chookrat

Given the state election this year and that there is a working group comprising the club, state, and local government working through the planning process and with support from the AFL, I would be staggered if our MCG precinct facility is not announced in the lead up to the state election. Failing this we could threaten to move to Tassie if both state and local governments do not come to the party.

Another clue earlier was when Goody kept saying 'at the moment's were not at our best, in a way that indicated it is a temporary form slump that they had planned for.

Agree on this DD. Caro is not for the faint hearted and when she is investigating a story re your club it's not a pleasant experience but she is good at her job.

Just a thought, it would be great to setup a website similar to Media Watch which follows AFL journalists and their articles and call out such inconsistencies. Another layer would be to write about their personal lives in the manner they write about AFL players, e.g. inappropriate behaviour, drug use etc.

Roadmap was a classic how he'd take off to Vegas, literally miss games, and the Coach and players had no idea when he'd be back. Personally I think players are under so much pressure and they should be able to enjoy themselves during their break like everyone else. This is a nothing story.

I'd like to see us being innovative, like two off the back of the square instead of running wingmen. Maybe Oliver, Viney and Trac could form a human triangle on one side of the centre bounce while Jackson grabs the ball out of the ruck in a somersault takes a couple of bounces to 50 and kicks it to another human triangle in the goal square.

I don't think I can be bothered watching today's match and same goes for North next week. I'd rather go to an open training session which I expect will be more competitive.

As a society we need to stamp out this sort of behaviour which means letting the person know their behaviour won't be tolerated. All it takes is for a few people to tell them they will have to leave and then the majority of people backing those who stand up and it will make a huge difference. The idea that you shouldn't tell someone to pull their head in to avoid conflict is not what we need. I'd even go further by saying that when teachers punish kids for engaging on conflict when they are being bullied adds to this problem, rather than encouraging the kids to say they are not going to tolerate being bullied and of it continues there will be a problem. As a society we are too conditioned to avoid conflict and it is not a good thing.

Great idea, we could train at Gotch's, keep the stand and put our admin building on the Punt Rd oval. Everyone is happy.

I'm happy as long as Jake "13 - 0" Bowey is playing.

I think the umpire respect rule is good for the game and by the end of the season we won't even be talking about it. Personally I don't like seeing our players complain to the umpires and would much prefer they channel their frustration into playing tougher.

Max is fine, he's in ripping shape and absolutely dominated particularly when it counted last season. It is a good thing that our senior players are not the focal point of our team week in week out.

Given that Tom Morris was banished from our inner sanctum for reporting some of the club's dirty laundry shows that he will report leaks wherever they come from. While he annoys me and I wouldn't want to spend too much time in the same room as him, he is good at his job and handled Bevo's extraordinary outburst well.

It was an extraordinary outburst and very entertaining. I can understand Bevo not wanting to be in the same room as Tom Morris and while I think he is right to be upset about info re team selection being leaked he should focus on who is leaking info from inside the club and air his grievance with the media via formal channels. Very entertaining none the less!

This and the fact that we have developed most of our own players through the draft and haven't paid huge $ for stars. Considering we brought in Melksham, Lever, May, Tomlinson and Langdon we don't have the same pressures as paying close to $1m to bring in a Jack Martin, Jeremy Cameron or Patrick Dangerfield. Most of our imports would be on 500-700k where we have brought in 1 - 2 players a year over the past 4 years, while putting aside cash for our stars like Oliver and Petracca, without paying overs to bring in similar players and thereby devaluing our own talent. List, system and culture wise we are well placed to setup a dynasty for the next 5+ years.

An excuse is the meat of a lie wrapped in the skin of reasons. This has no bearing on whether we win or lose on Saturday.

Great to see the man unable to contain his excitement. Love the rev up he gave before Spuds Game.

I've got a mate in Perth who I've given my 5 barcodes to but he's just highlighted that 4 of them are for concession tickets. Does anyone know if these can be used to purchase a non concession / full price ticket?

Norm Smith is Obi Wan Kenobi.

I have 3 x priority 2 barcodes and 2 x priority 3 barcodes that I am donating to a mate in Perth. He's a WCE supporter but like most footy lovers he and his mates will get right behind Melbourne. Does anyone have a view on whether it is best to wait until priority 3 sales open at 1pm or whether to order 3 x priority 2 tickets at 11am and the remaining 2 x priority 3 tickets at 1pm?

Was thinking the same DD. The club president is in no way essential to the team performing in a Preliminary or Grand Final and if based on the G2G application criteria would likely be rejected automatically without even being reviewed by a person. This said the AFL does have a different agreement with state governments so the criteria may be different. While WA has been alot more strict re not allowing the players family members into the state I think this reflects a balanced approach where other non-residents cannot get into the state on compassionate grounds. Personally I would not want to travel interstate for a month without being able to bring my family. Compare this to Queensland where the NRL have brought large contingents into the state at a time a two week pause was put on its own residents returning to the state.

Abra cadrabra

Maxy leaves no stone unturned when it comes to preparation. Every element of his life is in pursuit of our next premiership 💪.

37. Tom Barrass was instrumental in West Coasts 2018 campaign.

Oliver has been unbelievable this season. Week in, week out he is so consistent. He's so important to our spread and quick ball movement because he will win the ball against 2 or 3 opponents and get clean hands to one of our players out of the contest. When he wins contested ball it's not just against his direct opponent it's multiple players. He never gives up either, whether he's being tagged or were getting beaten around the contest he just finds extra gears and does superstar stuff.