replay (see above), does Bowey get easy possessions, or does he just make them look easy?

Listening to SEN and the melt down from Collingwood fans who have just discovered that the umpiring in this game is inconsistent!