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Exactly. The hypocrites who bleat on and on about the head being sacrosanct turn a blind eye to those opposition ruckmen who regularly clobber the back of his head in boundary and in marking contests. It is actually disgraceful.

I think that was third eye's point. Incentive to promote development. Why bother if all the hard work goes elsewhere?

Winston Churchill: “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Preuss got one week. Brown got two.

Smith’s awareness and cohesion are improving, but still are way behind his natural athleticism at this stage, which is what keeps him in for now.

shouldn't, and shouldn't have. He stopped and the "victim" cannoned into him.

But that would suggest uninterested, not disinterested.

Hawkins would get three Downlow votes, and a beer with the MRO.

Lucifer - sadly I think your prediction is spot on. They won’t let GW$ play without a ruckman …… now if it was someone in different color, say red and blue, or red, white and black, maybe blue and white vertical stripes then it would be “we must stamp this out and the head is sacrosanct this week - 4 to 6 weeks.”

Surely someone at AFL must have data for home ground free differentials, and particularly at Perth and Adelaide, and of course Geelong. Further analysis will show which umpires "favour" the home teams and which are more even handed. IF they had an ounce of integrity (and I realise that is a huge IF) then they would use these data to ensure that the biased / weak / intimidated umpires do not umpire at those venues. OF course this will never happen, as integrity is paid lip service in favour of the highest bider. Regards your final point, Yes, the list is there largely thanks to unconscionable AFL concessions in an attempt to justify their decision to enter Western Sydney, but the heart does not appear to be. Yes, players say that they love playing and living there, but can anyone really think that they would say that if they were free agents and not paid above what they would get in Melbourne? Could Clarkson's charisma transplant heart into a mob of very talented individuals?

Well certainly not disinterested (and can one actually look disinterested?) but hopefully not uninterested.

and still no scrutiny on Leon Cameron? Looking pretty ordinary with a gifted list, but no heart

Massive fail for the Dogs tonight. Can they regroup with this list and this coach? Not likely IMO.

Dogs now 6.14 to Toigs 9.4 That is 20 scoring shots to 13. Could well cost them big time.

Hasn't worked out all that well for the Dogs toning - pinged twice for 50 meter penalties and goals. (Maybe they have thought that they would get their usual dream run from the umpires)

OMG Bailey Smith just &^%# (soiled) his pants leading to a big turnover and goal to Toiges

Weightman a blatant throw back over his head - play on. Is it time to just allow throwing? (I hope not)

2.9 to 6.3 It will take a lot of gimmie frees to catch that up.

I thought that the "new rules / interpretations" were used in the preseason to accustomise players (and maggots) to how they were to be implemented in the season proper. But, very clearly, not this time.

Once caught red handed holding the ball, and just now a two handed scoop throw unpenalised

Twice (that I have seen) already tonight Reiwoldt at very least "shows dissent" without penalty. Have the AFL ever admitted that how they managed to preseason M V Carlton game was over zealous? I guess they rarely admit they stuff things up.

Good old ":tough guy" VFL / VFA "culture" 😠

What an incredibly soft ":legged" free (and goal) to Sinny

couldn't get their forwards organized. I would say weren't allowed to by the best organised defence in the league for years

Scandalous! You are being far too generous. Yes of course they will have data on which maggots tend to crumble more easily under pressure - maybe with brother Scott in HQ they will actually send them to Geeking games? Doesn’t even know how to thumb his nose to the umpire.