AFL Game Day Round 7

[whythelongface]

Wednesday, April 24
Richmond vs Melbourne - Melbourne Cricket Ground - 7:25pm *

Thursday, April 25
Essendon vs Collingwood - Melbourne Cricket Ground - 3:20pm *
GWS Giants vs Brisbane Lions - Manuka Oval - 7:30pm **

Friday, April 26
Port Adelaide vs St Kilda - Adelaide Oval - 7:40pm *

Saturday, April 27
North Melbourne vs Adelaide Crows - Blundstone Arena - 1:45pm **
Geelong Cats vs Carlton - Melbourne Cricket Ground - 4:35pm **
Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs - Optus Stadium - 7:30pm *

Sunday, April 28
Gold Coast Suns vs West Coast Eagles - Heritage Bank Stadium - 1:00pm **
Hawthorn vs Sydney Swans - Melbourne Cricket Ground - 4:00pm **

[whythelongface]

Pretty ugly first quarter Dees v Tigers

How was that not a holding the balll or insufficient intent to get rid of the ball against Gawn. Seems like you can pretend you have taken a mark and just lie there and umpires are sympathetic to that action

[azabob]

No greater sight than Steven May getting burnt upfield by a turn over and then throwing his arms up in the air complaining to his teammates!

[jeemak]

Great game between two great clubs right now. Absolutely packed house as well, probably a sell out, can't see an empty seat.

[Happy Days]

What is it about us that brings the absolute best out in the Dees? Why can’t we ever get them on one of these weeks?

[1eyedog]

Pre-packaged commentary.

[whythelongface]

What is it about us that brings the absolute best out in the Dees? Why can’t we ever get them on one of these weeks?

Was thinking the same. They are ordinary tonight. Is it the conditions?

[angelopetraglia]

They kicked the footy beautifully when we played them, tonight they can?t hit the side of a barn.

[jazzadogs]

Great game between two great clubs right now. Absolutely packed house as well, probably a sell out, can't see an empty seat.

And what a momentous authentic occasion, celebrating the night before Anzac Day. There is no bigger event in the calendar!

[jeemak]

Reckon it seemed pretty similar to how things pan out when we play them in the end.

[jeemak]

And what a momentous authentic occasion, celebrating the night before Anzac Day. There is no bigger event in the calendar!

ANZAC Eve is quickly turning into the second biggest event on the calendar behind ANZAC Day. It's so significant and such an honour to be kicking off such a significant round of football with two very proud clubs.

Look at everyone staying behind to recognise the significance of the post match ceremony. Great dedication from the supporters of two Victorian institutions.

[Grantysghost]

ANZAC Eve is quickly turning into the second biggest event on the calendar behind ANZAC Day. It's so significant and such an honour to be kicking off such a significant round of football with two very proud clubs.

Look at everyone staying behind to recognise the significance of the post match ceremony. Great dedication from the supporters of two Victorian institutions.

Surely we've got enough reverence in us to attend a dawn blockbuster?

[jeemak]

Surely we've got enough reverence in us to attend a dawn blockbuster?

The Toon playing at 0530 in the morning is as close as I'll get. And that's unlikely!

[Grantysghost]

The Toon playing at 0530 in the morning is as close as I'll get. And that's unlikely!
Selhurst Park too, tough place to go very parachiol down there in South London.

[azabob]

Bombers have started quick!!

Four goals in four minutes

[Happy Days]

I absolutely hate the hand around auto-free adjudication for holding in a marking contest.

[GVGjr]

Great contest. Perhaps a draw would be a fitting result.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Draw it is.

A lot of clangers in this game. Good contest tho.

[angelopetraglia]

Cracking game. Great contest. Some high quality moments but some brain fades under pressure too.

Billy Elliot. With a grab for the ages.

[angelopetraglia]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GL_kOxaaIAEwAMa?format=jpg&name=medium

[angelopetraglia]

Ben McKay is 202cm and Billy is on his head. Crazy mark.

[angelopetraglia]

Reverse angle. You can see the photographer Kleiny in the shot above with the small lens camera out as he is close. This was his shot.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GL_i4QnbgAA_Xn0?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

[EasternWest]

Reverse angle. You can see the photographer Kleiny in the shot above with the small lens camera out as he is close. This was his shot.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GL_i4QnbgAA_Xn0?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

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Makes me think of something equally ridiculous and sexy.

[ledge]

I think Mckay now takes over the nickname step ladder from Johnno

[Grantysghost]

All I see is the potential for concussion.

