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Changes vs Port

Harry

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Mar 2, 2003
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In Lynch Balta Pickett Stack Cumberland

Out Castagna Ross Edwards Tarrant MJ
 
In Lynch (if fit), Ryan (2nd ruck), Pickett, Balta (if fit), Lambert (if fit)

Out Soldo, Castagna, Ross, Tarrant,

The 5th out for Lambert I'm not sure about, probably either Shedda (who was ok, but could play as sub) or Hugo but I thought both were pretty good, but if Lambo is ready to go, he has to play. He makes us so much better.
 
Seriously..I have lost interest.
The line has been crossed .

AFL is now entertainment theatre with scripted outcomes.

It is insulting to football fans and in my view a reflection of current agenda nonsense and superficial behaviour with a lack of genuine honesty.

I am disgusted by recent outcomes and will now follow Storm.
AFL can keep their contrived crap.
 
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In Lynch (if fit), Ryan (2nd ruck), Pickett, Balta (if fit), Lambert (if fit)

Out Soldo, Castagna, Ross, Tarrant,

The 5th out for Lambert I'm not sure about, probably either Shedda (who was ok, but could play as sub) or Hugo but I thought both were pretty good, but if Lambo is ready to go, he has to play. He makes us so much better.
I doubt we’ll see Lambo until much later in the season if at all.
Dimma’s comments about Lambo saying “I think I’m done” sounded to me like a bloke who knew his career is over
 
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vs Port
Grimes Balta Broad
DRioli Vlastuin Baker
Pickett Cotchin McIntosh
Stack Bolton MRioli
Gibcus Riewoldt Martin

Nank Short Graham
Soldo Prestia Edwards Ralphsmith
 
In Balta Pickett Dow Stack/cumberland/clarke
Out Edwards George(mike) Ross Soldo

Is 8 talls too much? Can Balta play as second ruck from the backline?
We clearly need more pace/run
 
Seriously..I have lost interest.
The line has been crossed .

AFL is now entertainment theatre with scripted outcomes.

It is insulting to football fans and in my view a reflection of current agenda nonsense and superficial behaviour with a lack of genuine honesty.

I am disgusted by recent outcomes and will now follow Storm.
AFL can keep their contrived crap.
Seriously,you need to re think.If after this blip in the radar you intend to watch neanderthals try to play sport go ahead.
 
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Seriously,you need to re think.If after this blip in the radar you intend to watch neanderthals try to play sport go ahead.
At least it is genuine and not a contrived and fabricated result.
 
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Seriously,you need to re think.If after this blip in the radar you intend to watch neanderthals try to play sport go ahead.
PS
. I love the Tigers and have followed them through good and bad times for 55 years.
I was at the MCG to Save our Skin..
We had 8000 members at that time.
I hate AFL 2022.
 
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. I love the Tigers and have followed them through good and bad times for 55 years.
I was at the MCG to Save our Skin..
We had 8000 members at that time.
I hate AFL 2022.
It is that very fact you were there at SOS you need to hang in and keep the faith. I was there also shaking cans and the rest,Do not let those fleas at AFL bite you.One thing for sure the Tiges will outlast any toe rag that currently sits on the board.Storm my arse!
 
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. I love the Tigers and have followed them through good and bad times for 55 years.
I was at the MCG to Save our Skin..
We had 8000 members at that time.
I hate AFL 2022.
I've followed the club since the early 70s too. But big chunks of time not being in Australia, not being in Melbourne, not being into footy. Off and on being a member. I feel fresh I'm in NSW now so away from the spotlight.
VFL's been mucking around with rules since year dot. I liked one umpire. I was interested in the whole Whately state of the game changes. It seemed thorough but then they introduced them without trialling them and they didn't have the expected results I knew that capricious rule changing is just something I'd have to deal with 666, Stand, 50s for dissent. I'm from the era where the only stat was goal kicking. I couldn't care about free kick differential. The club is on the wrong side of some stats. If our admin aren't worried about it then thats good enough for me. Dimma, Cotch, Balme Peggy and Benny are saints to me. Saved our club. Made it respected.
The dissent 50m penalty is harsh but if it filters down to lower levels too. Then we might avert a crisis in umpire numbers. (2 field umps around here. Usually no boundary umps so they ball it up instead of boundary throw ins)
Watching the Richmond in the AFLW broadens my perspective too. Have a break from footy for a year.
INS Lynch, Pickett, Balta. OUTS: Soldo, HRS/Ross, Kmac/George
 
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The law of unintended consequence has hit the umpiring fraternity very hard. More stupid rules like Stand and don't remonstrate has put the men in flouro in the spotlight more than ever. Too many frees. Too many umpires. A wise man said all games should be umpired in the spirit of a grand final. Pay the obvious frees and don't try to make the Razor Ray types the centre of attention.
 
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How about not giving stupid 50M penalties away for petulance
In fairness they are only doing what they have been instructed. Apparently a lot of the senior umpires don’t like it either.
 
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