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Goal to JVR after a down the ground free, then to Chandler after a somewhat hot HTB free. Now leading 52-42

We're down 40-41 at half time. Not playing well at all tonight.

From what I've seen tonight, Dunston is a long way off it.

Goal to Chandler apparently, although the audio and visual stream is broken.

Just because Lever is coming in, doesn't mean we have to omit a known defender. I would have thought the obvious thing to do would be to bring Lever in and move Brayshaw back to the wing. This brings us back to our normal 7 defenders in the team (May, Lever, Smith, Bowey, Hunt, Tomlinson and Rivers). My suspicion is that when fit and ready, Petty will replace Tomlinson and Salem will push out Hunt, and that will then be our coaches best 7 defenders in the team (no Hibbo, Hunt or Tomlinson). With Brayshaw returning to the wing, I think the decision then becomes who out of Jordan and Sparrow is the medical sub. As far as the forwards go, when Brown returns (not 100% they play him after missing a week of training), I think they'll have a good look (3-4 weeks at least) of how things gel with BBB and Weeds as the KPF while TMac bides his time at Casey.

I'm having a quiet arvo at work today so I just re-watched the Momentum mini doc. It brings out the emotion of the game and what happened behind the scenes superbly and I found the tears of joy welling up again.

You beat me to it. The last 10 minutes of the second quarter was poorly umpired and it ALL went Collingwoods way.

I can't possibly see how it can be seen as anything other than terribly racist, homophobic and sexist.

Having watched the Suns game last week, I think we are a 3+ goal a quarter better side than they are. The quality of footy in the 3 games on Sunday was miles behind the first 6 games of the round. Any win less than 50 points will be an opportunity lost. I'm expecting 72 points. I'm not usually that bullish, but the Suns left me incredibly underwhelmed.

Smith was the chosen match up for Charlie Cameron last September and yes, Charlie kicked 4 goals but not all of them were because of something Smith did wrong, so I'd say Smith goes to Rankine.

Perhaps not, but he is certainly playing for them now though. Perhaps the Essendon game has made him think getting a kick via a soft free is the easier way play. I don't like it when opposition players do it, and I don't like it when MFC players do it. The game is hard enough to umpire as it is without players trying to milk free kicks.

Draper should have got 1 week. Rioli should have 2 weeks. Mitch Robinson should have been cleared. The Sloane one, I'm comfortable with a fine I think. What a horrible way to start the year for the AFL and tribunal.

I think Hibberd only comes in for an injured defender (Salem) or an omitted midfielder. I can't see any of the fit defenders that played against the dogs (May, Bowey, Hunt, Smith or Tomlinson) getting dropped. If we only play 6 pure defenders again and Lever is fit, then Lever IN, Salem OUT. If Lever isn't right, then Hibbo IN, Salem OUT. If we revert to 7 pure defenders (which was our preferred in 2021) and Lever is fit, then Lever and Hibbo IN, Salem and perhaps Jordan OUT

It's strange that most reporting about Morris that I've seen refers to only one recording about a colleague. As hurtful and unprofessional as that recording is, it's the other one that I see as the one that will cost him most.

Yes, two completely unrelated things. Tom Morris is a clear moron but that in no way justifies or remotely explains why Bevo was so unhinged last night.

I think the other grab is worse. Where he suggests that because he isn't black, Asian, a woman or gay he shouldn't be treated badly. I think that is the one that costs him career.

Yeah, I think his career is over.

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/tom-morris-leaked-audio-of-tom-morris-objectifying-female-staff-at-foxfooty-mysteriously-appears-on-the-internet-plus-second-nasty-video.1303307/ The two grabs of Morris (allegedly) are here. One is saying a female colleague from Fox is a lesbian (in very colorful language). The other is much worse where he says because he isn't black, Asian, a woman or gay, he shouldn't be treated badly. Appalling really. Complete side issue but someone has basically taken him out. I think his career is over.

To be fair to Cody, Smith's shadow hit him quite hard.

But why lose it because of the reporting of a minor selection change?? Of all the things?? That's the whole lunacy of this situation.

Absolutely spewing Kozzy didn't quite hold onto those marks in the first. Spectacular attempts and I hope he holds one real soon.

If you want some more history about Bevo's irrational carry on against the media, have a listen to the AFL Today podcast. He needs support.

I hope all the Smith doubters were paying attention. He was very solid both with his defending and disposing the ball. Watching at the game last night, while Brown lines up for our second goal, Gawn ran 50m to praise Smith after his efforts over near the members. Great captaincy and the praise was very well deserved. Lyon was also full of praise, saying just before the second quarter started "Joel Smith for me is the standout. You wanna talk about whether they're hungry, a bloke that doesn't play in the grand final keeps them all honest"

Spot on. Of all the things to get angry about, Bevo chose this? A minor and utterly inconsequential selection change comes out 10 hours early. Like whoop de dooo. And now people are praising Bevo for sticking up for his players who have been attacked?!?! How can anyone draw that conclusion.

Football is way importanter.