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I think Danger is a classic case of tall poppy syndrome, he's not as nearly as FIGJAM as some make him out to be. That said, while I have no love for Geelong at all, but mad (used to be jealous) respect for the fact that the club is a unified well run operation, from recruitment to coaching and their board. I am with FDRoosevelt/(and James Bond) “I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.” Anyway, as much as I have respect for Paddy and Geelong, they are the enemy, he can't go and pretend to be Switzerland, while he is still wearing colours. I do think the commission should have very recent ex players on it though.

100% I think there should be a round of Mea Culpas as tribute, you guys know who you are, I'll even take you off ignore to read them.

Podere Grattamacco Bolgheri Superior thanks very much... Insalata Caprese and a Bresaloa for antipasti (Pane Fichi Noci e Uvetta from Roscioli) Rest of the menu: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dLZvETnmzimqALQk6 Petracca to play football thank you 😉

@Demonland when do you close votes? If not too late: Viney Trac Gawn Gus ANB Chandler

If Smith has been getting a game, it is because he is doing what the coaches want how they want. Personally trust the coaches on his selection as I’ve been seeing improvement on his touch each week and he has speed and endurance. What I don’t understand is what Dunstan needs to do, I think he deserves a go before Harmes and Sparrow at this stage. Jordan is a whipping boy for DL, people are so febrile on a few of our players. So happy Hibbo is back as well, gives us some flexibility and knows his role. Oliver and Dunstan in Petty/Harmes out and my whacky idea, Hibbo as a forward, knows how to kick a goal … before you howl, we are set in defense, have options with Tomlinson and Smith, but of all the mid size players and those that can play bigger, Hibbo has kicked some booming goals over the years, and I think is the best kick of those we have left to play forward, that can cope with and dish out physical pressure. Carlton has a big forward line, so having Tomlinson back makes sense, or maybe Smith. Whereas Hibbo forward would be a left field move and his mobility would trouble some of the Carlton defenders and he would bring forward defensive pressure. Rivers has really showed he can drive from HB like Hibbo has done for years, but sadly does not seem to be a goal kicker. So leave Rivers doing Hibbo defensive things. I just don’t feel like BBB has the mobility, Tmac not ready, and gets pushed under the ball.

Watched the game and was going to skip the 1st quarter but didn’t, and as bad as the kicking was something stood out and continued to stand out through the game, and that was the smothers, and leading the way was Chandler, bloody hell the kid must have been a defensive linesman in a past life, gets fully horizontal to try and effect the smother. I think that game had more red hot goes at smothering than I’ve seen before, or maybe it was the total commitment demonstrated. So yes we got chipped in the 1st, but it’s the small things I’m seeing each week (smothers, tackles, and jack viney) that has me amazingly bullish on how finals will go… /bTW - Am starting to feel Chandler might just be the best rookie draft p/u since Aaron Davey in 2003 (although Judd might give that a shake too)

Genuine team ethos✅ Finding a way to win ✅ Arresting momentum and resetting in game. ✅ Competition for spots✅ Adaptive coaching✅ Not getting sucked into media narratives. ✅ Please review the ladder this year and 22 and 21, and just say thank you.

Demonland posters re freo be like:

after the 1st qtr, i bet my son 50 euro to 5 that Pies would win, feeling stupid now… But we enjoyed the win, pressure is everything, and we all know Melbourne can bring that.

Seriously it is us vs the Pies in the GF, no doubt, and the stress is going to effin kill me.

Gawn Viney Petty Rivers Petracca ANB

I think this is going to derail Port's season, not just from the CP to two key players, but this is a genuine scandal, it makes a lie about the Dr's reviewing footage on the sideline. Players need to be protected from themselves, I really don't care about how Alir was speaking to Ken, the test is there for a reason. Nothing less than resignation of the medical staff, no matter how much of a good bloke he is.

On the telly what you describe came across, but it felt like they were being so silly they became easier for the umps to ignore.

Here in Finland this week, (Kenya was last week) playing K2K with a new Sherrin and loving the game. Both going mental in the last quarter. We won in the wet and used the ball well, mark of a side with excellent skills, primed for September. Also let me get this in here, our defence is Premiership standard, put under mad pressure today, but I thought Richmond got lucky bounces for a few and didn't see any major breakdown of structure. Salem/Rivers/Lever/McVee(mancrush) rebounding is so good. Great link play by Langdon and Hunter clearly putting his body on line with contact today. Also what ever was wrong with May last week clearly addressed. Shout to the umps for paying HTB in the last. Obvious Richmond tactic to slow the game up and with a parochial crowd they didn't melt and swallow the whistle. Speaking of which, mad love for Melks effort, but he can do 200 penalty push ups for the stupid 50s he gives away each week, just because he's in the fwd line is not good enough. Richmond fans whining that Taranto>Viney... Hahhahah only thing I noticed was Taranto sooking. We are running our second string midfield and it is holding up, Gus and my personal jesus (Viney) holding up without Oliver and Trac. Gawn has had 3 games this year where he has been phenomenal and clearly the games best ruck. I feel like those 3 games have put him back in AA frame, they are that good. I was for delisting Smith and Melksham, clearly I was wrong, while Melks has had his chances over the years, he has changed his attitude somehow and is getting to the ball 1st allowing himself a chance to score. Smith I am so happy for, gives every contest his all and did great work on Dusty, I love these redemption stories, he looked so nearly and now he looks just looks dangerous. Feeling smug about Petty, but the most 21 thing about the fwd line for me was the goal assists are back, am sure there are more lay-offs to a better position. Makes me feel the team is in the best headspace. (kudos to Brown last week leading the way). And seriously ANB was great today, serious fwd half tackle pressure, did alot of work under heavy pressure, the turnovers only tell the story to the simple minds. Our 4th quarter fitness is still there, our whole team provided huge pressure on the Richmond ball carrier, magnificent premiership standard effort. Jordan and Harmes 21 and 22, felt Dunstan was stiff not getting a run today has done the work. Woey stays I like his run.

