Adam The God

Furthermore, that $50k hit is probably most of the doctor's wage. So he moves on and they're back to square one. I was thinking of working with the AFL on one of my next films, but they're a completely corrupt corporate believe in nothing organisation. Their legal advice must be, don't give the current complainants any ammunition by coming down too swiftly.

So Port handed a $100,000 fine, but read this nonsense: "$50,000 of the fine will be included in Port Adelaide's football department soft cap, with the remainder to sit outside the cap unless the club commits a similar breach of concussion protocols before the end of the AFL and AFLW seasons in 2024." So they're allowed to [censored] up again, it'll just be a $50k hit to the soft cap. Are you [censored] kidding me? The AFL are an utter joke. Power cops huge fine over concussion protocols error - https://www.afl.com.au/news/993091

JJ will go out for Clarry. Bookmark it.

He'll get a week off after the H&A season...

That is an unfortunate typo, Binners. 🤣

Which presumably means that's the line the AFL want to take. The AFL press are a mouthpiece for the AFL.

Yes. Damage to the frontal lobe causes impulsivity and poor decision making. Look at the instances of boxers, MMA fighters and spousal abuse. These people have suffered multiple concussions and direct damage to their pre frontal cortexes, which is the thinking centre of the brain and helps us to self regulate, problem solve and provides us with a capacity for reflective thinking, thinking before acting etc. There's also a great doc on Netflix about NFL player Aaron Hernandez called 'Killer Inside'. He had repeated concussions that led to brain injury, that then led to dark outcomes. You get the picture, but it goes into all this stuff.

They're very capable of managing player loads without games these days. Salem earlier in the year was a perfect example. There's always Adams developing back there, but I love the sound of Curtin. Great post, but I'm glad we're not resting Viney. Without Oliver, if we don't have Viney's intensity, already missing Trac, our midfield is decidedly average. When Clarry is back, if Viney is sore, you could rest him for Hawthorn, but I reckon they'll push Viney until the end of the H&A season.

This is a good point mate and I suspect they want to trial one ruck against two and North is the perfect time to try it, given North's ability.

Maybe it's being pedantic, but a sweeper role (aka the goalkeeper) plays behind the final defensive line, so unless we're playing no player inside our defensive 50, May won't be playing a sweeper role. He might play as a pure interceptor though. And it sounds like Tomlinson won't play. It'll be Smith for him and Hibbo as sub. If @Dannyz says it, thus it must be.

He was asleep in the car for the first quarter, so got there at the end of the 2nd, he lasted the third quarter (I didn't realise ear muffs were a thing for the youngsters), and found it too loud, so we went home at 3/4 time. I had to watch it all on replay when we got home. But if all I teach him is structures and not being a nuffy at the footy, I'll be happy. ❤️

I actually have Lord of the Nuffs trademarked, so you've done well to get around it here.

Correct. The AFL funds all the clubs anyway, so financial is a slap on the wrist in the extreme. I wonder if AFL HQ will see this as a challenge for Dillon's new position and therefore deliver swift, uncompromising sanctions. (they've probably missed the boat on that one already) Or, whether they'll see it as a possibility to sweep it under the rug as it occurs between Gil's exit and Dillon's entrance. If the footy media wasn't totally captured by the AFL, the possibility of seeing some legitimate accountability thrust upon those involved might be real. But we know that the industry is completely captured and therefore a huge PR machine for the AFL.

Hibberd played some anchor for us against Collingwood. Was often the deepest defender. But I agree with what you're saying. I don't think we'll abandon the three tall defensive set up, nor should we.

Good get mate. I wonder if this correlates with us playing a higher press and committing more numbers forward vs Richmond than we usually would. Risk reward style that Collingwood play.** Or, have we simply identified that Tomlinson's best bet is as the deepest anchor and that if we have that stability set behind the ball, if sides try to target May and drag him outside 50, it won't bother us, because he'll just win contests and intercept higher up the ground and allow us to protect our deepest backs? (what a sentence!) FWIW, Goody's philosophy is defence first and contest, so I'd expect us to eventually settle on a better balance between offence and defence, one that values defence slightly higher, but that still manages to kick 100 points. ** I didn't get a good look at this against Richmond as I took my 2 year old to his first game and I spent half the time caring for him and not watching structures in front or behind the ball.

Old mate has absolutely [censored] the bed in this thread. The odds don't reflect a true formline? I mean, possibly the nuffiest thing I've seen posted in a long time. If Collingwood don't have the ability to come back after their usual three quarter time deficit, they become easily a bottom 10 team. If they lose 17 of those 32 they trailed at 3/4 time, no one is even talking about them now. That's the key here. They save themselves and (as you say) paper over the cracks, namely their inability to defend big scores with their aggressive game style, with these come from behind wins that must reflect a brilliant fitness base. Their last month will be a fascinating watch, because did we see the first sign of trouble against the Blues? They're lucky they've got Hawthorn post that Blues loss and not someone who will really test them. But Hawthorn did beat Brisbane on the G, so who knows. Good calls. It'll be interesting to see if we play the Blues the same way again, or continue with the more offensive style. My read is we'll adjust our game again to sit somewhere between both approaches, which is actually the sweet spot we should be looking for. Relax the press back to the middle of the ground, push teams wide, create turnovers and punish on slingshot.

Wasn't sure where to put this, so this thread seems as relevant as anywhere. This article mirrors my own views expressed elsewhere on Demonland. This is very likely an unsustainable approach for a premier, and note the team who has led most often at 3/4 time since the start of 2022. Fire or flop? Pies' custom comebacks proving risky business - https://www.afl.com.au/news/992405

I think the train had already started to come off the track.

Not quite, he played half half forward and half middle against Adelaide (11 CBAs) and it was similar again on Sunday (15 CBAs from a possible 39).

Part of JJs problem is he has no weapon and struggles at half forward. ANB is a powerhouse runner (his weapon) and Spargo is a good runner with elite ball use (his weapon). It won't happen mate because it shouldn't.

I'm sure this has been mentioned, but this decision making is almost certainly driven by the pressure on Hinkley and his FD. It shows you how desperate and worried they are about falling over this year. You can see it coming...

Buddy has just announced his retirement. I was worried we'd be playing Sydney at the SCG in his final game. That won't be the case now. A sad way for a champion of the game to go out, but very handy for us in Round 24. This paired with the luck of competitors starting to falter around us, we look to be timing everything beautifully. Let's hope we get Clarry and Sparrow back this week.

And his marking overhead. He's got great hands. Of May, Lever and Petty, Petty is also the most reliable kick. He's very solid, with good technique over 15-20m, so if he can keep taking marks across half forward, as well as deep, his ability to hit kicks inside will be invaluable.

Potentially.

And 5 interstate trips in our first 10 games. It's a [censored] disgrace that our run home is being talked about in those terms. We had the hardest first half of the draw than anyone, which is why remaining in the top 4 all of that time, but our game not necessarily humming was always a good sign.