if you are going to change the rushed behindmake it they cannot kick in until the flags are waved - the old rule. Don't chnage the scoring or penalise a possession as too subjective, at least this way if it is wrong then the only penalty is time and you still have the ball

I find it strange the amount of expectation placed on 1st year players by supporters in regard to what they will contribute in year 1. No other football code in the world has as many 18 year olds come in to the system and expect contributions straight away. Rugby League - Generally debut older than ...

Would Sydney look at 2nd rounder plus Jarred Allen for ROK? I cannot see where Allen fits with us if Kosi is FF / Ruck and McEvoy long term appears to be able to do a similar role.

Geelong just did a north. Game was theirs to grabinthe second 1/4 , let the hawks hang around and ended up getting smashed.

Was Mooney's game almost a mirror of on B Hall a couple years ago.
You can be tough physically but mental giants defintely not

This time of the year seems to have the gossip flying re trades. Names pop up, especially if your last game was poor and others from other clubs suddenly become great or clibs become dumb. My thoughts: Kosi- unlikely to be traded. You do not get rid of 25 year old 6 foot 6 players who can take a con...

Whiel changes are required it must be remembered that depth is also required. It is no use delisting say a fiora and replacing him with a pick 70 odd who will spend 2 years in res and may never play an AFL game. While for some time is up there is no benefit to go to over the top as we will be even s...

I think about a 7 out of 10 is a fair score for the year, 5-10 for 1st half and 8.5-10 for the second half. Clearly a step behind top 2 teams. Last night clearly showed we lack a hard man or 2 in the mid field. In 04/05 we had Powell who could go into the middle and lay some physical pressure , espe...

While Buddy is a freak and may cause significant anxst on the weekend there are many others which control supply who in some ways are more important than Buddy. Sewell , Bateman, are 2 that get under everyones guard. Sewell will go to hayes, but he wins his own ball and hurts opposition so we must b...

Don't forget against Hawthorn last time, Ross Lyon picked the extra "runner" ... went with a faster and pacier side ... it worked. No reason to replace Allen with a tall this week IMO. Roughead - S. Fisher Franklin - Hudghton R. Campbell (when forward) - Blake Williams - Gilbert (was good...

Assuming sides as selected ( i do not think Ball or Presti will play) here could be some matchups: F:Milne, Kosi , Schnieder B:O'Brien, Preti(Wakelin) Clarke HF: Gwilt, Reiwoldt, Jones HB: Goldsack, Brown, Maxwell C: Mont, Hayes, Goddard C: Cox, Burns, O'Bree HB:Gram (tag on Leon), fisher, R Clarke ...

If any changes are made this week the player we bring in really needs to have the potential to have an impact , ala Gwilt in Adelaide in a one off performace. Fiora & Birrs will be solid players but not win us the game . M Gardiner is Ruck only never was or will be a FF. I think C Gardiner out a...

Thanks for that, I just remember yelling to get back while his head was dropped.

As much as Coll v StK was a test of Coll character this will be our test. Kangaroos collapsed after losing to Geelong we MUST show we are better than that

what is the BF forum?

Geelong were too good today. i have not seena team score so efficiently off turnovers as Geelong and our turnovers were terrible. Sure the Milne decision didn't help but if they kick straight in 1st qtr we are shot. Not happy about the couple pats on the bm to Geelong players in qtr 1 for incidental...

Brereton defintely did , did well too

Would think like many X for Demspter. May be tempted to go MQ for Eddy and another tagger off the bench v Eddy a link man and forward pressure player. Will be interesting though. Fiora missed last week so needs a game , like x the week before . Fisher a little slow against Geelong, may have com eino...

Defence Hudghton - Johnson Blake - Mooney Gilbert - Lonergan S.Fisher - Stokes L.Fisher? - Chapman Raph loose Taggers/negating forward Birss - Selwood McQualter - Ablett Gwilt - Mackie Geelong defensive match ups Ling - Dal Santo Scarlett - Koschitzke Taylor - Riewoldt Milburn - C.Gardiner Hunt - M...

In: Ball ( hopefully) X Clarke Out: Dempster, Eddy? Tough call on Eddy but not really any other obvious one. Interestingly McQaulter could come into the equation with Dempster gone as may lack a tagger in the middle. Bartel / Hayes ( may help break Ling Tag) Ablett/ ? no tagger really Ling/ Goddard ...

At the start of the weekend 5th looked like a great spot but with results , esp North we really need the dogs to win now or else week 2 we could be heading to Adelaide. Dogs to win as they need to get some momentum after a very ordinary month, Porpus to do shoulder before half time. StKilda to beat ...

with coll losing they are likely to play interstate so will be sat night and us sunday, but mayb at g

Interesting to read a quote in the Age today from Armitage re Ross Lyon's plan with young players -basically that he sees it as a 4 year process for most young players to become regular Senior players. I personally like that strategy and we just need opt be patient. Haw in the late 80's di this ( i ...

Huge question of character. Not sure our need ( ala Gardiner) is that great to remove the character and how he owuld fit in with the team with regard to Lovett

Seaby is a slightly better version of Ackland. No thanks- This guy played a game this year and had 1 possession as a ruckman?

No need to continue to recycle other rubbish - Rucks: King, Kosi , Gardiner McEvoy - good mix of experience , mid career and youth

Most years would be worth a 2nd round pick but with GC17 this yeras picks are more important than ever before. I would like him as he gives us depth in the midfield which we seem to lack and has an ability to find the ball. What do we give up - Perhaps Allen (mooney won't be there for ever?) and 4th...

5th or 8th long term on the basis of being able to stay in Melb as you will then avoid Geelong until the GF. win 2 and will prob finish 6 or 7 which makes it a little difficult and possibly play Adel or syd in Melb (depending on other results) Saints to win 2 WB def Adel Coll Def Freo Syd Def Bris 5...