Diamond_Jim

Definitely need more forward yardage from Oliver 3 kicks and 7 handballs is well down on his usual self

Has the Emperor any clothes? The next half will answer that question

5 goals 3 to nothing since Gawn's goal

Risk/reward Daw

And we took Bedford in as the sub without TMac Why why why

you spoke too soon

The Vulcan motto of "Kick Straight and Prosper" is well alive in this quarter

Petty off injured ??

Good win with few standouts. Hibberd much improved on last week and showing he's not finished yet. Baker probably BOG

Casey forwards can't buy a mark

Very good quarter from Baker

about 15 -20 minutes top. In the 80's the seconds would clap the firsts onto the field and then head up the race. Generally the last quarter was watched by very close to the match day crowd

so this game is going to finish over an hour before the main game. So much for curtain raisers

Swans winning the ground battles this quarter

Multiple wasted chances from Casey and then a goal to the Swans

Having big problems establishing a decent stream

Hadn't thought of that but makes sense

Eagles cannot be as bad as they are performing. Almost makes one wish we had relegation to keep some honesty in the competition

Assuming T Mac is out I would be rethinking the medi sub. Ideally a flexible back/forward. Any ideas? Not sure Majak fits the bill but perhaps

It allows them to close large sections of the ground thus reducing staff numbers, cleaning costs etc. Unfortunately I see it continuing Perhaps they will have small general admission areas but they will be limited and of course you will need to pre-purchase on line

Excellent article.... https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/beating-the-dees-what-can-other-teams-take-out-of-dockers-playbook-20220602-p5aqka.html You play keepings off, it plays into their hands,” Burke said. “We saw St Kilda do it in the first half, which, speaking with Brett Ratten afterwards, wasn’t their game plan. “If you can be really good at the contest and take the ball forward they can be exploited,” Burke said. “When you’re unsure that’s when the Melbourne way can damage you. You have to be brave, bold and take them on.”

Geelong is funded by the Vic Govt in the form of a free stadium. It has a local population base bigger than Hobart and has an existing supporter base near equal to the whole of Tasmania's population. The better comparisons are Saints, North and even ourselves. Hopefully the clubs demand to see a full business case that encompasses various alternatives including folding one of GWS or GCS and replacing it with a team from Tasmania. Placing KPI's on the continuation of the licence is a ploy. What Commission would throw them out after ten years when the odds are that four or five of the core clubs aren't meeting the same KPI's

Must agree OD it surprised me. These days however with closed training sessions we see little of what is happening. There is also the problem that the VFL standard is so low it does little to hone the skills. Trust the Force Luke !!

This is a relatively easy selection week. Next week with Salem to return is the harder one. Salem will play in the VFL this weekend. Hibberd didn't play a full game against Frankston so he has another VFL round this week. Outs: May, Melksham Weideman Bedford Ins Tomlinson, Harmes McDonald Langdon Medi sub... probably Bedford Caveat: I'm not sure Petty is 100%

Seems like the FTA people have woken up to the missing elephant in the anti-siphoning rules namely that streaming is excluded. Seven West Media boss James Warburton has urged the Albanese government to swiftly close a loophole in federal ‘anti-siphoning’ laws to prevent subscription-based streaming services from capturing rights to popular sporting competitions such as the AFL. The comments, made just hours after new Communications Minister Michelle Rowland was sworn into the ministry, come as longtime AFL broadcaster Seven jostles with US streaming giants Amazon and Paramount in the league’s next rights deal https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/seven-boss-wants-streaming-loophole-closed-as-us-giants-vie-for-afl-rights-20220601-p5aq6w.html