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I’ll be a little disappointed if we don’t win four in a row and wipe out 1958 memories but I’m enjoying the ride this year

There is no way this is a non incident if that behaviour filtered down junior football would be horrendous.

I think you have to let Clarry get to 270 games and then make the comparison

It’s good for us that he didn’t get rubbed out hopefully he’ll get a few saints next week

No one has mentioned Fred Fannings 116 yard drop kick in 1939 too long ago ? was in a reserves grand final

First time I saw Fritsch play I thought of Robbie skinny , a good kick and mark, probably hasn’t got the evasive skills of Flower but who has Robbie was a gentleman on and off the field and always had time for a chat with a fan ,in fact would chew your ear off in his sports shop if you asked a question about the dees

How about coach Norm Smith or Barassi?

Stretch and Kent were both best 22 for a while this year stretch especially could take a step next year

Now there is a chance of Melbourne Collingwood GF

I think the way to umpire in WA is to undercall both sides which is what the umpires did on Sunday then you don’t get sucked in to home town frees. Sure they missed some to them and to us as well. The call against VDB was a bad call but understandable depending on the angle it may have been seen from. I thought the umpires did a good job on the weekend and probably will do so in a final series.

Overall the frees were 22 to 15 some bad ones but overall the game was let go I still remember 22 to 1 against us in the first half in WA several years ago now that's creative umpiring

Ai thought the umpiring was reasonable last night they got a few calls in the last quarter but with the wind and tide going in Adelaides direction and a feral crowd they held up pretty well . Stevic is one of the most even handed refs and I'd be happy to see him out there for us more often Last night the game was let go with lots of iffy calls ignored . Of course Gusses new mate Razor would be welcome too

I think Petty was a mistake we didn’t respect the opposition enough and paid the price . Frost would seem to be a better option at this time. Still we need to be playing well 5 or 6 weeks out from the finals . The last two years the winner has come home strong . Max was great to watch today

By home ground advantage I mean playing an interstate team in Victoria or Geelong playing at Kardinia Park two Victorian teams at the G or Etihad is 50 50 . Tassie games for north or Hawthorn are often WA teams which is a huge advantage. NT games 50 50 if we play SA or WA teams.

Sitting fourth without having any games with a home ground advantage all year not too bad

One R Flower had a similar body type and played a similar type of game

Coaches will continue to push the rules and rules interpretations will continue to play catch up. Teams are already experimenting with ways to beat the press notice the increase in the number of torps . I'm a bit disappointed that Max seems to have stopped his but I'm sure they will return

Bancroft would have benefited from this considering where he put his sandpaper

Realistically only Australia seems to take it seriously the ICC gave Smith a one match ban. Other countries will continue to rort . The English doctor pitches to be abrasive replacing the ball more often would reduce this , the spinners would still improve as the pitch wears

Ball tampering is endemic to test playing nations the pitch manipulation in The UK the lollies, the mint etc etc the best way to stop it is to have a new ball every 40 overs

Does anyone believe that This is the first ball tampering in world cricket . Years ago reverse swing was not even a thing . The poms were sucking lollies the South Africans mints the poms again with dirt in their pockets. We are just not good at it . sure sack Smith and his NSW mates maybe Put some victorians in the team. the problem is that you can’t catch them all the time. My solution is to have a new ball after 40 overs so that reverse swing is not in play. May bring bowlers back into the game without cheating

Basically true but I would say that Hawks are now prey rather than predator and eagles soon to be as well

Just a point birds of prey don't have great peripheral vision they have great focused stereo vision in front of them the prey has the peripheral vision to look out for birds or prey. Still I would call Clarry a predator the way he hunts the ball and does seem to have great awareness as well

I used to sit and marvel at Tassie Johnson's drops kicks and I've recently thought that instead of having the umpires interpret whether a behind is rushed or not make the full back have to kick a drop kick from any rushed behind it would resurrect a lost art and coaches would be more inclined to keep the ball in play. Long live the taut instep