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F111 wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:05 pm Win tomorrow and we're 3rd on the ladder!

I dare not even think about that.
In reflection, that 2 points could be very handy given our shit percentage.

Was that during the game or, God forgive, training

rockhole wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:23 pm Who gets to put the brakes on the Harley. After Caldwell’s job on the Bont, he would get my vote

HR Stats. 5 kicks 2 clearances. I don’t think we even tagged him!!?

Don’t want to break up the gang!! Coach reckons Caldwell will be OK.

Flog in the Herald have Dasher the top vote. He had a great game but not in Zerrett’s league. Plus he kicked 3!!
I reckon some of these pricks don’t even attend the games they are reporting.

I hate these games. Expectation to win but we have been known to drop these games or scrape home by a couple of goals. To butter the Toast by around six goals would be a pass mark in my book.

Who gets to put the brakes on the Harley. After Caldwell’s job on the Bont, he would get my vote

The last time I recall a discussion around this topic was whether to play Hurls back or forward. To my mind, anyone who could kick a 50m goal on his non preferred is wasted on the backline. Martin is one of those elite players that come along once in a decade if you are lucky. He would shine no matt...

What worried me the most was that he pulled out of a marking duel at a crucial part of the game.
If you really want to piss the coach off at any level of footy, this is best way of doing it.

The AFL invokes the “Turnstile” rule when assessing penalties. Above all else is the consideration “Is it going to affect the gate??? In fact, this consideration is at the heart of every decision the AFL makes. The Tribunal has been a joke for decades with the iron claw of the AFL influencing every ...

We have been crying out for tall players for several seasons.
I would keep the big lug in, as, like Andy Phillips, he can get in the road, spoil, and bring the ball to ground.
Like Dasher, he is struggling for form, but seriously, I cannot see him getting dropped.

5. Caldwell
4. Merrett
3. Durham
2. Martin
1. Gresham

Gotta love Sammy Durham. I really admire blokes who work their arse off to become good AFL players. I really barrack for the kid. Must say… I am impressed with Xavier Duursma thus far. Didn’t really rate him to begin with, but I thought he was excellent tonight. I’m surprised (obviously) by the win...

For 3 weeks running, no journo at the Age has selected us to win. And that is 40 journos!!!
Cannot recall that ever happening.

You have to question why we bother having a bail system.

Coach says concussion

Caldwell’s last quarter was epic esp. the sizzling pass to Stringer which won the game. Young Duursma’s game was impressive also. The thing that impressed me most was the attack on the ball in the last quarter. We were relentless in the packs and fought like wounded dogs to keep the ball in our forw...

With both bookends out and no height on the forward line, our small forwards will have to take up the slack big time.

I am assuming Draper will spend some time on the forward line to make up the deficit.

Sounds like a plan for young Harry.

One positive that has come out of the initial round is the apparent clamp down on blatant shoves in the back especially in marking duels. A couple of years ago, the appeared to be a softening of this rule and I could not understand what possible good could come of it, or why it was introduced. This ...