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Now that close contacts will no longer need to isolate, at least not in Vic and NSW, we are less likely to lose a player for covid protocols. Only a matter of time before other east coast teams follow suit.

Very clever bbtb. Ironically, his arms at training are in the same spot as when he was called for 'dissent' vs GWS, roughly waist height.

Good to see Petracca training without knee strapping. Played a very good game vs Giants so can expect more of the same in the coming weeks.

Sometimes, umpires struggle to count the 50m correctly so too many penalties might generate a different sort of umpire outrage from fans. I like your first suggestion best: 25m and 50m.

Not to mention moving his toe when told to 'stand'! Or following opponent who has led you near the no-go zone of his teammate ready to kick. You make a very good point. If there was a 25m penalty their would be less outrage over these 'lesser' sins even if there is a rare 'slippage'.

Agreed. And what happens when that is replayed on the big screen at the ground, which broadcasts will do as it is part of the theatre. The next time a player on that field 'dissents' what is the umpire to do. Damned if he penalises and damned if he doesn't.

My favourite Umpire abuse?

The arm raising is in the 'dissent' part of the rules rather than the 'abuse' part. 'Abuse' is relatively clear. 'Dissent' needs to be defined, communicated and then applied consistently. Laughingly, the AFL term for penalising Andrews, Oliver, Mitchell et al and not other and more demonstrative arm raising/glaring at the umpire this weekend, is saying it was 'slippage'. Grammatically correct but it just looks like more AFL excuses. LOL, AFL call it for what it is: The 'dissent' rule isn't working and its application is badly affecting the 'optics' of the game both the on-field play and off-field enjoyment/perceptions. The mistake isn't that of umpires and to say it is 'slippage' is making it their issue. The problem is lack of definition and communication by the AFL to umpires and to players.

Must now be seen to support his twin bro; the AFL rule maker.

This prompted me to see how the current top 8 sides have fared this year against each other: Of the 40 games so far only 10 have been between current top 8 sides. Games played vs each other, In order of the current ladder: Demons: 0 Lions: 1 (Beat Magpies) Dockers: 1 (Loss to Saints) Saints: 2 (Beat Dockers; Loss to Magpies) Swans: 1 (Beat Cats) Blues: 0 Cats: 3 (Beat Lions and Magpies; Lost to Swans) Magpies: 3 (Beat Saints; Loss to Lions and Cats) It looks like there will be a bit of a shakeout coming when these teams start playing each other (and some play each other twice). Saints, Blues, Dockers and Magpies would have expected 'easier' fixtures this year but given the 2021 ladder is a bit upside down that may not be the case. The top 4 are still likely to be Demons, Lions, Swans and Cats. Roll a dice for the rest and who might replace them.

From 22 lists, I reckon the priorities are Jackson, Brayshaw, Spargo and the two most recent draftees Laurie and Rosman and contracts will happen in due course, if they choose to stay. For the others it will be a case of wait and see and take their chances getting into the best 22 or look for another club. Would dearly love for Hunt to stay but fear he is not on the priority list. Chandler will be upgraded to the senior list. Not sure about the rest of the rookies.

Ha, ha. Just saw your post but a tad late as I waded through the now 26 pages on bf to find a dozen posts relevant to our game. Such a grind. If people thiink we whinge a lot they could try the tigers bf post game pages, altho I don't really recommend it. So, the 'What Did They Say' thread is open.

It seems Tiger fans have turned their attention to the next game. From 'Punt Road End': The gloomy: Can we forfeit this game. How did the VFL game go today? Could be a smashing on the cards, particularly if they open Richmond up early in the game. The Dees will obliterate us Along with the green flogs loving them so much. Might break the free kick count record next week. Rolling Jesus of the bench won't help next week. The MC have to take the bull by the horns and start blooding more of our kids as it is obvious some of our established stars are currently not up to it. We also want players who can play four quarters and not cameos I didn't see the game yesterday so have no idea. Except to say God help us against the Dees Sorry I can't watch this....I have to wash my hair It's a toss up whether I'll watch the grass grow or the paint dry. Melbourne will be a formidable opponent to combat. It could get ugly for Richmond. Out: Rnd 6. In: Bye Most satisfying aspect of this year would be to see the Dees denied a B2B. Three key midfield suppliers for the Dees, Langdon, Trac, Oliver.Tackle hard and make them pay. Again, we must always have one defender zone behind Fritsch. He marks from behind, he is similar to Dogs' Picken in the 2016 GF. Miller running through Fritsch would lift the young fella's confidence. The Dees are my most hated team this year. Dees and daylight. Some optimism, sort of: Actually, I think the underdog has won every one of our games this year. We might be a chance. This time last week I was confident. Last night I doubted. Now, ableit a few drinks deep, I am confident. Let's do these xxxxx on the big stage. Max Gawn is obviously huge for them , so I’d bring back in Soldo , the tag team has been great in the past against good rucks. How hilarious would it be if we turned em over tho Response from another poster: Not sure about "hilarious" though, craig. Reckon I would drop dead from surprise if that were to eventruate!! My absolute favourite: Aside from us winning it, there would be nothing better than seeing Melbourne beat Geelong in the Grand Final. Can you imagine it? It would do C.Snott's head in. Geelong losing another GF to a side going for back-to-back ... a side who has been no-hopers for much of his footballing life. Make it happen. From Bigfooty After being fixated with the lop sided free kick count on Saturday they have turned their attention to our game. They seem to think the free kicks were AFL payback on Dimma and Dimma didn't say anything about the umpiring as they think he's been muzzled by AFL after choice comments like: past anti umpire comments, not wanting to play at Marvel stadium, blaming Dan's close contact rules for having one player out, etc. The gloomy: I can’t see how Reiwoldt plays next week He’s a dinosaur now and the ball just pinged out of our forward line. dees look [censored] tonight if they bring that next week we'll beat em We will lose next week because Melbourne are too good, but should have won today. Not sure the team will give a fu** enough to fight back from 2-4 after the [censored] they had to deal with today. The minute silence won’t be just for the Anzacs but our season. Could get ugly lol We’ll lose by 100 next week gws won the free kick count 24-18 tonight against the shemans at the G. that will be corrected next week by the umps Am I the only one that still does not rate Melb? Lol ... ...Yeah I don’t think they really have a weak spot over the whole ground , there not even out of second gear and they won by 70 points Paint the picture. Dees win 24 straight. Unbackable shortest odds in history entering the GF and then half their team out with....well you know health and safety protocols. Oh the outrage from the cough,cough AFL boys club. They would postpone the GF for one week just to let them play I reckon. Well good luck at least half filling the G next week. Constant anti-tigers umpiring, poor selections, [censored] timeslot, who would even bother considering who we are playing. Some optimism: dusty back next week. sauce? can't reveal my sauces they just said dees haven't lost in 267 days we're gonna win next week they have beaten dogs by 26, suns by 13 , bummers by 29 , port by 32 and gws by 67. we'll get em imo Next week's going to be a very interesting match. Watched the ski brigade beat GWS after our game and it was their first really ominous performance of the year, they were very good. Prior to that, I would have said we were a red hot chance to knock them off. As things stand, I still believe that back at the 'G we're a chance, but we'll need to play far better and hope a few things go our way. This bigfooty part shows why it is really good that DL keep the 'post game' and the 'next week' threads separate. I had to wade through 26 pages of whinging!

