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I seem to remember they both played their early games forward, not back.

Gee, conspiracy theories are alive and well on Demonland. The blue and rose-coloured glasses are very thick. The rationalisations are strong. If that was an opposition player you'd all be baying for 6 weeks. The precedent with Burgoyne is irrelevant. The AFL wants to clamp down on tackles that cause severe concussion. Neal-Bullen was overly aggressive (as he often is) and the tackle was very dangerous. Besides, Neal-Bullen played an extremely poor game. His possession count was low, kicking efficiency woeful, and he gave away too many free kicks. As a Melbourne supporter I don't have that much time for him, and the enforced holiday just avoids him getting dropped anyway.

You think so? Three goals up with 10 minutes to play and 99% of games are over.

Didn't know that! I'm waiting for the meltdown when Brisbane scores the first goal or two. ?

It was only five days ago that the sky was falling in, five minutes into Sunday's game day thread.

Did we? I thought our pace and carry againstthe Hawks was pretty good.

The further we go up the ladder, the less North's pick is worth.

Thought he moved pretty well. Hardly stuck in the one spot on a plinth. ?

The outliers on the right side of that graph are the best current midfielders. Getting the ball out of traffic and handballing it to players outside is what they do that makes them good.

You can watch the first two 2018 finals 30 times.

As long as it's not Taking it Easy. Maybe they're Standing in the Breach?

Hoping the Boo Factory becomes the West Coast Boo Hoo Factory. ?

Who says there will be an asterisk? With 17 rounds, not playing lower-ranked teams twice, shorter games, closer fixture and all the other associated isolation issues for team performance and health, it will be a hard premiership to win. Looking forward to Sunday when there is no crowd noise at the Boo Factory. Maybe we'll get a better ride from the umpires than usual.

Same old, same old.

He's a restricted free agent at the end of this year. I'm guessing if he hardly plays in 2020, then Essendon won't get that much compensation for him, unless the bid is ridiculously high (in which case the Swans would have to be basically stupid). If he doesn't play much this year because of OP, I'm also doubtful that the Swans will even renew their offer.

Would they get a top 5 pick for Daniher? If he hardly plays any games over 2-3 years, it's hard to see.

Hmmm ... the MCFSS is strong in this one. ?

I like it. My young grand kids love it. No sooner has the BBL finished, they've stopped playing cricket and they're out there with their Demons jumpers on and No. 6 on the back playing AFLW.

I'm not the one with "old" in my user name. ?

You know Old Dee ... I don't think the AFLW gives a stuff what old blokes like you think. "There’s a huge pack of insecure men on social media who will always hate #AFLW. If it’s not the “poor skills”, the “soccer scores” or the “ground is too big” it’ll be something else. There’ll always be something else. On and on forever. And yet, the league keeps growing. Love it." Sean Carney

We're equal with St Kilda for the least number of players 27+ (8).

Any old editor worth their salt will tell you that to be grammatically correct, the only use of an ampersand ("&") is in names and titles, like "Smith & Jones", "Crosby Stills Nash & Young" or "R&D". Otherwise, the ampersand (or a plus sign) is never used as a subsititute for "and".

Then the others are the ones who are really "nonplussed". nonplus verb: surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react. Similar: confused, bewildered, bemused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, stumped, mystified, stupefied, muddled, befuddled, fuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, at sixes and sevens, thrown (off balance), taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted, discomposed, troubled, discomfited, unnerved, shaken, shaken up, dazed, stunned, surprised, astonished, astounded, flummoxed, bamboozled, discombobulated, clueless, fazed, floored, foxed, bushed, distracted noun: a state of being very surprised and confused.

I thought I was getting old when I saw draftees that were born in 1970.

Be good if Trent Rivers plays like Shaun Burgoyne, Jordan Lewis and Lachie Whitfield!