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Great to see the bloody hypocrites at AFL HQ continuing to say the head is sacrosanct - yet Max gets punched and elbowed at every marking contest without any penalty. Sickening hypocrisy.

Some are not registering as being sent - bloody boon dock internet. Mods please feel free to delete my duplicates

An excellent education for the young guy provided Dustbin doesn’t do too much damage Brown all at sea - like Sampson after his haircut.

An excellent education for the young guy provided Dustbin doesn’t do too much damage Brown all at sea - like Sampson after his haircut.

An excellent education for the young guy provided Dustbin doesn’t do too much damage Brown all at sea - like Sampson after his haircut.

An excellent education for the young guy provided Dustbin doesn’t do too much damage Brown all at sea - like Sampson after his haircut.

disgraceful kickmfrom Harmes deep in defence.

I guess one may get away with one or two slightly underdone stars in a final, but 6 is a hiding to nothing. In retrospect, as many have already said and easy to say, "resting / managing" some of these "niggles" to our stars mid season may have not only won us a few more games, but also given exposure and assessment at top level to those on the margins (eg JVR, who may have needed to step in and step up in the finals.

And that is because you read what I wrote. Well done. You are learning.

They could always steal some I would go further - don’t believe anything you read.

I understand that “game day experience” may need to be enhanced at NFL and NBL with extraneous sound effects and shouted commentary, but Australian Rules Football is exciting in its own nature and doesn’t need this. Dimitriou and Gil seem to have an obsession with all things American. Gawd, I still remember brief visions of that absurd preseason charade they tried a decade or so ago with the flares and loud “music” and other “special effects” - I endured a few minutes of it once when the TV remote had an unexpected problem delaying my finding something else to watch. PS do we still have to endure the “air raid siren” at EssUndone home games when they kick a goal? Even more incentive for our defenders to keep them goalless.

Absolute rubbish. If Gil is trying to alienate fans than by all means blare music, have loud PA trivia during breaks and promote betting advertising, and political and pseudo political causes …. and of course an odd number of teams in the competition would be the final nail in the coffin. How about just playing footy and let the crowd make the noise as appropriate.

Congratulations Benny. The intrusiveness of the Sportsbet advertisements with that bogan voice and obese bodies is a genuine turn off, as is Nathan Brown updating the odds (then adding "gamble responsibly" 😀). If listening to radio I often change stations when I hear that voice, even when not listening to sport.

I hope what they really mean is that we can get by without him especially for a game or two early in the year - Rivers, Sparrow in particular will be keen to step up - but he is an absolute essential at the business end of the season NB finals.

And don’t forget Alen Jakovic the only player ever suspended for wrestling.

I will invoke copyright 👁️

Preseason threads / posts are usually rife with speculation varying from super optimistic to super pessimistic. But as has been said before - would you prefer to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong, or a pessimist who is always right??

Has anyone ever, especially those whom he coaches, ever worked out Lyon's game plan? I wasn't at the game, but did the forward entry tactic change depending if we were kicking into vs with the gale?

Sadly couldn’t see any of it. Any observations on JVR and Shasche.

Merge Saints Hawks North ( all have voluntarily played down there) leaving 16 teams - better talent pool, no bloody byes and closer to an even schedule.

Sure Frittata is very important, but to say we are stuffed if he doesn’t play is overly pessimistic in my view. Of course would be sorely missed but one man’s misfortune is another’s opportunity NB JVR Schack

Thanks all That (presumably ex-) mud heap - remember going to a match there circa 1965 - pouring rain, cold as charity, mud even on the outer hill.

Where is RSEA park or stadium whatever ?

Doesn't necessarily mean that JVR will not debut - could Richo be indulging in deceptive gamesmanship??

Just, perhaps, JJ’s reluctance to move the ball on / (apparent) hesitancy is his acting under instructions? After all, as many have commented, he seems to be definitely “on the inner” with the coaches and selectors, which he wouldn’t be if he were doing this against instructions / game plan.