Carlton have no idea how to stop ops momentum. The 8 goal turnaround cost them 25+% points which will be critical when its time to separate the pack in the 8. We know only too well momentum is really hard to stop and suffered for it through 2018-20. When they learn to do that they could become become a good side.

Shocking end of game play by Armon. Took the mark with 1.04 on the clock. Kicked the ball at .42 seconds. Chewed up all that time spinning the ball thinking about what to do, didn't appear to be looking to pass. Looked like he was caught between wanting to be the hero kicking the miracle goal and scared to muck it up. Took the hero option and mucked it up. He knew he couldn't make the distance so should have looked for a pass to someone closer or quickly drop it at the 20-30 mt mark from goal, to have a chance of a win. A kick to the top of the square was bound to be a point, Carlton kick in, game over. And that is what happened. A shorter kick may not have got them a goal and the win but it would give them a chance.

'No Dusty, no Richmond'. We will never know if they had won 3 flags without him. They probably would have won in 2017 and 2019 as Adelaide and GWS didn't show up. In 2020 Dusty stopped Geelong in their tracks after half time doing what only Dusty does. So that is a maybe but tbh I would rather Richmond win it than Geelong. They have been poor without him in 2021 and 2022.

Its a bit early to open that thread as they are still discussing yesterday's game. This is a taste of what is to come: I didn't see the game yesterday so have no idea. Except to say God help us against the Dees. It's a toss up whether I'll watch the grass grow or the paint dry. Melbourne will be a formidable opponent to combat. It could get ugly for Richmond. Three weeks in a row the ops fans are scared. With good reason. It is a joy to witness. I'll wait until Tuesday as by then there should be enough on their forums to open that thread.

I doubt there were even 1,000 Giant fans there last night. So about 20,000 dees fans is a pretty good effort given the issues discussed herein. With another Vic team it would have been about 40,000. It is hard to measure our crowds when we mainly play i/state or small Vic clubs at Home at the G especially if those teams are not performing well. But we play Home games vs Pies and Carlton at the G later this year. By then I suspect a lot of the covid issues will dissipate. People will be more used to ticketing, barcodes etc. Lets wait and see what those crowds are like. Sadly, unless our membership becomes as big as the other MCG tenants (pies, hawks, tigers) we will carry the brunt of hosting i/state and small Vic teams that push the AFL for MCG experience.

I agree. Petty has their abilities covered and his reading of the flight of the ball and reaction time are elite. I recall when Taylor drafted him he said something like: ...we don't really need another defender but he is so good we just couldn't go past him... and we took him at pick #37. Taylor proven right yet again.

There were some moments where most of the team ran to a player to congratulate their effort: Kozzie's first goal May after the quick-in-succession hitouts Sparrow tap backwards to Fritsch to goal Its great to see them celebrate the rarer moments that help gel this team. On a different note, Petty's reading of the flight of the ball and speed to react is awesome. Saved a couple of certain goals last night.

Would like to correct this: there is a H&A option for Redlegs which I will consider next year. Still wouldn't mind all members have the right to buy tickets before the general public, naturally after those that have the 'Away' memberships.

Sparrow.

Scoreboard level pegging nearing Qtr time. 3.1.19 apiece. Go Suns!!

Whitfield is their danger man. Beautiful kick. Very attacking forays from their d50. But it sounds like he is carrying an injury so he may not be as effective as usual.

Thanks for response. It is difficult to get any clear info for our Away games. For the Richmond game the club told me that I could access Ticketek's priority 'club members' booking if I had a Home and Away membership but there is no such membership available to Redlegs members; it is Home games only. So I had to wait til GA opened. Do you have more info that will help with future 'Away' games in Victoria? Edit: Just saw your last post. Yep, was also hoping to get level 2A. Will be filthy if they release those during this week.