Jaded No More

Did you bring the stinky cheese for the platter?

If Grundy kicked the goal after the Hunter run through, it might have won moment of the season for me.

I don’t mind that Sicily got suspended. I mind that he got suspended for the same amount of weeks that De Goey got suspended for. How are those two actions punished the same way?!

And there is nothing more beautiful in this world than inflicting pain on Geelong n The 2021 prelim was 120 minutes of the purest joy I’ve ever felt.

Hunter has literally gone from one of my most hated players to one of my most loved. He is everything I hated him at the Dogs for and more.

Love this for us

I reckon if Gold Coast beat Carlton, the club will implode. GO SUNS!

He does, but it's not a regular occurrence. I would like to see the kick out duties split more evenly between Salem and Bowey, with May only kicking it out when we need to clear a lot of space.

And confirm for me once and for all, that there is a lot of bias in the opinions.

I reckon May's real issue is his brain fades. Sometimes he can panic when he kicks it. He does 2-3 things a game where I am like "how are you the best FB in the game but equally the worse ball user in the backline?" I understand why he takes the kick outs, but with Salem back I really want to see him kicking out more, especially in close games and quarters. I would also consider giving McVee or Bowey the kick out duties sometimes. May can bomb it long, but that's about it. Pin pointing kicks is not his forte.

Who was the last forward to kick 3 goals on Darcy Moore?

Spargo isn't versatile enough to be sub IMO. JJ can play mid, wing and half back. He is a far better choice for sub, and also deserves to be in the best 22. But it's a hard team to break into.

Opposition fans absolutely hate him. Which makes me love him even more. Just keep reminding anyone who says he's a selfish [censored], that he kicked 6 goals in a grand final, and whoever plays for their team hasn't.

To be clear, Rivers is not getting dropped. ANB is not getting dropped. Oliver IS playing when fit, as is Petty, as is Bowey. How you fit 26 players into 22, is of course, the million dollar question. Glad I am not on match committee.

Darcy Moore's father played for us. Are we sure we aren't confusing him and Maynard?

The more we keep involving lawyers with no feel for the game, and worse things will get.

LOL at Oliver not playing if fit. Why not just drop Trac while we are at it.

And yet we punish players who deliberately choose to run into an opponent, elbow raised, feet off the ground, the same as a player who chooses to tackle. And we have Cerra get off, but Sparrow doesn't. And we don't punish players who choose to go into a contest head first and not protect themselves. The AFL, as always, is picking and choosing who to punish, when and how, to suit their narrative. Merrett is no longer eligible for the Brownlow. I bet my bottom dollar that the next player in trouble who is a Brownlow favourite, magically gets off.

Our two club have about 130,000 combined members. In what world do we deserve to play in a 40k capacity stadium, when we absolutely would get more than 40,000 spectators to the game if it was played at the MCG?

The fact that even in this thread nobody can agree on what is and isn’t a reasonable outcome for these acts, tells you exactly why the entire process is flawed.

I trust my eyes. Maynard pulls Cox away and hugs Trac. Enough said.

Like most things the AFL does, this has been poorly executed, inconsistently managed and horribly flawed. Nobody knows what is and isn’t ok anymore. Just wait until we suspend players for accidentally concussing their own teammates.

How did De Goey get the same punishment. Just how. The game is cooked.

Actually it does. He behaves very much like many big American sports stars. Only difference is, he’s not a good sportsman so it’s just embarrassing.

How about we get a home game against them every once in a while?