RalphiusMaximus

That was pretty terrible. The result doesn't worry me, but the way we played does. To summarise: Our disposal was horrible all game. Even short chip passes under no pressure were off-target; For a side that's supposed to be all about contested football we were badly shown up in those areas; We repeatedly saw players decline to give the obvious pass and go themselves, only to be caught; Even when passes hit their mark, we fumbled; We persist with pointless bombs to the hot spot; Brisbane worked much harder; Our tall forwards don't take contested marks. Theirs do; On the bright side, AVB, Brayshaw and Oliver are loking ok and we didn't miss the easy set shots as we used to. Also, JKH's injury looked nasty.

I am in qualified agreement. His kicking at the moment is really only reliable out to 30m or so. Within that range he is excellent. I don't consider this to be a concern though, so much as a work in progress. Jack Viney was similarly limited early in his career, but as he got fitter and stronger, he worked on his kicking and his range increased. Give Spargo a few more years and he will be nailing 50m goals.

Anyone else noticed some oddities in the replay on Melbournefc? Like the way the second quarter is actually the third quarter?

What are they showing in the tent?

He needs a beard.

Again, a cynic might think there was something more than a hamstring niggle in this. How long do they wait before finding a reason to keep Tommy out of the game as well?

Call me a cynic, but I wonder how many of the rehabbers will suddenly be fully fit once the AFLX draft is out of the way?

They might create antimatter, or maybe invent fusion.

Funny thing. I caught up with a co-worker today and he was talking about the street party they threw in his neighbourhood. He met a young couple who recently moved in, the Kents. Dean chatted a bit about his footy, that his shoulder is almost as good as new after that injury. He also said exactly what you have, that it was a three year deal vs one year and with a baby to think of he went for security.

You're not a sorcerer? Mine began with The Greatest American Hero whose title character was named Ralph Hinkley. Through many years of message boards, games and chats the name evolved due to other members having already claimed the name Ralph, until the current version came into existence.

I signed up for the free trial last night to watch the Asian Cup. It was good quality, only stopped once and there were no issues with signing up or getting the stream started. On the NBN front, I spent a lot of time looking into satellite plans since the fibre will never reach my house. There aren't any available that meet my needs. Last month I switched from ADSL2+ which was getting up to 800Kb/s to Optus Mobile Broadband. I'm now seeing 20Mbps speeds all day with no dropout issues in bad weather. For anyone else with really crappy phone lines killing their ADSL speeds, I highly recommend checking it out.

Head in the lap of a pretty girl. Good on him.

Honestly, I hope we don't see or hear much from Mr Pert. The less we hear from that branch of the club the better off we are as it indicates we are stable and running smoothly.

I'll be happy to play finals again. Finals is a bare pass. Top four a good pass. The GF would be awesome. I don't think it's reasonable to demand a top 2 finish given how much luck and other factors can influence the results. One unfortunate game could be the difference between top two and not.

But those two silvers give us a complete set that's worth a hell of a lot more.

May just gave Goodwin a huge tick. Said he'd never spoken to us or even considered us until he had a hat with Goodwin at the end of the season. Loved that Goodwin was all about what the club can do to help him get the most from his game and the values they are trying to hold in the playing group.

This guy is exactly what we want in terms of ability. He's a bloody good size for a mid or flanker, quick and has actual foot skills. We just need to see if he can get his head right. Still would have liked Martin though. ?

I'm not too fussed with this trade. Sad to see Jesse go, but ultimately we were given an on paper value of around pick two for him. We got slightly more than Freo got for Neale (pick three roughly). Ultimately we hit every Mark the club had set for trade period. I am fascinated by the journey of pick six though. It started as pick five at Freo, was downgraded due to the Lynch deal, traded to Port, then Brisbane, back to Freo, Melbourne and finally Gold Coast. Will we see stove again? Will Adelaide make a late play for it?

I would have liked to see him kicking bags for Melbourne for a decade. Now, I wish him all good fortune in his personal life and none at all professionally. May he prosper as the highest paid player in the lowest ranked team.

May - A player who fills a hole that has cost us multiple game this year. KK - Was pick 5 in 2013. Looks a bit of a Morton, given his pace, skills and lack of contested game. That being said his brother has turned into a bit of a beast for Geelong, so maybe there's something there. Pick 23 - Who knows? Last few pick 23's have included: Will Walker; Alex Witherden; David Cunningham; Pat McKenna; Matt Crouch; Marco Paparone. In other words, a mixed bag, but a couple of good ones here and there. Overall, I'd feel that we probably got a bit less than Hogan is worth, but it would be a solid return in terms of getting what we wanted out of the trade period.

If Melbourne "buckle first" I'll be furious. We are asking for a fair price for the best young forward in the game. If Fremantle don't have the nerve to follow 5hrough, they can go to hell. I'd be thrilled to keep him.

Pretty sure we were supposed to get compensation for him going to another club.

Not even a nice baked cheesecake with whipped cream and berries on top?

Don't forget Dom "Steakknives" Barry.