Redleg

I have just contacted an AFL umpire mate who told me that you can stand behind the player on the mark not next to him or in the 5 metre arc as defined in the rule. It is not a free kick to the other side. However he said "play on" should not be allowed while this is happening and the mark should be reset and from now on it will. Any heavy blocking to the man on the mark can be reportable. It now appears that the umpires will insist that the team mate be at least 5 metres behind the man on the mark before "play on" will be called. Hope this assists with understanding the rule.

The Umpires adviser Jeff geischen has admitted that the shepherds were illegal and free kicks should have been paid. Given that it happened several times and with a few right next to the goals, including one next to the point post in the last quarter, it has influenced the result of the game dramatically. When added to a few other obvious frees not paid to us it didn't help. Interestingly as the siren went Shaw deliberately handballed out of bounds next to the point post. Would the umpire have paid it if the siren went a second earlier, bet not.

Agree. But he must be given assistance or he will burn out. He must be exhausted today.

Agree. Spoke to him recently at a function and he is a quiet but very determined boy. He would love nothing better than to have a great career with the Dees. He is on the way.

One of our very best players and one unproven player who may or may not be be very good.

All 3 foxtel commentators Shaw, Russell and Dunstall were stunned at the Bennell trip and Shaw dropping the ball non paid free kicks in the last few minutes. Dunstall repeated he didn't have the ball and he tripped him re Bennell and then re Shaw, he just dropped the ball that is a free.

That sums it up.

So did Scully's 3 dropped marks and his miss from 20 metres. So did Petterd's dropped mark in the square with seconds to go. So did Jamar's miss from 20 metres, missing everything. So did Green's miss. So did Bruce and Junior's turnovers. So did Nathan Jone's misses. But like Bennell they all contributed. I like Bennell as a forward as his flair can lead to a goal and he gives definite defensive pressure which was totally missing last week. I recall the great Steven Stretch pulling out of a contest in a Grand Final and yet he was a great Demon. This boy will learn and he will give us plenty.

Glad someone noticed. I have been hoping for the whole summer he would be played up forward as he has skill, pace and defensive pressure. Today he gave us 3 goals at least. Yes he dropped a couple of marks and is a bit "nervous" when a hit looks likely but he will improve. His errors are far less costly up forward and he adds a spark up there that we haven't had since Aussie has been out.

And he did. Nice game Rohan, you can build on that.

And for all the Miller bashers, if he was playing instead of Newton we may have won.

The tap was brilliant but haven't seen it repeated. As I have said elsewhere on demonland, Spencer needs ruck coaching and plenty of it. His timing is completely off. Watch him today and you will see that when the ball is actually tapped out by his opponent, he is standing flat footed having jumped way too early.

We are just a tenant. It is administered by the Albert Park Trust or whatever the new name is and is crown land. Not for sale.

We play the Pies at full strength minus only Presti, while we are down on form and confidence and racked with injuries. It will be a real test for this young side to see how they handle it. A good performance could be a base to build on.

Great video. Interesting the majority of the highlights involved Jurrah and Sylvia, neither of whom have played yet. Also there were flashes from Jetta, Morton and Cheney who also haven't played. Then Dennis Commetti commented on how well the Dees were coached and the Ox said yes he is highly regarded down at Melbourne. It is amazing the difference from our last game last year and our first this year. I am convinced that with gametime for our younger players and the return of others like LJ, the two Colin's, Morton, Aussie and the blooding of a few more like Blease, Tapscott, Gysberts etc we will improve dramatically in the second half of the year

Agree. He has a chance to show what he can do.

He was poor last night. Maybe that is because he was against a ruckman.

We would probably show more speed than some in the team.

Have you notice all the abrasions on the players from falling off their bikes?

Do you think I could take the other pocket? I am 58, overweight, can't run to save my life and haven't played a game of footy in 20 years.

What and move Sculgove?

Still learning that when you are small you either kick goals or get a lot of the ball. At the moment he does neither.

Pardon!

Of course. The curse of the star player at Melbourne. Schwarz, Charles, Prymke, Dean, Jakovich, Tingay, Lyon, Jurrah, Aussie, Morton etc.

A Demonology poster just reminded me of the Moloney suspension a few years ago. Beamer got 3 weeks I think for not making contact with a bump. The fact that no contact was made was declared irrelevant as the player fell over in trying to avoid the bump, which he did. Here we have a broken jaw 10 metres off the ball. Work that out.