[ledge]

Noticed a lot of players not going back into a pack, players also letting players take marks instead of trying to get to the marking contest if it’s going to be close.

[GVGjr]

All I see is the potential for concussion.

Concussion is a huge challenge for the AFL but I wonder what percentage of concussions are because of high marks?
I hate to even suggest it but perhaps the competition will have to reluctantly accept some concussions will happen in otherwise fair marking attempts.

[Grantysghost]

Concussion is a huge challenge for the AFL but I wonder what percentage of concussions are because of high marks?
I hate to even suggest it but perhaps the competition will have to reluctantly accept some concussions will happen in otherwise fair marking attempts.
English got wiped out by a Naughton knee...

A famous prelim and the knee of Cordy.

I agree, if we remove it then we are buggered.

I'm waiting though.

[josie]

Giant?s Thompson looks 15 yo.

[josie]

Giant?s Thompson looks 15 yo.

H. Thomas (not Thompson).

[bornadog]

Surely questions must be asked about LIONS

[angelopetraglia]

Giants putting the Lions to the sword. Lions have no answer to how they are transitioning the ball out of the back half. GWS playing great running, attacking footy.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Giants putting the Lions to the sword. Lions have no answer to how they are transitioning the ball out of the back half. GWS playing great running, attacking footy.
We'lll have to be at our best v GWS.
They move the ball so well, our game

[Sedat]

Brisbane not getting any drive out of the ruck. They know what to do.

[G-Mo77]

Giants have a few out as well, this would have been a good week to get them. Brisbane are miles off right now.

[ledge]

GWS scare me , I put money on them to win the flag this year.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Giants putting the Lions to the sword. Lions have no answer to how they are transitioning the ball out of the back half. GWS playing great running, attacking footy.

Thomas' baby face belies his set shot goal kicking, so assured like Nathan Brown's.

[ledge]

I was listening to the radio the other day and they were commenting how the lions might have had their run , 5 years in finals and pre lims and not got a flag so maybe on the way down not up.

[ledge]

I like the idea of Dunkley leaving us and the side he went to ends up going down while we go up.

[josie]

I like the idea of Dunkley leaving us and the side he went to ends up going down while we go up.

Yes please.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Giants putting the Lions to the sword. Lions have no answer to how they are transitioning the ball out of the back half. GWS playing great running, attacking footy.

I don't often say this about any team but they really are a pleasure to watch.

[angelopetraglia]

Dunkley will probably request a trade. Again.

[angelopetraglia]

The Lions lost only 6 games last season. They halve already lost 5 in the first 7 games this season.

[mjp]

Dunkley will probably request a trade. Again.

Well, he was back in the ruck tonight, so...

[MrMahatma]

Well, he was back in the ruck tonight, so...

Ha! Saw that and thought the same. “How’s Dunks liking this? Essendon are playing well.”

[ledge]

Ha! Saw that and thought the same. “How’s Dunks liking this? Essendon are playing well.”

Omg if Essendon make finals and win one we won’t here the end of it for 20 years , I think I will follow the storm when that happens.

[ReLoad]

Omg if Essendon make finals and win one we won’t here the end of it for 20 years , I think I will follow the storm when that happens.

Bombers to finish fourth, play GWS in the first final, get spanked, then play us the week after and get pantsed at the MCG with weightman kicking 7. 5 from free kicks.

Straight sets, let the streak continue.

[EasternWest]

Dunkley will probably request a trade. Again.

I guess that depends on where his friend's cousin's barista has moved to.

[mjp]

Ha! Saw that and thought the same. ?How?s Dunks liking this? Essendon are playing well.?

Dunks is a good player. But if he was influenced to leave because he was spending time at half-forward and moments in the ruck, well...welcome to the new normal. Patrick Cripps did some ruck work for Carlton last week and he's a lot more critical to the blues than Dunks was to us (or is to Brisbane).

I still like to think his reasons were honorable (cold, hard cash!!!) but you never know.

[bornadog]

Dunks is a good player. But if he was influenced to leave because he was spending time at half-forward and moments in the ruck, well...welcome to the new normal. Patrick Cripps did some ruck work for Carlton last week and he's a lot more critical to the blues than Dunks was to us (or is to Brisbane).

I still like to think his reasons were honorable (cold, hard cash!!!) but you never know.

Cash for sure - in my opinion

[azabob]

Jake Stringer, never change.

Nails a goal 50m out on the boundary in the first quarter… a seriously seriously good goal….

