Return to Glory

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.

I was a little slow there EO. And he did deserve a Brownlow.

I’m thinking North’s McKernan from maybe 15 -20 years ago EO

I do get that he’s had setbacks but I’ve lost a fair bit of faith in Sam. How much is it mental for him? I’m old enough to remember when Corey McKernan had the marking yips. He would run so far under the ball that it was comical. Confidence was shot.

Here come the Aints

SEN Saturday night post match is a must listen. A quick wrap up cut short by a pre-recorded ‘gem’ called ‘This Sporting Life’ where largely forgotten sportspeople are metaphorically brought back from the dead (ironically sponsored by Tobin Brothers) But if you’re patient, deep-voiced teenager Damian Watson (whom I can only assume is dating the Valley Girl newsreader mentioned here) adds some immediacy, taking us through the Saturday games with aplomb. And his most prominent caller appears to be ‘Mark from Taylors Lakes’. There was another caller ‘Mike’ who sounded suspiciously like Mark. He was from Patterson Lakes. Mark has views that would make a Qanon conspirator blush. And Damian tackles him head on with acerbic put downs. Perhaps the most biting was ‘Yes, I see your point’. As I say, it’s a must listen.

The one thing this shows is that we cannot allow Geelong too much time on the ball.

There’s a few out there but can’t think off hand of anyone worse.

Just saw Geelong in a nutshell. Guthrie deliberately milking the 50 is how they roll. A bit like how Duckwood plays now. Within the rules but an arseact.

Neal - Bullen - important for us

I'd love to know how Jack Bowey is tracking. Speed and precise kicking may mean he takes the place of Sparrow at some point....yes, maybe not next week.

Can we stop talking like it's won. It's doing my head in

All great teams come to an end. Let's hope this is the beginning of the end for a team that's had more hangers-on than any team in history.

That's where we differ. Whether they played badly or indifferently prior, the non - decision is the prime reason the game went to Geelong. If the umpire doesn't [censored] himself (as so many do down there), that game goes to Brisbane. If I was a Geelong member, I'd be very disappointed that games are now televised there in Prime time. Other than West Coast, there's really no other place that shafts the opposition. And the icing on the cake is that because it's a marginal seat, their facilities are state of art. If you're sensing I dislike these pracks, you're on to something.

Sure Macca, let’s take the luck out of it. The Brisbane player executed a tackle that led to the Geelong player incorrectly disposing of the ball. That’s a skill that, within the rules of the game, should be a free kick. Nothing to do with luck. An umpire decided the game there and then.

33 degrees, headed in the 4th quarter and facing the normai %hitstoem reception of Deliverance town. One of the better wins in recent times by the Melbourne Football Club.

Yes it does

Maybe so but what was Ward thinking? And, more broadly, I’m looking at GWS, trying to reconcile how there’s no team in Tassie.