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A reminder that no-one is bigger than the club as well, FD plays the long game.

Good point, I imagine there would be a 'highest act trumps all' rule in a situation like that but that's just a guess. I also wonder if Kozzie's bump could be considered a physical pressure act 😛

Yeah it's open to a lot of interpretation, I'm not sure how quickly they get it done or when they do it but certainly not as simple as counting other stats.

What do you reckon it is that separates Brayshaw from the elite clearance players Deelusions? I ask because I was having similar thoughts in that Saints game but couldn't quite put my finger on it. 186cm and 86kg so he holds his own physically but could it be more of a smarts or instinctive thing? Interested to hear thoughts.

Not a chance he goes out. Gold card member of our backline.

If you can't be confident to bounce back at home with a side like that then that's kind of sad. Had we lost Rd 1 we'd be chomping at the bit for this game and a chance to put things right.

The guys mentioned the criteria for pressure acts, these are the official definitions from Champion Data for anyone interested: Pressure Act (Corralling): The lowest form of pressure a player can apply, where they are simply occupying space in front of the ball carrier to prevent them moving forward, or have a run at them, but not quickly enough to record ‘closing’ pressure. Pressure Act (Chasing): Where a player applies pressure from behind an opponent by chasing. They must be gaining ground or applying pressure significant enough to hurry the ball carrier to dispose of the ball. If the chasing player is on the verge of making physical contact from behind, then closing pressure will be imminent. Pressure Act (Closing): A higher degree of pressure than corralling, where the pressure player is on the verge of making contact with the ball carrier (either from in front or the side) as he disposals of the ball. The key point of difference between this and corralling is that there will be imminent contact and the pressure player is forcing the ball carrier to dispose of it immediately. Pressure Act (Physical): Applying direct physical contact to a player in the act of disposing of the ball or effecting a tackle that prevents an effective disposal from the ball carrier. Point structure for weighted pressure ratings: Corralling - 1.2 points Chasing - 1.5 points Closing - 2.25 points Physical - 3.75 points

Fair play I guess, I'd like to see someone do a vox pop at the next Hawthorn game asking all the under 10 y.o's how it feels to have never seen the Hawks win a flag.

And his speed too! Incredibly one paced in the middle right now.

Yeah I'm thinking that too. Franklin's had the most potential for serious damage.

Haha makes sense! There were a tonne of dippy dappy Dogs passes for sure.

You reckon the Kozzie kick wasn't 15+?

Well if nothing else at least you saw me next Tuesday 🙂

I didn't buy this for nothing Dwight!

Half way through the ep. Reading from the same hymn book as Binman when it comes to set shots. I don't hate Chandler's technique but I knew during that run up at 3 qtr time that he was going to spray it as he never looked confident. Couldn't agree more with Max's kicking as well. Boy did he flush that one from the pocket, ball drop was good too!

Can you please sticky tape this to the front door of the forums so people don't keep forgetting it Jaded?

Fair enough, they're a good football side.

T-mac is a good forward and I think we'd be better off concentrating on how to keep him on the field as long as possible this year. His game on Sat night has been extremely exaggerated, it's like he left the Royal Family or something.

Yep, at very least microscopic tears. But I'm not Webber

And if they didn't I'm sure they were going to get a round to it.

Boy I hope he is.

Looked a clear 15 from where I was.

You call that an injury list!

Most likely. Most likely.

Can we relax yet? A whole season of midweek stress isn't going to do wonders for halting the aging process.