daisycutter

clarrie needs 35 disposals this week to end the home and away season on an average of 30 disposals per game last year he missed the 30 mark by one disposal in his last game

good, so we don't need an afl rule at the whim of the umpires who have enough to handle without playing doctors let the club trainers/doctors handle it (as they used to) either on field or where deemed necessary off the field we don't want key players forced off at critical times during a game (e.g. big max) when not necessary

sheesh, bob, no need to be such a pedant

hmmmm....so you were a sniper?

btw guys, what's happened with the coaches votes for this round?

i thought this thread was going to be about special robert......ah well....

Are we the only sport in oz that (still) has a blood rule? The NRL and ARU has far more claret than us but no blood rule Why does someone have to go off the ground for just a minor trickle of blood that could be rubbed off with a towel on the ground

will need photographic proof, andy any cbd street will do

eat a lot of baked beans, andy. that should ensure any malefactory perps keep their distance and have an unpleasant afternoon

mathews was quizzed on 3aw for quite some time on the mcmullin article in the age fwiw (not much actually) matthews denied bruns had ever contacted him for a meeting and he also claimed he couldn't recall the mcmullins incident saying it was 44 years ago.................hmmmmmmmmmm

hun tipsters were 29 : 2 for us and the 2 were the kiss-of-death and dangermouse sure surprised me

if eagles now miss top four and/or have a poor finals series there might be a bit of animosity towards him as he would have been a big part of any finals success. maybe another reason to leave?

nah, he's not like a young green, apart from the fact he's a lefty and slightly built

sorry jaded, it was all a fog then, and more so now

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in the gaff case i don't think the umps saw it. did they give a free or report him? if not then a red card would be hard to give. maybe i'm wrong and an ump did see it. anyone know?

just as well we are playing in a totally enclosed ground then

fyi (from 2017) - "Defender Jay Lockhart, 21-year-old, 183cm, 69kg"

i'm not suggesting new rule changes as such. more to remove(change) recent rule changes that are dysfunctional, too technical, difficult to interpret and with penalties that are too harsh. the big one for congestion (imo) is the rotations. This is a (relatively) new rule and i would be happy to just reverse the clock. maybe not as far as 19th/20th man but certainly a big wind back

agree about the dysfunctional i don't understand why you think the dysfunctionals don't affect the look of the game.....they do i would add to your list the reduction of rotations to reduce congestion and rugby style mauls. and the deliberate point and deliberate oob rules anyway, my main point was to refute the populist media reaction that just because we had a round of very close results that this somehow proves the game is in a good condition. just a knee-jerk reaction without any serious analysis p.s. i'm not necessarily supporting the afl's approach either

whilst close games are good for spectators, it doesn't mean the game is good. still plenty of areas that need fixing or setting the clock back

fmd. all 4 games this week decided by < a goal

whose got the wind this qtr?

i will miss seeing carlton being mercilessly destroyed on friday nights very therapeutic and schadenfreudic

nah....good for the gossip, tweets, gun pics and selfies, but lousy spot to watch game