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Agree 100% with that comment. Should have included it in my post.

Reading their posts is like De Ja Vue all over again

Heard it all before so I couldn't even be bothered looking but the lack of numbers at our games is cause for concern, our long term viabilty and ability to compete. Having said that if we had the support and income streams of Collingwood and we were only as successful??? as they are I would be mightly pi**ed off.

So that's why you left early!!

Johnson - Not a defender Not so much an assessment as statement on where injuries and match ups have left us.

Nowhere in society is provocation accepted as a defence except evidentally by the AFL. Brains and Decency in the form of fair punishment were put on hold by the AFL to achieve an amicable and expedient outcome in both the Selwood and Headland cases. How do we get the message to the AFL that this is as unaccpetable as some forms of sledging? Booing would be one way.

Only blemish was a half hearted effort against McManus(?) in the second just before the worst kick in league football kneed him in the head. Hopefully he is OK for next week.

Well it didn't work very well then did it? Headland was booed because he shouldn't have been playing. Not his fault I know but who at the AFL would listen or care with the spin like they have put out this week. The booing got decidley louder when he gestured to his tattoo. After complaining last week he turns the tattoo into part of his on-field antics! Unbelieveable! Just a complete contradiction to what he should have done. A grade moron.

Back to YM's original post if you realise that Fremantle had something like 30 more interchanges than us today then that is your ability to run. When it comes to legs it is not a question of skill or effort. If there is nothing there then there is nothing there

Selwood should take action against those who called him a paedophile as it was a false and unwarranted conclusion. Unfortunately for him he has reaped what he sowed in so far as his name being tarnished and I think that relates to the fact that he made a sexual sledge not the context (whatever it was). He is simply the first player to be exposed for it.

classic Sertiously though I wish someone from the club would come out and say what is going on with Col. Have they lost his phone number?

I trust by support you mean you buy a membership. Do you live in Darwin? I'm sure you can think of endeavours which have been a greater waste of time. And yes they (we) were woeful.

I think we see the sort of supporter character you allude to on weekends like this where the supporter numbers drop away (besides the fact we are playing the worst supported interstate team). Some of my favourite footy going moments are when I have turned up after a run of losses or expected defeat and we have won or a new talent has debuted and played well or kicked their first goal. Those of little faith often miss these great moments. Graz. You should send this post to the club. It may be a good tonic, then again it may make no difference at all. Getting desperate!!!

This decision suspends reality. I think regardless of the facts (whatever version you believe) the AFL's intention through the tribunal has been to deal with this matter quickly and without upsetting the protraganists or clubs so there were no appeals or further bad publicity.

I wouldn't disagree with that but it depends how your team is going doesn't it? Forums such as this discuss current events and Selwood/Headland was a particularly unpleasant one. I proabably wasn't surprised how some people interpreted and extrapolated the events. It is often said along the lines of.....If you don't want bad news, don't open the papers!

Given the likelihood that a few more losses would see us unable to have anything but a minor part in September (if at all) I hope someone at the club can bite the bullet on getting Sylvia and Moloney rested or even operated on if required and they aren't just kept going in the hope we can squeeze a handful of games out of each. That would also give the inexperienced players more game time. Which round will we put the cue in the rack?

I am from the camp that just could never be bothered and it never bothered me so I'm not the best one to ask. It probably bothers me more as a bystander. Like some above I will concede that there are different opinions on this topic and we'll agree to disagree then!

Reality is irrelevant. It is not a topic to be joked about or addressed in a sledge. That is the point. And, no. But you were stupid enough to ask.

The alleged sledge encompasses this very issue. How can it not be relevant?

So you are comparing a 6 yo girl to a dog?

Cannot understand how the subject of this sledge is considered within the grounds of acceptability. Comparisons between factual events and intent and the location (sporting arena) are irrelevant in the context of decent behaviour unless we are trying to give comfort to paedophiles? And to save people asking, yes, I have played competitive sport and I am aware of the depths sledging can reach and far from having a high horse I consider myself as down to earth as any other a**hole on this forum.

And another thing.... I realise we are only a tenant at the 'G' but must we be subjected to replays of Geelong passages of play (goals) at half time and a ground announcer asking Geelong fans to "lap it up" at the end of the game. It realise it is hard to create an atmosphere in a half full MCG but are we afforded such a warm and fuzzy treament at Geelong? Maybe the AFL wants football to be sterile on and off the ground.

That is just plain wrong. No, he does not hit a target 100% of the time but his disposal today was on a par with all his team mates.

I'm a bit worried about suggestions that Aaron can fill the shoes of Robbo or Neita this weekend. Unfortunately I don't think we have any choice but to retain Aaron close to goals with these blokes out but I can only remember one game wher he has kicked 4 or more goals? I prefer the suggestion of playing him down back though far more than in the middle as some are suggesting. Think he would be far more effective down back than Yze.

Can't help but agree with these sentiments. We have quite a few players on our senior list who are yet to play a game for the MFC? It wasn't that long ago that Aaron Davey stepped straight into senior footy where he wasn't even rated as having AFL potential months earlier. The talls on our list may not have the same X factor but at some point we need to identify the next Neitz and Robbo.