Diamond_Jim

Carlton traditionally play a very defensive game. I went to the Docklands and watched their upset win against GWS. Their defence sits back and just picked off the run and carry of the Giants. This then allowed them to quickly counter attack through unmarked men and then take a mark in the forward line. Our normal game plan does not work well against this style so I trust that Goodwin has some tricks up his sleeve. One obvious ploy is to leave a quick mobile tall near the forward line to counter balance the defensive line. I'm sure there are others.

He and Riewoldt .... what I would give to have players giving so much for so long

ok 8 out of 9..... point still holds true

Swans have now won eight straight ... no other team is anywhere near that at present

If we can't win tomorrow ... we have not improved as much as we thought .... so let's enjoy and see what the morrow brings Swans showed today they are the best team going around at present so perhaps last week was not that bad and we have Hoges and Garlett back

Good clash jumper for Richmond .... glad to see they don't play the we are special game... at least in that regard

now that is a string of possibilities. You just have to learn to think like a Hawk or Swan supporter... our natural place is on or near to the top of the ladder Go Saints

GWS v Swans next week .... should be a big game On at the same time as we are playing in Darwin Ok... now for the big question the answer to which depends upon your degree of optimism re the Dees..... Saints or Toiges I'm hoping for the Saints ... I want that fourth spot !!

Some good points there Razor At the start of the year I had the feeling that Goodwin was coaching for next year (2018) and that this was a building year where we would end up at the 7-12 bracket. The topsy turvy results by all teams has meant that in a perfect world we could snatch something. I agree re Smith but there is obviously something there (like Hannan) that Goodwin can see for his game plan. Lynden Dunn is perhaps another example of the Trenners, Garland syndrome ... gets a game at Collingwood but just didn't suit our attacking game style. Interesting to ponder whether Garland would have got a game this year if not injured. Fingers crossed for tomorrow and then onto Darwin.

Essendon have a reasonable run home ..... 6 games against teams outside the 8 and Adelaide

almost time for the 3aw post match call in could be entertaining

Boy those Giants can score when they need to Scored the last 4 goals and now in front

Hi who are they holding back as the emergency for tomorrow? I assume it is JKH many thanks

Unfortunately I will have to hope the Pies win but it could easily be a massacre and the end for Nathan

The other thing that perhaps one can say is that the Hodge push had little if any context in the game itself (it was a push for the sake of it) whereas the Walker push was as part of a legitimate act of shepherding

remind me ... did Hodge go They look equally bad save that Hodge appeared to have a raised elbow and was arguably a little later and therefore out of play.

On the Tex Walker incident it is important to consider the proximity and inherent danger of the goal post. If you take the view that the proximity of the goal post increases the duty of care then there may be a case to answer. On the other hand if you merely consider the proximity of the goal post an "unlucky co-incidence" then no case to answer. To me the goal post is similar to the boundary fence and there is an inherent duty on all players to consider the damage that it can do. We have lots of rules in AFL that are designed to protect the player not to mention the rules protecting umpires. It is at least worth serious discussion. I would hate to see such actions given the green light.

Bulldogs have four very winnable games in the next few weeks: Carlton, Suns, Bombers and Lions .... will decide their finals race ... but not out of it

was thinking the same fascinating that the commentators made no comment

Tex could go for that deliberate bump of player causing a collision with the goal post will be interesting

the post is referring to a post that is in turn mentioning replacements for Tyson and Viney

Let's face it we are looking at the bottom of the proverbial barrel and none of these players would have been given a look in had we not had the injuries. Hopefully they get us past the Blues and then we can slowly reset

Viney and Tyson out and you replace them with Kent and Joel Smith ... fascinating selections ??

Might get along if the day is sunny. A 1pm start makes that last quarter a little warmer. Did have a look at the place on Google maps. It makes Dandenong look like an inner suburb but that's Melbourne these days. Go dees PS Just looked at the weather... Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to northwesterly 20 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h at night

You are right in the sense that there is an annual fee. You then pay an additional fee for "opening" the box plus a per head catering fee. The match day extras are no small amount as I recall from my days of corporate box attending many years ago. Doubt that we see much of the corporate box money. I was mentioning it to underline that in the corporate world we are not seen as much of a drawcard at present. Hopefully it will change.