Dr. Gonzo

Remember when Malthouse called one of our players (Hunt? Blease?) a cheat for claiming a ball was touched against the Blues? C'mon Mick, speak up 🙄 I made peace with the call, even in the moment once the umpire said "touched" I knew it wouldn't be overturned - but I was listening to the Demonland podcast on the way home from work tonight and @binman got me all riled up again!! Thanks binners 🤣

And held/scragged at boundary throw ins. And they have the gall to pay a free against him when he tries to protect himself when the umpires centre bounce goes over his head 🤬

No one has ever explained who the people are conducting the reviews in the "arc". It's one of the first questions I had when the review system was introduced, who is conducting the reviews? We can say, what if it happens in a final. Well it did, Tom Lynch vs Brisbane last year.

Brisbane will roll the Pies

Out Jordon Grundy In Hibberd and someone I dunno who, TMac? Grundy was ok but overall team balance is out when he plays. Gawn is better as solo ruck with JVR chopping out. Maybe Smith forward and then Spargo in.

There were a few that left me gobsmacked. Several boundary throw ins where Pittonet just blatantly hugged Max/Grundy and they couldn't compete for the ball. The "specky" attempt on Max that went nowhere near the footy. The JVR legs take out. Sparrow having someone drop right into his back. I'm sure there where others but these were all blatant and right in front of the umpire. I really hate sooking about it because when it happens the other way (Richmond supporters a couple of weeks ago) we just laugh at how one-eyed/sooky they're being but when they miss blatant frees that aren't open for interpretation when they're staring right at them what hope have we got.

Have we won in the wet all year? Essendon, Giants and Blues all wet and slippery conditions. Cats game too?

Difference is even grainy 8mm Zapruder film clearly shows Kennedy's head go back and to the left 😉

Yet his disposal continues to disappoint. If he could clean that up he would be a jet.

Brisbane?

Those two set shots he missed in the 2nd came back to bite us but I agree, he needs a foil though. Hopefully that's Fritsch in September.

The umpiring seemed extremely ****house tonight. I hate blaming them for a loss and Carlton were good but my god the amount of scragging, pushing and blocking they got away with! Carlton player jumps on Maxys head doesn't touch the ball. Play on. Carlton player tries to evade a tackle. Ball end up dropping out of his hands when trying to handball. Play on. Player sits square on Sparrows back. Play on. JVR has his legs taken out. Play on. And that was just the last quarter. Carlton players getting away with fistfuls of jumpers right in front of the umps. Most of these happened directly in front of the umpire so it's not an issue of "they didn't see it". There is something seriously wrong with the way our game is officiated, it is a joke. And how can the goal umpire call touched if he didn't see it? If it has to go to score review there should be evidence it is touched otherwise it should be a goal. Furious. 🤬🤬

From midway through the 3rd the game was played on our terms except for the first couple of minutes if the last quarter. We just couldn't score 😞

Lost it in the first 2.5 quarters. 24 inside 50s to 4 in the first quarter 🤬

Let's be honest, it was almost certainly requested by channel 7

This is terrible news 😔 still so young

Cats playing with fire through the corridor

Why is Howe playing forward? I thought he was a defender

MCG/AFL should just tell them to get stuffed. It would be good to have it on the screens pre game but trying to dictate to them is ridiculous

Seriously what a bunch of wankers. What does it matter if the game continues on screen or not 🙄

Why?

You don't say!

If we beat them they'll be back to struggling to hang on to make the 8. Do it Demons, for all the AFL.

Partner with Reach - Jim Stynes Centre - targeted at underprivileged kids/youth mental health. It's sitting right there.