Nasher

I agree with you, but I hated Kent's three consecutive turnovers in a row more. He's having a shocker, but at least he's getting the ball unlike Dawes and Frawley.

We have had more scoring shots than them, so it can't have been that lopsided. Dominated is definitely an exaggeration (on reflection, maybe not). Bloody frustrating watching this side though. I'd love it if I could go a whole game without seeing the red mist.

Just some peanut trying to be funny and failing. Not worth getting our knickers in a twist over. Some of you are so sensitive that it worries me.

Other way around JJC. The firsts are playing first for some reason.

What is going to happen with Stef once Leuenberger and West return?

And next year? The year after? The year after that? Next time one of my kids plays up, remind me to ask you how many times I should punish them for the same crime. After all, they will be just as guilty now as they were before...

Uh, right. Thanks for that, tone.

History has as many "good young lists" that have gone on to do SFA as it does ones that went on to be powerhouses. I agree that they look very promising for the future on paper, but I won't worry about it too much until they're actually flying. Let's not overlook that recent form notwithstanding, they along with us, GWS and Saints have spent a large portion of the year being utterly putrid.

Holy moley. I know it's exactly what I just wished for, but now that it's happening it's hard to watch. That feeling of watching a trainwreck unfold in right in front of you... better them than us!

Crows coming back now. I'm a sadistic bastard and would love to see them run over the top of Richmond.

Yep, just as has been the case in the last few years, there's a bunch of teams contesting for that coveted position of making up numbers in the finals and getting spanked by the team who finished fifth. You have to wonder if it's really worthwhile having an eight team final series when the teams that finish eighth are never really in the contest.

The ban last year was a tokenistic gesture.

This is dumb and illogical. Even if they were guilty then, they're not still doing it, so why punish them over and over again? This could go on for years yet. If they're found guilty, their true punishment will come in time. What you're asking for falls firmly under the presumption of guilt until proven innocent.

You remember that they were disallowed from playing finals *last* year, right? Do you propose that they just be banned from playing finals every year for the rest of time?

Gee we have some charming "supporters".

Grimes and Salem in for Bail and Kennedy-Harris. Another 22 game candidate bites the dust (Bail). The only ones left now are Jones, Tyson, Vince, Dunn, Watts and Howe.

No player's future is ever decided on one single game. Col Garland would have been delisted after his debut if it was, because it was a shocker. What if Terlich gets 45 touches and kicks 5 goals in the VFL next week?

I've read heaps of comments now from people who would be happy to see the club put Hogan on ice for the year. I must be the only selfish bastard who would be absolutely shattered if I don't get a glimpse of him this season.

I've never got the impression he needed motivation or a spur on; he's always appeared to work hard from the outside at least, just hadn't been able to pull it all together. He just needed some direction and a role that suits his skill set.

Reward for an amazing turn around. So happy for him.

Q: What do an elephant and an asprin have in common? A: Neither of them can drive tractors.

I would be very surprised; there's been 6 games he hasn't played in. I know he's been good - excellent in fact, and I expect he'll poll as anyone on a per-game basis, but can't see him tallying enough votes to win from that far back when the likes of Jones and Tyson will most likely have 22 games to count from and have been good in most.

I didn't see the game in question, but does an unbalanced free kick count automatically equal biased umpiring?

To be fair, that rule is hardly ever paid now for some reason, Melbourne or otherwise. I don't think it's part of the great Umpires Are Against Melbourne conspiracy. I agree that it's not being paid in some absurdly dangerous situations though.

Good memory. Ro's first serious concussion if I remember correctly.