Josh

Oops, had some bad calls in my day but yeah, that's a mulligan

Agreed, horrible can of worms to open. But it's the AFL they can just make it up as they go. I honestly believe I will be following soccer in my lifetime as the number 2 sport in this country

In my opinion the fact we need a social media platform to out law this behavior speaks volumes. We as a species can't seem to get past this. Eddie Betts summed it up best I reckon, he said "it's no longer good enough to say 'Im not racist' and think that's ok, you have to be actively fighting this" or something along those lines I was in the " that's terrible but I'm not a racist so it's not my problem camp" for a long time but I realised if I don't teach my kids to stand against it nothing will change. The coon cheese argument is a perfect example of where we are at for mine. "Why should we change the name, it has nothing to do with the racist side of the word it's named after the man who invented the process of creating that type of cheese" Then you hear a story for a young Aboriginal man who says do you know what it's like to have cheese thrown at you at school as a child a called a coon? To me that's where we are at. It would be great if as a community we didn't have to rename things like this, but I'd we don't nothing will change. All of a sudden changing the name of some cheese isn't the biggest deal is it? There is a fantastic south Park episode that centers around this problem where Stan tries to understand what it's like to be black and Token gets angry, it's not till the end that Stan says "I get it now, and it's I don't get it, I never will, I'll never understand what it's like to be black because I'm white" Isn't mean to start any arguments and feel free to delete if it's to provocative but that's my opinion anyway.

I wonder who he would replace from the weekend for example. Harmed? Spargo? Brayshaw? Not sure it's an improvement is it?

Oh yes I've been waiting for this one, for years I've argued with the Footscray boys at work who's the better midfield. I think we might see an all out gun fight Oliver and Petracca vs Macrae and Bontempelli. Wow. I've got a rack of beef ribs, a cape from scotch fillet and 2 dinosaur size tomahawk ribeyes, fair to say the father in law and I are going to eat like kings... Time for a beer, photos to come.

It's 4 premiership points. We could lose this game and go undefeated for the rest of the year, but this one feels different... It's time for the new era to stand up, take control, and take this club foward. The old guard is done, they've battled as hard as they could but today is the day, against the old enemy, that we must rise. The old Melbourne would fold, fall, offer excuses, have a good team on paper but forget the game is played on the ground. I get the feeling these guys won't let that happen, there is something in the air that's for sure.

1 working week?

Joeboy - very accurate review

Agreed. A rocket like that from the chairman is ok when you have an experienced list that understands their role well and lost their way a bit. A young team still learning, on a journey if you will, spells disaster. How many of our players think they now have to win the game of their own boot, and try too much. Our young captain is already playing sore, how far will he push himself. This isn't country footy.

Sheesh HAHAHHA haven't heard that one in years. Out of curiosity how do you get the AFL stats pro packages I'm something of a forensic establisher myself

Another weekday game, another early start for Josh. -3 at the moment and will get a bit colder before the sun comes up, better go make sure all the pigs are tucked in it's freezing! (Literally) Feel like we're on a hiding to nothing tonight, win by 10 goals and "it's only Adelaide", and God help us if it goes the other way. Adelaide will be looking at us as an opportunity, this will require professionalism, fly in get points fly out.

Game day, bit weird. Getting through the border checkpoint tomorrow is gonna be a bit dicey...?

I used to start real early every weekend for work and for a while I started nearly every game day thread. I guess this is my new thing

That we are living the dream?

Yeah a bit overcast, typical winter's day I guess. Cops on the corowa bridge have been fantastic. Frustrating that we can't move around freely but we all have to do our part x no matter how great or small.

GAME DAY oh yeah baby. Got a pastrami on the smoker and a Ruben sandwich (if you don't know look it up) for dinner, gotta try stay of the cans long enough though. 4 am start tomorrow isn't going to be fun, especially getting through the permit zone into NSW...

Thank you

Based on what? I'm not having a go, and I don't necessarily disagree, importantly neither does Goodwin. Does TMac play a role that helps this team win?

Agreed, my original post questioned Lockhart, Melksham and Brayshaw but thought it was a bit controversial. I think those blokes get dropped from a losing team but while we're winning let them go.

Seems hard to talk about after such a good win but does TMac get back? For me no change, tell Jackson it's he's spot to lose now.

To be fair I'm in a Hawthorn Facebook group and it's fantastic trolling them...

How the hell have you kept quiet that long? I'd describe myself as a voyeur and I couldn't help myself

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Are you Matthew Richardson?