Jaded No More

Still the most naturally gifted footballer I have ever seen in a red and blue jumper. He did things with such ease and grace, having come from literally nothing. Just remarkable what he could do without ever being in a formal training or education system like most draftees. He had vision, he had skills that made no sense, he was effortless on the field. I have no doubt that if he was drafted to Melbourne in 2021 instead of back then, things could have been very different for him. Can't blame him for having a lot of regret. He could have gone on to play some remarkable football if things turned out differently, and that would have changed not just his life but the life of his entire family. I hope his son can learn from his mistakes and forge a successful career.

It can be decided on things like goals conceded, marks inside 50 conceded, one on one contests won, intercept marks, rebounds from defensive 50 etc. Plenty of statistics that get recorded which are unique to defenders. Defenders are arguably the most important part of winning a flag. I have no idea how we just ignore them in awards. Absolutely deserve an award that specifically looks at them.

A lot of things went wrong for the club. But all paths lead somewhere and they led us to where we are today. Wines or not, Port are not in with a chance to win a flag. We are. If we take Wines maybe we don’t take Trac or Oliver. Maybe we don’t finish second last in 2019 and get Jackson. Things have a way of working out. I think they’re working out for us.

100% should be voted on by the coaches or an independent panel like the AA team. Umpires don’t know anything about the game beyond the rules. And even that’s questionable. Edit: Tmac polling more votes than Lever, May and Salem combined tells you everything you need to know.

I give 0 [censored] about this award. I’m just confused how the umpires can get it so wrong. You can give 2 out of 3 votes to players who played for a team that got comprehensively beaten by 41 points. It just doesn’t make sense. Yet Touk Miller clear BOG in an 11 point loss to the Dogs not one vote. Umpires are lazy. May didn’t poll a single vote (?), Lever with 5. Arguably our most influential players. Lever with the most intercept marks ever taken in the history of the game. Salem was superb in the first half of the season. One vote. Walsh with so many votes in a losing team. It’s a popularity contest.

28. 2 behinds. Not his best. I’m just confused how a man that kicks 7 goals gets less votes when his team wins by 41 points than two players on a losing side. The mind boggles.

I’ll tell you what Wines can’t win this week… the Norm Smith. Umpires have no idea. Wines did have a very good season so well done to him.

Adelaide with 2 and 3 votes. Lost by 41 votes 🙄

I have no words.

Definitely polled better than I expected him to. Wines will still win.

Oliver one vote versus Gold Coast????? What. The. [censored].

He’s not smiling and laughing with the opposition. He is a beast.

It’s because our boys aren’t there to make friends. They want to play footy and win. Bont seems like a nice bloke on the field.

Touk Miller with 38 in an 11 point loss to the Dogs. 0 votes. Ridiculous.

He is as good as he is because of McRae and Libba. They get no love. It’s very confusing.

As I said all along, umpires love Bont. He is a shoe in. Also nobody from the Dogs is taking votes off him.

Yep it’s insane. I’ll buy one because we are in a grand final but that’s two less w@nker coffees for me. Unimpressed.

We also have a 4 way video chat going so the drinking game can continue.

$15!!!! I remember buying these with loose change from the train ticket. Is this made of gold paper or something?

We could be at round 23 by now if we didn’t waste so much time on useless interviews.

No chance our boys can win. Too many good players in the same team. Wines will win. No competition.

Round 4 just finished. Trac winning on 7

Worst part about the granny being in Perth is having to watch Basil host and commentate on everything 🤮

Petracca’s shoes are a strong 0/10 for me 😂