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Yeah the game is pretty well impossible to "umpire" . Possibly the most difficult (demanding) to play as well. What's clear though is that umpires are not intentionally biased and (as with lbw decisions ,post replay technology.) over a match bad or missed decisions usually even themselves out. Paying more attention to specific players with a yellow card rule would not be unreasonable though

Tom used to run up and down like Reiwold( almost) Now he plods and he's just one awkward landing from the end,no matter that he's a nice guy and gives his all

Yeah let's go with finished or retirement

There should be a moratorium on umpire comments aroind here or a group action taking the AFL to court . We know( every clubs supporters know)that umpiring is difficult and sometimes they are "shockers" but... fmd they don't pick on the MFC. Grow up..it will be more fun watching the games . Pathetic much

I hope the actual Club players and staff are smarter than this post

I don't care..I just want to play the Dogs in the Grand Final A reset if you will

If Collingwood are the bazball of AFL and the Dogs are the Ivan Lendl at Wimbledon of the finals then Buddy is the Viv Richards of footy. You always thought there must be a weakness but unless you were Dennis Lillee you could never find it and off he would go...with a swagger Maysie stitched him up though, maybe related to Dennis's menace?

He had me fooled,though mostly because I figured he was backline glue. Let's see how it plays out over time

The fortress is exhausted from saving their ars#s time after time week after week. It is inevitable

Surely not?

So the players will be happy with the Dynasty eh?

If TMac plays twice more this season the odds are he will sustain an injury to his legs or foot. It won't be wear and tear .. it will be a career ending injury. He will be clear to come to an agreement with the Club. Probably not so BBB Max is suited to play behind the ball rather than forward. That's why Grundy needs some forward craft to team with Max. He's not going to be the full forward ffs

Yeah I know , but both must know physically that their time is up and can retire if they wish to protect their bodies long term with memories of a Premiership in their kit bags, not playing out the season in the two's

Better to get rid of BBB and TMac really. Grundy will likely play 1st ruck for MFC in good time and can be a "ruck rover" in the interim if Goodwin can fix the line up forward. Fortunately he's the coach, not I

Its an unfortunately secret blessing given the bogan rubbish that is League overwhelms it If only they got more air time...at least so I could work out why it's the game played in heaven

Apparently Grundy is so good that he learnt forward craft in one week at Casey and a practise match. Put that in ya hat Bucks

Possibly more likely

Ok good call

I was referring to Tigers fans re crowd numbers... I hope for a win ,we should win. I doubt 40+ big time Tempted to take your bet and have a win win Saturday

Want to bet? Dee's three in a row makes a loss more likely would be their thinking

When is it that Petty forward has " "worked"? It's been tried and has been ok but no way a "lock",yet down back over at least 2 seasons he's been part of a serious backline glue. Hibberd in would be an idea as well. They are running out of room down back which is about the only argument for Petty forward

I've got Maysie running forward in the dying minutes of the G/F to kick the sealer when all seems lost. But not a moment sooner and never again #Compton64

Well they arnt as good as the Dee's.. 4th on the ladder must surely prevail eventually, even if notionally challenged for the first 3 quarters, just as earlier in the season. It's time to bed down the run home

If we have to experiment with forwards there is no way we can play with the back six ,May Lever Rivers Salem and Petty stay there with a movable feast for the last spot and through the centre

So we are not as good as last year and last year we went out in straight sets. I think we are better than last year if we get Oliver in the mix with Fritsch forward and Petty plays back with Max behind the ball,but it's naive to think we are in good shape for the last game of the season