Big Col

Yeah, I think they got a behind. It was tense.

Get out of Harmes way! Goal within 20 seconds to start the 2nd Q

Weideman will kick 8 goals and it won't mean anything, cos Nth VFL look [censored].

On a radio interview after the game, Max said that Harmes would be available next week. Harmes might have to come back through the VFL. We have to find a way to get BBB into the side. The North Hobart oval has some weird winds happening, and North Melbourne play it well. It would seem that next week is a particularly good time to give BBB a game and see how he can fit in. I can't nominate anyone to be dropped though!

Apart from BBB and Weids dominating as talls, Bedford was the story of the game. He really had a great 1st half. If he can perform the same again over a few weeks he'll get a call up. Assuming those first 2 mentioned end up in the 1s then Toby will be whom I'm watching Casey for.

If we win by 5 goals, the lid won't just be off, it'll be thundering down the road in a gale.

AFLCA votes from Sunday gave Maxy the chocolates and re-enforced why Macca is safe from the chop (ATM) even with Weids and BBB breathing down his neck. Maxy now heads the award with 32, with Mundy and Walker in equal second with 28. Votes from Sunday: Hawthorn vs Melbourne Votes Player (Club) 10 Max Gawn (MELB) 7 Christian Salem (MELB) 4 Tom McDonald (MELB) 3 Christian Petracca (MELB) 3 Clayton Oliver (MELB) 2 Jaeger O'Meara (HAW) 1 Jake Lever (MELB) Votes Player Club 32 Max Gawn MELB 28 David Mundy FRE 28 Taylor Walker ADEL 25 Jack Macrae WB 23 Dustin Martin RICH 23 Clayton Oliver MELB 21 Ollie Wines PORT 19 Toby Greene GWS 18 Travis Boak PORT 18 Marcus Bontempelli WB 18 Josh Dunkley WB 18 Rory Laird ADEL 18 Christian Petracca MELB 18 Christian Salem MELB 17 Jacob Hopper GWS 17 Zach Merrett ESS 17 Tom Mitchell HAW 17 Samuel Walsh CARL 16 Oscar Allen WCE 16 Darcy Moore COLL

McDonald will need to have a blinder today to keep his spot.

Down to just two undefeated sides!

“May I have a word with you?” the coach said to his star player. “I’ve heard something on the grapeviney and I’m sorry to tell you your place in the team is gawn. You were spotted late at night hanging out at McDonalds with a hore …” “it was Hungry Jacks on Smith Street” the player corrected “It was late at night, I was feeling fritschey. What was I supposed to do? Just lever there?” “I told you to keep out of harmes way. Don’t cry me rivers now. You’ve got no brownie points left” the coach fumed. “Are you talking about the incident in the spa(r)? Go look at the footage, there’s no way you could picket was me. You’re being petty. This is just like Salem Witch Hunt” Then there was silence, like all those years ago in Wembley when David Bowey began to pray - Shaw that the audience was so quiet too that not even a sparrow could be heard. The player began to neale. “Bullen [censored]” said the coach “Absolute bullen [censored]. You’re not even religious” With that the player got up and walked out the daw never to be seen again.

Believe!

GWS down to one on the bench. Put the pedal now Demons and smash them.

Jeremy Howe doing his best to stop an opposition goal...

You're right, except we ARE talking about Jesse Hogan - the kid who won Casey's B&F at 18yo, who won the AFL Rising Star, who kicked 4 goals on Rance in a game in 2016, etc We got a fair trade for him, and i don't know where he'd fit in now, but I'd love him back in r&b if the proce was right.

We are being smashed atm. FFS

Jack Martin was a great pick up for the Blues

Rivers does look good. Jackson is thereabouts. It's a big ask to have a first year player chopping out in the ruck. I'd love to see him snag a goal.

We were outplayed for most of the second half of the quarter. It's actually a relief they didn't score more against us. Hopefully we can get back on top through the middle. BTW I really like Rivers - he looks a keeper.

That'll do

I'm sure that comment will go viral

I've put this soundtrack on for the background

Perhaps a less radical idea would be to say "Points for" ranks higher than percentage. ie when 2 teams are on the same number of wins, the team with the highest number of points ranks higher. If they're the same number, then percentage comes into play. The principal is the same though. Allow the coaches to come up with strategies that incentivise high scoring.

Stats show that the Eagles do very well from the umps in home games (and not so well in away games to be fair). The most accepted explanation is that umpires are influenced subconsciously by the partisan crowd.

The moment a player tests positive, the whole thing changes. Just take a look at the NBA. I can't think of too many things that would potentially expose you to the virus than been taken down in a group tackle, or in arm-lock marking contest or even a goal celebration.