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Is it not possible that players like Mitchie are being given a game to help work out whether they are worth keeping on next year. Once again, assuming his selection won't make a big difference to the 6% chance of being in the finals. BTW, I think 6% is about right. While our chance of beating Carlton should be better than 50:50, our chance of beating Geelong is less, so that means we have a 1 in 4 chance of beating both. And I'd but the same probability on North losing twice because there are so many difficult factors. 1/4*1/4=1/16 => 6%

Perhaps the club is looking more to the long term and figuring a small change won't make much difference to the 6% chance we have of making the finals.

Well we have the umpires in the bag now: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-17/afl-making-it-really-difficult-for-umpires-roos

I'd like to think that the Age or the HUN would run a poll asking fans if they think he got off for those reasons. But they wouldn't dare. (But I like your 'slim chance' of the Kangaroos making the finals.

Please no more... my GP tells me uncontrollable laughing is not good for my health.

Take it cops and tell the school since the person who lost it is likely to ask there first and may not go to the cops. That way no one at the school can steal it, an no cop will dare steal it either since you'll tell them you told the school. But in all probability the person who lost it is a crim or a tax dodger. $100 notes are largely in their hands. So they may not go to the cops and you'll get it later on.

I always thought the definition of MFCSS extended to the assumption that Demonland posters affected the outcome of games. Shouting 'chewy on your boot' at the TV is well known to make opponents miss goals.

Well we have a full pre-season to fix his kicking. Though I'd hate us to do that so that another club reaps the long term benefit. No contract = No lessons....

Has anyone looked carefully into this? I don't know who to barrack for (other than the MRP).

I'm sure he has now that we are the only contender left standing. When there were 1, 2, many he couldn't get his head around such large numbers.

You'd think one of their 'stats' people would have corrected him. And given the media's keenness to make things sound exciting, you'd think they'd carry on about the 3 possible alternatives to North. Very odd.

To save us from 50 pages full of one-liners, go read it all here. It is brilliant. Branagh movie recommended. http://shakespeare.mit.edu/hamlet/full.html

On viewing all the goals, the striking thing to me is how few of the 17 weren't the result of major blunders by Hawks (1), or frees (2). The only ones that came from poor deliveries were Bug's and Stretch's in Q4, though both were to advantage.

whatever else it was, it wasn't a push. The MRP is full of crap.

This list is getting out of hand. If we keep on winning you blokes will have to go for records like "Since 1988 we haven't beaten Sydney at the SCG on a day when a north westerly was blowing until half-time after which it swung around to an easterly." I look forward to that.

Sorry if this has been posted already: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/former-afl-umpire-says-cyril-rioli-incredibly-lucky-to-avoid-suspension-20160809-gqobxr.html

The striking thing about Thompson's remarks is how infantile they are. We didn't do anything naughty, but if we did it was just half of us and look how unfair it is on the other half to mention it. You'd hear a more cogent argument in a primary school playground.

Come on, you know what he said.

What a stupid headline: Dees confident Gawn will pass mobility test http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-08/demons-confident-gawn-will-adapt-to-facing-mobile-ruckman-trengove

I think it may be becoming clear why different umpires make different decisions. They read different websites. The AFL couldn't organise the proverbial in a brewery.

I recall there was a case that looked like kicking in danger that was ignored. I haven't seen a close up of it, so not sure if it should have been paid. They seem to let them through these days much of the time. Doubtless there has been a rule change (/sarcasm)

One thing that has not been emphasised enough about this win was how important it was for Hawthorn to win given their bad percentage. There is no way anyone could claim they were just coasting towards the finals.

whether it was or not depends entirely on if he hit his head. I haven't seen the replay yet. But whatever it was it was not Oliver's fault as those idiot commentators said.

There are BIG problems with this rule which commentators have simply ignored and this is one of them. Watch any match and you will see multiple instances of that which don't get pinged. It seems to depend on the angle the player runs in to get on the mark. Start a bit closer the the player with the ball and a couple of yards to one side and you are OK even though you are within the 10m- sometimes.... In any case 10m is far too much (as is the penalty).

you must have assumed North lose by a lot etc