Jaded No More

If he plays again it’s a big risk. A final or grand final, it doesn’t matter. He won’t be immune from sustaining another concussion, and the next one might be the one that causes permanent damage. Is that a risk you’d want your child to take? Even for premiership glory? Concussion doesn’t discriminate because you’re playing in a grand final. His risk of getting a head high hit in the next month are the same as getting a hit in 2024 or 2026. This is his first concussion in 6 years. His next one may never come, or it might happen 6 minutes into a prelim final.

Well if I ever saw a Melbourne fan post online that they wish an opposition player or their mum gets a traumatic brain injury, or hear a Melbourne supporter cheer a concussed player on the ground, or sprout vile racist comments, I would report them to the club and hope they are never allowed to buy a membership or attend a game ever again.

I also don't think Gus will play again this year. I will be frankly shocked if his family isn't working hard to convince him to hang up the boots, regardless of what his scans will show. An impossible choice for a guy in the prime of his career, playing in a successful team, with 4 years left on a lucrative contract. Whatever decision Gus makes, it will be far bigger than winning or losing a game, or a final, or even a premiership. I have no doubt the club and our fans will support his decision and back him in 100%. Football is a season of life, but it's not your whole life.

Very few Melbourne supporters thought what Kosi did in round 2 was ok. I also haven’t seen a single person on this site suggest Roo should get off after he elbowed McStay in the head. Of course every supporter base is biased, but Melbourne fans don’t go around calling injured players weak, or wishing them or their family traumatic brain injuries. Ffs.

Back in the days when they both could move

Listen it took them about 10 years just to run the spell check And the server in the federal prison from which they run this site is not great

BB and Tmac in the same forwardline. Jesus wept. I love them both, but neither of them can move. Carlton will run all their half back attack through those two. It's one or the other.

Why oh why do we refuse to give Kosi more time on ball?

Hope he didn't eat the dodgy curry I sent Mason Cox

Not to mention that Gus going off meant Trac couldn't spend as much time up forward, which robbed us inside 50. We ultimately lost because we can't convert +32 inside 50s into a score big enough to beat 9 bloody goals by the opposition. But given how poor we were in that first quarter, especially after Gus went down, and how close the game was, there is no doubt the loss of Gus early had an enormous influence on the game.

95% of people and 100% of Collingwood supporters

Will do. I forgot about that button. Probably because we don't get many people posting report worthy [censored] on here... ...although Rollo is definitely cutting it close with his death threats

@Demonland please end this account

Mason Cox needs to take a long walk off a short pier. He has the goggles all ready to go, he can swim back to the USA.

I hope they boo him and I hope he kicks a goal, turns around and gives them the finger. And that Hibbo in his last game goes out with a bang smashing a few ribs and legs.

Amazing to see him up and about! It truly is sad how little I care about this season now. I just want Gus to be ok.

I am so fed up with the AFL. The sooner our season ends and I can stop giving my hard earned money and emotional energy to this corrupt garbage of an organization the better.

I suspect that if Maynard isn't suspended, the AFL will be hearing a lot more from the Brayshaws and Frawleys. He messed with the wrong footy family.

We are, but nobody is Max Gawn. We are cactus without him.

Once again we are mentally and physically falling apart in September. 2021 was a blessed year... shame it happened 9000km away from most of our supporters.

I am not sure if anyone noticed but he came out really late onto the ground after half time. Did not run with the team, did not do the warm up. My guess is that they were assessing it and injected it, and he went on to have a great second half. Did I mention how passionately I would like to punch Cox in his teeny tiny nuts?!

No doubt the boys at AFL house will have Eddie act for the prosecution

You know [censored] is bad when Max Gawn is so angry he has to leave a room. This is a man who gets literally punched in the head and kneed in the ribs illegally 12 times a quarter and never ever retaliates back. He and Gus are extremely close. He must be incredibly upset about this situation.

Doesn’t seem to impact him. Maybe Maynard or Cox want to go around to his house and break a few more. “Football act” 🙄

McRae really is a bitter jerk dressed in a faux nice guy suit. Imagine not giving Gawn maximum votes for that game. Pathetic. Also Trac is an odd choice. Clarry was way better.