Return to Glory

This commentary is putrid

Geelong getting a Kardinia Park - like run with the Umps

You mean, he doesn't give a [censored] about the players?

If he has stuffed up, my first instinct is that I feel sorry for him, particularly when faced with potentially career ending ramifications. I hope the Melbourne FC is able to help him where we can, whether he plays for us or not.

It's a joke. Clearly not wanting to win but will go through to the keeper

If the AFL are still serious about tanking they could take a peek at the Hawthorn v Suns game.

Couldn't help myself - Ryan Schoenmakers But essentially you're correct

For some reason (style over substance) I substituted 'good' with mediocre. I regret that! You're right but I still don't doubt that our current group, with better delivery, would look significantly better than they currently do.

This is a long bow but Rivers has a game not a million miles away from the great Gavin Wanganeen. I'd like Rivers to develop his game along those lines. That much needed spring off half-back but the capacity to provide a meaningful presence in the midfield or up forward. Whether he gets nominated for a Rising Star is, for mine, probably neither here nor there. The football world recognise him as a talent.

Do we need a gun full forward or a midfield that enables a decent forward to run on to the lead? I still suspect that it's the latter. Whether you're a fan or not, Weid's best games have been when players up the field have honoured the lead. Funnily enough, that's the case with most forwards. As for Jeremy Cameron, I'd argue that he's struggled with a GWS team fluffing about and it would be no different if he came to us. That would probably be a similar scenario if we went for Ben Brown. And we're not getting Daniher nor should we want him. At the very least we need a dead-eye [censored]. Not someone who is going to exacerbate the issue of not capitalizing on multiple forward entries. The hope, for mine, is that Petty overcomes OP (?) as he gets to contests and brings the ball to ground. If not, Dazzle mentioned Fogarty and I think he'd be a player to compliment Weid as the leading forward. Now, as much as I hate Hawthorn, whenever I think of an effective forward structure, I still think about their Premiership teams where great midfield ball users and a strong system enabled their forward to open up space. All of a sudden, mediocre forwards become very good forwards as they know what to expect. Still, if we are going to have a red hot go, I'd still prefer chucking money at a Josh Kelly type. Harder said than done but that's when I think we'd see a difference going forward (pardon the [censored] pun).

You're being exceptionally greedy there BBO. There's more suffering to be had. That's a whole lot of self - flagellation or so I've been told

Yes and no..in that order

This is where my Demon supporter paranoia comes in. I can envisage a situation where we're gifted an opportunity only to let it slip. The signs are there - articles that Stringer is fat, Woosher's last game and so on and so on. I think i need help.

There are Siberian mine workers, with little knowledge of the outside world, who'd also fall into this category Agree with your comment re being a pure footballer. Has got markedly better this year also.

That's it Redleg. I've seen enough of him at Casey to realise he's a player who will thrive with a little self-belief

And two first round draft picks. Absolutely reamed.

You’ve got to laugh. I feel like we’re Peter Seller’s character in The Party who takes an eternity to die, bugle in hand

I've seen Oskar do some terrific things at Casey and, at his best, can look incredible. He is, however, a very poor decision maker at times.

I'm vulnerable....so yeah, I'm on board. Pass me the foil

How the hell did Alan Richardson get a gig? Whatever people think of Jade Rawlings, mind boggling that Richardson stays and Rawlings leaves. And why do I feel like Collingwood were punching the sky when they got rid of Pert?

Almost a relief. The pretence was killing me.

Salem with more ineffective kicks than any other player on the ground.

There's a lot of conditions Joel doesn't seem to like - dry, wet, windy, still

Smith cannot play. He just can't. And it's probably time to give Bedford a run

At what point do we deem that thread redundant?