jnrmac

I have seen this written a few times now and curious as to how you arrive at this conclusion? 2012 played 20 games 2013 player 17 games 2014 played 21 games 2015 played 22 games 2016 played 22 games 2017 played 22 games 2018 played 20 games (starting at rd 6 - next games he had 2, 2, 5, 4, 2, 4, 6 goals) 2019 played 15 games (didn't play after rd 16) 2020 played 9 games (covid year - he had a poor year along with the club) 2021 played 23 games I think its complete BS frankly. He has had one poor year and now it is set in stone that TMac takes a long time to get back up to speed. "a stumbling block to his career" you say. "Diabolically once he reaches a patch of his best form he gets injured again" 2018 he didn't start till rd 6 and played well out of the blocks Tom will be fine.

He is on record as saying he hated playing at St Kilda and would have left to play somewhere for fun. The fact he is at the Dees (as insurance largely) - and opportunities haven't been plentiful for him - is possibly annoying for him but I reckon he is at peace with his decision.. And he still has some flaws in his game despite getting Brownlow votes...

That subconscious works both ways, Any team that gets ahead of the Pies wont take their foot off the gas

Shame for him the team he left is playing finals....

General. The AFL had to compete with the NRL in their home markets and even though crowd numbers are low in the NRL, viewing numbers are huge.

60% of all advertising revenue comes from NSW and Southern Queensland Thats why we have GWS and Gold Coast. Tassie generates around 6% In case you think this is about emotion and history

Same here

Good summary!

This a problem when you have: 1. a 23 round fixture,; and 2. All the Dreamtime games, the Derbies, the Heritage rounds, ANZAC Days etc Would like to see an analysis of past years and those with easy draws falling in the finals...if anyone can be bothered.....

Good article Its a blight on the game Remarkable how many times commentators refer to the ladder saying things like Geelong are the stand out without doing the most rudimentary analysis of the fixture. A bit like Brisbane and their home ground advantage

Isn't there an MVP based on the Players votes? I'd suggest that would be pretty high up on their wish list

We have the number 1 defence in the competition based on Pts against Other teams will be intimidated to meet Melbourne in a home final at the G

Disgraceful hit. Should be weeks

Pretty sure your mate Weid won't get a gig

Have I misread this? Ah OK, I see now. If it goes according to seedings we play the winner of Coll v Freo

If we beat Sydney we play the winner of Freo and the Dogs in the Prelim Not unhappy with that.

A win against Sydney sees us play the winner of Freo and the Dogs in the Prelim

Where is the vision? Do you have a link?

One of those times he had just come off the bench and Brisbane were attacking so he took himself down to defence to take a good intercept mark

Couldn't stop laughing at The (self-proclaimed) Barometer for Brisbane - Mathieson - 0 tackles in the first half. He certainly was the barometer!

Wasnt Brayshaw on Neale most of the night?

I think the club and the players have behaved themselves impeccably. They went out hard at the ball all night, were not put off by Brisbanes fake toughness, hit them legally hard, ground them into the turf and smashed them on the scoreboard. Brisbane are a basket case. They can't play the MCG, they can't play finals. They can't play Melbourne. They choose low life Captains. The club then stood up for their mate Petty, Richardson went straight to the Brisbane Football Director and let him know what had happened. That is culture that is streets ahead of Brisbane and most clubs to be frank.

Jackson Brayshaw Trac Kozzie Rivers Hunt

I watched our earlier game this year again We killed them. And without Gawn who was sitting in the stands They have some weapons and are a 3/4 goal better side at the Gabba but we have got this if we show up

Rutten seems like a good bloke but I hate this club and they deserve everything they get. Perhaps don't whitewash and deny the drugs scandal for a decade.