FarNorthernD

Yes when Charlie Cameron is on fire he can make nearly every AFL defender look a bit silly.

The can’t have won a flag criteria may count Ronald Dale out of this discussion, particularly as he has 10. Isn’t having ten premierships to your name just extraordinary. Mind blowing really

My favourite bit was where Scott says “The last thing I want is for it to be perceived like we are making excuses” to which Damian Barrett replies “I don’t think anyone sees it that way” Fair to say that Barrett didn’t ask me if I thought Scott was making an excuse!

Watching the Prelim with the SEN commentary. Gerard Healey calling non free kicks for Geelong whilst frees the we get are lucky. I can’t work out if he dislikes Melbourne more than I dislike him

"They (Melbourne) were obviously the best in the competition at doing that with their defence and we're looking to emulate that in the way we're playing."said Crows Ruckman, Reilly O’Brien First time I’ve ever heard of a team wanting to emulate us. It feels good

This will do for me too

Pearce, Zanker, Hore, Bannon, Parry, West have collectively done 2/5ths of FA. Oh and Mithen too

Just skipped through to see if you had Robbie at #1. I’ll have a proper read now. It has been a great series of threads. Probably one of the best in my decade plus of being on here. Thank you Deespicable. Awesome work

5. Hanks 4. L. Pearce 3. Harris 2. Birch 1. Hore

Bang, bang, bang, bang?

Harris!!

Parry had better improve in the next 3 quarters or she will be a doubtful starter next week

Early days but I reckon on current form Adelaide would be flag favourites atm Freo will be stuck out of home for a while and perhaps that may work against them? Reckon that whilst our girls will be playing todays game on its merits, they will already have one eye on next weeks clash against the Crows in Adelaide.

Aside from Mithen it’s a strong line up we will put out. The two ex Demons playing for the Saints - Cat Phillips and Bianca Jakobsson - are going to have their hands full. It should be a regulation win for Melbourne over an undermanned Saints outfit Then off to Adelaide to play the undefeated Crows. That’ll be big

5. McNamara 4. Paxman 3. Hore 2. Hanks 1. Birch

And after 3 flags it’s hard to see them having the hunger needed to get back to being top of the tree.

The thing most likely to stop us being top 4 again won’t be other sides but injuries in our own. Like the Tigers during their flag years and the Swans in their one we were incredibly lucky with our injury run last year.

We had 5 out to HS protocols last week and 5 this week. By now you’d think half the players have had it. Hopefully we can get a few wins under the belt and be pretty much covid done and dusted by the back half of the season

Imagine how good Zanker could be if she was able to train in a full time AFL style program. That’s the future.

May be best to ask @Supermercado his opinion given, I believe, he coined the term in the first place

Is that right? Wow! The kid just gets better

3 Zanker 2 Birch 1 Hanks

Melbourne playing the Bulldogs? Don’t know why but think it will be tight early and then we will kick away towards the end of the 3rd. Will win by about 74 points.

We are so unoriginal that we even have to pinch our iconic commentary moments from American sport. That’s borderline pathetic.

I’m guessing you flew into Cairns Jaded?