Crompton's the man

He is a bit clumsy the old Tommaelbow it must be admitted

Sshhhh

Possibly one of the advantages of having a full-time umpiring academy would be the luxury of extra training time to familiarise umps with the tricks being used to milk free kicks. currently the umpires seem to be a bit like legislators trying to catch up with cryptocurrency crooks: always one step behind the latest scam The AFL might even introduce an education module called “How umpiring can influence the results of games“ with a half day on crowd control (of umpires)

Not sure what was said about the Collingwood game but the umpires were definitely told what was required of them after half time in that one It is a thing

Might you be prepared to shop them around? Maybe your new career could be as a player agent? another reading of circumstances is that great players can get a game in a premiership team whether they be young or old, experienced or inexperienced

Maybe everyone on this site has seen everything there is to see about the 2021 grand final but for the first time today we have watch the “sound the alarm 2020 1AFL grand final” offering on YouTube today I’ve never seen the footage of Goodie and Luke Beveridge during the grand final previously and I’ve gotta say it’s fascinating Having seen many many coaches over the years I am shattered by the lack of use of the F Word by either and both coaches because I had assumed to succeed at the premium level it’s a prerequisite that aside the intra-game coach commentary is so interesting - and dare I say - not astonishingly profound when one considers the deep deep tactical analyses on the Fox postgame programs Imagine if one of those experts was coaching !!

My understanding is that they are banned for occupational health reasons

Watching the Hawks this afternoon we would definitely want Frost to keep his place in the side No changes there thanks

If the Match Committee is minded to have players available to slot in to cover absences later in the year might they go Tom McDonald for Weideman (not because he’s lacking form - he is improving every week) Is Melksham gone the way of Nathan Jones and we won’t be seeing him again? Smith would appear to be a work in progress (as has SW been) We are so fortunate to have a choice of riches

We run run run and it makes a great difference unfortunately we won’t go any higher on the ladder

Can’t agree We have to respect the opponents - we are sharper in the cleanup imho

I used to hate it when the Barwon cheats did those annoying 10 metre kicks that gave them possession and control. I can now see a beauty in the method that I’m surprised to have not appreciated before

We must have a good team when Melksham is playing for Casey

We have three grandchildren playing at the half time game tonight (from two families). they don’t find out until they get to the ground which team they’re playing for. they’re under strict instructions if it’s the Tiges they are to throw the game

Next it’s going to be coach’s dissent Can you imagine how many free kicks Chris Scott will give away every time he rolls his eyes

I remember when Jeff White was the unchallenged no.1 ruckman and there wasn’t room for/services thereof were surplus to our requirements in respect of Stefan Martin, who as it turns out had quite a bit of useful footy left in him - even though we decided to trade him out. So at the risk of sounding ignorant, can it be suggested that Weideman should keep his place for these two reasons: he will be a required player of the future and secondly that he is showing development and increasing confidence as he plays more games? Supplementary to the above is the not-all-eggs-in-one-basket benefit of possibly having interchangeable forwards and something about more arrows in the quiver Apologies to T Mac

What a MAGNIFICENT loss by Geelong !!! 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

I’m not sure how to process the crowd numbers we have heaps of footy club members and four of our family went tonight (yesterday) - plenty of our family are off on a post-Covid (I don’t really mean that) holiday so probably some who would normally be there are using Easter as a getaway pass the procedure for getting tickets is a bit painful I’s gots to say

Put them to the sword admittedly a short one but with a half twist

and it’s such a comfort to know that the umpires will adjudicate with impartiality and consistency

Oh what a (different) feeling heading in to the game and knowing win lose or draw they will play with skill and determination 🤞🏿

Doesn’t the view look pretty

I am (we are) still adjusting to the realisation that our team will most if not all weeks play as hard and turn on as much as needs to be done to win the game - if not grind the opposition into questioning their choice of game plan/coach. Supporters who think we will perform at scintillating level every single game of the year are living in LaLa Land - it’s so amazing to see the past years’ recruiting yielding an ongoing dividend and to see the team continuing to play the attacking confident footy that was successful last year. The young ones from Casey who played in the Premiership last year - so wonderful to see them moving forward. No doubt we will not win every game - but the drive and the trust shows I just recall the days when our players had underdeveloped bodies and we were tossed around by the likes of the Weagles The wheel turns …….

I share 30% of your pain