Straight Sets Simon

My tip is from about 5th to 16th will be very close. Even for a side like Hawthorn, winning those two close games the past two weeks will be incredibly beneficial.

Again, this season is going to be the most even in a very long time.

The money is a factor but of the bookies know something the odds will reflect it.

I tipped Melbourne but I regret it.

I couldn't agree more. For the first time since 2010 I feel like we are in a genuine position to set ourselves up for a run at the top eight, but it hinges on the next two weeks.

If he leaves we will get a lot in return for a trade, not all bad.

Richmond bring me so much joy.

Damon Munt may get a mention if we lose.

A good start is crucial, we always seem to be playing catch up and when we do get in front we cannot go on with it.

Probably, let's assume!

Are we going to put anyone on Oxley this time?

Who was the doctor we gave the boot, Bates? We must have been sailing very close, just in case the 2011-2013 period couldn't get any worse.

Interesting choice, good luck to the kid!

He's guaranteed to kick six now, thanks.

Not relevant to this thread, but this is our third away game in a row. We are lucky in that two of them are still played at our home ground but it is interesting nonetheless.

What a zinger!

Tyson lacks intensity, that's his greatest weakness.

With Vince out surely vandenBerg gets a decent run in the middle. He must still be having ankle issues otherwise completely crazy for Roos to leave him in the forward line all this time.

It would take a lot for McGuire to sack Buckley. I've never rated Hardwick or the Richmond list.

Good recovery, but prefer he takes the marks.

Frost dropped a mark then fumbled the follow up. Watts had the ball running into our forward line in the third quarter and instead of kicking it deep went for a shallow pass that was turned over a resulted in a North goal. vandenBerg missing the sitter.

That mark was the best thing I've ever seen him do (especially as he was dropping sitters all day).

I can live with that not being a free kick, he did actually spoil the ball and Stretch wasn't too badly impeded. The kick from Bugg was the problem.

The thing is he was very lucky to not give away a fifty metre penalty, even though Waite did put mayo on it.

You know Dwayne Russell is a bad commentator when people refer to him in games he wasn't commentating in.