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1/. Was Tyson doing full contact work? Did he have an arm guard? I can see Geelong targeting his injured arm with those niggles and sly jabs. 2/. Nobody (uninjured) is done for the year as long as both firsts and second keep on winning. See above -- still some big reservations about Tyson playing. That said I will be happy to consume a massive slice of humble pie if he does and is BOG.

I think Gillon actually misread the advertisement for AFL head honcho: he thought it was for the Australian Polo League. He could even, perhaps, have run that one quite competently?

Equalisation is just another lie dreamed up by AFL HQ in a cynical attempt to appease the masses. Footscray as I recall felt that grabbing Travis Choke would be THE difference, but they seemed to do better when he was out. He seemed to unbalance the structure.

My heart, beating true for the red and the blue nonetheless, couldn't ' stand the tension. Still, the only thing better than thrashing Collingwood is beating them by a point, after the siren, and more so if it is from a controversial (or better still a blatantly incorrect) free to us.

and maybe his inexperience as part of the current group could also stand against him.

He has had the benefit of jerk Gill's knee-jerk pre finals bye He [Smith] has played 7 games this year (rounds 12-20) and one quarter last year (maybe he played a couple late too?). Does that make him best 22 for most of this year? Just asking. IMO another year spoiled by injury - may be best 22 next year if he can keep fit and well.

Spelling Nazi reporting in - silverware

The AFL is I believe signed up to WADA code: the AFL tried to wriggle around it in the Essendon saga and were brought to heel. If the AFL, in Gill’s infinite reactive wisdom, decided to abandon WADA there could be massive $$$$ cuts from sponsors and government, and as Gill and the AFL are entirely driven by $$$$ it will not happen.

Almost any bar Nichols and Chamberpot.

It would be a long commute twice a week to train at Randwick though ? To paraphrase the current encumber in Spring Street “not worth the paper it is written on. Can cancel without any cost to the taxpayer”!

Maluski The bottom six listed there all have made significant contributions to our ascent into the top 5 position we now hold. Have they all fired together? I thought that they actually did their bit last week v GW$$, and if they can do so again this week it would go a long way towards beating the pu551es.

Very succinctly stated.

So one can say pussycat but not [censored] cat? Weird PC censorship Mmmmmm. Sounds like we start from scratch again re listing developing ruckmen maybe.

Not wishing JV any ill by any means, but say he did go out and play 2 or 3 quarters and come off sore, would that not be better for him and the club than doing the same next week in the one that really matters? There is just so much that simulation can and can’t do. And I presume foot soreness is the potential injury that Mad-Melbourne was referring to, since that thug Wojxyzinski isn’t playing and more.

He has already shown far far more desire for the contest and attack on ball and man than Jack the Likeable, talented as he is, has ever shown.

Bloody auto censor again. I presume the censored word was pu551e5. Maybe Hannan and Viney for Tyson and Kent? Chook - one step ahead of yourself I presume that Deemented was referring to VFL.

JKH has run his guts out the last couple of weeks and his pressure acts have been important - not sure that JV will be quite up to that right now. Still could be the switch, but not strictly like for like. That could see him as the best fit as almost like for like for the very unlucky Kent.

PS I meant in my previous reply to raise ..... hasn’t Bernie already announced his retirement?

All of which shows that stats don't always mean much The last couple of games in particular, they played as a well oiled unit in a manner that I cannot really remember (well, since 1964 anyway). It was very hard to pick the better players (after Max, anyway) and the 'bottom six' excluding the two injured early would make about as interesting a discussion as the top six. And both of these debates are refreshingly new ... rather like Bulldogs 2016 and Richmond 2017 .... and ???2018???

A propos Bradtke and his future development - can anyone tell me how long was Mason Cox on Collingwood's list before he clicked?

Maybe he wants to be a part of success, not mediocrity in the case of WB and StK, and additionally doesn’t like camping in the latter case. Maybe Biff spoke with someone who knows someone to get his oh pair, or was that au pare, a job, unpaid of course

Interesting issue: would any half decent ruckman want to play second fiddle most of the time. Also interesting is that Max apparently thought that Flip was the next big thing too.

ONLY 16 to go guys!!

Pretty close to the mark, Wrecker Spot on injuries aside. ⅔ not too bad tick

Hopefully in about 5 weeks ?