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Stafford was there with his dog apparently.

Smith is having trouble getting on a wing at the Dogs right now due to their surplus of mids. Where does he fit for us exactly?

Let's tear this place apart!

The 24/7 news cycle has been the worst thing for the AFL

'The media' have been the most frequently used words on DL today.

You're speaking my language there but it seems we're in the minority. I've always found it strange when people complain about no footy for a weekend but everyone is different I guess. The masses seem to want it and the league is keen to stay in the shop window. Totally agree with you but if there's a demand and money to be made then they will do it.

Think we're good for hard running wingers thanks

Exactly, NFL and League are made for TV. Would be nice to see some of those spread offenses fit the screen!

Yes, micromanagers.

Yeah I'd probably want to see Rivers given some time in there before Judd.

197cm confirmation right there.

Great post, especially the camera lens analogy.

I mean thinking about it, we do talk about how you can really only win a flag from top 4, does this give at least a little bit of incentive to finish 5th and 6th in that you will be more more rested and therefore more likely to book a trip to the semis? Still think it's silly but it's fun to think about.

How good would that be if Port lost their next 3 games, or even 3 of the next 4! Another classic Port choke, that would be worth a party for sure.

Yep, the gameday experience isn't much chop but NRL is the ultimate TV sport and highly sought after.

This would have to be the hottest thread in all footy club forums right now if they were doing a top 10 excluding gameday threads.

Just throwing shade at Footy Classified as it was airing. They said the pup line 3 times in the space of 5 mins. Riveting television..

Can't really argue with these votes.

The media seem to have forgotten what comes with making a decision to come to a club like this. It's the chance to play at a club in the window and win a flag. Some will say he could have done that by taking a pay cut at Collingwood but there is a reason that didn't happen and it's mostly Collingwood's fault. The media are now saying that "Brodie could play for 8 other clubs and be no.1". Yeah sure, why not go to Hawthorn and spend the rest of your prime rotting in the bottom 4! Geelong? Ok then, why didn't it happen? Port? Same deal and how many flags have they won lately? Brodie would have been aware of the risk that this decision carried. You make sacrifices, just like our stars that took potentially less money to sign new contracts this season and be part of sustained success. It's actually a credit to Brodie's character AND a credit to our coaching and selection who aren't afraid to make big calls.

There should be just as much talk on the 2 ruck situation at Freo this week as there is around Grundy and Gawn in my opinion.

While his game was great and he got the rising star he hasn't got nearly enough credit for his 1v1 job on Cameron. Charlie had 7 possessions for two goals and McVee saved a couple of certain goals, there was a moment in that first quarter where Cameron beamed off a lead to a reasonable delivery with at least an 80% chance to mark overhead and Judd managed to get enough of a hand to it to effect the contest. I was so impressed because it was an open 50 and he HAD to make that play. If it were Tom Stewart they would have talked about his game on all the shows.

People have been sucked into the smaller picture and week to week stuff, myself included. I still think it looks odd and I don't love the idea of paying a backup ruck 600k but there's plenty of season left to see how this plays out. Brodie would have been well aware of the possibility that things may not fall into place 100% perfect.

Sam Mitchell too!

Why stop at 9th and 10th? How about two games in the bye week 9th vs 11th and 10th vs 12th for the chance to play in the spots suggested above? Extend the season another week, wasn't a problem for Gather Round! More football, more happy! 😝

So we'd like to once again become the only league in the world where 50% of the teams make finals. We complain how the season is long and have too many junk time garbage games late in the season but we'd like to have more, not all seasons have the same logjam outside the 8. In MLB you have best of 5 and best of 7 game playoffs but a one game wildcard so there is at least a differentiator. In NBA it's 7 all the way through with a play in tournament which is too many teams as mentioned above. But honestly who cares what I think? I'm tried of hating on something for tradition sake that will probably just go through anyway. If they want to do it they will do it.