Demon17

Last home game, Maxy's 200, Nibbler's 150th. Why won't he. I don't know much about Laurie but I wonder if the MCwant a look at him pre-finals just in case???? Anyone theories on his selection from anyone on here?

Sorry, you're right. Its down to Cats beating Dogs before our game then swans have nothing to play for. Tricky for them, and us if we lose today. 4 things have to happen for saints to miss so I suspect they are in. And deservedly so after last nights efforts. The more melb -based team the better inside the 8

Reasonable outcomes tonight for next week. Swans finals now locked in. Giants must beat blues for finals. They win our 4th spot not in peril. Of course win tomorrow and Dee's all good irrespective

Last week on repeat. Should have been called a goal. Then check will show no evidence to overturn. Amateur hour.

That was the issue. So times as lower team had to change

Tonight is showing the flakiness of so called contenders. Blues cats and crows We're going for top 4 finish 3rd year running. Seasoned leadership. Will take care of business tomorrow. Just like other legitimate teams did today in giants and swans.

No idea. But Dee's wore home strip in 2021. Finished above dogs that year.

In 2017 Crows finished above Tiges at Round 22, and Tiges were made to wear away strip in GF

Players are routinely 'managed' throughout the season. No rule apart from bring the game into disrepute maybe. Play Casey (plus bailey for a run) in Sydney I say and give the finger to AFL HQ.

Starting with us in the QF.

Iv'e always thought a Pies QF at the G is our best path to the prelim. The a home prelom also. On balace 4th is probably the spot we deserve, but we are coming into form and mainly healthy so hold no fears for any team against us at the G. Win tomorrow and rest a few against the swans then prime THE QF.

Brilliant. Most of your post will come true imo

Maysie played a straight bat as he was instructed to do. As quoted by Gus at his presser as a club direction. So straight bat also by him but he summarised saying "...everyone thought it was a goal..."

My pleasure. Its what it says about the AFL's appraoch and treating of fans contempuosly that annoys me. We'll get the Blues next time, as we technically did last Saturday and last year. My contact was inundated with calls like mine from others to understand the issue.

This thread is full of uninformed conjecture. The facts as described to me by an experience and mulit- AFL Grand Final goal umpire is that the goal umpire was WRONG in his thought process as umpires are trained. He did not adjuducate to his training for this example. 1. First, the umpire must decide if the gball went tthrough the goals, and if so was there a deviation? 2. In this case there was not. 3. The Umpire should then have called a goal , but if unsure of touch, call review for a touch. 4. No initai evidence of deviation, which was the case here, means his decsiosn must have been a goal, with a check. That would have shown no deveiastion , thus a goal stands. 5. Gerard Whaelty talked about "..scoreboard integrity.." No such thing in the process and is a party-line approach. Poor umpirring cost Tiges a final last year (that goal umpire had only 11 games AFL senior experinece) and Dees a possible top 2. And the AFL calls itself professional. The Umpire should be stood down, as his approach was that he clearly reacted to Caleb Marchbank's touch claim. Not the facts of the situation.

I had same problem so I reversed the conversation and asked them the difference between trac and cripps. They took the bait and asked "what" A Norm Smith medal I replied. Silence ensued.

Agree now that tomlinson did OK today. He was always stiff to be dropped in the first place. It's now too late on Kingys Premiership runway to try anything new. Tomlinson to 4rd tall defender. Smith forward. Grundy out and small in. Who that for others to nominate. Hibberd in anywhere. Jordan out . Not to return.

Totally agree. He has to come in for the system alone. And he can take a grab. He'll give it his best as well

Jason Taylor said at Trade time that's why he selected Schache. He was the break-glass option if Max went down as makeshift ruck

And after last night top spot is out for the Dee's. 2nd or 4th will do me fine

You got that right Redleg. Fagan is suss IMO. Giving Lachie Neale votes in Final round last year in an attempt to beat Clarry to coaches award was equivalent to ball tampring I reckon by him.

10 players carried injusries into the Lions final for us. Fagan's comment simply confirms how damaged we were _Petracca playing with a hairline for example - and that Lions simply found out by a far superior team in Prelim .

Why is rohan being subbed off?

Just spotted daisy Pearce in the cats huddle sporting the dark blue cats tracksuit. What a star she is.

Another good way to track this.