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People may get to fear tyrants, but they will not respect them particularly when they are blatantly overzealous. That is human nature. Sure I think we all agree when players confront an umpire verbally or in an intimidating manner and dispute their decision a penalty is appropriate but asking a question or holding one’s arms out???? It will have the opposite effect - pity the AFL never admit they make mistakes. Similarly with the random implementation of the statue in the mark rule - “we both saw him play on but I didn’t call it - 50 meters!”

Essendon 💉💣🛬 Rather perversely, and of course salivating at our 10 goal 3rd quarter, I actually looked forward at times to the ball going deep into our defence just for the pure joy of watching our TEAM defence clear it forward.

Serial cheat

Still exciting (in a way) when he bounds off like a frightened gazelle - just glad it isn’t for us.

Do any Casey watchers know what Daw's injury was?

yes

Yes - apparently Cotchin deliberately kicking Walker was of similar value to May's "trip"! (Maybe something to do with wanting Cotchin to be able to play ANZAC EVE).

"It also takes pressure off the Umpires which can only be a good thing.." Wrong - it only makes things worse. Open abuse, yes: penalising arms out in exasperation only reinforces the authoritarian mindset of AFL HQ and does nothing to harbour goodwill between players and umpires. Do umpires regularly visit all clubs at training and get to know the players and explain how they interpret the rules? NO. That IMO would be the first step in "addressing disrespect" rather than acting like infallible dictators. Not yet, but would you like us to be on the wrong end of the stick when it inevitably does?

Easter weekend - full of family (and for some religious) stuff. Fixed seating - a total lottery as to where on sits.

I don't recall them naming the others

Tomlinson performed but Petty is better. Same could be said for Weid / TMc v Brown. And who would you leave out?

Wind an issue?? So why is Daw’s day done? Another Mitch Brown off the play KO that will be ignored by the pathetic VFL boys club? (Unless you are BBB)

Easter Saturday night might be prime time for TV but it is the one weekend of the year with lots of family stuff and even, for some, religious observations. Especially when such family special times have been disrupted for two years. Just an observation.

But how many teams could boast having Tomlinson as a back up KPP defender. Or even Weed as the same role forward? Goodness knows who will be the truly unlucky defender when Salem returns.

Weed did a pretty good job, though still dropped too many that he got to, but BBBB surely is a given. Otherwise absolutely no change (barring injury)

and again we have only beaten teams below us on the ladder 🙂

That second half of the third quarter would totally demoralise any opposition. 💙♥️

MAX TRACC OLIVER MAY HARMES BOWEY (the last few could have gone just about anywhere)

Nice win though the late goals a bit of an anticlimax.

They say they want respect but do absolutely zero to earn it.

Another [censored] 50 - how many is that. Pack of authoritarian basterds.

Such a selfless team who obviously love playing together.

Fing inconsistent maggots - Jackson marked, Giant shook his arms and glared at maggot, and of course no 50.

They don't miss any 50/50s for the Giants, do they?

And still no blowtorch on Cameron?