binman

Massive given neither bb or tmac can get on the park and schace is seemingly not in the frame for selection.

Sure, it might be. Might being the operative word. And any players who had say, covid might have been completely asymptomatic and only had their preparation impacted. My point is the pies have been the one letting people know about players being crook. On the timing of the announcement of the teamss, I checked the afl site on Friday, assuming the teams would be announced then. The site said today's game would be announced Sunday evening. You might well be right that it was delayed because of covid etc. The question I have is, is that ok? Why should the pies not have to announce their team Friday, even if there are some queries about individual players? I mean it happens all the time players get selected even though there is some injury cloud. More AFL kowtowing to the pies?

You say optimistic Jaded. I say realistic.

Never listen to sen breakfast. Figure, why not, it kings birthday. And who is on it? Tom bloody morris. He an cornes (who I don't actually mind) doing a mid season review. Tom Morris's assessing football teams? Please. I listen to 4 mins and they are reviewing the suns. Instead of talking about theIr FOOTBALL, all Morris talks about is dews future. And 3 mins talking about hardwick coaching them and Hinkley's future. That's it. Nothing about how well they are going, their game plan (contest, contest contest), their strengths or their weaknesses. Everything that is wrong about the footy media in 240 seconds.

Six of their starting 23 were crook during the week? According to whom? I find it curious the pies have been the ones who have leaked this palaver out. Howes talked about it on fox footy for petes sake. Preparing their fans for a loss and giving the media (and DeeSpencer) their talking points to explain/excuse their lost me thinks. Didn't hear us talk up the fact that we had mutiple crook players coming into the bombers match.

'Too many people get caught up in the immediacy of results, but winning a premiership is the execution of a long-term plan, rather than a reaction to a win or a loss.'

To be fair, all the coked up dees supporting lawyers need their dealers.

The pies fans must be excited this morning, seeing ots their grand final. We've had ours. And unlike the pies last real GF, we won ours.

Spot on. The permutations are endless. Love it.

No mcstay. That's good. I know he'd be underdone but we've struggled against mutiple talls, most notably against the bombers. Cox and Cameron will split ruck and forward- and both push forward at times - mihocek plays tall, as does Johnson, so a fit mcstay would stretch us. I'll be curious who tomo plays on. Cameron and Cox? Mihocek is brilliant one on one and tomo isn't. But I wouldn't mind seeing tomo take mihocek. Similar size, and mihocek gets on his bike, which suits tomo more than wrestling with Cox and Cameron 30 mertres our from goal. May is s much better option for the two rucks. If petty, who we are really missing, plays forward when he returns after the bye, there's a spot for tomo down back. Love to seem him take it. He is moving more like he did before his knee, much more agile than last season, has a great tank and is a lovely field kick. So he has a good shot at it.

Sure. That's why it is terrific we are 8-4 with an excellent percentage and a good run home, including a bunch of games at the G, not much travel and the Roos, Blues, Hawks and Swans in our last four games.

I might start every post until say round 16 with this quote: 'Too many people get caught up in the immediacy of results, but winning a premiership is the execution of a long-term plan, rather than a reaction to a win or a loss.'

Nup

Huh?

But, but the eye test!

You can. Will help offset my losses.

I can't stand tom Morris. One, his voice shots me. Two, he is clueless about football and can't separate gossip with an analysis of the game. Constantly looking for the controversial take that create noise. So that knocks out another media optioon- tbe Sunday footy preview or whatever it is called on sen, because it is now co hosted by Morris- in addition to him being on the Saturday crunch time. Insufferable. Makes Sam McClure look like Dennis commetti

The dees must have missed that memo. For example bb is simultaneously a chance if being selected and having his leg amputated.

Was comparing their running.power against the hawks to their normal levels. You're right, they are not quick, or great runners, and it is no doubt a factor in their poor record at the g. But they had no spread at all in the last quarter against the hewks. No zip either And not much better in the second (I didn't see the first half). That was not an issue until the last couple of rounds. The hawks really looked to exploit that flatnes. But as you point out, they have done so for the last few years.

He is an absolute gun. Will go past Max at some point in the not too distant future to become the best ruck in the game.

For years I've sat on the top of the Ponsford. It's only this year that I've been sitting on the wing/hf The wing level one is great when the ball is being played on that wing. And the players are so much closer Can't see jack on the other side. Or Max. And the dees quarter time huddles are right below, which i like.

It certainly wasn't in the 70s or 80s. And the intervening years haven't been that much fun either. Thankfully that has changed and I'm loving watching a unit who are serious contenders.

I've been sitting on the wing at most games. And you don't really get a sense at all of their set up and structures at centre bounces. Or for that matter their zone structure or tbat sort of amoeba that follows the ball (a big swarm of players around the ball and a ring of players 60 odd metres from the ball). Which is why i love sitting up top of the posnsford.

That's your response to a serious question? I guess after we got rolled by the very average giants in round 16 of the 2021 season, managing only 55 points on a perfect day for footy at the g, you stopped watching us, such was your devastation. Spoiler alert. We won the flag that year.

I'm confused. We are happy freo lost. But not happy, coz that makes us rubbish.