Webber

You can tape the foot, but it looked to me like they were only focussed on the ankle. If his pain presented in the foot, much more likely he would never have been rerun, too much fracture risk. And yet….

Very unlikely to be syndesmosis given he came back on for a bit. Its inherent instability kills weight-bearing dead from the git-go….usually. So can’t rule it out. If an uncomplicated lateral ‘sprain’ (means tear), he’ll come up for finals but would miss the last two games. (3-4 weeks).

Me too. Was more predictable than lockdown 7.0

Welcome to the club.

No he isn’t.

Not a temptation the selectors will even remotely consider, and for good reason, right there on the competition’s goal kicking ladder.

Strangely enough, those of us over 40 or so have all been on that journey, not just you. Your comment about being happy with silver or bronze is completely missing the point. If you can’t enjoy the ‘now’, then you’re ignoring the whole premise upon which the ‘gold’ even exists.

Makes me laugh to think that if he has a quiet one next week, there’ll be those calling for him to be dropped. Nibbler would be one of the first 10 selected every week. Unquestionably. Nobody does what he does across 4 quarters. Ain’t always pretty, but it is always valued by those who matter.

It IS the pinnacle of our season so far. By definition.

It’s a journey - destination kind of thing. Some just aren’t up for the journey, despite the utter illogic of it in every conceivable sense. We should pity them I reckon. Must be tough.

Great effort by the team under crazy, de-energising circumstances to secure the finals entry they deserve this season. Given the umpires had their traditional 6 goal influence on the Weasels score line, that’s equivalent to a 7-8 goal win. Fabulous. To James Harmes and Alex Neal Bullen, Demonland might not know why you get selected every week, but your coaches do.

Predictable, and disgraceful.

Not hard.

Anyone who thinks that was an even playing field in respect to the umpiring is deluded.

His lack of longer term perspective combined with an obvious love for the sound of his own pseudo-analysis is cringeworthy.

I suppose you think that’s funny….😳

They did on Kayo.

Not the rule. If the game is past halfway, team in front as the scores are when called off are the winners.

No doubt. That’s not why it’s a ridiculous comment. Gawn was huge that quarter.

As the ump said, it was a coat hanger. And yet Yeo not only deliberately and obviously retarded Kossie getting up, but kept shaking his head at the decision. Home ground Eagles know they can exert this kind of influence over the umpires, and it will ultimately work for them. If I was an umpire, that kind of stuff would sh** me blind. I just don’t understand how they’re so easily swayed.

Ridiculous comment.

It’s disgraceful umpiring, but we know that’s 90% odds-on to happen over there, worth about 6 goals a game. The bigger question is why we’re slowing the game down at the wrong times. No run-past, no quick decision making to expose their lack of speed. They also beat us in contested ball that quarter. Don’t correct that, we don’t win, particularly not with their crowd umpire advantages. Simples.

50/50 for me. Much depends on the umps being influenced, or not, by crowd. Our best beats their best every other day, all things being equal.

Are they allowed full capacity crowd at Optus?

In strict biological terms, we can’t Luci, so we manage it. Like the seasonal flu - we all get yearly (or whatever is recommended) boosters. Treatments will also improve - specific anti-virals, advanced medication cocktails (that doesn’t mean Hydroxychloroquine or Ivermectin!). It’s here forever, we just need to use science and education to consolidate understanding and create compliance. None of this reality is being delivered to the public, however. The majority are still under the illusion that COVID will ‘go away’, or die. It will not. Ever.