Lord Travis
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Cats might pinch this! They have an amazing ability to tear home in the last 10 minutes of games!
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He's apparently done his shoulder in the VFL today. I'm assuming he won't go around again next year. Horrible way to end your career being dropped and then getting injured to rub salt into the wound. I'm thankful that Bernie chose to come to us and played some really good footy in the red and blue. He's a likeable bloke and deserves success.
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It runs simulations and therefore is different every time. I’ve run it a bunch of times and had us finishing anywhere from 2nd through to 10th.
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Is this post sarcasm or genuine? Have no sympathy for Stevens or most journalists. The quality of journalism, especially in Australia, is utterly rubbish. The stories and things they post do far more harm than what Gaff did. If Gaff deserves 12 weeks, then Stevens should be behind bars. You get more factual information from anonymous posts on internet forums than what the so called journalists serve up these days. They spread absolute rubbish and are not held to account. Pathetic scum. I'd welcome Gaff to the club with open arms. Hopefully this incident has knocked a few hundred thousand off the contract for us
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I'd bring Hunt in for Smith. He was struggling early in the season due to ongoing back issues hindering him throughout preseason. His ankle/foot injury will have given his back time off to recover. If he's injury free and fit now, then he's unquestionably better than 4-5 players in the 22 at the moment, and the most suited replacement for Smith. He could definitely be our x-factor come finals time.
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Yep Hawks are home
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Thank [censored] Cats didn't win!
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Probably not... they got pantsed in the last quarter and were lucky to win!
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Cats destroying the Tigers this 4th quarter. 5 goals to 2. 4 points down with 2 minutes to go. Cats look like they'll pinch this one. Typical of our luck!
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Jeez let's hope the Cats don't get over the top here!
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VandenBurg named on a half forward flank to replace Melksham. The extended bench is listed below. I'd play the ones bolded, so essentially Joel Smith replaced by Hunt. Christian Petracca Charlie Spargo Dean Kent Cameron Pedersen Jayden Hunt Alex Neal-Bullen Timothy Smith Joel Smith
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He's had a decent year, not outstanding, and he's still tracking behind where he should be after 5 years. He's had injury and health issues, but he appears to be past them now and has finally got a clean run at it this year. I thought he was good in the midfield earlier in the season. He's been poor down back though. He could potentially become a good rebounder off half back, but he's poor defensively, often fails to spoil (directly cost us two goals on the weekend failing to spoil a smaller 9 game player!), and overcommits and goes to ground. I'd rather develop him as a midfielder where he belongs. He should be playing on a wing to make use of his kicking skills going inside 50.
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This is as far from an issue as possible. We are the highest scoring team in the league. The next closest is Richmond approximately 150 points behind us. We could literally not play for a week and still be the highest scoring team, such is our offensive dominance. Our is issue is our defense from the midfield. Defenders will never be able to stop a ball coming in at a million miles an hour with no pressure on, no matter who they are. Our midfield still has lapses where it does not transition to defend and pressure the ball carrier through the middle. Until this is fixed we will never contend, despite being an offensive juggernaught.
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Harmes more likely NOT to play according to Misson. Hibberd still 3 weeks away. Viney 3-4 weeks. That's both of them done for the year unless we march into September, and even then they'll be underdone fitness-wise. Disappointing to cop those injuries at the wrong end of the year!
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Not my petition, but sign and share this around. Doubt it will do anything to stop these muppets, but no harm signing in support. https://www.change.org/p/australian-football-league-listen-to-your-fans-we-don-t-want-state-of-the-game-rule-changes-leave-the-game-alone?recruiter=192229301&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial..&utm_term=share_twitter_responsive
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I'm assuming Channel 7 have asked Gill to have all coaches fired except for Chris Scott so they can just film his reactions?
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Best of luck to him this weekend in his 100th. It's a shame his form has been down this year and he's become the resident whipping boy. He's taken a while to get to 100 games due to ongoing knee issues, but he's played some brilliant footy for us. His 2014 was superb, and he was one vote of winning the BnF from Jones (who was at his peak). He's definitely got the potential to play a key role for us in the future. Hopefully he has a good game this weekend and contributes to an important win!
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The proposed rule changes are horrendous and will make the game more unwatchable if anything. Strategy will become less valued, less contested ball and more players at each end will lead to a low pressure game of aerial ping pong akin to soccer. It will become weak and boring. Maybe I'm in the minority, but I think the game is in the best shape it's been for a long time. I watch more games than ever (except when Carlton is playing). I like the current style that is based on winning the hard ball and bringing intensity to every contest. The rule changes will have a negative impact on us, as we win contests by getting more players up around the ball. Removing that tactical advantage will hinder us and advantage softer teams who struggle to compete. I don't understand why they can't leave the game alone. Every 2-3 years the game style changes as coaches come up with new game styles and tactics. We're nearly two years into this current Richmond high pressure game style, it will naturally change within 12 months and rule changes aren't necessary to spur along that natural progression.
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They're both utter c\/nts?
