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Hopefully, if they haven’t been already, they’ll (Swans players and crew) be tested and head down to Melbourne asap.

I actually thought he was gone as soon as I saw it happen... didn't need the slow motion. Perhaps it's also the angle of the cameras that give a skewed view of the incident? However, I am glad he is free to play.

No, you definitely should not have been cited!

I would have thought that asking you “And you know this how?” would have been a fair question, particularly considering the post was from an anonymous poster on a public forum. As you state “Is it envy or a feeling of inadequacy...”, we could equally ask whether it’s a bruised ego or a lack of praise from some posters, that makes you find it necessary to list your ‘doubters’ and attempt to belittle them. The fact that the info does appear to be solid is good, so kudos for that. As I said in an earlier post, there’s been plenty of false prophets on these forums, so you have to expect to be questioned on the veracity of your claims. And just as I type that last sentence, a notification from the MFC app pops up, telling me that Trac is now a demon for life ?

Many of us weren’t aware that goodwindees is a “solid source”. I was one who responded to his original post with “and you know this how?” because I had no clue as to his reliability. Having had many false prophets on this site, I think the response was reasonable (albeit a little on the harsh side...could have chosen a better adjective).

My poor attempt at humour falls flat yet again... do they even deal in peptides at Chemist Warehouse?

Didn’t they run their page in conjunction with, and accessible via, the Chemist Warehouse site?

Sure, maybe the club should appeal the penalty, as long as there is no chance that it could become 2 weeks if unsuccessful; but please, spare us the AFL hates Melbourne conspiracy theories and spare us the parallels being drawn to the Hawkins/May incident as there is absolutely no comparison... Hawkins was accidental (unless of course, you have your blinkers on), Fritsch was running head on at his opponent and raised his forearm. As soon as I saw it, I thought that he would get a week at least. As soon as I saw the Hawkins/May incident, I thought that it was an accident. The only similar case that could possibly be considered poor judgement by the MRP was the Dangerfield one... and the fact that he got off does not mean that Fritsch should get off... it simply means that the MRP got it wrong with Dangerfield (two wrongs don't make a right).

I agree... however, some on here were calling for Hawkins' head, claiming he has form and that it was intentional because he's somehow incredibly good at concealing his intentions, yet those same people are probably going to get upset if Fritsch goes for what does appear to be a forearm that could possibly have been avoided (it's a very bad look regardless). I will be very (pleasantly) surprised if he doesn't get a week.

I’m getting the sense that perhaps you’re not a fan of Huddo? I’m definitely a fan... I haven’t seen today’s game yet, but I love the fact that Huddo commentates as a genuine fan of the game and with unbridled enthusiasm; he doesn’t pretend to be some sort of an authority like D-wayne and other hacks... he just loves what he’s doing and he does it, for the most part, very well.

Yes! Forgot he didn’t play... highly unlikely I know, but could even be Daw, as he was rested for most of the second half?

Can we please stop with the hate and conspiracy theories... it’s really getting tiresome. For what it’s worth, I reckon that Melksham will be the med sub, making way for Brown. No other changes unless Jones is rested, in which case I have no idea who would come in for him as everyone else of note that’s fit, played on Thursday night.

Maybe he’s just a naughty boy.

Where do you get your weather reports from?? Currently the predicted weather for Hobart on Sunday is: Top temp of 18c, 4% chance of rain, NE winds up to 10kph, 69% humidity.

It was a very specific post (tabled “this afternoon”) and so I was curious as to how the poster came across the info... did I ask him to name names?

And you know this, how?

Currently the forecast is Cloudy with a too of 19c... nothing about rain or strong winds.

It’s been posted on the MFC’s Facebook page that Brown will debut on Sunday.

Possible, but as he’s coming back from an extended time off and prior to his injury, had been underperforming, I feel he’ll probably need to do a couple of weeks at Casey to regain form.

I’m guessing it’s Melksham to make way for Ben Brown, and Jones will now be managed to get him through the season and hopefully into the big dance. Will be interesting to see who replaces Jones (Sparrow or Chandler?).

Yep, you only have to look at cults like the Rajneesh (aka the orange people) and the Ananda Maga, who counted among their membership, large numbers of very highly paid professionals (think Lawyers, Doctors, Architects etc) who donated insane amounts of money to their leaders. I went to school with Tim Anderson the infamous supposed Hilton Bomber (now cleared of that), and Tim Jones (busted in Thailand with explosives, supposedly on his way to blow up Indira Ghandi); both were, and still are, extremely intelligent people, yet they got drawn into the Ananda Maga.

But isn’t it the spread while in hotel quarantine that has been the issue?

Could be any Demonland Gameday thread you care to open.

It's funny, that was exactly what my son and I were saying about the Dees in the first part of the first quarter... we looked panicked.