Dr. Gonzo

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Just remind them he chose success over money 😉 What I found bewildering is they were booing Petty early in the game. Like, aren't they trying to woo him? Or are they going for the whole treat them mean, keep them keen approach?

For those having a crack at Kozzie you're having a laugh. You're acting like he lined the guy up and ironed him out. We don't want him to lose his aggression, it's part of what makes him such a good player. The 1 week suspension is garbage (just like Baker last week) but we'll cop it and move on.

Looks far worse in slowmo than real time. I'm expecting a week but I also think that is laughable, but this is the AFL.

Billings wasn't alone in that but he was a repeat offender.

Maxy was all for it post game! Don't know if his teammates would all agree 🤣

Unlikely, they re-signed him preseason

I thought he was very poor and should've been subbed off for Taj during the 3rd quarter. I understand why they subbed Brown off but Billings was bad, he missed his chances but worse was his tackling, let multiple tackles slip which allowed the Crows to attack when they should've been held up or turned over.

We wanted it ugly, didn't want to get into a shootout with the Camry Crows. During the week the stat was bandied about when Adelaide score less than 100 they are 3-15 or something like that. We wanted a scrap, especially in the last quarter. Petty nails a couple of those set shots and Billings one or two of his chances and it wouldn't have been close. Superb coaching yet again 👏👏👏

There was absolutely nothing in it at all. He will probably get a week but may get a fine with low impact considering Soligo got straight up and took his kick. I can't believe that is "suspendable" these days he basically brushed him after jumping up to deflect the ball. Didn't iron him out like Maynard on Brayshaw but the AFL will use that exact example to say, "see this year we've changed the rukes if you attempt to smother and bump someone high you will get suspended".

All class from Fritta

That smother that led to Trac's goal 👌

His busted hand is forcing him to kick more too, which isn't a bad thing. Can't wait to see Tholstrup in the 1s as well. I have a feeling he'll be another JT special.

It was a very professional win, so impressed with this side. Our senior players lead by example, our young players are exceptional. Max, May, Petracca all huge. Windsor, Howes, McVee, Sparrow, JVR, Koz so composed.

Seriously? Nothing in it

On what basis should they get assistance? They are in a rebuild phase, rebuilds take more than 2-3 years! So now every team that's [censored] for 2 years gets extra draft assistance? What a mockery, if they've been languishing outside of finals for more than 10 years then we can start talking. The fact this is even being considered beggars belief! Such a slap in the face to those long suffering fans of other clubs who have seen minimal success over DECADES.

Whatever happened to the "whoo-hoo-hoo" guy at Adelaide Oval? Wasn't he a cameraman or something?

Yes! The knock ons are back! Creates momentum and keeping the ball in motion, going your way, creates opportunities for crafty players to work in space.

He has poise which is rare for a rookie which allows his class to show. Pace of the game does not phase him at all, he is an absolute jet.

I don't know that we stole it. It was a tough game start to finish. They got off to a flier then we dominated from midway through the first to about midway through the 2nd. They wrested momentum back when Gawn and Oliver had a rest in the 2nd. We withheld some heavy attack from them in the 3rd then put the foot down at the start of the last. Esava going off for a period was key but Oliver started dominating around the contest in the last. They were missing Powell-Pepper and Horne-Francis but May was out for us. I think it was just a great 59/50 game and we came out on top as we had the grit for a bit longer. If it went another 5 minutes they may have got over us but thems the breaks.

So much better, our forward line is less congested which leads to less stagnation there and allows our crafty forwards and bustling players to get to work.