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I see what you did there...massaged the tone of his post.

Got any 8mm film of him ??

In the main ( very much so ) I fully concur. There's a bit of temptation though to do as outlined and have him in the square ( possibly resting as opposed off the field ) It's not without merit imho.

My two most doubtful games are Crows and Eagles. We might pluck the Swans at home. They like bigger grounds even less than us ?

Reminds me of our game against the Blues. Sitting with niece...an ardent Blue, during the last QTR she asked me if Melbourne could stop.She said it's not funny any more. I also conveyed...I knew that feeling. Bolts is nutted.... walking dead.

The rest are 6 point games for me..i.e...any game we drop makes it doubly imperative to win the next. Finals is as much about momentum as it is available list. No-one who's fallen into finals has accomplished much after. There's 7 games left...best we win 5 of them.. I'm not normally optimistic at this point...and I'm not,but if we're a chance then we need Dogs..win Cats.. win Crows . ??? Suns ... Win Swans ??? Eagles ...?? Giants...must win. On the basis of the above...that's 4 plus..one of 3 maybe's That still,most likely only had us retaining our current position but with the likelihood of facing someone we've already beaten...at the G ..in the first week. It won't hurt if a few others drop the ball....but our fortune is in our hands.

not at all..but your question will require answering at some time in the nearish future...but id like to think (barring that I-word ) that he's 3-4 years of good footy left. it might well be someone we need to target in drafts/trades...as you suggest ...he ( replacement) doesnt seem to be on our list currently )

I'm not sure what to take away from that game last night. Is our game against the Cats more achievable ?? or the game against the Crows more daunting ?? Talk about swings and roundabouts .

Im not sure JKH has the ceiling to be anywhere near a replacement for Nifty

An observation of JKH at AFL level during previous stints. Yes he was often involved in play...often laying tackles. Sounds great...good defensive play for a forward ? Reality...he was often out of position and second to the ball. Why ? Seemed like he wasn't quick enough to be first to the ball. Hint...guy with ball is doing better. He we have an example of an illusion...is Harris is putting in. In a fashion...but he's not being effective .....as a fwd...only in defence....or "pressure moves" No pressure on the scoreboard though. And....the stats are bogus.

Some are a tad whistle happy...others think they see things. Some just ought not be officiating...not up to it. Reduce umps on field...less is more ( efficient )

One thing in Kennedy's favour...he might be running faster than many others.. in the final QTR

Are you capable of informed posting. Yet to see it. Hope the comedy career takes off. ( Get a better writer )

I agree...am surprised he's in.

He's not slow as such...just not quick. This is the difference between effective at VFL...and not so much at AFL. It's a valid criteria for being relevant or not at elite level. He does some nice stuff...at this level ..some needs to be more ' a lot' ... otherwise someone else should.

Just not quickly

Don't get me wrong...it's absurd. Geelong supporters would ,of course end up with better than half allocated..as that's how it rolls down there. But the AFL condone this effectively.. Cats have clout

It's my considered thinking if we were to only have won 12...and somehow had enough % ...then...I personally doubt we'd be in the eight. If were... we'd be turfed quickly. I think it's a min of 13.. including two decent scalps otherwise they'll only best us again. 14 wins.. we have a shot. Just my thoughts

Maybe that's the crux of our failure...we need to think 2 weeks at a go.....no ?

We don't do well on expansive wings... Odd really ?

Imho the problem with JKH is the ability to translate good VFL form into AFL .

I know the humour of this...yet it's a salient point. Were it not for Max's other outstanding abilities... Max shouldn't miss the sitters. No one should.

H&A is different to finals. There's been a push for whoever's the higher finisher to have 'earnt' a home final.

I don't quite understand the blatant disregard for history. The AFL is quite open to home finals for elimination finals. Geelong isn't without clout in these things...we hardly have any.

Be surprised if went anywhere.. Be MORE surprised if Uncle Jimmy's travelling circus doesn't open the cheque book. North are an embarrassment of rejection. They'll be keen.