Return to Glory

I actually think Viney has been playing like this for a while. He developed a reputation as a tough-as-nails player but that doesn't mean he has to dive into packs without thinking through what he wants to do.

The usual suspects were on display but Viney plays a bash/crash brand of footy that's increasingly devoid of thought.

Frost speeding out of the backline and handballing to a Saints player was a ripper! But it probably wouldn't make his top 5 brain fades of 2019. Gotta laugh.

You're right. Perhaps overqualified.

Our I reckon they were the three I identified as well Dazzle. McDonald how no reason to be wearing a Melbourne jumper. The Wagners are pointless in terms of us going forward and ANB is seemingly in reverse.

I really hope we were 'conserving our energy'. It's a bigger worry if we weren't.

Brayshaw is an absolute worry.

And without Dean Margetts! Fair effort that.

Would love LT to be honest.

Let's not forget Hodge's block on a player that the umpire paid Norf's way. Then he suddenly changed his mind ...resulting in loose men down the ground and a goal.

You're kidding right?

Big statement but close to the worst umpiring of the year Bris v North

Norf are being crucified by the umps here. I know the commentators are raving on about ill discipline but no question they're being stitched up

The important thing with Nathan Jones, for mine, is that the club don't treat him in the manner which we treated another great servant, James McDonald. I always felt that set the club back. Regardless of what decision is made re next year, he simply should not be lost to the club but embraced as one of our greatest ever clubmen.

It's for this reason that i suspect Gold Coast may take him.

My kneejerk reaction is that Brayshaw is tradeable and ANB certainly is. FFS play Bedford and see what he can do and Petty had a break out game.

Not sure i agree there Jaded.

We'll win this. Has that feel to it. (ready to be bombarded)

We're singing from the same hymn book here Napster.

I've watched the Bummers last four matches and no other team has got a better run with the umps this year than them (I don't include West Coast with umpire Dean Margetts as that's the gold standard)

I occasionally listen to SEN, or at least try, and it's hard going. There's a group of them (nights) who sound exactly the same as each other.

I preferred it when SEN had Finey and Stephen J Peake. It was babble, sure, but at least it was occasionally funny babble. I'm pretty sure North Korea played half an hour of Kane Cornes to Alex Sigley. All it took.

Jones - some disastrous turnovers Petty - showing positive signs

Thanks Clintosaurus. I did forget about that. Started with Spotless Catering and the old Ron Evans connection.

Hasn't the AFL bent over backwards to push the druggies redemption story. Started off with an incredibly soft draw and, being a conspiracy theorist, I'm bemused by the free kicks they receive weekly when looking out of a contest. I'm sure someone will suggest I'm being paranoid and they would be right.