darkhorse72

Same issue as Grundy. It's actually pretty easy to trade in a serviceable ruckman when needed in the future if needed. Otherwise some development with young rucks.

They do for the GF though.

On OTC they checked and the first offence by Green was a fine, a week later he did it again and then got suspended. So this fits that same approach.

In reality you got a seat at the game! Going best available is normally pretty good especially when buying in a rush for a final.

A terrible result, mainly because he fought his way back into the best 22, not just a top up when needed. Not an easy task. Getting back to the type of player he was when he first arrived. Side going to miss what he brings.

When first came off, it looked they rest rapped his foot, maybe they got it wrong the first time? He played great when he returned and sat out most of the last with the there jets :) on the bench. Fingers crossed and we have 12 more days for treatment and recover. If (when) we win, he'll get another extended break before the next final to manage him.

not exciting, Port should really run away in the last if they were fair dinkum....

you'd think they will hold on from here, maybe saints fit they didn't rest King. ... especially with shots like that on goal.

Gee lions making hard work of it. How different if it playing during the day in Brassie compared to a slippery night game.

Hmmm pretty obvious on who is the favourite son...in that situation. :)

Brutal...

Wow, just switch it on at the end of the first. How can he step off the mark for the kick after the siren? Is that now also a "natural" arc? Thats a joke by the umpires and a joke the player can't kick a drop punt or even a check side through from there. Don's are woeful. We'll be playing Pie's week 1 of the finals. Maybe the bomber's can pull their finger out after qtr time and apply some old fashion pressure. lastly, I bet the AFL and 7 is loving this picture for a Friday night, how many have already turned it off. Time to give the bombers, the graveyard slot for next season.

If all goes to plan, the top 4 will all win and we play the pies week 1 at the G. Makes tonights game really interesting. I can't see pies not putting in 100% as they will be trying to get some of the "premiership" form back :).

It will suit us more than going to Brizzie. We can still finish somewhere between 2 and 4, if port loses today. If they won, most likely 4th, Lions should beat saints at the Gabba, locking in 2nd.

Simpson, apparently they were about or going to sack him. Then he wins, almost spiteful to take away pick 1 with the win. Dog's are unbelievable.

Do they put it on the goal umpire, total farce has robbed crowd the chance of finals https://www.afl.com.au/news/1013704/this-was-a-mistake-afl-ceo-gillon-mclachlan-backs-review-system-crows-loss-stands-after-wrong-decision

So [censored] at the crows, they had that, they suddenly could kick a goal, then not focussed no that last point. They ruined my tipping :)

Great news.

I think the home match data is more important. What was the club goal for average home game crowds in the strategic plan. Does this show us again of being one of the “Big four” Or five clubs in the AFL? :)

Blues are playing their best footy and they were good. It was that 5 minutes in the 4th where we let them kick 3 quick ones that separated the two sides. That was the difference across the whole game. We almost got it back and slightly straighter kicking we would have had it. But we didn't.

Yeah I though at the time it was the wrong decision from what I could see on TV, given it was just 6v6 in the fwd line.

Despite all his attributes he brings to the game. He doesn’t fit into our current structure when you compare to the alternate forwards, we really missed petty last night and Grundy is not even close as a forward.

That would be good for him. Maybe help us out indirectly

He s player that will push himself for the team, been highlighted a few times on On The Couch, but isn't consistently been best 22 in the eyes of the blues.

Just finished watching the game. Should I read the first war and a bit on the gamely thread. I imagine it was pretty raw. North was good at the start but ran out of legs.