John Crow Batty

Bump. Again our sub unused and an important player as well who could have made a difference in the last quarter.

The cracks look bigger this morning and some new ones too. Was there an earthquake overnight?

Dismayed again we couldn’t get our Sub on in the last quarter. Harmes could have made a difference given the several passengers we had.

Need more from CP5. Has provided nowhere near the drive of last season. Contested possessions, marks, tackles and scoring way down on last season.

Our last quarters have been a huge frustration. We surrender to pressure, concede the lead and we absolutely can’t do anything about it. No spark, we lose shape and panic, give up more easy goals and can’t push forward to give ourselves a chance.

They had all the hunger and we had the full belly after half time.

Hope pies won their GF tonight.

Collingwood always going low inside 50. Doing a good job cutting out interceptors.

When the issue first arose there was some talk that some non indigenous Adelaide players also took offence but that line was never fleshed out in the media. Perhaps players were reluctant to speak up.

Mundy is getting more of the ball than his career averages this season. Would not be surprised if Freo have made another monumental big name recruit stuff up like with Hogan and McCarthy.

As board member and from some of his past comments it appears he has some responsibility to how this debacle eventuated. Perhaps he’s one that should ‘move on’ as well.

The funny part of the whole debacle.

Tex………hmmm!

Tony Dow who played Wally in 1950’s sit com Leave It To Beaver and sadly passed away last week looked like a young Wayne Carey who couldn’t leave beaver alone.

Yes. It’s sound like it was horror show.

Creepy cult like stuff. And we nearly did the same. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/a-knife-a-harness-and-the-power-stance-eddie-betts-reveals-cult-like-training-camp-20220801-p5b6ej.html

Due the large size it was hard to see the action at the other end sitting anywhere behind the goals and if sitting at ground level, the action disappeared below knee level on the other side. Made for fast open play but lacking in atmosphere amongst other problems like location, parking and poor public transport as well as rotten weather especially during night games. Football Park in Adelaide which was almost a carbon copy of AFL Park had a similar terminal fate. I don’t miss it.

Not what I wear but if any good deals are on offer I might look at them.

Despite it odd shape and being the longest AFL ground, Kardinia Park is also the smallest current AFL ground in area at 15,355 square metres. By comparison the MCG is 17,719 square metres, Docklands 16,211 square metres, SCG 16,556 square metres and Optus is 16,847 square metres. The largest ever was Waverley which was around 20,000 square metres. Surprising really as this fact is never on the radar. Most people believe the SCG is the smallest ground.

When they redeveloped the west/southern stands and could have reconfigured the playing surface to conform to AFL standards. That would also have allowed the eastern side stands to have more room for expansion away from the road. But in their wisdom they decided to keep it peanut shaped to maintain their unique advantage. Surprising the AFL signed off on the current layout knowing full well that it does not conform to AFL ground standards.Not only are wings distorted but the pockets as well. None of the four are the same.

Was leading disposal winner on Friday. This guy is ageless. Could go another season easily as they are on the way up.. More valuable than Fyfe at this stage of their careers ATM.

Due to being uncompetitive for most of the past 6 decades we are one of the pauper clubs. We are in the group of Bulldogs North and St Kilda fighting for the scraps in an overcrowded Melbourne market. Fitzroy and Sth Melbourne had to seek other markets because of sustained mediocrity. Collingwood, Essendon, Carlton and Richmond have managed to maintain resilience despite ups and downs because they never scraped rock bottom for long periods in their history. Hawthorn despite their success were for most of their history bottom dwellers and they need constant success to stay relevant. Geelong are unique as they have their own market and identity so sustained success is not as important. We are in a unique position as well due representing the city of Melbourne but for us to be in a position to better influence the allocation of pieces of the pie we need sustained success for over a decade to recapture past support and influence.

4 games this season against WC and North helps.

Browns missed 5 games. Not elite but doing an adequate job given interruptions and lack of support.