John Crow Batty

Hawks are not worthy for a prime time game.

Endless search for perfection’: Scott optimistic scary Cats can get even better This is a headline from The Age after the decimation of Fremantle. Fremantle played bad for sure but are plagued by injuries and are not a top 8 side. Darcy and Fyfe both played with injuries. Rory Lobb went out injured. Walters a mere shadow of his devastating past. Talk about us drinking bathwater. Theirs must taste real good. A decade of beating up poor sides only to wimp out in finals, that is Geelong.

Geelong doing what they do best. Beat up on weak sides.

Freo are like Melbourne one year post Neeld.

Great to hear you beat it. It’s a horrible disease. My brother wife died from it at age 34 leaving two young children behind. She suffered terribly in her final months. The Pink Lady appeal is the worthiest of causes.

Steve Dunne the other umpire refused to no ball Muralli when he started bowling from his end. He said it was too difficult and unfair to call in real time and best left to the cricket authorities and video technology to judge.

Was convicted of embezzlement in 2017

Not a big free kick winner but doesn’t give many away either. 186 games, 124 frees for and 134 against.

Our problem is we take so-called soft opposition for granted. If we lose to them it’s our fault.

WC were very poorly disciplined during the game. WC players were arguing amongst each other. Gave away stupid free kicks. Something is NQR there.

England hooligans run amok before and after loss. 19 police injured as well as many others. https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/the-euros/euro-2020-final-england-vs-italy-fans-tickets-how-to-watch-wembley-booing-national-anthem-why-score-result-latest/news-story/d0bb506b4b770acc64a549aed469e827

Bad loss and it just gets worse for Eagles. The umpires have dropped them as well.

Entertaining for the spite. Might be some reports. WC losing the plot. North taking control.

Yes it’s a unicorn hunt.

Maybe just throw the throwing rule out and let players throw the ball but can only use one hand and throw below the shoulders. No above the shoulder quarterback style throwing allowed. I suspect there will be better ball movement and we won’t see as much congestion as it reduces the opportunity to lock a ball into a tackle. Will be a lot easier rule to enforce as well. I know it is a radical proposal but the the handball rule now is a total farce and a corruption of the initial intent.

The way Naughton plays is very courageous but he’s as likely to concuss himself again on return the way he plays.

As we have witnessed from results in the past couple of weeks crystal ball gazing is a waste of time.

The first MFC footballers I met were Rod Grinter and Earl Spaulding at a pub. A friend and I had a doubles pool game with them. Both amiable and friendly guys. Grinter looked a lot slimmer in real life but his hands were enormous. I guess not news to Terry Wallace.

The three missed penalty players were also the youngest and inexperienced in the team. Sako is only 19. What was the England manager thinking? Like they has already mentally conceded defeat and looking for scapegoats. The experienced players should have been given the responsibility of the majority of the first 5 penalty shots.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57800431 The three players who missed penalties for England who happen to be of African heritage are now receiving a torrent of racist abuse on social media from English supporters. Not unexpected.

It’s not the bookies it’s the punters. They prefer boy bands over hard rock. Bookies like to see the money go on losers.

Tomorrow predicted to be extremely wet and windy in Perth. Will suit North better. WC can’t play in the wet aside from their current putrid form. North are a huge chance.

It’s like playing whack a mole for the last two spots in the 8.

The upside is he has played 5 seasons less than Weid.