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Just having a bit of a go at 'joeboy' 'small'... He needs new a whipping boy.

Vince - The new Tyson...

I agree with you on the notion of allegiances carried through from childhood having little to no influence in these days of pro sport. Using the Prestia case when he was ready to move I don't think we were interested any longer. He wasn't going to fill a need, we already had Viney a similar but better player by this stage. I think we are into Gaff, we've identified areas of need and are trying to fix them. I see him as being like Lever from last season and am confident we will get our man. Will the Melbourne factor play a role? Well Melbourne the city will if as reported he wants to move back home. From there it will be money & opportunity and I believe we offer both. I don't think any other club can offer more in the Melbourne, money, opportunity basket so if he want's to leave we are the obvious choice and he gets to play with the team he supported (if that's true).

Seems like my thinking was in line with the FD. I like their thinking...

More likely that Oscar will take McKay...

Like Lever last year I think we are right into Gaff and it's more likely than not he will be with us next season.

I think part of this comes from the Roos model where if you don't see an obvious option you hold onto or lockdown on the ball and hope to get a ball up decision to reset. I think Dom has struggled the most with Goddies game plan.

I think we're likely to see Bull come in for Weid & rotate with Trac picking up some mid time...with Tommy doing the relief ruck duties. I might be wrong but I don't see Pedders as a direct replacement, for me he doesn't play the forward role well enough and his ruck work has been average this season. Then again they might want to keep the same structure and use the one soldier down another steps up theory with Pedders stepping up. It will be interesting to see how the FD view this.

Just watching Dermott on 360...he's doing his best work. Looked worse for wear than Robbo...it was his Mike Willesee moment

It's all part of the mix 'Rocky'... As PJ noted when he arrived, we're in the business of football & I'm sure it's not lost on the club that on field performance is the priority. Things like this give us a bit of profile & after years of being the ugly step sister it's time we stepped out of the shadows & weren't afraid of being relevant in the football world. Who cares what others think. Don't be scared of the exposure, revel in it. Having a strong brand draws sponsors, players & fans.

The League's memo to the clubs said that since the introduction of the 'designated ruck' rule in 2017 the time it had taken for umpires to throw the ball up at around-the-ground stoppages and throw the ball in from the boundary had increased. "From round nine onwards, the field umpires will no longer tell players, 'I am backing out this way'. Instead, they will identify the designated rucks and then throw the ball up," the memo said. Here's a bit of a clue Dill & Steve... You think the designated ruck rule might have something to do with the increase in time. Forget designating and leave it to the players, if more that one goes up in the ruck pay a free. ...by the way in all my time playing, coaching and watching football I've never seen an umpire run forward after throwing the ball up. I reckon the players might have had an idea of which way the ump was headed.

Lol, not a supporter (life as a footy fan waiting for the elusive flag would have been much easier if I was) but was lucky enough to be able to use the gym facilities down at Glenferrie oval back in the day. Also used to take a lot of the drills they used back to local footy where I did a bit of coaching. The Jeans teams were well drilled and there was much to learn watching them train, not much has changed.

A couple of things you can guarantee will happen this morning. The first is the AFL will wash it's hands by saying the tribunal is an independent body....sure. The next is they will gauge the public reaction on social media & talk back radio...so far it's not very positive & I can't see the independence thing fooling anyone. It's what happens from then that I'm not so sure about...will they appeal the decision? They should. If they do the independent body will be told to at least give E Curnow a week to appease the fans.

Used to watch Hawthorn train in the 80's under Jeans... One of the drills they did was to block for a teammate taking the mark by raising hands and keeping the opponent out of the contest. They've been at it for decades. Even Lewis said on 360 tonight they trained to block when he was at Hawthorn...

It wasn't friendly contact it was the contact of an arrogant dh, the body language was I'm better than you stop bothering me. Were as it should be respect for the position, even if you don't like the umpire. Bad luck, he's the man in charge. It goes down the line 'Dub' and unfortunately manifests itself in much more serious situations but you've obviously not played or coached serious football at the lower level. I can tell you now that umpire friends of mine are furious.

The fuss to me apart from the inconsistency is the message it sends. E. Curnow wasn't incidental contact, he looked at and put his hand on the umpires chest and pushed him. The AFL are supposed to be custodians of the game but the message this sends to the lower levels is not good. I've seen enough to know that players down the line don't have a filter and what was deemed minor in this case will be amplified and some poor umpire will get pushed around somewhere this weekend. ...and unless the AFL appeal they will be at fault.

The only common sense rule in the case is 'you just can't do it'... I've been involved in games where umpires have been assaulted at lower levels (more than one) 'DubDee' and it's just not on. There are no shades of grey, you touch an umpire and you're gone.

One club got a good CEO, board and the right people around them. They believed in the path they set and were not put off by discontent from their fan base. The other took a little while longer to learn the lesson. Culture is set by those in charge, ours was toxic for a reason and it wasn't because of the fans or those on an internet forum.

Wouldn't they all love to go back to the days of PJ and Knights, then reset from there. Ego's at big clubs (any club really, ours is also a case in point) cause trouble if not kept in check...

Thank goodness he was stubborn in playing Oscar last year 'steve'. We get that you're now left with Dom as your whipping boy but everything will work out in the fullness of time. I'm sure Goodwin has a plan & I doubt it has much to do with the experiment you mention.

Thank goodness he was stubborn in playing Oscar last year 'steve'. We get that you're now left with Dom as your whipping boy but everything will work out in the fullness of time. I'm sure Goodwin has a plan & I doubt it has much to do with the experiment you mention.

After the Hawkins incident I would give them both a week just for being dumb...surely they couldn't be that stupid, could they?

Williams got 9 weeks for a similar push. Ed will probably only get a week...

No, he doesn't and he's not. His chance will come but not at the expense of Weid who has been playing forward ruck. With Weed it's made us a more balanced and dangerous unit not having to run Tommy as the relief ruck and has also allowed big Max some rest time. I think Bull is more likely to get a spot on a wing in future games as he has played some midfield time at Casey.

I think Spargo will go back down, he's had a taste but got run over a few times and couldn't stick the tackle. No problems there, he's shown a bit and will learn from the experience and come back a better player. Viney a definite in and maybe Jeffy but not sure who the other out would be. Definitely not Weideman, he gives us so much flexibility and has done well as a back up ruck.