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I think you should always play as if the scores are close until the game is 99% in the bag.

I think some underestimate the uncertaInty caused by the social distancing, where to stand, no support staff around etc. I've noticed several clubs doing it differently. Combine that with the peculiar emotions that might arise from squeaking a 1pt win from a 42 pt lead. Those who want to confirm their views about the deficiencies will quickly see it as further proof. I think too many are reading too much into this. Let's concentrate on our obvious real problems.

Well that is an interesting question.

Agree. With all the unusual conditions, odd results and weird games, it's too early to draw many conclusions. But clearly we have some issues. I've not watched all the games, but is there any team so far which doesn't appear to have issues? I don't think we played badly the same way as we did last year- piling the ball into the F50 and not scoring. In the part of yesterday's game when we were poor, we weren't getting it into the F50 at all. Some will take comfort from that and some will despair even more.

ah, but if Q1 was longer we may have built up such an enormous lead that ..... (where will this end)

or imagine the lead we would have had if Q1 was longer.

Well Lyon is in an awkward position. But I don't think I've ever heard such biased commentating from all of them. Fair enough to barrack for a comeback (even against a poor team like us), but not once did they discuss what Melb could/should do or even hang on. Just how many Carlton supporters are there that they need to suck up to?

I wouldn't be surprised if every such case that has occurred came to light, the AFL would be down to the 16 a side some are proposing pretty damn quick.

I wish they'd increase the volume on the fake crowd and drown out the commentators. I've watched a lot of old matches recently and the quality of commentating was so much better.

Watching old games over recent weeks I agree that footy was better then. Of course my judgement may be biased by the fact I only watch games we won. It would be interesting to know which Demonlanders have restricted themselves to games we won. I fear a few may have restricted themselves to games we lost.

I too have been watching old games (I've enjoyed a great season so far - we have won game after game and only lost one game this year, to WCE). I agree with Vineytime - what stands out is that you need at least one big forward. Now maybe footy has changed and you can get away with a large number of highly talented smaller blokes, but it seems to me with a big forward you can do well with fewer or less talented smaller players.

But that would give those teams experience of playing there which would help them when they play there in future. Oh, wait.....

Sadly watching on TV makes it hard to see what's going wrong or right much of the time (thanks 7 and Fox for all those useless close-ups of players who have taken a mark/free kick), so I don't know what went better after Q1 (but I do know who shaved the best that morning). Drawing any conclusions from that match is fraught for lots of reasons. Pity the AFL didn't hold off announcing the ceassation of footy until after that match to at least remove arguing about that deflating factor.

Let's be positive and assume that he meant there is a new Melbourne way but we slipped into old habits and din't play the Melb way.

sounds good to me. I'd add my usual hobby-horse: If a player is tackled and a team member of the tackled player then jumps on the initial 2, pay a free against that third player. They often tackle the oppo who does not have the ball, which is clearly a free kick under current rules (though never paid). But I'd suggets a free regardless of who they 'tackle' as long as it is clear they are not trying to help extract the ball.

Dank drags doc down: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-16/doctor-who-supplied-peptides-to-stephen-dank-has-licence-revoked/12153644

Makes mre sense, though I'd like to know what the definition is of a 'disputed ball'. A handpass which misses a teammate and goes out under pressure on either reciever or sender- is that disputed?

1. Last touch out of bounds will really help getting the score line up to ridiculous basketball levels. No backman will ever dare spoil towards the boundary. The number of wrong decisions made when a pack goes for a mark near the boundary and the ball goes out will make the current error rate look miniscule. 2. no big deal, though it may lead to more congestion. 3. more or less done by teams now except when a team is trying to use up the clock, so probably OK. 4. no idea. If aim is to reduce congestion there may be better ways.

I wish you hadn't said 4 to 6.

Just have to score 2.63 times as much as WCE. No worries.

With the game going ahead I wonder whether the news will make the players go harder or play more like a practice match. It seemed to me that the games I've watched on TV (where else!) weren't very tough. Or was I influenced by lack of crowd noise?

So there is no simulation available other than AFL? Which century is that? Not the 21st. I don't recall reading about mass suicides in Europe in 1348, or England in 1665 or anywhere in 1918. And sorry to be brutal, but a few compared to mass deaths by infection?

Actually maybe it's my failing hearing, but I can't understand anything the players say, swearing or not. Umpires are very clear but often the broadcasters turn their volume up and down. Maybe the swearing is deleted by muffling everything?

Agree. It's not even consistent. When I looked earlier today the broadcast info for some matches was different in depending on which page you looked on (both had the revised start times). Very hard to quickly get information. The site doesn't remember your chosen location or that you have turned off betting odds.

How? The Audio doesn't appear to be on any delay and I can't imagine it being done by clever software because of the confused conditions with multiple voices and echos.