The heart beats true

100%. Salem missed him by 10 metres

We are desperate for a forward. Weed has to go. If he can’t get a game in this forward line then it’s over.

Why did Fritsch play on? He’s terribly out of touch

Kozzie is too good

The boundary umpire on the broadcast side has missed 3 out of bounds. They can’t see in the shadows.

That ball was 2 metres out of bounds

The umpires are obsessed with 50’s - except the one for throwing the ball back on the full.

Why? Salem missed him by 10 metres.

Someone smart explain to me who we want to win out of Carlton and Geelong? I was hoping for a nil all draw but Geelong already scored so that’s not an option.

How nice was it seeing Robbie Tarrant hugging the North players after their win? He knows how hard it’s been for them the last 4 months, and the 3 years before that.

In their last 3 games they’ve beaten The Suns, North and The Crows by an average of 6 points. Sides come up with 3 more goals across their last 240 minutes of footy and they’d be 10th.

Let’s just hope that they are using up all their luck now.

Ugh. Every week they get over the line in the most unconvincing way. Drives me insane.

3 Victorian sides have a bye. Why? When can we finally admit this competition hasn’t worked for 10 years and pack it in?

Not so much their supporters.

The best thing about the Barassi line is that it’s named after an Aussie Rules player. Tells you everything you need to know about Australian sporting culture.

Adelaide lack class around the ball but for most of what I’ve seen this year you can’t question their effort.

Interesting observation, and makes me think that we may have a different plan going forward with lower entries and isolating Pickett and Fritsch - hence why Melksham is in.

I didn’t stick around to watch the presentation. What were they playing for? The ‘At least we aren’t North Melbourne’ cup?

I feel for St Kilda supporters. Make or break game and they look shot. They are still treading the same stale water they’ve treaded for most of the last 50 years. Footy is cruel for some supporters.

Cody Weightman frustrated by all the talk about Ginnivan being the most annoying player in the league. Still wants the title.

Are you not a Ben Brown fan Nev? I had no idea.

I see Nic Nat didn’t get up again. How this bloke escapes extreme criticism from the wider AFL community is beyond me. He hasn’t fronted up in shape for 5 years.

Our backline looks pretty balanced on paper - if Riv can step up and take on more of the Nev Jetta stopping role. Forward of the ball I still think we lack some X factor - particularly in the air. If we deliver the ball better and Koz can get to work we will look 100 times better. I don’t know about Melksham, but I do know that he kicks the ball well from half forward and that’s been his role for 3 years.

Honestly who the hell is doing the draw at the AFL? The 2 most interesting games for the weekend (1st vs 5th, and 3rd vs 7th) have been brilliantly scheduled to play AT THE SAME TIME on Saturday night. Meanwhile it’s the 10th placed, very mediocre, Bulldogs getting another Friday night game. It’s weird.