30m out pretty much directly in front and misses to the near side…

[Sedat]

Our loss to Essendon probably needs to be reanalysed, in light of the fact that they only had one mulligan all season to date (against Port) and have been highly competitive in every other match this season. What they did to hold firm against Collingwood's onslaught 5 mins before half time, and then honestly be the better team for most of the 2nd half, was impressive.

We were definitely crap on that Friday night but perhaps not as crap as we all thought straight after.

[hujsh]

Our loss to Essendon probably needs to be reanalysed, in light of the fact that they only had one mulligan all season to date (against Port) and have been highly competitive in every other match this season. What they did to hold firm against Collingwood's onslaught 5 mins before half time, and then honestly be the better team for most of the 2nd half, was impressive.

We were definitely crap on that Friday night but perhaps not as crap as we all thought straight after.

For me it was less about the performance and more about that we lost to Essendon which is the worst loss we can have from a moral standpoint and it makes me the most sad. If we can't be genuinely good we have to at least beat them.

[Go_Dogs]

Our loss to Essendon probably needs to be reanalysed, in light of the fact that they only had one mulligan all season to date (against Port) and have been highly competitive in every other match this season. What they did to hold firm against Collingwood's onslaught 5 mins before half time, and then honestly be the better team for most of the 2nd half, was impressive.

We were definitely crap on that Friday night but perhaps not as crap as we all thought straight after.

Stop being rationale.

[mjp]

Our loss to Essendon probably needs to be reanalysed, in light of the fact that they only had one mulligan all season to date (against Port) and have been highly competitive in every other match this season. What they did to hold firm against Collingwood's onslaught 5 mins before half time, and then honestly be the better team for most of the 2nd half, was impressive.

We were definitely crap on that Friday night but perhaps not as crap as we all thought straight after.

I think expected score has us beating Essendon and Geelong and sitting in 4th place going into this week.

It has us above Geelong who would have lost to us and Adelaide had things gone 'as per the probabilities'...As they say, good teams kick goals.

[azabob]

I think expected score has us beating Essendon and Geelong and sitting in 4th place going into this week.

It has us above Geelong who would have lost to us and Adelaide had things gone 'as per the probabilities'...As they say, good teams kick goals.

You know it does.

It also has Weightmans goal kicking as a over average and VDM and JUH as well below average.

[jeemak]

I guess that depends on where his friend's cousin's barista has moved to.

Don't forget his friend's cousin's barista's family, and where they're located. They've been a wonderful support to him.

[angelopetraglia]

Our loss to Essendon probably needs to be reanalysed, in light of the fact that they only had one mulligan all season to date (against Port) and have been highly competitive in every other match this season. What they did to hold firm against Collingwood's onslaught 5 mins before half time, and then honestly be the better team for most of the 2nd half, was impressive.

We were definitely crap on that Friday night but perhaps not as crap as we all thought straight after.

They also kicked 15.6 that night. They kicked them from everythwhere. Straight kicking and some dubious umpiring kept them in the game early. We also had a couple of chances to put some serious scoreboard pressure on them and failed due to our own innacuracy or some terrible decisions going inside 50m.

They blew us away late, which was the dissapointing thing.

[ledge]

Wow these two teams are bad, how is Port in the 8?

[jeemak]

The out and out butt kissing of Ross Lyon on the broadcast (both Fox and ch7) has been nauseating.

Some of Sweet's follow up work has been pretty good tonight. With the help of Dixon they've been able to work a wounded Marshall over a little bit.

[ledge]

What’s with the stupid boards being held up ? Always thought it was silly but now it seems childish rubbish.

[angelopetraglia]

Free kick count.

Port 24
Saints 9

[ledge]

Free kick count.

Port 24
Saints 9

One of the Dickson ones was terrible and it probably sealed it

[Grantysghost]

Lyon's teams never score enough.

[jeemak]

Lyon's teams never score enough.

I get it seems that way but it's not down to Ross's coaching, rather, it's just the opposition seems to score a bit more than his teams do no matter how amazing his defence is.

He is a mastermind, I'd take that back if I was you.

[jeemak]

If Bevo behaved like Lyon did in a presser these days he'd get ripped.

"Not trying to be flippant"..........

"What do you reckon we were doing?"........

[angelopetraglia]

Ross a little prickly to begin with and then just flippant.

Agree. If Bevo did that, they would have a field day.

[Happy Days]

25-9 frees in a 10 point game, Lyon can say whatever he wants.

[Happy Days]

Begs the question, just how good are the Western Bulldogs?

[mjp]

Ross a little prickly to begin with and then just flippant.

Agree. If Bevo did that, they would have a field day.

