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3 hours ago, layzie said:

Still haven't read my copy yet. Will start after I finish Fever Pitch, 80 pages to go.

Interested to learn your feedback layzie. (Fever Pitch is a cracker, too.)

So while Jeff Gleeson runs the tribunal it seems when the victim plays for Melbourne no penalty applies.

9 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

Watched it again after posting it.
Dunno what it is, no matter how may times I see it, right toward the end of the 3rd Qtr my eyes start watering.
Strange phenomenon I thought might go away but seems to be lingering.
Also makes me feel happy and warm so that's a plus.





 
 

Harmes' pass to Fritter to turn the tide gave me goose bumps. Always does.

12 minutes ago, Redleg said:

3 games in 13 days, injured players playing and a few good ones missing and the poorest of disposal and that is what you get.

Brisbane had 3 games in 14 days.

Chandler was  clearly in some discomfort. Walking, sometimes limping and under observation by two physios. He was not hiding it and at one point was heard to say "that doesn't hurt as much". Right knee strapped from thigh to mid-calf.

Melky fielded a few questions and suggested he was a couple of months away. Feeling very good. Was kicking sweetly both sides with his rehab group.

Just like Hawthorn to let you down.

To his benefit Koz is not looking at Soligo and had he not been airborne this would have been glancing contact and we would not be having this conversation.

The talk on Fox afterwards was extraordinary for its lack of awareness of what happened in last year's finals. Not a mention of that piece of garbage, BM.

While it is likely he is in strife I hold out hope for a fine given that Soligo was not remotely hurt and Koz's line of eyesight suggests no serious intent.

25 minutes ago, Sydney_Demon said:

There's been a lot of talk about how having May out of the side is going to impact our defence. Clearly the selectors are happy with how the defence performed in the latter stages of the Hawthorn game as they haven't brought Tomlinson in (makes sense to me: Tomlinson is excellent one-on-one but team defence isn't his strong point).

This perception is at odds with mine. Tommo is in my experience usually out-bodied in one-on-one contests. A monster like Dixon for example, would have a field day with him. Tommo is strictly third defender material, especially since his knee injury.

We've beaten two not outstanding sides and so have Port (Tiges and Eagles) so we'll learn something tonight.

In my experience Port fans are pig ignorant but not aggressive (however they were flogging us at the time), whereas whatever happens there will be some niggle from Crow followers. (I won't call them supporters since they are too fickle for that).

17 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

It's not always the frees they pay, it's the ones they don't, Cripps constantly throws the ball, two handed

 

Correct. And sometimes he shrugs it out. Never penalised.

IMO the umpires appear intent on punishing North for being rubbish by rewarding Carlton every half-free kick they can find.

Just now, The heart beats true said:

Some North players have to be on 200k+ more a year than they’d get at another club, just to meet their salary cap requirements.

Them and the Eagles are an example of where the minimum salary cap doesn’t work.

We've been there.

Toby Pink giving us a clear demonstration of the yawning gap between the SANFL and the AFL. He'll need a month of counselling if he stays on McKay all day.

I had never rated Hipwood and then he went and had a breakout 10 minute spell against us that yielded four goals and turned the game.

Ever since I have waited for a repeat performance but the best I have seen from him is a couple of "useful" games.

Last night Eric was his typically useless self. Daniher almost as bad.

The umpiring was however, worse than both of them. It was impossible to reconcile the decisions applied to both teams. Hopefully there is a backlash but it's unlikely because the post game talk the afl wants is the magpies are back.

HTB decisions disgraceful. Magpies umpired in to this. Terrible performance from the maggots.

37 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Hipwood having an absolute mare

An utter [censored].

So much hatred for Collingwood in our joint tonight. And Maynard...let's hope what goes around, comes around.

Lachie Neale looking superhuman.

7 hours ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

Currently 10th on our all time goalkicking ladder, should pass Yze soon and could get the Ox and Greg Wells this year too - I’m not as worried as some about defensive efforts, he knows what his job is

How is Norm Smith not on this "all time goal kicking ladder"?

2 hours ago, Deespicable said:

Yep Hawks were almost as dirty as the Lethal days.

 

Well, no, they weren't that bad. No coward punches behind play to unsuspecting victims. But there was plenty of deliberate physical targeting which the umpires ignored. The one which annoyed me most was one of the brown and yellows cannoning into Max after he had marked in the last quarter. It was clearly late and the Hawk was clearly in it to hurt.

This sort of stuff will continue until the umpires impose a 50 metre penalty. Max clearly expected to be given the 50 which would have put him within scoring distance but the ump was too naive, or stupid, or uncaring to impose it.

The same goes with the regular in game targeting of Max. Notably Max was given a 50 metre penalty last week against the Dog which resulted in a goal. Until they umpire smarter this sniping will continue.

Meanwhile, beating the Hawks never gets old but I was impressed by how much noise their supporters made considering they were never in it. Welcome back Petty - such a smooth operator both ends - and welcome back Fritters' radar.

There was something on Fox about access to all Tasmanian father son prospects. Luckily we're not counting on too many of those. 

13 hours ago, Brownie said:

And, both Hill and Hudson are back on the Fritz train. It drives me a bit mad.

They don't say "cricket pitz" why do they keep saying Bailey Fritz?

Maybe they thought his kicking was on the fritz.

The impression I had from being at the G and not yet having seen the replay is that the team is still adapting to a faster, more direct style. Numerous possession chains that looked promising ultimately broke down due to inability to execute at pace.

I would expect this to improve as the season progresses. In other words, exciting times ahead! What are the panels's thoughts on this?

As as aside, who was the last Demon who could regularly deliver the sort of pass Billings used on the northern wing to set up Trac for a shot at goal in the third term? My nomination is Trapper.

And let's hear what you think of Howes two games. He seems to have fitted in seamlessly to the defensive group who were collectively very strong.

9 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

and to not have to go there this year we had to accept a pretty crummy fixture of short breaks between games

the worst thing that happened to our club was being perennially poor on field during the dawn of the tv era

This is so true. (Listen to the wise, kiddies. We're not all senile.)

11 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Wow.... you can now place kick the ball while being tackled and not be pinged!?????

And not one commentator remarked on it. A clear free to the Saints that resulted in a crucial Geelong goal. Just dreadful umpiring.

14 hours ago, Skuit said:

To be fair, the bathwater back then was likely rife with Tuberculosis and other nasties. 

In 1901 you can add in bubonic plague which first appeared in (I know you guessed it) the suburb of Collingwood.

Don't know if this warrants a new thread but McAdam has had a set back and won't be sighted this week or for quite a few more. Better news for Petty.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1085531/hamstring-issue-to-further-delay-melbourne-demons-shane-mcadam-season-start