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“begs the question whether players are using mental health as a smokescreen to avoid the three strikes policy?” That is a theory that has been around for many years , and is quite likely correct.

Any thoughts where and for whom?

Just wait for Gill's spin after the "Integrity Commission" 😂 looks into it. "We have determined that the Melbourne FootballClub, under the direction of its bullying coach, unfairly traumatised the Western Bulldogs in the 2021 Grand Final and effected their players' mental health, so they will be stripped of the Premiership, and all points for season 2022 will be null and void. Further they will have no draft picks in 2022, and will have to donate 8 players, nominated by the AFL Commission, to the new Tasmanian team. All remaining home games will be at 5pm Sundays and not televised."

I have seen very little of him. Regulars, is he another “small crumbing forward” like Kozzie, Spargo, Bedford, Chandler or something very different? Thanks in anticipation. PS is Laurie also in this group?

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/afl-star-says-mental-meltdown-followed-grand-final/news-story/4ea52997fb363f696d0afd3467c1a4fe I had thought that our crushing GF would have broken the heart and spirit of the Footscray club, perhaps accounting for their big fall in the first half of this season, and I think it was discussed on Demonland several times in the off season, but here Bailey seems to be claiming that we are the cause of his "mental health issues". Deflection or fact?

"Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone They paved paradise and put up a parking lot"

“The league suffers when there are too many woefully uncompetitive teams “ yet Gillon in his infinite wisdom wants to add yet another. No consideration of further diluting the talent pool, a more unfair schedule with rolling byes. Just another licence fee. He will be the death of the competition.

Missed the first half - did Casey take their foot off the pedal for a break even second half?

Rivers looking too good and composed for this level.

KC When you get a moment - where does AMW play? - how is Rivers going? Is he ahead of Hunt at this stage (I realise not quite like for like but vying for a fairly similar role) - what’s up with Majak? - is Tomlinson there?

Billy - maybe the absence of any viable alternative? Interesting te our forward line in general - there were some here, perhaps myself included, who thought BBB and or Frittata may have been Coleman prospects. 🙄

WTF Gill. Still no goal line camera for goal review. Amateur hour. Huge $$$ spent by someone on the advertising signage (of course including gambling) but not a few $$ for something important to the game.

I can’t remember seeing any game so overumpired as this one. Nor particularly biased, just overdone.

Aha! The old missing groove.

I suspect that there was a hint of irony in the post. Maybe the next site update could add an “irony” emoji, such as 🙄

Not 57 years like last time, I hope 😱☹️ I guess there is a difference between optimism and defeatism though. Too deeply philosophical - does it man if you defeat yourself by bad kicking it gives more strength to do it again 🤔🤔🤔?

Joe Daniher once again showing why he isn’t a Nobel Prize winner. Just plain dumb running on to the mark from behind play.

What it says is that Sam isn’t meeting Goody’s KPIs and is going to need to work and improve considerably before he gets another go.

At least we won’t have him Monday - nor that nasty Dee hater #2 Yes - but a ridiculous knee jerk rule. Apart from that one even, this game (B v StK) is being grossly over umpired.

…. and way way over budget.

Totally agree. Stuff the pathetic media beat up on OUR PREMIERSHIP COACH

I must have missed the AFL “Integrity Commission” 🤗😱🤮 report into that incident.

That was when he was recruited. Anyone stood next to him at VFL huddles to asses??

Only at the pre dinner drinks - they didn’t stick around for the victory celebrations 🙄

And yet every draftee has it drummed into them that it is they who are responsible for anything ingested or injected, and that they should question anything prescribed for them. They were either incredibly stupid / naïve or more likely bullied by the club and coach into going against what they had been indoctrinated with by the AFL. … the empty package??