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I like your six players chosen. Minor quibble with the order, though.

I didn't notice the music at the ground yesterday. But I did notice the screeching hawk after each Hawthorn goal. Rather than complain about it, though, my thought was more towards whether we're maximizing our own revenue possibilities. Could we sell the rights to a post-goal sound effect? And what would that sound be? I also noticed the annoying KFC "I don't care, I love it" being played over and over and can assure KFC that I do care, I didn't love it and that sort of promotion puts me off the sponsor's product.

Que? Simon Godfery was an excellent accumulator but a dreadful distributor. Spargo doesn't accumulate much, but distributes very well. Is that what you mean?

6. Gawn 5. Lever 4. Salem 3. McDonald 2. Oliver 1. Langdon

Why wasn't that "play on" and therefore disallowed? Are they playing the "old" (pre-2021) man on the mark rule in the VFL?

Not sure he's got the fitness to last out the game Depends. Are we getting the peanuts or giving them away? As to the topic, I was outvoted by the match committee. I thought Melksham playing Fritsch's role was a closer like for like change than bringing in M Brown.

Talking of lookalikes, Charlie Dixon's body art looks roughly similar to the Port Adelaide jumper worn that day

Agree...except you probably think I'm one of those people to which I vehemently disagree!?

If you think Melksham was our worst player last week, you've got a mighty prejudice against him which is seriously clouding your judgement. (I'm trying to be polite with my criticism.)

I partially disagree. More marks are often taken on any day by non-tall key fowards. The tall forwards might take more contested marks and have a role in bringing the ball to ground, but smaller players, such as Oliver, Petracca and Harmes often take more marks than the key forwards. And it's not just the case with our team (with its dysfunctional forward line, at least before this year). To me Fritsch is not and never will be a tall key forward. That doesn't mean he doesn't have a role. He does and he plays it well. I think Melksham is better suited to that role than Mitch Brown. And, I note with some irony given he's being compared in this discussion with Melksham, that if you were to ask an Essendon supporter why Essendon let Mitch Brown go, I think you'll find most of them would say it was because he didn't impose any defensive pressure.

I'd like to say that Picket's opening post is as informative as all his other training reports. While I like saying it, though, it isn't true. Come back Picket. With Saty's scooter not authorised to venture out of inner Melbourne, we need you and your colourful training reports.

I think the best lookalike for Jayden Hunt is Ed Langdon. Especially when they're both wearing long sleeves and on the far side of the ground.

I don't understand the argument that says Mitch Brown is the logical replacement for Fritsch. M Brown is 196 cm and 91 kg while Fritsch is 188 cm and 84 kg. I accept he could be a replacement if we thought we needed to go taller in the forward line, but, equally, we might decide to go shorter, perhps with someone like Chandler. For what it's worth, I think playing Melksham (186 cm/84 kg) in the Fritsch role is the most like-for-like option and it's what I would do. That opens a spot in the midfield which can be filled with any number of options, including Sparrow or even Brayshaw (although I like Brayshaw's game in the backline after May went off - perhaps he should stay there).

Nice pun. As you can see in these boots belonging to former Collingwood player Bruce Andrew, boot studs were produced by riveting. Photo source: https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/904708/bruce-andrew-s-remarkable-football-life

Me. Although, have I forgotten it if I didn't know about it in the first place?

crying or vandalistically ripping up items on the train?

Also short enough for a headline and for online posts. Not convinced a Collingwood supporter would understand it without pictures, though. You can add "jab" to the list of horribly overused words purely in use because its short. What's wrong with vaccination (or vaccine, depening on context), injection, innoculation or even needle?

Back in those days I suspect nearly 100% of Melbourne jumpers had the number 2 on the back. I'm a traditionalist and prefer the navy blue. But I want to shift gears a little. I find the current red has a touch too much orange in it. Having said that, it appears to be very similar to the colours Barassi is wearing in Sir Why You Little's avatar, so perhaps I should accept it as it is.

Tease

"Inflation in hyperbole" sounds like the title of a terrible song from the late 1970s. Or maybe I'm just thinking of Skyhooks' "Jukebox in Siberia"

To clarify, I assume when you say "especially on ANZAC Day" you are referring to the footballers who play on that day, not our servicemen and women. I agree that no sports person (star, superstar, or future star) should be called a hero for what they do on any sporting field.

Did Stan Alves win a premiership with North Melbourne?

Thanks for this. Pleased to see we don't need to find an excuse after all.

Exactly. I'd go one step further and point out that the author has created a story which doesn't even pass scrutiny. It's utter tosh.

...within inner metro Melbourne..." We don't want to be in Seaford, Dingley, Craigieburn or Casey, all considered to be within metro Melbourne.