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More to the point is that this sort of stuff should not be happening, BDA With so many people involved, the info on the hook-up was bound to get out ... the 15 partners but what about all the players as well (they'd all know, even if it was 2nd hand) It's not Morris' fault, he's just doing his job I'm actually surprised that the story took close on 2 months to surface And of course, those given the sensitive information and then not relaying the information to the 2 people involved is an issue in itself If you were close to May and his partner you'd be tempted to report the matter to the 2 people involved (and that might have happened) The club has apologised for it's involvement in the affair So what else are we waiting for? We've admitted guilt but it doesn't end there May and his partner would be perfectly entitled to engage a legal team if the allegations are in fact, true Things could get quite messy but don't worry, it probably won't affect on field matters (maybe) But King has blotted his copybook ... it pays not to ever get too infatuated with any individual. It's like meeting your favourite author Richo is on borrowed time and not sure what to make of Guerra Bush-league error, all the same. My god, we're a dumb-[censored] club sometimes

A new coach won't help They've got a very tough run over the next 2 months. Need a miracle They might get one new-coach-bounce-back win but that will be it They're either not fit enough or it's between the ears. Or both

Sure, but there's this ... "Disclosing delicate information in a forum of individuals with no contractual obligation to the club prompted a complaint to be made to the AFLPA, with the AFL then included in discussions at a high level. “Can we all just make sure we keep this information to ourselves?” Richardson said in the meeting at one point. “The reason that this is a little bit unusual – I don’t think I’ve ever done this before – we’ve had issues with Clayton (Oliver) and the like. Is that this is involving a partner.” A source present on the call said: “It raises serious questions about whether the club understands or respects even the most basic standards of privacy and duty of care.”

Reminds me of when the 'Posse' visited Goodwin at his home to sack him - amateurish. Do such a thing in a professional environment There's a professional way to handle these sorts of matters and that doesn't include blabbering to the masses I don't see why the partners needed to be told about private information involving another player and his partner It's none of their business

Regardless of the media reporting, the info was always going to get out. Only takes one person to talk. And it looks like there were plenty involved If you're going to tell that many people, it acts like a press conference. Amateur hour again, when will the club ever learn? King being involved is not good. It makes him part of it as well as Guerra & Richardson Why would the club feel compelled to share sensitive information with 15 Wives & Girl friends. What were they thinking?

No congestion so it's watchable. But the basic skills are woeful. Fumbletown Neither team knows how to enter their respective forward-lines without bombing it in. Long bombs lead to turnovers - such a waste Teams like Brisbane would obliterate either team

Ang Christou rockin' his arms to 'A Grand Old Flag' was classic

Lions = slick ball movement They rarely bomb it as their teamwork is A1

I could watch that all day From the non-plussed Blues player (#20?) having no idea what to do And then the awareness of Kozzie sizing up 3 or 4 options. His mind was in overdrive

You have to wonder why Lyon would let a player like Steele go? (so easily) Doesn't make sense Anyway, their loss is our gain and without Viney's dogged style and relentless attack on the ball, we'd fall well short without Steele as well (Kozzie & Gawn aside) As well as developing our young mids, King needs to find a way for Steele & Viney to work together as mids

Oliver played quite well against the Pies but the players that he is dishing the handballs off to, aren't doing much with it (the footy) He'll be more impactful when they get their better players back However, the best thing for him and the MFC was to part company. It's heading for a win/win

Seems the obvious target for 'The Nullifier' (Negates Anderson) Maybe Touk? Or perhaps he just takes CJ's spot (although did King mention that Rivers could be shifted back on return)

Yep "It was the worst of times, it was the best of times"

Apparently the Saints are paying a percentage of Steele's salary as well 4 quarter player and 15 tackles is outrageously good. He's a brick

6 Kozzie (Dynamic) 5 Gawn (Warrior) 4 Steele (Solid) 3 Sparrow (Standout) 2 Lever (Influential) 1 Kolt (Negated well) Others who played well (or stepped it up when needed) ... Fritsch, T-Mac, Windsor, Langford, Chandler & Lindsay

He did a job on Cripps, so much so that Cripps has no real influence That's 3 nullifying performances in a row by the lad Reducing a star to 'ok only' is an achievement

Freak show!!

The spoon = #1 draft pick so there isn't the stigma attached these days, DZ. But for those who can't stand Essendon, it is still a thing Bombers went close in 2006 ... but the Bryce Gibbs cup resulted in a draw (?) #TheTankingYears

We didn't realise it at the time but 2021 really was the perfect storm Hardly any injuries with a stack of players having their best year in footy. +6 in the free kick count in the GF when many were expecting a deficit of at least -6 And who would have thought that we'd handle the hubs better than most Long bombs to the pocket worked a treat. Selfless footy a standout It's been downhill ever since highlighted by a 6 & 8 finishing record in 2022 after starting the season 10 & 0. We lost our way sometime in 2022 And now we're starting all over again

If the Bulldogs bring their best they will obliterate Essendon. The Bombers don't have any game-breakers Mind you, whether the Demons can beat Essendon in gather round remains to be seen. We failed to show up in our last 2 encounters against the Bombers (in gather round)

Good teams don't need to tag but bad teams do have to tag (or they are basically conceding defeat) It's all very well backing your own players in, but what if they aren't much chop? It means that a tagger has to be interchanged at the same time as the tag-ee but that's do-able King might be tempted to tag both Jagga & Walsh tomorrow. After that, what else have the Blues got? (Apart from Cripps) So who is our 2nd tagger if we go down that path? Sparrow?

Cowboys/Storm game is good entertainment

I could care less about Carlton & Voss, DJ We need wins when we can get 'em

To win games against top quality opponents, we'd need nearly everything to go our way For the rest (Carlton included) we need about 10-12 players to have a really solid output ... 7/10 up to 9/10 But the mis-match is the Blues midfield vs our midfield. As stated by a few others here on this thread, we need to find a way to go close to breaking even on the day (in the midfield) There's no point chatting about who we haven't got anymore, we need our midfield to find a way

Here's the next 2 weeks* for the aforementioned 4 teams (Total season-to-date points in brackets) Leeds (33) @ Man Utd (55) Hammers (29) vs Wolves (17) Spurs (30) @ Sunderland (43) Forest (32) vs Aston Villa (54) Leeds vs Wolves (17) Hammers @ Palace (39) Spurs vs Brighton (43) Forest vs Burnley (20) *This upcoming weekend is reserved for the internationals