Earl Hood

Number 2 - In a marking duel What is the rule when the player caught behind just grabs the player in front and throws him aside to take the mark? It was deemed legit today except when Dunne tried to move Sandilands aside but couldnt and was pinged for holding? As for number 3 yes it should be a free but they rarely pay shepherding when it is a forward blocking a spoiler from touching a ball on the goal line. Do it anywhere else on the field and you get pinged. And the 50 meter ruling was an absolute pizzer There is a lack of logic in the way the game is adjudicated at times.

That 50 given to Freo was a gem. Never seen that before, so if you get a free now just run back fast at the nearest opposition player and claim interference! If you don't mind umpire!

We are being fyfed in the centre clearances

Yes thought that one myself. The leadership team emulating their hothead coach in the same week. If someone is in your face just lash out.

Day-O Day-O Daylight come and me wanna go home! Enough Bananas for you guys?

Rusty if I was running the AFL I would be happy for the Dorks to lose these two for three weeks plus so we can get some equalisation going. Because the clubs and the Commission are hopeless in that area this is our only hope. This extended domination by the Dorks and other top teams will cost the competition over time in my opinion.

As we know only when it suits them.

You say warriors, I say bullies. But yes they are scary.

Chook they somehow deemed Merrett to be going for the ball. I can't see Lewis putting up the same defence and having credibility. He came in sideways and late but I am sure they will try it on. Goldstein has an eye not a squashed nose, the only difference is where contact happened.

If Lewis gets one week I am giving it up. He has no defence, high contact intentional and high impact surely that is two with a guilty plea. But then it is the Dorks.

Actually an interesting aspect to Hodges over reaction to Swallow, it happened in a footy match, on a grass field and against a very fit victim. The consequences are thus reduced. It should be adjudicated on the consequences that could have happened. Elsewhere it could be termed a cowards punch.

As I said elsewhere Harford is on the MRP expect maximum leniency.

With all respect bj. The issue here for me is how we got to talking about bananas. DC and myself were happily discussing Alexander Downer's Indian odyssey or was that another Alexander, anyway that doesn't matter, then DFrog takes over the night shift from WA and starts talking about Chinese bananas! I think the main issue here is we are not doing proper handovers to the night shift in WA. I used to have this problem at work when I worked in operations. Shift change overs are all important. Of course no matter what we do it may all be wasted on DeeFrog. He does seem obsessed with bananas.

This will test the MRP isn't Daniel Harford the main man? Lewis might use the Merrett vs Pedersen precedent. You know the one where you are going for the ball but accidentally smash a blokes nose all over his face while he is unprotected going for a mark. Hodge/Harford will plead low impact but really a wild swing to the head could have resulted in much worse. I hope North's medical team lodges an exaggerated medical report much like The Crows did to us when Trengove got 3!

I am opting for Monty Python, I know I have seen it many times before but I have also seen the Hawthorn script a million times over. The usual suspects keep winning the contests, good footballers just sick to death of watching them win.

Alexander Downer, didn't know he had a posting to India, thought he was High Commissioner in London or something.

Hey tonight's game is boring, what's happening Dudes?

Yawwnnn!!!

Oh yes I now understand. I have always lamented the fall of the Western Roman Empire myself. Cruel yes but always fair, they didn't play favourites. If only they had managed to deal with Christianity at its birth we would still be able to pay homage to hundreds of gods for every cause without having to change our moral behaviour. My favourite when I was travelling through modern Turkey was an ancient Roman site near Pamukale where Roman pilgrims travelled to have sex orgies in celebration of the goddess of love. I mean I could have been very religious back then. But then the bloody Christian fun crampers showed up!!

Hey hold on DC Flavia was a lover of Domitian who spent his time persecuting Christians, where did the Popes come into it? If there were any in those early days of the Church.

From what I have seen he has a weakness outside the off stump and is susceptible to the short rising ball coming into the body. Those shortcomings will be exploited ruthlessly at AFL level. I think we pass.

DC Funny you should mention the Queen. I share my birthdate with Her Majesty's actual birthday, 21 April. Different year of birth of course. God Bless Her!

Me too Dee eee. Had my birthday last week, a significant one with a zero in it and not a word from you guys! I'll get over it eventually.

If he is on the Dorks list I am sure he is a gun. Won a Liston medal I think. He seems to have the attributes required. In any normal circumstance he would leave the Dorks for better opportunities elsewhere but it rarely happens to them. They are all playing for peanuts over there it seems but are happy to stick around even if they can't get a game.

Indonesia, after today I am over You. By you I mean their elite political and religious leaders who let us be honest hate our guts. I am not talking about the average Indonesian person here. We have had our differences over the years yes. But it has always been one way, their way, in my opinion. Balibo 5, East Timor atrocities, West Papua atrocities, Bali Bombings. We give them aid for armed forces, and disasters. Yes we [censored] them off with the asylum seeker, boat issue but that did not impact on them materially just on their reputation. Their machismo? Let us just agree we have differences and we go our own way. Limited interaction is best, withdraw any aid. And let us take this opportunity to do some good and take a lead in the UN to shine alight on West Papua and the Indonesian atrocities that are occurring there. Their military are more corrupt than most, involved in illegal logging, land grabs, people smuggling and whatever else you can think of. And to think we I've their military aid!