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Yes of course...the thud rule. I'm sure that ones in the book somewhere...

I'm not sure if it's the same one. ...but he basically tackled front on with a bump to the stomach. Didn't seem like any arms pinned at all.

He's an odd man...and often the odd man out.

The structure works better with the extra tall, in this case Oscar down there. We don't have many other options at the moment with Petty being out for the season. Tommy or Tomlinson are the only others who could fill a KPD role.

He's getting near the end but wouldn't put a kid on him. Maybe one last shot for Nev, neither could run out of sight on a dark night so maybe a fair match up. Hibberd as you say could be the answer.

They beat us around the stoppages & centre bounces. We've got a good crew in there but we still don't consistently work well together. Last week we got it together but this week it was 4 individuals versus a team unit. We make the game hard for ourselves, harder than it needs to be...

With Robbie Grey running around that could prove dangerous. ...but Nev is badly out of form/touch/confidence

Umpires across the board this season - lost all confidence

It's pretty bad 'Gonzo'...I think as a group they've lost all confidence. The AFL are trying to micro manage the game through rule interpretations and the umpires are suffering because of it.

He was fine...bit stiff with holding the ball near the end but that's such a raffle no one including the umpires or AFL have a clue.

Pretty sure it was the goal umpire 'Earl'...either way it shouldn't have happened. Even when you review you won't understand some of the umpiring decisions...I had a look multiple times at the first Pickett unfair tackle and it was a bump straight in the guts. 15 metre kicks were so inconsistent that even the commentators were joking about it. You guess is as good as mine on any holding the ball decision, I reckon they toss a coin on that one. Hocking has stuffed the game...umpires have lost all confidence.

Both give us something we don't have. That first Pickett dangerous tackle free was a joke...the 2nd one maybe but...

The head is a bit big at the moment 'dazz' & there's no reason for it... Needs to get back to basics or take a break.

Goal Review System - Cost us dearly. Yeah, we made a lot of mistakes and so did they but we were out and away when Lever took that mark. Surely that review takes place while the game goes on and if it's not a mark then they bring it back...

Thanks 'Brownie', will check it out. Love Roy & HG...

The commentary is laughable...and not just Bruce. They're making a farce of the game. What's going on boy's? why can't GWS get the ball inside 50? It's not all about lowering the eyes. GWS are playing a depleted Richmond and are barely in front. They still can't seem to get the ball inside 50 often enough to be a real threat. What do the need to do? What are Richmond doing to stop them? Come on, give us a clue... We can only guess with the camera angles not letting us see what's really going on. I know, it's not going to happen but man the standard of special comments in our game is appalling. Add that to the ball by ball commentary and it's just pathetic.

Me too 'A F'... Agree 'dazzle'...selection looks right to me. Let's hope they prove it on the ground. Selections like this help build the club culture...

May is the one I would keep an eye on...has had some soft tissue problems over the last few years. Wouldn't want to risk him. It will be an interesting to watch how we handle him and Max to a lesser degree.

Not really a blow...Oscar has been doing a lot of the ruck work. Stef hasn't come back well from injury. With the predicted rain it looks like Tommy will miss, probably would have anyway. Not sure on how Jackson handles the wet.

Me too...I think we could run Viney with him. Initially I thought Harmes on a hard tag and maybe that's still an option but a soft tag with Viney is also a consideration.

Yep, but he's not the best player in the game at the moment... That statement by Crawf is the sort of thing Ross Lyon used to say to put an opponent off their game. Remember Dale Thomas? Let Trac put together a body of work before we go in to total meltdown... He's looking good though... So is Clayton, how lucky are we?

Petracca has been good but there's a lot of hype on one great game... Remember the GC game when he couldn't hit a target to save himself. I get it and was one of the few that recognised his improvement last year when others thought him almost a bust. ...but Clayton is not only an accumulator or an extractor, we forget quickly his sublime handball skills that set up players down the ground. It's his vision and reaction time that puts him a long way above those others mentioned on "On the Reactionary Couch" the other night. He's just a much better footballer than the other "extractors" and still developing his craft...when you watch the game closely you can see he's working on when to kick and when to handball at the moment. The cogs are ticking and it's not yet instinctive...once he sorts this out watch him dominate games in the very near future.

Seeing as we're staying in the same property in Qld as North are it would make more sense to play it there...

Gus is going nowhere...

I think our need is for that outside class as you say 'dazz'... Someone who could take the other wing to compliment Langdon. A ready made running half back with good disposal would also be handy.