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ANG13 - I am a bit conflicted re tonight's result. It is looking more and more like 4th is the best we can expect, so having cocky Collingwood at 1 would be way better than Port. Would far prefer Collingwood at the G than Port over there.

Have these umpires ever ever played the game - zero feel of the game calling that deliberate (5;00 to go Q3). Pissing with rain, off balance - about 50 cm from the line. Absurd

✔️ No doubt because Essendon requested it.

Maybe we don't "rest", or use the rucks deep forward much for now. Experiment over with BBB being back. Let them drop behind the play to support the defensive zone. (Just soeloquilising)

Scared of losing??

6.18 7.12 Is bad kicking still bad football?

Swans seem to hav blown it - 0.55 to go

Of course they wouldn't have dared to do it before the Daicos Bros time came up. [MFCSS]

I dot see it as hate - she just has an unlistenable grating voice and tries "dod joke" sort of puns. Howes and Joey are in the middle of their second seasons on the list - yes? Surely one would hope that they at least got a bit of a look in their second year - Laurie did, and IMO didn't inspire. They could well get itchy feet. (yes, I know Michael Tuck payed. several years reserves before debuting for 400+ games, but that was way back and he was a very special pier with an endurable physique - will never be seen again) Casey igloo may well be warmer than Alice on Sunday.🙄 Horses for courses, but Salo came back with a bang after missing a lot longer.

Maybe the Eagles should drag their ex coach / pharmacist out of retirement for one last fling next week! And our guys need to consider building up percentage whenever they get an opportunity. BNE will pass us next week more than likely.

Watching the Tigers in decline should remind all our players (and management / staff etc) that though they had great success over 5 years or so, without constant renewal of list and of game plans glory can be very fleeting. We need to make the most of every season while we are "in the window".

Geezzz. I didn't realise that there was a game on tonight. Half time BNR 9.7 Times 1.7 We now have little chance of finishing top two, so 3 or 4 will (probably) be our goal. And which would be better for us will obviously depend on Port and Magpies being 1 or 2. Whatever, it would probably be best for us to be 4 if Collingwood is 1, or 3 if they are 2. PS how bad are the Tigers??

I heard Ox speak at a sportsman's night maybe 5 years ago. He was really very passionate and quite moving in his revelations of the "near miss" he had with his gambling addiction. All these advertisements at breaks with Nathan Brown in particular, just feed the potential for addiction despite the token "gamble responsibly" and the adverts for gamblers' help after the ads. When listening to radio I just change stations whenever these come on, and on TV I just mute and do something else. It is all pervasive.

Latest forecast I can get is 7 degrees and rain until 2 or 3 pm. So unseasonal. Winter days are usually warm, not hot, and dry.

Great report thanks mr fence COOLX - I guess what some here think or don’t think won’t change the outcome but, as with most “project rucks” if even one turns out to be an AFL mid level ruckman that will be great, and if both better than that, then WOW!

So, is this a Henry thread or a Collingwood thread?

binman - I hope that you may be able to make some sense of these statistics on your next podcast. How are the key stats derived, and what do they actually mean? Are we actually heading right on track? Oh, and is loading a factor that needs to be taken into account in the interpretation of these data? 🙂

Interesting kev - do you mean an extra 30 minutes intensive training after short breaks? As you pint out though much of the “loading” would probably involve gym work away from prying eyes. Surely it depend on what the problem is. Leaving on Saturday for a Sunday game with community work as well? Sounds a bit strange. I understand that in the past they would go up mid week.

I am sure they would if they could - and probably will as soon as they figure out how to do so. Next - air?? Fuel taxes are a major revenue source already ... so, too late Will have to ask Nathan Brown or Dale Thomas to quote those odds.

Hopefully you are excluding JVR and McVee only because they didn't play in 2022.

Not sure if I agree with this or not 🤔 Problem since round 1 anyway, is the crumbing forwards Chandler and Pickett haven't been doing the crumbing job very well. Instructions? Opposition piking them up? In Kozzie's case, trying for the specie instead? DeeSpencer - if all you say is true then we will be contesting WCE for the 🥄 I have been concerned for decades that our forwards do not split and spread, obviously one of which is a "dummy lead" with no chance of getting the ball, but by drawing a defender with them it would have the effect of depopulating the defence. Is this a reasonable option, at least some of the time?

I wasn't at the game - not many visiting supporters ever do down there 🤮 even if they want to - and relying on TV to get a broad view of the game is impossible as they love to zoom in or more recently show the players legs at ground level. Was anyone "on" Rowan?? He seemed to have free rein from what I saw.

Although Clarrie was running. maybe he has yet to regain full fitness - he would have lost more form his infection than the hamstring per se.

And, Bobby, no coincidence that there was no feral crowd that night to intimidate the umpires. Though, of course, we’re we’re clearly the best team of the year.

Surely, if not actually leading in the traditional Lockett / Dunstall sense, spreading rather than clustering, with the kick into whatever space there is, is a better option than the bomb to the pack?