Demon Disciple

Oh good, just 3 of the 5 senses wiped out. Any impact on ball handling skills 🤪

Well then so much for several players getting a nice rest.

Good luck to any KPF out there on a day like has been forecast for Saturday. At least our midfield looks strong (please don’t jinx it). As again, this is where it will be won and lost.

I guess he’s not part of the starting 22?

For those that have had Covid, did it make you feel lethargic?

That’s all well and good, but when teams begin to cotton on how to beat us, we’ll employ strategy #2 - May kicks out to the right side of the ground. That will keep teams guessing for another 2 seasons at least, as they recover from trying to figure out what the funk happened (as will all MFC supporters 😱)

Where all kids should be going. The disconnect from the grass roots level and the AFL is wider than ever, and this could also very well be the infamous neglectful legacy of the Gil McLachlan era. His entire time as CEO has virtually been a big 🖕to local footy through the entire country.

At the onset of winter dormancy………….I think not. Ask me again during September 😜

The MCG and Docklands use eclipse stabilised turf, so wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what we’re going for. Which means we could be training back at Gosch’s very soon. The ultimate benefit of the system is its ability to perform to international sports standards immediately after installation https://www.hgturfgroup.com.au/projects/melbourne-cricket-ground

TifTuf is a type of hybrid Bermuda (couch), that is harder wearing and requires less watering than standard couch. Kikuyu is probably the most aggressive growing grass type there is (good for self repairing from wear). These 2 are recommended as having a soil base (generally a sandy loam), zoysias are recommended as having a pure sand base and fescues can establish in that type of subsoil as well. Just a bit of a hobby of mine, I’m by no means an expert on the matter.

Please excuse my ignorance, but going by the MFC website it says that “at this stage all 3 players will have completed their isolation period prior to playing st. kilda”. So does this mean that at the moment they are considered close contacts only?

So it was you WCW. Dammit

Hmm so turf being laid and not sewn by seed. Tif Tuf or kikuyu my guess. Though the sandy base may indicate some type of zoysia or tall fescue

Viney for Sparrow, Bedford/Melksham for Pickett. Dogga out sure hurts, as he gives Max a massive chop out. Hopefully no more out, but yesterday it was Goodwin, today is another 3, tomorrow? The whole round needs to be delayed so we can get our players back 😋

I dare say most teams would be willing to go into some type of isolation period for the finals

Not sure if it has already been mentioned, but given some whispers on here suggesting both Viney & Lever had COVID, they will both be out of H&S protocols and available for the Dorks 👍

He has some rotten luck, getting hits to the head in unusual ways.

Talk about capitulation. Hope we inflict a long overdue thrashing on them noon Saturday

I’m neither a Smith fan nor critic and he has had some good games this year. But that one calamity on its own warrants for him to go back to the 2’s and work on his decision making skills for a good few weeks. Either he has completely panicked and wanted nothing to do with the ball (worrying for a lockdown defender), or he didnt look to see if he was giving it off to a teammate (poor peripherals). I’ve watched the replay several times, and I am perplexed by it every time. Those kinds of brainfades aren’t warranted in junior footy, let alone the AFL. Imagine if that cost your team a win. Joel needs to learn from that mistake. Many, many learnings.

Smith has to be dropped for that inexcusable decision. It wouldn’t matter if he had a 100 disposal game and all 99 other possessions were 60m lace out passes, AFL footballers simply cannot make those kinds of mistakes…………..ever. Would like the points and goals to rotate positions next week

Bowser - what a tackle

I’m just glad that both run around in the red & blue jumper.

You may just be a tad biased, but bl00dy hard to refute, Ollie.

We owe them, after they had the nerve to draw with us last year