Diamond_Jim

True...was not meaning it as a criticism. Tigers look to be bigger bodied. Since half way through the first quarter tigers have been by far the better side.

Well the demons are getting a good workout. Pedersen... excellent first quarter but not much so far in the second

A quarter of two halves. Now 7 goals to 6 in favor of the demons

Not a very welcoming ground. Far too many no go areas for my liking. Won't bother returning. Dees doing well

Based on watching GWS live against Collingwood and St Kilda they are not getting enough from their talls. In the past these talls were providing an invaluable link up capability. In addition the high press/ heavy zone adopted by many opposition clubs limits their high quality run and carry capability. No question that they will be in the top 4 but they are not the absolute stand out that many including me thought they would become.

Just thought I would bump this thread. Beautiful day and a great way to enjoy high class footy. Come and join us as we wander onto the grounds with the players at the break and just enjoy.

Ouzo and Pernod are much the same yet one is thought sophisticated and the other .... ?? Fascinating the run on gin these days... it's just grain spirit with flavouring

Would be very interesting to see that broken down into set shots etc. With forward pressure I am not surprised by the seemingly low conversion rates. Mind you Greene and then Shield kicked two beautiful goals on the run from different pockets for GWS. On a more serious note the team that cracks the accuracy stakes will go far. How they do it who knows.

No problem with the fend off.. it's when it goes for the throat or the head that it becomes interesting. Never called as a free or worse. Technically neither is round the neck etc but it is a dangerous manouvre especially when directed at the throat.

Was it a mark. Lousy game but great ending

GWS slowly getting on top. Occasionally you see a glimpse of the running game but their players lack the strength to break tackles They have wonderful agility that does allow them to evade a tackle. Just no good against close checking Amazingly the saints are still in this game

At docklands at present. Very small crowd. Hope the game improves. GWS really struggle against close checking.

Agree Ding we need to shape the message by performing and playing an attractive brand of football. If you want the opposite have a look at how badly Carlton and St Kilda will perform media and finance wise this year.

2pm Sunday at Punt road oval Admission $10 ... reduced to $5 for MFC members or AFL (MFC Support). Free for Tigers Members so expect a fair few

Was thinking the same DC... wonder if each team will get a brand. Ruski and Smirnoff self select for GWS and perhaps Port Ellen for Port (does sound like a great drop ... 35 year old malt from the Isle of Islay and a price to match.) Of course it's great that we didn't get Tanqueray !!

The last sale of world cup tickets started a couple of days ago which won me an email from FIFA. Anyway their ticketing site had an interesting comment about who bought tickets: "1,698,049 tickets have already been allocated to football supporters from all over the world via the official website at FIFA.com/tickets since September 2017. Most of these tickets have been allocated to Russian fans (796,875), followed by fans from the USA (80,161), Brazil (65,863), Colombia (60,199), Germany (55,136), Mexico (51,736), Argentina (44,882), Peru (38,544), China (36,841), Australia (34,628) and England (30,711) – the top-ten countries from abroad." Australia right up there and ahead of England and every European country bar Germany is a surprise. Must say from reading Guardian articles there seems to be a degree of weariness about the WC with many saying that the WC is no longer that exciting etc and stating a preference for the Champions League etc. This is borne out perhaps by the high number of South American countries featuring in the top 10. Those fans are now forced to go to the WC to see their stars play. The venue for the 2026 WC is between Morocco and a joint US, Canada and Mexico bid. One would think it's an open and shut case but who knows how the politics will play out. The vote takes place on 13 June (the day I arrive in Moscow). Suspect that the FIFA delegates might well be at a more upmarket hotel than my Stalinist era digs on Prospekt Leningradsky.

would be useful if they actually said what they were going to do

These days with virtual projected walls and needless to say the improvement in technology to come a shared facility is possible. Not sure that long term it is a great idea. Pubs have been in decline for years and have been reinventing themselves in various guises ... why do people think that social clubs that require heavy alcohol consumption/pokies to make money (and let's not have sports betting please) are a good idea.

Not only is there the 7Mate issue (to be honest it would be better after all these years if it had its own moniker eg ch 77 or the like) but we have to compete with the prime time show on the main channel 7. Every little bit hurts.. PS if you get a chance watch the last 20 odd laps of last weeks Chinese GP. A spectacular drive by Ricciardo ... perhaps his best

Sponsors must really love us. Our one and only prime time blockbuster and we are shunted off to the "Channel of the Lost". Sure the avid footy fan might find it but the theatre goers who sponsors love will be elsewhere. Then again given last Sunday, it might be better if we stay under the radar for a while.

And of course our biggest TV audience of the year by a factor of at least two

Agree ...on a wet slippery surface not playing a goal keeper type back was very strange. That five (MFC players) on two which ended in the soccer off the ground for a goal should go down as one of the worst goals against us in recent history. I just could not stop laughing at how bad we were. The Bernie toe poke was not far behind

Hi On Saturday night there was a suggestion that Balic had pulled a hamstring. There was also suggestion it might have been cramp. I assume from his absence from the injured list that he is fine. Wouldn't it be a great story if he comes good.

For some of us it does take just a little while to move my friend....

Yes Earnest ... failure is always relative and at MFC we have learnt to excel in it my friend. I find myself enjoying the VFL more by the week... By the way have you ever read the Paris Wife a great book, mainly fiction about your namesake.