Straight Sets Simon

No thanks.

29 scoring shots to 12 in the last game and yet we were a chance in the last quarter, amazing.

Kicking at this stage is based on holding down a button, the longer you hold it down the further you kick it. However, like old golf games it reaches a maximum (power bar) and then starts to go back down if you hold it too long. Marking is based on how "high" (remember that it is a 2D game) the ball is in the air when the player collides with the ball. I have included individual marking attributes so good markers of the ball can mark it when the ball is higher in the air as compared to players who are not so good at marking. The way I have built the game so far I have factored in other attributes so that hopefully you can develop and improve a team based on speed, marking (as mentioned) and kicking accuracy. Becuase this game is quite complex (especially the player AI) I'm finding that I'm getting framerate issues so I've had to go back and clean things up a bit and that's without having AI in all the players yet so fingers crossed I can make it all work.

I'm not against trading Trengove and Toumpas and in return picking up some quicker players.

Brett Anderson is a passionate Melbourne supporter so he knows what he is talking about.

Probably not as good but similar idea.

Deserves a nine-year contract the way he is playing.

Exactly. The concept is hardly original in that there are lot sof top-down style sports games, but I just wanted to apply to Australian Rules football. The challenge as always is finding that balance between simplicity, performance and high detail. Also, making the AI for the players has been a lot of work and I'm only a fraction of the way completed with this as there is so much refining along the way to improve the game or improve performance and frame rates.

Not yet, full testing is still a while off.

In my spare time I make games for mobile phones and I've started making an Australian Rules football inspired game and I just wanted to get some feedback from people to see if you think it's a good idea or a complete waste of time.

Derm couldn't tell the difference, even with different numbers on the back and Barry was wearing long sleeves.

I really liked Matt Jones early in the year but that kick across the face of goal on the weekend was nothing short of putrid.

When Scott Thompson requested to leave it left a huge hole in the list and whilst he wasn't as good as Thompson, he was a good replacement and certainly gave his all for the club.

Roos knows he will get slammed by everyone if there is a photo of him with a red vest on.

I know he had a quiet game but JKH must stay in.

It wasn't a bad pick, things (including Jurrah himself) changed.

Scott Lucas is very good on the radio, I like listening to him a lot.

British and American sports commentators act like true professionals, Australian sports commentators act like amateur entertainers.

Jetta. Should be All Australian.

Frawley does all the hard work in a contest then forgets to try and mark the ball.

That could be a career killer for Matt Jones.

Not too high on Jetta?

Now Derm is name dropping.

Dumb play by Cross to play-on to Vince who was always going to be forced to run in on an angle. I blame the "tanking" in 2009 for it.

Watts again. I watched him just drift down to the defensive fifty, trips over and Smith runs into an open goal.