DeeZee

No, i feel the same. I think we were all hoping this could be a break through game for us to win two in a row, although we performed well,getting so close and not winning did hurt,because we now expect more and are really craving success.

All Australian contention with those stats. Number one in the AFL for spoils, and equal first for winning one on one contests.

6.Tyson 5.Cross 4.Viney 3.Howe 2.Jamar 1.Jones

I thought the dunn crameri match up was all wrong and probably cost us the game in the end. Dunn is good on the third tall but not the number one target.

Umpires decision turned the game, and Matt Jones miss was the biggest anti climax of all time.

Umpires decision turned the game, and Matt Jones miss was the biggest anti climax of all time.

Viv and Tappy

His hatred of the MFC has compromised his journalistic credibility, to a point where anything he says now is taken with a grain of salt.

The Bumpers

If we can win or go very very close in our next two games, i would confidently say we have turned the corner finally.

I see it in JKH too,not to mention Viney.

Dogs defence is their achilles heel, bring in Gawn for Byrnes and really stretch them.

Worst training thread ever?

I was shocked too.....it seems like 98% of footy experts are against the decision.

Demetriou just said that he believes Evans should look at it ,because Melbourne were hard done by.

If we lose the appeal, are we at risk of more weeks?

I havent seen anything official as yet whether we are appealing or not.

They should call in a bio mechanics expert during the appeal to testify that it would have been impossible for viney to spin out of it at that speed,without risk of a serious knee injury. This would completely debunk the AFLs case , as Gleeson himself suggested viney should have spun out of it.

This is the crux of it....the AFL are telling players they must avoid contests, its fundamentally wrong.

Wear pink tutus to the game, and have banners saying stuff like "AFL declares players must now step sideways to avoid contests"

So the AFL wants us to do spinning blind turns to avoid contests now? The statement from the tribunal panel itself clearly defines what a mockery this is.

The part where he bit the head off the chicken.

Ok , so now you are not allowed to go after the ball just in case somebody gets injured.

What did Tom lynch get for giving Georgiou concussion? Same thing isnt it?

Since our win over the Crows, people keep coming up to me saying how good Chris Dawes was on the weekend, and ive been feeling nothing but man love for the bloke. With Clark retired and Hogan injured, there was always one guy we really desperately needed to step up and lead us up forward and chris has come to the party in spades. Its no coincidence we started improving dramatically since he came back on board, and its great to see he is over his niggling injuries that have plagued him since his last couple of seasons at collingwood. Hope he keeps going as he is super important to us , especially when he is in that fired up mood...it just lifts the whole side.