Nasher

Disco playing forward would make it add up better. Otherwise I can’t see how we’re having Disco, TMac, Petty and Lever all in the same back line.

Amazing. As I said earlier in the thread: cruel, unusual, beautiful torture.

I’m sure it’s a great interview but I listened to 4 minutes of absolute floggery from the hosts and developed a severe hatred for their voices before I even got to the bit I was there to listen to, and could go no further. Not sure if I’m getting old or what but my tolerance for this kind of “media” has never been lower.

I find both teams largely inoffensive and tend to barrack for both a lot in neutral games. As such I was watching with not much skin in it but a loose preference for the Crows. Absolutely intense finish. Love our game when it’s like that.

That’s a bit different though. Bedford was clearly behind a glut of other like types, including ANB, Chandler etc. He didn’t get tonnes of opportunities, but at the time we were hot off a flag, pressing for another one, and it was a hard team to get in to. McVee was a best 22 player who was clearly already being given every opportunity of success. The idea that he’d jump in to Freo as a running half back when they’ve already got the likes of Clark etc was ridiculously and obviously naive in my opinion.

If this is as it seems on face value, Guerra should resign. It’s easy to hold Richardson up as the scapegoat, but the most senior person in the room in a pre-planned meeting automatically becomes accountable for the content. I will reserve further judgement until the facts come to light, noting at the moment we’ve heard one version of events, but my initial impression is “yikes”.

Who couldn’t see that coming from a mile away? Remember Jeremy Howe sooking off to Collingwood because they promised him forward line time? Played half a season as a forward before they worked out he did his best work as a defender. Players who think they are better than they are get sold the “grass is greener” opportunity pitch, then end up just doing what they did before because it turns out, the original club knew their limitations.

This Carlton side has found a new, cruel form of torture for its fans. I’ve never seen anything like it, and I am 100% here for it.

What a gift. You’ve got Essendon and North Melbourne captains begging to get out, setting everything on fire on the way out. Then you’ve got St Kilda, giving away their heart and soul captain who doesn’t want to leave, basically for free, and breaking his heart in the process. Thanks again Saints.

I haven’t seen a replay, but I thought the one against Hewitt was clearly an umpire error. The one against Evans was correct - at least from a HTB perspective. There’s an argument he was taken high, but you see heaps of those not get called high.

Funny you mention that, at half time when looking at the job ahead, I thought back to that game in 2008. The Aussie Wonaeamirri game. This was definitely up there with that.

Incredible that we scored 100 after a 1 goal half. Lever turned back the clock, and Sparrow played his best game in yonks. Kozzie you are an absolute star. I’m buzzing.

How the heck are we going to chair off the two heaviest blokes in the team simultaneously? Seriously though, absolutely love TMac and Gawn playing their 250th together. Special milestone to be shared together with two of my all time faves. Well done boys.

10.5k at North Hobart Oval (full house) saw the Devils knock off Coburg in their first VFL game. Rubbish effort at the G for sure.

Golly. Surely there’s room for a bit of nuance in between “he’s rubbish” and whatever hyperbole we’re using to describe his greatness. He’s clearly a player who has had to work his butt off just to get to best 22 level. Good on him for having the game of his career and kicking such a crucial goal to cap it off.