Return to Glory

In the end we probably could have won by more. Some ump decisions kept Dogs closer than they should have been. And the Bont’s a great player but was shown up tonight. You wouldn’t know it though by the 7 commentary with Richo surprisingly the worst offender. But I no complain. Go Dees!!

There may well be a couple of opportunities up for grabs so looking to see how BB and Bowey perform

BT keen to bag Mathieson but Richmond’s Push Up King was the ultimate bell end

I reckon the tribunal stuff tends to have an effect. The focus wasn’t quite there

Seriously?

Probably no change but I’d be interested to hear what others thought of Brayshaw’s game. For the record, I thought he was plumb ordinary

Geez Buddy gets a fair run with the umps. Still, we won what we previously would have lost.

First reaction was that it was a poor performance where a few budding stars saved us from a humiliating loss. But also, that it’s been a graveyard for us for such a long time and it wasn’t unexpected. Swans are another team that’s had the wood on us so we’d not want to replicate today

Same sentiment Spirit. The real issue is umpires changing their decision making based on the state of the game or it’s location

Went along and had a look at the Pies today. My take aways are as follows: 1. Gold Coast will emerge as a very good team in the next couple of seasons 2. Sidebottom looks almost done 3. Pendlebury gets a lot of nothing possessions these days 4. Only 24,000 of the so-called biggest club in the country rocked up. Most were gone at the 10 minute mark of the last

Fascinating

So, to your way of thinking, unless he plays on Martin, he can’t actually step on to the field for us. Righto

That’s a bizarre reaction. To state the obvious, there’s very few players who can match up with Martin and no team in the comp would put a first gamer up against him. The suggestion is that Bowey may be good enough to perform a role at some point in the season. And we also wouldn’t be asking him to ruck a full game against Nic Nat. Spargo’s the preferred option there

I’d have thought he’d probably get a game by years end

Picket, so Bowey stepped up from a reasonable performance the week before? Can you see him forward of the Centre in the ones, off a flank?

Can someone explain how that last play was a free against Jackson?

Nah, all good with that. But the out of bounce rule...beyond angry

So let me get this straight, I’ve forgotten about the AFLW GF and screwed up the back up complaint!! Travelling beautifully

Ah, of course. I’ll have to think about something else to be annoyed at. Yes, the out of bounce deliberate rule is laughable

Not exactly the right thread, but am I alone in thinking that it’s crazy that no match is being played at the MCG on a Saturday afternoon?

CHF, acknowledging I'm too paranoid when it comes to the Dees, I genuinely see this as a big danger match for us. We can't allow Mitchell to run around without any pressure or i could see us getting touched up. Hence, the paranoia

He really did. I have been very sceptical.

I'm with you GCD. The trajectory of the arm in the second motion is very dodgey imo

Incredibly satisfying . Am I alone in thinking Hawkin's elbow wasn't accidental?

Same. Crazy.