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I also dislike these nicknames. But I make an exception for Essendon. The other names have no real proven basis and so are pretty silly, but not so with Essendon.

It seems a long while since there were threads about Jones not getting to 300. Easy as.

It was a great relief at the GWS game in Manuka that the loudspeakers didn't seem to be working properly on the visitors' side of the ground so the level of loud drivel was much lower than usual. Maybe we need to start a chant of 'shut up' whenever the AFL's drones start their artificial atmosphere.

To use 7 plus on a web browser in a state where it is not on live tv outside Vic create an account with a Melbourne postcode and use a geolocation add on to the browser to enter melb latitude and longitude. Clear all cookies first. No need for VPN Allow 7plus to see your “location” sadly doesn’t work for AFL games as they don’t put that on the net anywhere

hmmm, the Casey match seems to have disappeared from the list of freebies for today. Could it be because it is on free to air in Melb?

you forgot fingernail.

Sorry if this has been posted earlier/elsewhere: Kayo are offering VFL games free on the kayosports.com/freebies You have to set up an account but no credit cards needed. I think an old trial kayo account will also work.

The broadcast guide is still on daylight savings. Must be a saving on electricity for night games.

I haven’t reviewed the video so have no opinion on the incident. But with a record like he has it is perfectly reasonable for his actions to be closely scrutinised.

Well that's better than actually giving Brisbane a free for the Bulldogs player showing insufficient intent of keeping it in. But that is exactly what he did - clearly he showed insufficient intent to keep it in (though not responsible for the motion of the ball). But it does not change the Brisbane player's "intent" if an opponent could have kept it in but didn't. So as unsual for the AFL, the terminology of rules is imprecise as well as being cringeworthy as Nasher said.

Are they awarding frees for insufficient intent when a player lets a ball kicked by an opponent go out rather than try to pick it up?

Didn't Goodwin say he'd play 3 quarters today?

Yes, it wasn't about difficult shots. It was about developing your set shot kicking technique. My point is that you first should develop your set shot kicking in perfect conditions so you know when what you are doing is wrong and can't mentally blame the wind etc or be uncertain as to the cause of your miss. Then practice in all conditions to learn how to deal with wind, rain etc. I'll try not to post on this again.....

I agree. But no point in practising difficult shots before you get the fundamentals right.

and nor can you PM people about it I guess?

A stationary spherical golf ball being hit by a plane surface is a lot simpler than a spinning oval football being hit with an unevenly structured foot dropping from a variable height. (I used to play golf.) I obviously live on a different planet to some here because it seems blindingly obvious to me that if you are trying to perfect a technique then you want to do it with as few external variables as possible. And later learn how ot adjust for those variables. Let's drop the wind issue and instead consider learning to kick straight with someone standing on the mark trying to put you off by saying "your mother is a $%$!$&" or throwing mud at you. If you miskick, how do you know whether it was caused by your poor technique or your distress at hearing your mother so described or your dodging getting mud in the eye? So perfect your kicking without the abuse/mud. Once you've got the right technique by all means then learn how to handle the abuse/mud (or the wind).

sadly, no

Totally disagree. Double newsflash. Of course you have to learn how to handle the wind, but you first have to perfect your techinque so that the ball goes where you are aiming. Then take into account the wind. If you practice in windy conditions and you miss you don't know if your technique was to blame or your failure to take correct account of the wind. I'd have thought this was bloody obvious.

I can imagine some on here saying we haven't beaten anyone above us on the ladder when we are at the top of the ladder all year.

I've said this before, but how can players practise goal kicking at a windy site like Casey? When they miss (or score) they won't know if it was their technique or the wind that was the cause.

I see the AFL website is still listing start times on the broadcast times website as daylight savings times.

I’ll have to check on replay but it happened right near me and I thought the whistle was quick.

Didn’t get them continually however. Exactly how many such frees did he get? I expect a lot less than were warranted

The down field free is there to penalise players who thump players who have disposed of the ball. But those [censored] umps pay it for a slight push in the back maybe a millisecond after disposal.

Were you at the match? I saw Oliver manhandled off the ball continually.