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Injector board is glorious
Always liked him. Always saw him as a forward
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Me too, never really got why we kept playing him in defence.
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Don't really watch many of the other games all the way through but I watched the Suns v Pies last night. Great game - the commentators certainly seem to think that Bobby Hill must be the greatest small fwd of all times.
Pity they don't share that love around
Pity they don't share that love around
Bobby Hill and Jack Higgins AFL Stats Comparison
Bobby Hill and Jack Higgins AFL Stats Comparison.
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Just marvellous what happened to Essendon at the 'G! Never been happier to see Geelong win, and never been more proud of the umpires 
The scenes if the Bombers choke their way out of Finals yet again! We live in hope.
The scenes if the Bombers choke their way out of Finals yet again! We live in hope.
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Higgins doesn't get the respect he deserves.
It was mentioned multiple times in the HS when talking about Stengle that he'd be an upgrade on Higgins. They just didn't mention Higgins matches Stengle in every category.
The Richo effect
Also played Sharman in defence for a bit.
We played him forward.
Sometimes he'd get 2 goals.
Mostly he got 1 or none.
Sometimes he played a full game and got 3 or 4 disposals.
This year he's been incredible, because he strung together 3 two goal games and a 4.
He's still had a 4 disposal zero goal game.
Maybe its better supply from the midfield.
I said I was not a fan of the use of knees a few years ago. A poster who doesn’t seem to be around now called me a ‘something idiot’. Interesting that Moore has collected another victim. Witts has a fractured vertebrae.
I am a bit gun shy of it as a guy at my school died of internal injuries after a game of rugby quite a few years ago. I think where a player comes from a fair way back and drives his knee through an opponent it is not necessary. From close range, rucking for example, it isn’t quite same. Or in a fairly stationary pack. The Petracca one was possibly a bit different. Not sure.
It will take another very serious injury for it be be more looked at. It’s about the only way now left that a player can legitimately injure another player. Was Moore doing that? He gets the benefit of the doubt. Media very quiet. Collingwood?
I know this inflames opinions. But I’m not a fan of the knee coming in at that speed. Absolutely lethal. Petracca’s injuries were likened to a car crash. Witts a big tough unit. If he did that to Collard I hate to think what might happen.
I’ll put my hard hat on.
I am a bit gun shy of it as a guy at my school died of internal injuries after a game of rugby quite a few years ago. I think where a player comes from a fair way back and drives his knee through an opponent it is not necessary. From close range, rucking for example, it isn’t quite same. Or in a fairly stationary pack. The Petracca one was possibly a bit different. Not sure.
It will take another very serious injury for it be be more looked at. It’s about the only way now left that a player can legitimately injure another player. Was Moore doing that? He gets the benefit of the doubt. Media very quiet. Collingwood?
I know this inflames opinions. But I’m not a fan of the knee coming in at that speed. Absolutely lethal. Petracca’s injuries were likened to a car crash. Witts a big tough unit. If he did that to Collard I hate to think what might happen.
I’ll put my hard hat on.
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I have watched both incidents multiple times and from an opposition perspective and a hater of all things Collingwood you kind of hope to find an inkling that Moore was absolutely deliberately in his action .... trying to hurt Petracca & Witts ... but alas when you watch him jump he is purely contesting a ball and jumping with his knee raised in a natural position that you see hundreds/thousands of times each year ... without malice or intent to injury
In fact in both incidents the contact seemed fleeting and innocuous ... hardly him ploughing his knee through their backs or sides
It's been part of the game forever ...and will continue to be
In fact in both incidents the contact seemed fleeting and innocuous ... hardly him ploughing his knee through their backs or sides
It's been part of the game forever ...and will continue to be
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I didn’t see the Petracca one live. But I was watching the Witts one. I immediately thought he had hurt him pretty badly. I know this is a polarising topic. I am probably in the minority. But I still think he can jump and spoil without the knee still driving in. Let’s wait for the next one.
Just to clarify. It is not easy to differentiate. I’m not talking about when a player is trying to take a speccy. Riding up on the pack, or leaping more vertically. It’s the driving though the guy. Usually parked under the ball. Probably more in a spoiling attempt.
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I think I would prefer Petracca and Witts playing next week.
Raised knees can be added to duty of care. That will reduce incidents and don’t have a huge impact in the overall game.
Far easier to clean up than accidental head contact.
Sure , and the inherent risk goes up if everyone jumps about with their knees and elbows out.
We got rid of the chicken wing long ago.
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Wasn’t Caldwell someone we almost got? Turned our attention to Crouch instead. Who was terrific. But probably the long term play was Caldwell. Hindsight of course. Caldwell looks the business.
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From memory we were close but he nominated Essendon. Saints fan too. Turns out that stuff doesn’t matter to some players.
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We were trying to get him but signed Crouch as well which would have pushed him further down the mids.
I reckon there's intent
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A great win for Essendon knocking off Collingwood at the MCG.
I remember us doing that back in Round 2, that seems like a long time ago now.
I traded him into my Supercoach team so that's some consolation, it's a pity we couldn't trade him into the Saints team though.
I remember us doing that back in Round 2, that seems like a long time ago now.
I traded him into my Supercoach team so that's some consolation, it's a pity we couldn't trade him into the Saints team though.
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If I remember correctly, we had Caldwell on the hook, ready to come down after agreeing to terms. And then we snared Brad Crouch and tried to reduce the terms of Caldwell's offer due to our lessened desperation, and he walked away disgusted, and now it is a proud Bomber who ridicules Saints players when they talk about their special commemorative jumpers, so I think that ship has sailed. Shame really.
