Demonised

All I want is an eight goal first quarter from us. Is that too much to ask?

Ground staff say they're expecting 81,000.

Reminds me of Craig Turley at the end of his career.

And The Big Men Fly!

Take the six weeks, Max, then another two just to make sure you're right.

Three Best: 1. The sense of long time loyalty repaid after 2021 GF. 2. Seeing the lights of the G from afar on a frosty night. 3. Enjoying the amazement and delight that people from OS have when they discover our game. Three Worst: 1. Gambling ads. 2. Neglect of grassroots and country footy. 3. The NSW media driven renaming the code 'AFL'. AFL is the governing body, not the name of the game, dammit! At Wimbledon they're not playing ATP, and roundball game isn't called FIFA, is it?

Anyone else use the Telstra TV box to watch replays of matches etc? The AFL app has suddenly disappeared ...

It's easy to say who you think could debut, but a little harder to say who they're going to replace ...

Nice cover version. Here's the original.

Have_We_Got_a_Video.mp4

That's the sort of analysis that I come here for. Great post.

One of the main reasons for our (relatively) disappointing season was his injury.

Did you know Scott Pendlebury has one?

The *number* of posters.

John Nicholls and Percy Jones? Steve O'Dwyer and Jim Stynes?

It's clear that one of our problems in 2022 was other coaches watched, analysed and, after a while, came up with effective countermeasures for our game plan. Thus, I suggest this scheme for 2023. Rounds 1-10. Blitz with Plan A. Win 10 on the trot. Rounds 11 to end of Home and Away. Switch to Plan B because other coaches will have worked out Plan A. Win all matches and leave rivals hastily trying to come up with ways to counteract Plan B. Finals. Change to Plan C, a radical departure from Plans A annd B. Win all games easily, bamboozling all and sundry. It's straightforward. Just in case anyone is wondering, this is tongue in cheek, a joke poking gentle fun at those who think complex problems have simple answers

The way the ball bounces out of his hands while attempting to mark is a major weakness.

We're still the reigning premiers.

Who's in for surgery?

Just listened. @george_on_the_outer, who are our three above average kicks?

I don't boo. I don't want to be mistaken for an Eagles supporter.

At what moment/incident in the game did you think we were in trouble? That is, how early was it?

The players who need surgery will get it a few weeks earlier than last year = better recovery, better start to 2023.

When an already proppy Salem was injured in Round 1 it was a sign of things to come.

In a few weeks' time I can see myself being in an unaccustomed situation, looking at whoever's holding the cup and thinking, 'That could have been ours.'