mauriesy

Isn't "making less fewer errors" the same as "improved out of sight"?

I play sport on Saturdays. Much rather play something than watch I can attend on Friday nights, Saturday nights, Sundays and QB. Oh, and I have to travel 150km each way to a game.

I don't see any reason why we can't win every remaining game. Time we beat North Melbourne GWS are vulnerable and over-rated Should beat St Kilda, Brisbane and Collingwood at the MCG

Nev is so under-rated he doesn't even make lists of players who are under-rated!

Nice. Bugg punched someone off the ball, giving him severe concussion. That's what's "incredibly stupid" and what deserved six weeks. Yes there are inconsistencies with previous decisions, but if anything the other penalties weren't sufficient. Get over it and stop playing the "poor-us Melbourne FC victim" card. It's pathetic. Bugg's reputation and character will be better off in the long run by showing contrition, which he did.

Probably not enough.

So if he was "incredibly stupid" he deserves 6 weeks, and that is what he got. "Reality distortion" applies to anyone who thought it should be less, or who thinks some sort of fighting of the case is better for the player's reputation and well-being long-term than contrition, apology and expressing regret. I don't care if people drag up Barry Hall, Leigh Matthews, Rod Grinter or any other thug from years ago. It's an illogical "he did it too" defence, common among schoolkids. In 2017, the penalty is perfeclty just.

Rubbish. The club would look absolutely stupid trying to defend Bugg in any way. There is nothing to defend.

That's the biggest load of hyperbolic, we're-the-victim, conspiratorial tosh I've ever read.

Plenty of people on here are trying. Like you ... trying to suggest it's no worse than Houli's.

Sorry, but I can't rationalise, compromise, legitimise, sanitise or minimise Bugg's action. Six weeks is entirely appropriate.

While it would be nice to have a Kelly or Lever, I'm getting to the point where I don't think we need that much. Defence, mids, ruck and forwards are developing nicely, as is the hardness, spirit and belief. Just keep turning over a few players at the bottom of the list, and make sure we have a serviceable backup ruck.

Disappointed that some Melbourne supporters are descending to the depths of Collingwood supporters in their attitude towards umpires. I thought the umpiring was OK, and I just want to savour the win without appearing ungracious and acting like a nuffy.

Maybe true for Melksham, but not for Hibberd. Quite a few people at the beginning of the "Welcome to Michael Hibberd" thread thought we'd have to pay more than just our second round pick. Very few thought the result was a bad deal.

It's really "street art" rather than "graffiti". Graffiti tends to be used for words, scribbles, tags and other generally annoying crap.

The logical outcome of any analysis like that video is that the umpiring would not have been "fair" unless all the 50-50 incidents were paid as free kicks to Collingwood, and the count would have massively been to Collingwood's advantage. Some of the "shots on goal" only resulted in behinds (e.g. Petracca). In some of the holding the ball complaints, there wasn't actually a lasting tackle effected (e.g Hibberd's). Jayden Hunt's run on for advantage actually resulted in a turnover from the kick and a goal to Collingwood. So I'll happily take that back if they like. That doesn't even take into account the times that a free kick wasn't paid to Melbourne for holding the ball (e.g. twice on Treloar and once on Howe). Swings and roundabouts. Anyway, I'm glad the money we raised for the bribes worked.

You'd think a Collongwoof supporter would know that.

This thread is much ado about nothing. I hardly think the AFL is going to pay much attention to Collingwood supporters who get on BigFooty and produce stuff like this ... "Lol at melbourne supporters use are a rubbish team. If use actually dont believe yesterdays game was rigged use dont know footy. Some of the calls we absolute ridiculous. Even so you have had essendon Richmond and hawthorn supporters saying who dont like us even a little. With all the draft picks and the hope of making top 4 use have absolute no chance after beating a collingwood team with 26 men on your team and a weakened collongwoof side missing many key players. "

If anyone's to blame it was the Melbourne player who gave him the hospital handball.

You guys are getting awfully worked up over a fluff piece in a rag that has hardly any implications or meaning.

The irony is that Joeboy's three-word analysis is the ultimate in "laconic".

Tyson - same as usual Hard to argue with that.

A whipping boy is by definition someone who is criticised regardless of how they play, and blamed constantly for a negative team result. I'm not interested in previous performances, credits or anything else that preceded the match when it comes to analysis of a game-day performance. I have also never said Tyson is perfect.

If any other Demonland whipping boy had the four clangers that Jones produced (two of them leading to opposition goals), there'd be calls to send them back to Casey never to play again. Tyson has been good for the last couple of weeks.

It's what we do ... go overboard when we win and pot everybody when we lose, regardless of circumstance. The analysis is mind-numbingly repetitive.