Chandler Came back invigorated ANB Harder than Sisyphus Petty Leave him Forward

It's a shame GWS has come good, I want Taylor more than anything and would swap our pick 4 and a players for him. Petty goes forward and we have a replacement for May in a year or two. I actually think we are OK for mids and smalls. But if May gets injured structurally we are stuffed and neither Petty or Tomlinson are #1 Gorilla minders. Sorry bit of a broken record on this one..

6-1 Viney Pickett Gawn Chandler Gus ANB Sorry Rivers

So over here in Nairobi, Kenya, you have @Nairobi_Demon and DeeFence (having never met before) who met up to watch the game! Very happy with the result. Crows played a brilliant game, happy with the win, absorbed the pressure. We are a greater team than the sum of our parts, demonstrated yet again. Thanks coach. Viney just a wrecking ball, Pickett's intense energy on display. Our HB line giving great run, Salem/Rivers/McVee with Hibbo in the pocket is gold dust. Chandler came back with endeavour, Woey didn't do much but did it well, ANB some lovely touches a few weeks in a row. Captain doing Captain things. May was off no doubt, but that came off his epic game last week, not worried as he is moving with speed still. Also a few had a chance to kill the game and kicked points. Leaving Adelaide a chance, wasn't just May stuffing it up. Also Umps missed some flagrant holding the balls that ended with Crows scoring and why is Lever 1/10 second late a 50, but Gawn can be cannoned into by a bum to the head after the balls is 5m away...

Idle fantasy I know, but imagine Jeff in today's team, he was such a gun, and this isn't a knock on Brodie, but he could kick a goal or two. If Kalani has the heart of his old man we'll be going very well.

I thought Tommo was very stiff to get dropped (after KB game) as was Smith. On merit, ability and match - ups though I would like to see Smith as starting 22, with and I know it is unusual, Tommo as sub, our defence is our foundation, all of the unexpected losses have nearly always revolved around a key defender injury early in the game. We have plenty of flexibility in the midfield and with the forwards (while I would love a dominant KPF that is in the wishes/fishes category). But a settled back six with the big defenders in place makes us a fierce beast. Having a utility as sub who can't play that KD role hurts more than in other positions. So I think Smith has the right to some continuity, and I would love to have Tommo in the pocket. If needed Smith could go forward during the game and Tommo take the defence position Smith starts in. Otherwise wouldn't mind Chandler over Spargo, I felt like Chin after a great start was trying to do much and should stick to his role which hopefully a spell has taught him. Spargo is confusing to me the difference between his best and worst regularly happens back to back within game. If Hibberd right to play then he has a role with the smart Adelaide small forwards and I could live with Bowey going forward as an experiment in either the spargo/chin role.

6, Petracca - not just the four snags. 5, Gawn - Will and leadership and 10 bloody clerances 4, Vine- we won because he played, huge body of work. 3, Melks - clutch goals after stuffing 3 shots at goal showed supreme composure 2, Rivers - on replay he is clearly our best at rebounding from HB. 1, McVee - Best game so far.

Men with guns came running I was screaming so loud, (they thought they had an active shooter inside the wire) here in Baidoa, Somalia. We are 4-4 against top 4. Media commentators GAGF, nothing being taken for granted by Melbourne players, we were cooked more than a Chiko roll in a Frankston Fish&Chip shop and did not give up. I am sorry Jake. Can the haters say sorry to Goodwin, he’s changed things, tried things, and obviously has more of clue than the numb nuts on this forum. We are a team, two of the best mids in club history come out of the center, in goes Angus, Jordan, Pickett, and Sparrow to get the job done. People need to acknowledge that our club trains kids well and is lead by a first class coach. Viney is my personal Jesus, Oscar 206cm, 110kg stripped by Jack 178cm, 84kg, another entry for the JV made me cry. Trac, OMG, boomshakalaka, finding ways to will himself back into the game. Joel Smith is the sub. Still Woewodin, looks like he belongs. …loving Jonathan Brown crack it on FNF. Also my comments would have been the same had we lost by 1-18pts, the effort was there. Brisbane should have won, they lost their heads and started going down the line instead of taking the game on. Which was the way we smashed them early. McVee was silk again. More to say, after a rewatch.

That was a mark to Spargo and then they Brisbane player ducked into the high contact. Bloody rubbish soft frees so far

paging KDA for a retraction thanks

I could be wrong but my understanding was he warned the club in a letter against the programme, the initial batch of drugs were given without his knowledge and the AFL withdrew all 38 charges against him and he was exonerated. The Age article is illuminating https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theage.com.au/sport/afl/these-drugs-have-been-given-without-my-knowledge-letter-reveals-a-conflicted-doctor-20130821-2saw5.html I love your work M. but on Bruce I feel you have the wrong target.