chookrat

Apparently they've won 2 out of 15 at the G

Given he has never been suspended can provide his perfect record in tribunal hearing.

I don't buy into the whole poor Melbourne we are the victim mentality. The solution is reappy quite simple: 1. We are Melbourne and our home is the 'G'. As such we need training facilities within walking distance to our home and should not consider any other options as our identity is Melbourne. 2. There is little gain from either side of politics in handing out money to the MFC. Generally our members do not live marginal electorates and the East Melbourne bloc bat politically above their weight. 3. We need to keep working the Jolimont and finding a way to gain support from East Melbourne residents. I wouldn't be opposed to call in a Mick Gatto to explain the benefits of the plan. 4. Delivering success, consistent finals and a premiership or two and grow to 70k members and the politicians will take more notice. Failing the above we couls get back into pokies and sign Crown Casino as a sponsor on the basis they build world class training facilities in the casino. When the AFL and politicians complain we simply say our preference was Plan A but can only work if they are on board. I believe that within the next 5-10 years we will have good facilities within a walk of the 'G' along with a social hub for members.

I'd like to see Petracca run away from the mark from 25m out to kick it from 50 out

With May, Lever and Jetta already out, losing Hibberd and Lewis will be difficult to cover. Looks like Fritch and Hunt to the backline.

The GCS have also found some heart in that time.

You are a grinch and I hope you find joy in something

I went from anxious, to furious, despondend and overjoyed all in under 2 minutes. Good win!

We should just pepper torps towards the goal from outside 50 and rely on repeat entry points

I can see both Lockhart and Hore holding their spot in our best 22 even when guys like Lever, May, Hannan, AvB come back in.

I missed the first quarter but what I saw he would have been in our best few players. His decisiong making and ability to kick to the right spots stood out in such a scrappy match.

Buses are for people that either dont have a license of can't afford to drive themselves or don't have limo service - pass

This would be the logical choice. The troublesome residents in East Melbourne can get on board or GAGF. We might need to send in some hevaies to fix them up.

I still find it facinating that the mental weight of the captiancy actually resulted in physical stress on Trenner's foot. Quite remarkable really.

Casey is part of a growth corridor which is home to our VFL team and where we run clinics to build our supporter base and membership through young families in the area. It works for this purpose. We shouldn't consider a permanent training base that is not within an easy walk of the 'G'.

While this is true the AHPRA and RACS would not care in the slightest whether Joel Smith should have been on the field or not, so such registration is not really relevant to such cases. Dave Mission's job would be a much more stressful and difficult job than that of the medicos as he is constantly making risk based judgements that are rarely clear cut.

Jako (if that is your real name), Dave Misson as Manager Elite Performance is accountable for the fitness and conditioning of our team. The Doctors, Physios, Fitness staff and Specialists outside the club are experts in their field but they are either general (club doctors) or narrow (physios, specialists) in their focus. Dave's role is to make risk based decisions which take into account the advice he is given by experts with the fitness, conditioning and fielding a team which can play the way Simon Goodwin wants to play to bring success. While Doctors may have high insurance cover they are not trained or qualified to make these decisions. Interestingly Bruce Reid with the EFC during the doping program came out unscaved despite being the club doctor and probably the best place person to advise on and ensure that harmful substances were not injected into players. When it comes to long term health, e.g. concussion, mental health, doping programs, I believe club doctors should have responsibility and report to the board. For injury management and conditioning the Elite Performance coach is the person.

His track record was keeping Sydney fit for two GF, of which they won one, and playing finals consistently and then taking St Kilda to two GF's a lnd consistent finals. Shocking track record.

Responsibilty also rests with the player to explain their symptoms and it is possible they did not do this.

The Physicians and Physiotherapists aren't responsible for performance and while they have technical expertise and provide advice are not qualified to assess the risks associated with determining the recovery, conditioning and fitness of players.

Agree with this. I can understand Shaun venting on social media if he'd tried discussing this with the club and git nowhere but if he's done this without any dialogue with the club then it's poor form. Sounds like a dad who's frustrated that his son is out injured.

I hope May is not 34 years old and from Baxter

McCartney "You're a c#$t" Goodwin "Go f$&k yourself, old wizard"

I though Trac played very well on Saturday and has been building nicely over the past few rounds but his set shot goal kicking is letting him down. I reckon he needs to practice kicking set shots while under water.

Agree with you on all but the last point. Knocking a beer out of someones hand at the footy should get you banned for at least a few matches. This said if the person has a mental disability and was being abused which led to their response then I think this would be mitigating factor in determining whether to ban the player. The MFC support should be banned, charged with assault, attend counselling and spend time with victims who's lives are permanently affected by being punched on the head. I don't support life bans for people who make poor choices if they cop their whack and learn from them.