Return to Glory

How is Van Rooyen getting a game when we need to try and get games into other key forwards? Zero football IQ

And yet we can't give any one of Kentfield, Mentha or Jefferson a run in the seniors at the most opportune time.

I think Will Ashcroft is currently the best player in the competition.

Smart coaching from Fagan imo. Charlie was hopeless last week, so gets him in the action off half back

I get they need a legal eagle (boom boom) but why a Test cricket great?

Don't really care if he can play. He gets in on name alone.

David King believes Jeremy Howe will solve everything. Delusional

Get Enright. Team him up for one year with a mentor such as Horse.

Pre- season would certainly be something else.

So equalization means Gold Coast gets another two top 10 players and we hope like hell that they don't snaffle Kalani. Seems fair.

Possible to work on your timing?

Yep. True.

When did Garry Lyon become a Collingwood supporter? Doesn't mind barracking for em

I'm actually saddened by where the game is at. But brace yourselves. The game is in a perilous state and it may have a way to fall. Farcical draft and academy arrangements added to free agency that disadvantages those clubs who need it. The steak knives though, is the fourth estate. We have a mostly sponsored football media that is happy to relentlessly beat up on smaller clubs but not hold the AFL to account. Of course, this probably has a fair bit to do with a desperation to be AFL accredited, but it's not journalism. It's copywriting. Quite noticeably, when the St Kilda President, Andrew Bassat, spoke up, I was astounded to read and listen to the blow back from the media. Including the public broadcaster (yes, I'm old). It was akin to listening to spokestwit Karoline Leavitt's defence of Trump which invariably seeks to target those who would challenge clear absurdities. We're now fed a diet of Daily Mail journalism from Kane Cornes and the like. Ask the average punter and they'll tell you "he's telling it like it is" No he isn't, and no they're not. They are cherry picking dramas to give the appearance of standing up for the rank and file supporter. I'm told memberships are thriving etc. etc. But those of us, probably all of us on Demonland, know that there's a stench.

I'd take Viney out of the midfield, probably permanently. Release Windsor and/or Lindsay further up the ground by placing him across the half back line if we think he's a good enough distributor of the ball. Otherwise, he plays a defensive forward role.

How'd it be to be a Suns supporter? Club getting flogged. Never mind, we've got three players in the Academy who are ranked as top 10.

It's funny how that works. I'm probably the same but would also like Jessie Hogan to do well

I still love ANB

Is there a reason Ricky Mentha can't be a sub and maybe give Kolt a rest?

Honestly, this umpiring is criminal.

How is that a free kick?? He dived forward after being caught in possession

Are commentators now terrified to criticize Collingwood? And that includes Garry Lyon. I've just watched a Collingwood player clearly late to a marking contest, clutter into a Freo player. 50 metres was awarded and, for mine, it was a no-brainer. Garry banged on about it like it was the worst decision of the year.

SWYL, I think you're spot on here. I remember when Hawthorn moved players on, there was a real fear for them as to how far they'd gone. I've come around to thinking that we have to be every bit as ruthless. It should feel uncomfortable. It should be daunting. What we're doing now is not the answer.

And that was probably as a consequence of being so starved of success, that it then became to harder to let go. It was perhaps all a bit new.

Praha, Viney is a problem as I can't think of a club who'd want him. Sydney got in fast and sent them Luke Parker.