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Funny you mention this, I just wondered the same thing not 30 minutes ago as I'm watching the preamble to the Spuds game today. Id say he has chosen to move on with life after footy. He was doing an internship with another company in my building before he retired, so no doubt he has likely landed himself a permanent job in his respective field. I do hope we get him in from time to time with the other retired players of the last few years as well.

Amiss has such strong Weideman vibes.

Pies had a great win and predicatably the media use the victory as validation of their premiership favoritism. And fair enough they earned that given how they managed their list, which put a spotlight on the sustainability of their system and method. Freo had every opportunity to win this game. You can mount a very legitimate argument that they dominated Pies in most areas except the scoreboard. Freo almost doubled Collingwood's entries last night (62 to 34), which underlined their inefficiency, 'purple mist' going forward. Collingwood continue to play this brand of defensive half scoring and are ridiculously efficient and good at it. Its funny because i remember hearing Simpson mention a few times that it is not a sustainable scoring source where-as forward half / mid field turnovers are more desirable. Pies were also a) very accurate b) incredibly efficient with their i50 >> score (Freo 19% vs 44% in goal effieiciy : inside 50's). Whilst Collingwood won, a team that is more efficient offensively would have mounted a considerable victory last night. So i wouldnt get too caught up with the Pies hype just yet. They are in form and found a way to win whilst resting their pensioners.

Shouldnt they regrade it now to 3 weeks? Kozzy got done exactly the same way with Darcy.... how can a guy get off with 1 week for concussnig somebody? How is this not even mentioned in any media broadcast is infuriating.

I was just getting comfy on the couch listening then it finished. Realised I was listening at 1.25x but still wish it could have been a bit longer. Thanks 🙏

Remember when we all said he is tanking in his final year to avoid an injury or his heart wasn’t in it? Turns out he wasn’t.

Pies are super fit. The way they win contests and move from contest to contest is amazing. No passengers. Daicos has a poor night and Cripps rises. Hate to say it burn it looks like 2023 again.

Game over

Serong kick of the night

Will be a close finish. Pies of a five-a and down one rotation will run out of legs have they done enough?

Dangerous .. tackle and barely a gasp by the commentators

1 - hiw was that not 50 by Howe? 2- how the commentators didn’t kick up even a minor stink … wth!

He’s a vic boy.. maybe wants to come home? Hopefully we are secretly offering a huge sum of money at him. Esp if Pickett wants to leave.

Josh Tracey . Pick 7 rookie draft. What a gem.

I’m more interested in the neutrality of the commentators on FOX tonight. Same crew as last week.

Shouldnt they regrade it now to 3 weeks?

Yep Melksham out .. Sicily will run riot i think.

Heard today that the Pontsford stand was closed? Some misreable Hawks supporter called up SEN to complain and old Dweebo (Dwayno) had a chuckle and blamed the MFC that not many of their supporters would show up. 1) i find Dweebo so annoying, but i was going for a lunch walk and had already exhaused all podcast options. 2) I would have thought stand access was more MCG than MFC ?

Usually I’d agree and on this occasion you are probably right. Do you remember Goody and Pert last year? “Beat culture” type stuff. The club eroded a lot of trust through that debacle and the media absolutely feasted on it that is why I approach all MFC public comms with a degree of caution and healthy skepticism.

73% against us seems a little too skewed towards Hawks. Id still have them favorites but those odds feel a little OTP.

Maybe so, but dont be so ready to drink the cool-aid so easily. Members have a right to ask questions and not take everything at face value. Like most, im more inclined to think this situation is a complete beat-up, however if you were to entertain for a minute that it isnt, what do you expect Simon or any other person in the club to say to the media? Do you honestly think that theywill come out and say yep Clarry is thinking of leaving or unhappy with TOG or anything other than the reasons that have been shared? Or for that matter if the club is not in the know AND Oliver's camp is leaking this stuff to soften the shock around an incoming trade request, do you honestly expect Oliver to come out and admit? I mean we are not school children here. On the counter argument, things are also not that straight forward around why the media keep pursuing this if there isnt anything noteworthy - there are plenty of other stories in the media. What is the motivation driving every journo to push this story? is it really to further Geelong's agenda to pick up Oliver from the bargain bin? Does Tommy have a vendetta against Melbourne and pounces at any opportunity? Is McClure pursuing meida relevance and clicks? All of the above? we just dont know.

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You have no idea how mad other clubs supporters are. We are nothing compared to other clubs in terms of how low they are willing to stoop.

if Freo cannot beat the Pies tonight, then they are absolutely wasting a primed list. As i have no vested interest in that team, it is clear that their tactics, particularly ball movement are just not right. Hayden Young is a big loss for them, but i also rate Jordan Clark off HB, he is quick and makes good decisions.