Dr. Gonzo

May as well just put bibs on now and make it touch footy

The AFL is [censored] what a joke

You can't tell players to go at less than 100%. It's a tough game, players will get hurt - it's unavoidable.

What would you have had JVR do? He's allowed to contest the ball.

And distinguish between a football and non-football action. If the charge is "striking" surely it's a pretty quick tribunal hearing before it's thrown out.

100% - if Smith was KO'd Kozzie would've got 4-6 weeks easy.

That was 9 years ago!

Yes

So every time someone attempts to spoil now and glances someone in the head they'll be suspended? FMD, MFC must appeal

True, we actually did this against the Suns a few years back didn't we, TMac hitting the post with seconds remaining.

Yeah, but 8 teams travel every 2nd week all year every year. I can understand maybe off short breaks but we had a week between games and our last game was a glorified training run.

Harmes in the last quarter missed a relatively easy goal from 40 too.

Well I was one who was pushing for Petty to go forward but I think it's time to put the experiment to rest. He hasn't really had a great impact, not hitting the scoreboard enough, not taking enough marks and it's weakened our backline. Was good to try out but I think Petty back to defense and Brown coming in needs to happen this week so Petty can regain some synergy with the backline before taking on Port. It's a good trick to have up our sleeve if required but he should be played primarily in defense.

Honestly I can't believe the absolute muppets on other boards (BigFooty) and social media claiming the Suns were robbed by the umps last night. Watching the game I thought we were getting a raw deal and got a couple back at the end. Suns were unlucky with a couple but seriously they wouldn't have been close if the umps didn't gift them a bunch of goals in the 3rd. I feel like I'm not one-eyed either, last week I thought we were looked after by the umps, North were pretty hard done by (not that it would have made a difference). I thought we were lucky not to get the whistle blown against us a couple of times in the final quarter last night but for the first 3 quarters we were pretty bloody stiff.

Far more important to show vision of Ben King's goals from 3 weeks ago than to show a replay of the free kick which led to his goals last night 🙄

Fritsch did similar a few minutes before that, could have centred the ball but took a shot from deep in the pocket instead. We really shot ourselves in the foot in the last quarter, should have put them away earlier.

Agree Spargo should come in. Disagree Chandler should go out. He's been great this year, had a bad one last night but still kicked a magnificent goal on quarter time.

Like the "interpretation" of not paying advantage out of a stoppage free kick. Was that an interpretation or a rule? And when did it change (if at all)? Because last night they seemed pretty happy to pay advantage after play had stopped to figure out where the free kick was going.

They changed that rule a couple of years back, it's not an automatic free kick anymore.

Sure. Bit without Fritsch's three shanks, Viney's shank etc we win comfortably. Even if Macpherson kicks the goal we still come away with a draw not a loss.

They're gonna put Lloyd Meek in the back pocket on Chandler?

We also play Richmond twice. And Swans though they may improve before the end of the season.

Ben King gifted two goals in the 3rd, Hunter paid HTB after cleanly habdballing it away, May getting knocked down after a mark and no 50, multiple occasions of paying a free out of a stoppage only for advantage to be paid after players have all stopped to see which way the free kick is going (the umpires are not meant to pay advantage out of a stoppage) etc etc Plenty more examples if I could be bothered to go back and check.

He's the Kane Cornes of Demonland

May was fine tonight, played pretty well overall.