Ross has built relationships with the 'main players' in the media though and they protect him/stand up for him. He HAS upset a few over the journey who fired shots when he was sacked by Freo...but in the main, he is protected by the 'club' because they like him.

Bevo has not gone out of his way to build relationships and when people come to his defence - in the way Luke Darcy and Ameet recently tried to - they just become further subjects of the anti Bevo crew.

I was glad the CEO stood up for the coach last week but the outcome from Cornes, Wilson et al was predictable...

[Grantysghost]

Ross has built relationships with the 'main players' in the media though and they protect him/stand up for him. He HAS upset a few over the journey who fired shots when he was sacked by Freo...but in the main, he is protected by the 'club' because they like him.

Bevo has not gone out of his way to build relationships and when people come to his defence - in the way Luke Darcy and Ameet recently tried to - they just become further subjects of the anti Bevo crew.

I was glad the CEO stood up for the coach last week but the outcome from Cornes, Wilson et al was predictable...
So wise... Harness them, bend them to where you want them its all part of the game.

Dont attack them physically in the toilets.

[EasternWest]

So, North still without a win? When do we play them? I certainly hope they've won prior to then.

[mighty_west]

Just on last nights game, has been confirmed that Sam Powell-Pepper has ruptured his ACL, he's a player that most love to hate but his hardness will be missed come finals time for Port.

[GVGjr]

Just on last nights game, has been confirmed that Sam Powell-Pepper has ruptured his ACL, he's a player that most love to hate but his hardness will be missed come finals time for Port.

Everyone initially loved his vigor and attack on the game but he never really learned to get a lot better. Shame about his ACL injury.

[azabob]

Cats are taking their chances early three goals straight; against the Blues, who are one goal; four behinds.

[azabob]

Carlton dominating stoppages but cannot put the score on the board. 2 goals, 7 behinds and 1 OOTF.

Entertaining game to watch.

[Grantysghost]

So, North still without a win? When do we play them? I certainly hope they've won prior to then.
They sing the song if the margin is under 100

[azabob]

Geelong have again got a behind over rule to a mark on the goal line - and they get a goal.

[jazzadogs]

Geelong have again got a behind over rule to a mark on the goal line - and they get a goal.

After Lewis Young was super strong in the contest.

[azabob]

After Lewis Young was super strong in the contest.

Young doing Young things

[azabob]

Geelong have again got a behind over rule to a mark on the goal line - and they get a goal.

Geelong have again had a brilliant run with the umpires.

[mjp]

Well, Cats doing cat things right now. Carlton far too careless with the footy.

[azabob]

Well, Cats doing cat things right now. Carlton far too careless with the footy.

Carlton have kicked three goals in under two minutes. Unbelievable

[chef]

Cracking game. Two top 4 teams going at it.

[azabob]

Jeremey Cameron with the sealer.

Five goals…

[Mofra]

Geelong's forwardline is incredible.
It's not just the best in the comp, it might be the best in the comp for the last decade.

[angelopetraglia]

Is Chris Scott is that superior to every other coach? Blues have lost the same way we lose every single time to them. Cats way too efficient. Lose inside 50s by 20 and get smashed in the middle.

Yet they win with their structure and ability to slingshot. But it?s the same way they win all the time. It ain?t new.

Why can?t the other 17 coaches in the comp work out a way to beat Scott?s system?

[josie]

Can?t believe I?m saying this but I?m not loathing Cameron as much. He seems like a nice bloke and he is one hell of a good player.

Geelong looking scarily unbeatable. GWS vs Cats will be a beaut game, when ever & wherever that is.

[Topdog]

Is Chris Scott is that superior to every other coach? Blues have lost the same way we lose every single time to them. Cats way too efficient. Lose inside 50s by 20 and get smashed in the middle.

Yet they win with their structure and ability to slingshot. But it?s the same way they win all the time. It ain?t new.

Why can?t the other 17 coaches in the comp work out a way to beat Scott?s system?

Or do most think that the system doesnt hold up in September?

[angelopetraglia]

Or do most think that the system doesnt hold up in September?

Held up OK in 2022. They also made the GF in 2020.

[bornadog]

Held up OK in 2022. They also made the GF in 2020.
We were only 4 points off beating them

[angelopetraglia]

We were only 4 points off beating them

But we didn't win. They are like robots. They just get the job done every single week. They know how to win, we don't. Massive difference between a W and L.

[azabob]

We were only 4 points off beating them

But we never really looked like beating them. They held us at arm length all night.

[ledge]

Watching the hawks, they could do with Fergus Greene now.