Winners at last

BT (big t@#d) is so insightful. He just said something along the lines of "both sides will be desparate to win".

Brilliant!!

Swans kicking for goal = death wish

Why haven't the commentators mentioned that Blicavs was a champion junior steeplechaser?

Sling tackle on Francis. 

Nothing to see here???

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Best result is the teams pushing for 4th place losing, namely Essendon, Bulldogs + Saints.

Agree with other posters who suggested finishing fourth and playing the filth in the first week of the finals is preferable to finishing 2nd or 3rd and playing an away final v Brisbane or Port. 

11 hours ago, Redleg said:

The happy, Choco getting AFL Hall of Fame recognition. Congratulations and well deserved.

The sad, the passing of Matt Rendell, a nice guy that I met a few times, a very good footballer, coach and recruiter. Sincere condolences to family and friends. RIP Bundy.

Alan Scott will be delighted !!

1 hour ago, praha said:

This is a huge danger game for us. They have pace and as Geelong showed, if you can cause the turnover in our F50 enough times, we're fickle.

$3.50 odds for them is a very good bet.

Agree .... I put a few bucks on GWS. Hopefully I lose my money! 

Good player in his day, but he's pretty much cooked.

2 minutes ago, Nascent said:

Kicking in-danger is just about a nom-existant rule now. Seen two that should have gone against Collingwood in the last quarter and a bit.

It certainly doesn't override the 'don't give a free kick against Pendlebery' presumption. While on the subject of Pendlebery, that free kick he got for 'in the back' was ridiculous ... he just threw himself to the ground.

OMG ... just switched on. (Turned off at half time.) WTF?

46 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

He's very good, but has a player had more smoke blown up their [censored] in the first two seasons than Nick Daicos? Classic Vic media.

Who?

FWIW I think we're better off with the filth winning today*. We've got no hope of finishing top 2, so it's better if the teams behind us lose to give us the best chance to finish top 4. 

*Shocking admission I know.

Essendon and St Kilda losing is good for us, as they are the 2 teams closest to our 4th spot. 

12 minutes ago, layzie said:

There is quite a bit of lambasting going on here lately.

Hmmm, are there serial lambasters in 'Land?

The Saints' strategy of kicking the ball to Harris Andrews isn't proving overly effective.

I don't that top 2 is a realistic hope for the Dees. Lions are certain to finish top 4 by reason of their likely home wins.

Accordingly, I prefer that teams pushing for 4th place on the ladder lose ... read St Kilda!! 

From chocolates to boiled lollies ....   🥴

7 minutes ago, 12345_54321 said:

Bit of word that Tomo has been dropped for Petty. 

nup

34 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

Injury report hardly giving me any confidence in Oliver playing 😔

He won't be playing.

25 minutes ago, Bystander said:

Also practising his look of disbelief.

And swearing at umpires ... 

2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

I literally bumped into Bert Newton ( many moons ago) at an atm in Church St Brighton. Tbh it was hard not to stare at the size of his Noggin.

Apparently it had its own postcode ....

It makes it hard for the young Norf players when the senior players lack composure/leadership at vital moments. Late Q3 Norf had momentum. McKay kicked inboard ... went straight to Caleb Daniel (smallest player on the ground) ... turnover ... goal. Then Dogs got another goal. Momentum/game lost ... 

I also feel sorry for Larkey and Zurha. They try so hard. And kicks to Larkey are usually on his head, which means he cops way too much physically.

Below ... Hugh Greenwood lookalike ... Matthew Newton.

5 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I have a soft spot for Hugh. He lost his mum to breast cancer six years ago, he was only 25. He took it really hard and to this day still points to the sky after kicking a goal. 😔

Interestingly, his grandfather played for Melbourne and played in the 1955 - 1957 grand finals. 

Sorry to hear that. He may well be a ripper bloke, but he's cooked as a footballer (IMHO).

FWIW he looks very much like Matthew Newton.

Bulldogs ... you know you're in trouble if Greenwood kicks 2 goals in a quarter against you.

This type of weather reminds me of the following saying ....

"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese".