Redleg

Leading to the pockets is IMO an instruction from the coaches. It is clearly based on keeping possession and IMO, affects our chances of scoring from inside 50 entries. That is probably borne out by our scores.

Agree. That's what leads to that idiotic attempted pass by Fritta, when 40 out on the boundary and we are leading by 5 points, deep into the last quarter. He passed to a small forward, with 3 Hawks defenders all around him, to try and get it to a better scoring position, when a point would have won us the game and even at that stage, wasted a bit more time. The result was the obvious spoil, with the ball rushed up the other end of the ground. While I am at it, where were the leaders telling him to take his 30 seconds and make sure he gets a score at least with the kick?

Now you have outdone your former kinkiness.

We are the only team in history to have lost or drawn 3 times, to teams 14 places below us, at the time of the game. Congrats Dees.

Well then he will be dropped because that is not our game.

Atm he is one of the hardest mids in the game, but also one of the least skilled and effective. Needs to get his game back.

Well here is an idea for lazy Melbourne forwards when Viney has it, get in front, you know it will fall short.

2 Dogs throws in a minute, no problem.

Well, if we thought Mac was a real talent, I hope we lobbied to exclude players that maybe clubs had already put years into, spending considerable time and resources. I haven't seen any other player mentioned this year, as an NGA player going top 20, that would affect another club. Great then that it comes into play, after other clubs have reaped the benefit.

I am confident the rule wouldn't have changed if the NGA player was tied to the Cats or Saints.

MFCSS has to exist for a reason and there is another one. Just typical. I still hold hope that he won't go top 20. I can't see a very tall, skinny kid like that ( 70 kgs ), playing for a couple of years. There are other kids in the draft possibly ready to go in the AFL and several clubs may not have the need for a developing ruckman. Can you imagine explaining to your members that you took a kid top 20, that might need 2-3 years before he is ready to play.That is usually the late picks and rookie picks for that type of player.

Anyway, if we don’t get Mac I am pretty sure we will be taking a ruckman somewhere in the main draft or rookie draft. We have Max, LJ and Bradtke who is now being developed as a key back. We are thin in the ruck if we get an injury to Max or LJ.

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Is he as good as Grundy, who was ready to go and went 18? Anyway if he comes to us great and if he doesn’t, so be it.

Let’s throw some MFCSS in. If he goes top 20 to another club he will end up the greatest player in the history of the game. If he slips and we get him, he won’t be good enough to get a game for Casey.

I am happy to allow throws that look like handballs to most observers, as that is the way sport is umpired. They can't see everything and get every decision right. I am more concerned at blatant incorrect decisions, like ducking, push in the back, htb etc.

Pick umpires who know the difference between a handball and a throw and are professional enough to pay what they see.

NO!

What do you mean?

On top of the ladder with 6 rounds to go, can we stay there? Some unbelievable results this round.

Either do I. Hunter and Daniel match Selwood for ducking. Both again got frees for it yesterday. Commentators just laugh. Libba's throw was a beauty. Also loved Daniel running about 35 metres without a bounce from a kick out. Hilarious. Then the umpires call an 8 meter kick 15. So what do they think Daniel's run was?

Perfect game could be the Darwin game for him, being fresh and with lots of hype around the game.

The extra 60 rule is coming in too. Any Victorian team that is based more than 60 k’s from Melbourne, each season, gets an extra top 10 draft pick, a guaranteed 10 games at their home ground, 5 extra fees in front of goal each game, 25 more rotations each game, 19 allowed on the ground in each game, 25% more on the salary cap and unrestricted father/son and NGA players as well as anyone who says they once visited Geelong or have even heard of it. Also a finals wild card if they miss the 8 and a captain’s protest, to be used in any losing final, to have the result reversed.

85-90000 people and the money it brings is the answer.

Hopefully we play Dogs and Cats at a time they can’t change ladder position.