Willmoy1947

What happens if all these blokes start going down all over the place, with malaises like we have never heard of before, to be rushed off in a white van by people with masks on.

Horse feathers.

I agree, and I doubt that Richmond would drop Rance if he had have been lucky enough to be not suspended for his efforts. Also was Rance the one who tapped Watts on the back a little time after the infamous incident?

Because of Rance's centre of gravity, Viney with his knowledge and feet in the open right position was able to move back to balance himself after the initial contact and forward movement. Rance was always on the defensive.

The media rabble machine are just propagating the Bugg thing to take the heat off the Rance shambles. Everything that should have been done, and more, has been done. Perhaps its time....

Thanks for info Ash

He'll be a lot happier with a Van Der Haar playing CHB in a Melbourne Premiership Side.

It's not Jacks' faults.

"California here we come" They get paid for this repetitive tripe!!!!

Riewoldts' access to the umpires is only surpassed by their access to Channel 7, and just as unmitigated.

Therein lies another more serious, complex, and sinister take on those umpires in question. Were they instructed to get a more "popular" team over the line, quietly....

Very symbolic of the way we have been treated in the past, by media and opposition alike, and very symbolic of the way we are and will be from now on.

If all games so far this weekend are any indication there has been a lot of free kicks overlooked. It seems as though there are instructions to let flow quite a lot. Consequently there are a lot of good and fair players not being protected..

I used to be happy being funny.....

Just from a different perspective, I'm thinking that both Trac and Trenners are both under some form of management to get them to the line in tip top fettle. The coaching administration at Melbourne would be monitoring their progress very carefully and would be negligent to do otherwise.

No reason why we don't come out to play right from the first bounce like last week as well. Collingwood were revved up last week too and we played hard .It sets the tempo straight away Don't give this mob a sniff of the ball and run them off their legs.

Yep, guess who?

Yes, wait till they're playing Essendon.

May the sun shine on your back, Jim.....

We are learning the "craft" as above, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we will be allowed to get away with it. Coaches would be saying "we have got to be the best and sneakiest at cheating." At the moment to offset against any drawbacks they have like a slight slowing down now, they can actually dictate the rules to the umps who in my opinion are not only intimidated by Hawthorn, but they seem to be able to almost have a ongoing soliloquy with them. If I was on the Board of Umpiring I would be inclined to stop, replay and give that game a jolly good going over to just find out just who is in charge.

Has the sanctity here already been broken by some pseudo-Brownlow Medallist playing previously? Nothing is forever.

I didn't watch the f/s last night. I read this thread to be enlightened. How smart am I?

We don't want push coming to shove from these B's. All they want is more space at our ground for their pets. To the ramparts!!!

Anybody mention number of interchanges after normal game time finish?

Damian Barrett. That's the bloke's name Paul. Why is he always having a go at Demons?