pitmaster

Wonderful news. Great user of the ball, very clean. He is also resilient, does not (cross fingers) often get hurt and has played well through injury. I really like the way we are putting this group away for the long term, no distractions.

Of course, Morgan's survey is distorted. The Swans with more than a million supporters? That's what happens when people in Sydney are asked what AFL team they follow...and they come up with the Swans but many would not really follow the AFL competition at all. They come up with the Swans because, well, who else? They are not 'engaged supporters' in the sense of our diehard quarter million. Ditto Brisbane.

According to the national Morgan survey it's more like 250,000-270,000 across the country and Melbourne signs up a higher proportion of supporters than any other club.

I'd love to know how many of those bathwater consumers have microwaved their memberships in the years before '17. I am looking forward to it. We have nothing to lose and we may learn how close we are to being a realistic challenger. A loss would not hurt as long as we are in the hunt. A win would be a credible step towards finals.

My experience exactly. Seems only to respond to the level, never the section you want.

I thought of my Dad last Sunday night too. Long gone, he saw most of our flags in person and he'd have loved that performance.

No, but your money, that's another matter.

Yep. Abominable and insulting. I'll never buy the stuff again (although I haven't for the last 30 years I do have fond memories).

And I thought I was unwell. Here's hoping a flag in the next 2-3 years will ease you out of it.

So true. Heaven forbid we talk to our friends. Just moronic. I hate the AFL-endorsed "game day experience".

In the first instance it may not be that much, but when you keep doing it and it does not get the results you expected it's time to rethink.

It's good to see Hawthorn's arrogance trip them up. Recently they have taken the view they are special enough that they can revive the careers of injury troubled high draft picks like Scully, Patton, O'Meara, and it's not really working out. In case anyone's in any doubt, that's a good thing. The bad thing is that they've those four recent flags to enjoy. Oh well.

Yep. We ain't done nothin' yet. Had one good month is all.

This is intangible and crucial. Trading Newport last century hurt that Northey group immeasurably because he was a key part of the playing culture (even though the result was drafting Jakovic).

Spoke to the club this am. Was told we're at 44,000 which is a good increase over last week but still not wonderful. Hoping for 50K apparently.

IT's all the same. Fox and Seven. Just [censored].

Bloody hell Brian Taylor is hopeless. A waste of space and airtime. Who the hell decides he should be employed in any capacity?

Healy loves bagging us but I thought he was right on last night for his comments about the importance of the game and its significance for us. He was fine. Dermie, know all that he is, had some good insights too, about our shift with the wingers after half time for one.

Or they 'could of' worked on their grammar.

Round 18 2013, 122 points, same venue.

From what I saw Geelong are persisting with the rope a dope patience game that took us three quarters to adapt to, and deal with at the 'G last year. I hope we've it worked out in two weeks time. We finished all over them and but for a narrow miss would have stolen the game in the last 15 seconds (Tomlinson from 50).

What are your feelings on tonight's Tattslotto numbers. I'm just asking for a friend.

All the focus will be on that final decision but it should not be lost that two Throwlong goals in the third quarter should have been disallowed because of ... throwing and handing the ball to a team mate. I am livid and I don't care. Imagine if this was Melbourne down there, which we will be at the tough end of the season.

Worst umpiring ever.

Whaaaaat? Not favouring Throwlong? You must be trolling.