Dr. Gonzo

Nah sometimes you have to make a stand as a club and say "we won't be bullied anymore". Like Hawks did in the line in the sand match - not saying we need to go knocking people out but just playing with physicality and ruthlessness.

We stifled them in the KB game in 2023. They had nothing all day and we really should have been well up despite then almost running over us at the end, the issue is we never take our opportunities against them. Hit them hard and put the scoreboard pressure on and we'll be fine.

Yeah would be nice if he hit the scoreboard more and that probably comes from his lack of distance in his kicking as well as playing further up the field (half forward rather than crumbing around the feet of the contest 30 out). He also gets back to help a lot in defense but doesn't gut run as much forward so doesn't get those opportunities for the Joe the goose that others do. Whether this is by design/coaching or not is hard to tell for mine. He can be a very creative player though.

He was probably our best in the 2023 SF loss to Carlton. And was a valuable link up person, his inability to kick over 40m hurts but he is very creative with those kicks inside 50.

Yes that is a possibility, but I can only judge them based on what is known, not what is supposed.

Exactly, assuming our deal is done. We don't even have a business case finalised yet let alone finding the funding and getting it all approved. If the MRC Chairman is opposed to our presence there what is the chances this gets over the line?

Gary Pert welcoming them to Caulfield as though we are already sorted there and they are the Johnny come latelys is bloody cringeworthy. We still don't even have a business case and have a $70m funding gap while they've finalised a $195m purchase of land. “We welcome the announcement that Mount Scopus Memorial College intend to be our neighbour, building a new campus adjacent to Caulfield Racecourse,” Pert said. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1703615

Chiefs Ravens Washington

Considering they went all in to get that SB (and why wouldn't you) and everyone was forecasting years of pain due to their draft/salary situation the Rams have done very well to be where they are. Probably would've won the division in a canter if Puka wasn't injured earlier this season.

Hopefully Viney's injury is unrelated to the foot issues he's dealt with through his career, would be a big blow especially at his age.

Bills losing to the Rams was unexpected but glad to see that result, as a Jets fan I can't stand the Bills almost as much as the Pats. Philly/Detroit still look like the teams to beat but KC just keep finding ways. Surely their luck runs out soon, right???

For anyone interested, the report is housed at the excellent Footy Industry site run by BigFootys "The Wookie" https://footyindustry.com/files/afl/AFL Administrative Structure Findings - The Crawford Report (1993).pdf

Hopefully the Jets get something for Hall in the offseason and ride Braelon Allen the next few years.

@waynewussell any Jefferson updates?

Cleaner disposal

RBs tend to flame out very quickly, especially following injuries, unless they are Derrick Henry. Most have about 4 years of domination and then fall of a cliff.

I don't really mind where he plays, I still think he could make a decent forward given a proper preseason and better delivery but wherever he plays he needs to start playing with a bit of mongrel and intensity. Some of the efforts last year were diabolical.

Sounds like draft tampering to me

Yep Princes Park, Queens Bday 1989. Every ground in 1989 was an absolute bogheap including the G, must have been one hell of a wet winter. I remember going to this game with dad as a kid, got our "revenge" on the Hawks for 87 and 88 but revenge is a bit hollow when they've got the silverware. We got off to a flyer in 1989 then hit a wall, I seem to recall it coinciding with a Garry Lyon injury. A funny season, we lost to the Cats in round 12 at the G (the week after the Hawks win?) kicking only 2 goals for the whole game. 4 weeks later we played them at Waverley and beat them by 3 points in a bit of a shootout. I have many of these games stashed away on tape/hard drive will have to upload them to YouTube one day (assuming they're not already up).

Makes you wonder what the hell Stafford was teaching them for all those years

Bills Bengals Bears

Excluding the obvious, Sparrow and Jefferson.

I'd like to see a "reverse" jumper, red with a blue yoke (royal or navy).

Same thing happened twice last week, Tomlin changed his mind late in the Browns TNF game and I think it was Philly also changed their mind on accepting/declining the penalty in their game. I agree it's garbage, once you make the call you can't change back based on what you see the other team deciding to do. Funny thing is I think it actually backfired on Tomlin, they would've been better declining the penalty in that snow game and trying to win the game on that one play.

Terrible play by the Raiders but also another call going the Chiefs way at the death. That call was called offside and the play blown dead so should not have resulted in a turnover. Refs confer for a few minutes and decide to call it illegal shift instead and allow the turnover to end the game.