John Crow Batty

Wasn’t even mentioned in the commentary. Three wise monkey approach.

We should get a full house next week. Optus is a fantastic stadium and a pleasure to attend games there. Still no MCG but light years ahead of Docklands for spectator ambience.

Geelong stepping training this morning to play us.

The barometer may be real. The Lions have an 8-0 record this season with him starting and not the sub.

Imperative we dominate centre clearances. At our last meeting when Geelong had centre clearance control they were able to service their potent forwards due to 6-6-6. They only hurt us when they had a 20 minutes purple patch in the middle. If we check that it will be hard for them to score consistently with their static forward movement from defence with our structure. Parfitt out is a bonus.

Looking forward to see a lot of hammies and suspensions for the winner of this game.

Good, we always need more villains to vituperate against. Selwood and Greene can’t do the job on their own. He provides an outlet every supporter needs or else they will over abuse designated whipping boys or kicking pets.

After 64 I thought we win premierships every other year. After 88, I was disappointed but I thought we will snag 89. After 2000, I thought we were going to be it in 2001. Now a lifetime wiser, its get one ASAP. There is a rare opportunity here and the wait for the next one may be decades away. I shudder to think how many supporters lived and died without ever experiencing or remembering a premiership.

Ross Lyon has bailed out from the Carlton job. Maybe Cerra had doubts with him as a future coach and Carlton went cold?

“Last week I talked about Jamarra with the scope to be able to play 100 minutes of a big final and it’s imperative anyone that is picked can do that,” Beveridge said on Thursday on why Jamarra is unlikely play in finals this season. Though Jones is a different case, the ability to play 100 minutes in a big final is applicable. Jones has only played limited time this season in every game he’s played and has demonstrated he can’t last out in final quarters where he has spent bulk of the time on the bench since the start of 2020 season. If he started as sub and needs to get on early he will be a massive liability aside from lack of leg speed and age related decline.

Whether he play or not is still undecided but the issue has become a distraction to the job at hand if we get to the GF. Will we play the best 23 or the best 22 + Jones? Personally I believe he should have retired 2 to 3 seasons ago. Sentimentality does not win premierships.

He was claiming his sons were producers for his production company though they are not listed on the company website. Eddie also apparently breached hub protocols during last years GF in Brisbane by partying at a night club for ‘research purposes” for hub management strategies.

Eddie McGuire sad he can’t attend GF. https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/perth-grand-final-former-collingwood-president-eddie-mcguire-denied-entry-to-wa--c-3838803

I get the impression at least one member of the tribunal panel was trying hard to get Greene cleared. The process to find a verdict was far too long to hand out such a modest and minimal penalty given the obviousness and gravity of the offence. In the end an unholy compromise.

Certainly not taking anything for granted. I’m ignoring any consideration to getting a GF ticket at this stage because we are not there yet and COVID lockdown over here can happen any minute. There is still plenty of time to kill. All we need is one infected [censored] coming in. I have already bought a Prelim final ticket and there is no certainty fans will be able to attend. Yes we are in a good position still but I would be just as happy for the GF to be in Melbourne and being able to fly over to watch if we get there to be amongst all our home based supporters.

His average stats for the games he has played this season are around half or lower than his career averages for all indicators.

The players will be mightily [censored] off. Another week away from their families. Port get their prelim at home and no lockdown. We get lockdown plus having to play away.

Gerard Whateley and Jason Dunstall have given their verdict on AFL360. 6 weeks and 4 weeks minimum if Greene grovels on bending knees and crying.

According to World Rugby Law 6.4.A(a) "The referee is the sole judge of fact and of Law during a match." The referee is traditionally addressed as "sir", and besides the captains, all other players, coaches, and spectators should not address the referee during a match except to say "yes sir".

Apparently the jungle drums were already beating. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/umpire-treatment-was-in-spotlight-before-greene-incident-20210830-p58n3a.html

Wrong thread

He and Naughton are the leaders in the coiffure stakes this season.

last 3 games, 12 tackles.

Same here, hope to get a Prelim ticket and take it from there.

I saw it and right in front of the umpire who did nothing.