John Crow Batty

The AFL already has the premier football competition in Australia and now wants its cake and eat it too.

If we hired Buckley then we would have to hire his huge ego as well which might not sit well with a fragile club like ours which requires sober and selfless leadership. He still is a media man and his profile needs boosting on a regular basis. He certainly had got himself loads of free publicity and media attention in the past few weeks but his sincerity to pursue the MFC job has been questionable. He might have added more $$$ to his future Tassie contract though.

Boring finals series so far. Only one competitive final out of 6 played.

Hard to see Brisbane going much further with current key forwards like Morris, Gallup and possibly Day. Morris is good but can’t do it on his own.

Sorry, rookie attempt.

All their family names start with consonant letters. Not a vowel amongst them.

Amiss and JVR might complement each other well. Reminds me of Brisbane where Hipwood who many regard as soft worked well with Morris this year. After Hipwood went out injured Morris’s game drops off and Brisbane’s tall forward play looked like ours last week. Amiss can lead, has marking presence and is a reliable kick for goal. His woes started when Voss appeared. Now the Freo forward line has Tracey, Voss, Jackson and Amiss competing for the same ball in most forward thrusts. He has been crowded out.

Optus is very loud. Much louder than the MCG easily. It’s a beautifully designed stadium. Not a bad seat to be had. I believe sound gets trapped under the roof and reverberates around the ground like a Mexican wave but I suspect the noise might also be amplified some how with the speaker system. During Bang, Bang, Bang in 2021 the noise was incredible.

Please disregard this post.

3rd non competitive final in 3 days.

And 18.6 is the average fines per club. Collingwood only got 7.

The reality is some clubs have fabulously wealthy supporters who don’t mind chipping in a million or three under the table. It appears we don’t.

Can’t believe he played 10 games in 25. I barely noticed him. Given, he has come back from a serious injury. Still young enough to capture his best form. I hope he does it here and not elsewhere.

Well done Max and Kozzy. To think that Max was a speculative afterthought here at the 2009 draft and all the talk was the 4 first round draft picks, Scully, Trengove, Gysberts and Tapscott.

Or one of the Krakouers.

I am pleased to see Tmac and Melksham go around again. They are two of my favourite players but it just highlights how bare the cupboard is that there are no youngsters on the list to challenge their positions.

Half the West Coast side look like they are wearing their house deposit on their arms and legs.

We were very good but cruised for most of 22/23. We never buried the opposition with big wins when we had the opportunity as well as letting weak sides like North physically monster us whilst we did just enough for a comfortable win. When finals came our lackadaisical approach was exposed by finals pressure.

The harsh suspension for homophobic slurs is virtue signalling and deflection for the elephant in the room namely that no gay AFL player has ever publicly outed himself that I am aware of. It goes to show that gay players still do not feel accepted by the wider footballing community. And the hypocrisy of having the Dogg perform the GF entertainment makes a mockery of supporting gay players. As for Rankine, he should be punished but suspensions for this kind of reactive offence are too harsh. Severe fines are more appropriate for inappropriate cultural infractions. Harsh suspensions have the perception of vindictiveness and are more likely to entrench bad attitudes.

Kind of sad tonight. It’s the end of an era that delivered a premiership after more than five decades of misery. Cannot thank Goodwin enough for his contribution. He deserves fond memories as time now goes by.

The talk here in the West is that Simmo who is moving back to Victoria is looking to extend his coaching career. The West Australian which has a close relationship with Simmo stated in a headline from a coupe of weeks ago that he is moving to “Melbourne” not “Victoria” is very suggestive. Why move back without a serious job offer if so? Where could it be, Norf, Carlton or us?

The board sacked him now so in case we beat the Bulldogs this round it doesn’t put a spanner in the works for clearly the plan to remove him was already made. The decision was on hold hoping for an insipid performance against WC. Another spirited performance against the bulldogs would have made it difficult for the board to remove him swiftly. Good luck and best wishes Simon for the future and thank you for the premiership.

Adelaide playing like Melbourne.

It’s just frustrating watching Trac. He pulls some exciting moves to bust into the clear but we just know he’s going to bomb it long haphazardly to a pack or goal whilst ignoring teammates leading or in space.

Jack Silvagni averages 14 games a season over nine seasons. Third forward material at best. I’d take Mihochek every day. He is a known reliable contributor.