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The man on the mark just stomped his foot - what an absurd rule for a 50 meter and a goal. Thanks SHocking.

“I don’t think Footscray can handle being under the spotlight …” Maybe all their games should be Sunday 4 pm at Docklands (or Ballarat)

What a ridiculous 50 against Solti.

Have only just turned on - love the even handed unbiased umpires allowing at least two Blues showing dissent without 50 meter penalties. Gil - anything to say?

That "front on contact" on the quarter time siren was jut plain cheating / incompetence. No contact was made. And the HTB interpretations were polar opposites dependent on who had the ball. I hope official questions are at least asked privately.

Didn't even notice Libba at all.

I have never had any opinion, one way or another, on Tom Morris, but Bevo's outburst was just so weird and angry. Has good old Gillon had anything to say??

A few quick observations. Well done given the very makeshift defence. Tracc is an absolute beast and clearly hates (the thought of) losing. Umpiring just awful and one sided, once again. One time when we were 3+ goals down we would have dropped heads and lost badly - this mature well lead, very fit and superbly coached team left me only mildly concerned and again a 40 point turnaround was not unexpected.

And Jake Levers late withdrawal??

15 frees to 5 Check the maggots Sportsbet accounts

A brilliant exposé. As others have said, MFC and all of us supporters are so blessed to have Goody at the helm, but at the helm of a well oiled team. The H-S can sod off …. the players all seem to love him, and vice versa.

Also attributed to Mark Twain

This is NOT the way to earn respect from the players - it is just the opposite. Actually pathetic and this guy can never be respected if he continues this way. Nobody respects authoritarianism - they may however respect engagement. Sure - no abuse, but shaking one's head, asking "what for" or laughing in frustration is not abuse.

Firstly, I remain uncertain if Hunt is still in our best 22 as a defender (despite being there for 20+ rounds in 2021). However Hunt played last week as a cog in a completely makeshift defence, so should his performance be assessed the same as if he were just one cog in the established defensive unit?

The big problem is that Gil and the AFL are trying to demand respect of the umpires rather than having them earn it. Typical half baked knee jerk reaction to what they see as a probelm. Yes, abuse should not be condoned, but penalising asking a question or showing frustration is another gross overreaction, and likely to have the opposite effect, making relations between players and umpires far more fractious. Time to reset, Gillon.

Can we call them Margetts then?

It is a refreshing change for us to only play teams that finished below us in 2021, instead of the all too familiar only playing teams above us 🤗🤗🤗❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

Salem’s value to the team is far greater than any stats can show. Poise, coolheadedness, coordination. Smith a Frosty type? Not nearly as “entertaining” though. Rarely a dull moment when Frosty had the ball in hand. 🤔

Typical AFL HQ overreaction. Pathetic.

Remember, we got belted by the Dogs in this game last year. …. and did we play them again late in the year??🤔🤔

Jacinda across the Tasman is trying to rival Emperor McGowan, and Kim Jong in the isolation stakes. ** actually around 5 minutes before 3 qtr time.

Any updates, in particular Fritta, Harry, Jake, Christian? And JV health & safety protocol? Covid? Concussion? Any detail?

Sounds like lipstick on a pig - stand angles were all wrong from the design stage - hard to believe that this was "in the computer age". How could someone get away with not allowing sufficient slope to see the boundary line from most of the upper deck? The dark / sun contrast when the lid was off on a sunny day made / makes the game unwatchable, so what was their solution? Shut the lid in sunshine - madness. How about a translucent roof and overhangs - surely there must be appropriate materials for this. And just one other of the many things that has kept me from attending Docklands for about a decade was the dangerous crush trying to access Spencer Street Station - not sure if they are still there but there were even quite a number of steel bench seats about half a meter off the ground presumably designed for unsuspecting departees to trip on or skin their shin in a crush in the dark. (Maybe some sort of partnership with Epworth ED?) And don't start me on the fake noise - I am glad to read that it is not only ancient me who finds the annual increase in inane noise totally off putting. (Still, it is the same at the G - and whenever I air my complains it falls on deaf - or probably deafened - ears.)

Friggin' amazing will do it for me.

Fair enough, but I am not convinced that he has (at least yet) the footy smarts. (which may reflect lack of continuity due to injury, or, maybe just not there?)