RalphiusMaximus

Wouldn't that negate the leg-up they're giving to the favoured teams? 🤣

Interesting game tonight. Very evenly matched teams, but Richmond just seem a tiny bit more rusty. Almost as if Carlton had played an extra match to shake the cobwebs off. 🤔 I wonder if any of the "bye" teams from last week will win (except North vs PA).

Still don't understand how Kane McAuliffe wasn't cited. A fist behind the ear hard enough to knock him silly, resulting in a serious injury. Surely that's careless, high contact, high/severe impact? That should be 2 matches at least. Edit: More like an elbow rather than a fist. Point still stands.

Jeffo has a breakout year culminating in an AA selection.

He was hit from behind. I don't think knees are meant to bend that way.

That is a truly classy farewell message. He was a fantastic player, giving up height against his opponents week after week and beating them with superior bodywork and judgement.

No sign of Mcaulif being looked at by the MRO.

Did anyone actually see training?

No injuries this time.

So the locals don't have jobs?

White needs to build his body up before he's considered for seniors.

It all becomes clear.

NWM?

I hate this. He's not a forward. They should be pushing him into the middle as a skillful inside mid. That's where he plays his best football. If they stop trying to force him into a role he's not suited to, we might actually see what he can do.

South Yarra kiosk used to do decent food, but it's been a while since I passed through.

I've been listening to The Warning and Electric Callboy lately. Both awesome bands.

How does giving Geelong and St Kilda more population compensate North Melbourne?

How does giving Geelong and St Kilda more territory compensate North Melbourne?

The problem is that any move to fix the broken system will only hurt the clubs that haven't benefited from it. If they came out and said no academy picks in the first round, The Suns and Brisbane would be laughing. They have cashed in and nobody else gets the chance. Of course, the AFL have a history of doing just this, waiting until the "chosen" clubs benefit, then changing the rules to prevent others from doing the same (see Mac Andrew, or Judd's Visy contract).

Yep. Three clubs lost territory with nothing in return, being us, Hawks and Dogs. Geelong and St Kilda both got gifted extra territory without giving anything up. Gotta love the AFL's attempts at "fairness."

Knowing nothing about him but the clips in this thread, I'm thinking we have a good one here. Pros: Exceptionally clean hands grabbing the loose ball Good below his knees Seems to have good judgement with his kicking Great burst of speed Cons: Dodgy kicking technique Poor handball I saw several kicks from the 50 arc drop short (see dodgy technique) Didn't see a lot of defensive work So, he looks to have the vision, but needs to clean up disposal skills to make use of it, and maybe improve his defensive efforts.

Is it odd that this is the draftee I'm most excited about? He looks like he could be a genuine match-winner.

Better for salary cap.

Keeping room for that big trade.

So what happens if someone calls White's name right now?