monoccular

What surgery? Nobody is suggesting that all 11 injured players be dropped together - but perhaps resting some as their inability to perform at 100% became apparent would have allowed a more even balance over the whole year eg Salem wasn't right from round 1 : had he been 'rested' for a few weeks then maybe he would have been as dominant and reliable as he had been the previous year. Who knows? Still, we won the big one in 2021 and never forget that. (Not being complacent or self-satisfied: just emphasising that almost everything needs to go right to go back to back and that AFL footy is a brutal business).

Well at least it isn’t the umpires - “can’t find the possession numbers - what do we do now”?

Who knows? Unless “the reinjury” bent the plate or screws I would doubt it would be removed at this stage had it actually been “reinjured” in the sense that the same place had fractured again. Webber?

But were they injuries or were they injuries? I imaging nearly every player on every list is carrying “an injury” - I must say I was surprised that it suggeats that 11 others had no injury.

As we are delving into ancient history, I seem to recall Tassie Johnson - probably the best full back of the golden era af the 50-60s) - played CHF (as well as ruck-rover) a bit late in his career.

👍 Calm down all. My whispers are that the plate is about to be / has been removed, as planned. So, he may be seen in a moon boot - be warned.

You say Macca is a further 6 months away? On what basis? No confirmation of a repeat Lisfranc, and due to get metal removed very soon. Unless you know otherwise. As was Neita. Pushed forward in desperation when Ox went down and won a bloody Coleman. Surely it will sink in sometime that BBB is not a pack marking forward. FCS the pivotal moment in our first premiership in 57 years was when Harmes took the initiative and did not bomb it to the left pocket, but rather to a leading BBB in the right pocket. All flowed from that moment.

As mentioned before / elsewhere we need a goal kicking big forward. Grundy is not that. 60 goals in 10 years isn’t going to save us. Same with Max for that matter - 88 goals in 12 years. Thinking that parking either in the left forward pocket and bombing it long and high will save our scoring woes is delusional.

Sportsbet and their fellow parasites would love it- so Gill will almost certainly push hard for it.

These are, at this stage, allegations, yes extremely serious allegations, but I believe we still have in Australia a presumption of innocence. That is not in any way meant to downplay the seriousness of the allegations, which, if proven, are far worse than the despicable Essendon drug experiment. Will await events.

Now that gambling companies have such a huge influence on the entire AFL budget, and thinking, these sort of things always leave questions, and a sour taste.

Maybe Brisbane in the QF, and Footscray in the GF were also unwell, and of course Geelong themselves in the last half of R 23 2021

Grundy does not, in my recollections, do much as a forward at Colonwood so why should we expect him to do so for us? ✔️ We need a string marking goal kicking forward far more than we need Grundy, or for that matter Max as a forward.

Clearly in 2018 he didn’t check ACLs nearly closely enough 🙄

Mmmmm. Needs to revert to the title after Jab won it - the Downlow

But he won’t want to stay if he can’t get a game. Same for Chandler. Whilst I love Spargo’s pressure, vision and delivery these two offer something extra re flair.

And doesn’t that sum up AFL “integrity of the game 😂😂😂” - Sportsbet 😖🙄💩. Presumably knew the numbers, and knew “their man” needed to play.

Corrupt to the core. Goodnight. And farewell Gil

“But remember, gamble responsibly” 🤮 And of course nobody knows the votes as they go along, “locked away” BS, and tribunal, MRO and appeals board all independent. BS 🐂💩

Smug so and so …. so want him not to win a flag. But the whole show is a big charade - Cripps will win which is why they ensured that he got off the head high charge charge.

And would he release Petty to move forward???

Exactly. Too good for VFL. Extremely limited opportunity at MFC.

No goal reviews at VFL 😖

…. and at this level

And of course it will be all about the Papley mark and goal and nothing about the Collingwood frees forward, or non frees against … or Darcy’s kick across goal.