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Has anyone had any update on Dean's injury? Was it his first shoulder dislocation? If so could he be back in a few weeks, maybe? (I know Joel Smith missed a lot longer, but he was being handled with kid gloves due to his youth and future prospects. Dean is fighting for a place on the list so may push earlier)

Petracca - think Darren Jarman in that GF v Saints.

Then conveniently took of to France. Didn't someone else in this discussion also take off to France? Birds of a feather stick together. Remind me, what was Gil's role at AFL when the excrement hit the oscillating blades?

When I saw the header "in the square" I thought. you were referring to the centre square. I reckon he should spend a bit of time up in the centre of the action, but do NOT think he would do the job as a on eon one "Pagan's paddock" type FF. IF he did not take the mark it would be cleared with ease. IF anyone was to play a deep isolated FF role, which I don't think is a great idea, Tom McDonald would be a far better candidate, or even Tracc, but not Jesse.

I guess we can perhaps maybe assume that, but maybe the AFL don't keep specimens forever like WADA or the Olympic folk do. And what happens when Ben Cousins' turn comes around??

One thing for absolute certain: IF EssUndone play in Darwin they WILL get a bye to follow

I didn't see that. Is that the AFL segment run by Schmuk? So inappropriate to have one of their media guys making comments in advance of the MRP - never heard of sub judice?

The Betts one was no worse, probably softer, than the Schofield one - 2 weeks Bernie The other was to the shoulder - two more weeks Bernie. After all, it was worse than the Moloney near miss MRP inconsistency WILL show through again tonight, mark my words. And of course Downlow favorite Mr Chopsticks will be deemed low impact - fine MRP inconsistency WILL show through again tonight, mark my words.

The MRP will spin it harder than Warnie at his prime.

matt - the first one usually hurts like hell though, doesn't it, especially until it is put back in? Later recurrences -- meh!

Yes, but until recently we have not played particularly well after playing anywhere. Does anyone know any stats about how our various opponents have fared after the Darwin game? IF they have fared as badly as us it strengthens the argument for any Darwin game to precede a bye for both sides. As I saw it both teams were playing at the same ground under the same conditions, yet we fumbled more and we couldn't take the marks that Adelaide did. I saw it as we were playing against a far more mature settled team with most of their preferred mids available. willmoy - are you an alias for Brooooce?

Yes, sure it looked bad him sitting up there practically on his lonesome but hey it was virtually a screenshot - TV guys like to try to create a story. They didn't show immediately before or after. Maybe as has been pointed out he had had decent analgesia, and at least part of his very obvious distress was the knowledge that he had, through a freak accident (ask Joel Smith) almost certainly missed out on an opportunity to show his stuff and resurrect his AFL career.

Even remembering our darkest days, how grateful am I that we never took on Ross Lyon. OMG they are awful.

Lynden Dunn? As I recall it was the longest and almost last kick in his MFC career.

1 HIBBERD 2 OLIVER 3 ANB 4 HUNT 5 JKH 6 PETRACCA Lewis was close for me but that undisciplined 50 on the final siren swayed me away in favour of CP

Well certainly based on length and angle it is....up there with Blight's Did anyone get a chance to gauge the distance? 70-75m?

Both sides had to play on the same ground in the same conditions - Adelaide did it better. I am far more concerned re the inequity of the effects on us for next week. If it is to continue it MUST precede our bye. Only stubbornness at AFL prevent this for occurring - there can be no other reason.

Agree re JFK - very good in close and runs hard. And Darwin doesn't succeed for us and should secede. (Birds suck seed because they have no teeth)

layzie hitter nail on the head. Hopefully we will have a very close look at the replay and LEARN about transition out of defence - a football lesson. Crows top of the ladder for good reasons.

Two Sydney players, Jones and Frankenstein committed very similar acts but no case to answer. Vince will probably get 2 or 3.

Well you are blinkered, aren't you. How about being dominated in the midfield? Lack of pressure and composure in locking it in our forward line?

Crown top of the ladder for good reason. Stealing that one earlier in the year a bonus for us. Next week now an absolute must. And no Casey game this weekend to asses replacements for Kent at least. Lynch - percentage now sliding badly. Melksham - a few half hearted marking 'efforts' tonight.

Hogan pulled out of the marking contest in front. NO FREE That is three tonight Confidence sapping

Think so But we need to get a few back to salvage percentage Does anyone know where to get "smother" stats? Our worst game for the year for that