MFC Fans Only Non-Demons AFL Discussion – 2025

[Crusty Demon]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. As bad as we get sometimes, thank f* we aren't St.Kilda. some rubbish performances this weekend by clubs.

 

[mrmonkey]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. As bad as we get sometimes, thank f* we aren't St.Kilda. some rubbish performances this weekend by clubs.

Didn't see the port game but Fremantle capitulation was embarrassing. Some really strange results.

 

[Dancing Potato]

St Kilda are still shit? Colour me shocked.

 

[Crusty Demon]

Didn't see the port game but Fremantle capitulation was embarrassing. Some really strange results.

Port and Freo are good sides. Strange. Maybe the Hinkley thing has gotten in their heads.

 

[dogs105]

Just wanted to say, I really like the workrate of ANB. Adds a lot to the team. Hope whoever you got with the pick works out for you.

 

[Headless]

I tipped West Coast.

 

[Headless]

Just wanted to say, I really like the workrate of ANB. Adds a lot to the team. Hope whoever you got with the pick works out for you.

We all loved ANB.

I've just decided to speak on behalf of all 95 Melbourne supporters in Australia, plus Topkent, but I think it's true.

Think you will, too.

 

[dogs105]

We all loved ANB.

I've just decided to speak on behalf of all 95 Melbourne supporters in Australia, plus Topkent, but I think it's true.

Think you will, too.

Cheers 'Less. Good luck for your season.

 

[MartinPrince]

Suns red jersey in the Perth sun on tv sucks. Would be much better with the logo yellow, like their scorebug

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

McQualter taking his learnings from Goody and applying them to West Coast well. 2.4.16 2 mins before half time.

 

[mrmonkey]

Suns red jersey in the Perth sun on tv sucks. Would be much better with the logo yellow, like their scorebug

The guernsey just sucks. The logo is a big improvement on the previous design and you can barely see it. I explained to the Mrs there's a logo there, took her a minute to finally see it. Typical corporate types not bothering with focus groups, because surely the fans would have given that guernsey the thumbs down.

 

[MartinPrince]

Yeah Gold coast dont need Kalani

 

[MartinPrince]

The guernsey just sucks. The logo is a big improvement on the previous design and you can barely see it. I explained to the Mrs there's a logo there, took her a minute to finally see it. Typical corporate types not bothering with focus groups, because surely the fans would have given that guernsey the thumbs down.

Yep very strange, I cant see how it attracts new fans particularly kids to support them. Imagine them winning a flag in it

 

[Topkent]

Archer got 3 weeks for a bloke headbutting his knee

This guy summed it up better than I could. This game will be an absolute joke in a few years from now. I really wish they'd just say what the end game is which is no contact

Yet despite the part Cleary played in the clash by going to ground, Archer has been slapped with a three-match suspension by match review officer Michael Christian. It was deemed to be careless conduct, severe impact and high contact. In a nutshell, this is absolute gobbledegook.

Firstly, of course the impact was severe. Both players played their role in ensuring that was the case. And Archer hardly escaped unscathed either as he was limping heavily for quite some time afterwards.

Secondly, yes, it was high contact, too. But to hold Archer completely responsible for that is nonsense. Why does Cleary have no onus in protecting himself in that situation? Why does all the responsibility fall on Archer’s shoulders? Because Cleary ended up more hurt?

And in what world was Archer acting in a careless manner? The kid was running after a loose ball and in a split second had to contend with an opponent dropping to the ground in order to collect the pill. An AI robot powered by a super computer wouldn’t be able to react that quickly to avoid hurting Cleary, let alone a creature of mere flesh and bone.

It’s a classic one plus one equals three situation from the MRO: someone got more hurt in a pure football collision, therefore the other person should pay the price.

This is nothing more than an arse-covering exercise by a paranoid AFL in an attempt to protect itself from future litigation by players afflicted by the long-term effects of concussion.

And as a result, the fabric of the game, little by little, continues to get eaten away. The sport is already vastly different to what it was 15 years ago. At this rate, in another 15 years, it might be unrecognisable completely.

Footy in its purest form is a 360-degree, high-velocity, ballistic, and therefore dangerous, contact sport. That’s what it is at its core. As a result, there simply has to still be room to allow for accidents to occur in such a chaotic environment. Players cannot be suspended just because they were the lucky ones to emerge from a collision in better shape than their opponent. It’s unfair, unjust and basically illogical.

Serious injuries are a fact of life in Aussie rules footy, and not just ones involving the brain. Everybody knows the risks involved. If players don’t like those risks, they don’t have to be AFL players. Nobody is forcing them into that profession. They’re perfectly welcome to choose another vocation and it would be totally understandable as well! Footy is not for the faint of heart.

But for the league to dramatically alter the nature of the sport in this way just because it is spooked by possible legal ramifications down the line is completely unwarranted and misguided.

As the custodian of the sport at the highest level that we all love so much, the AFL is doing everyone a disservice.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Archer got 3 weeks for a bloke headbutting his knee

This guy summed it up better than I could. This game will be an absolute joke in a few years from now. I really wish they'd just say what the end game is which is no contact

David King for Australian of the Year now just like I predicted.

 

[Bluelegs]

Archer got 3 weeks for a bloke headbutting his knee

This guy summed it up better than I could. This game will be an absolute joke in a few years from now. I really wish they'd just say what the end game is which is no contact

It's the same as the Kozzy one last year against Moore but even then they at least had the cover of 'he chose to bump'.

 

[markm106]

Not sure if this has been mentioned. But is it true we complained to the AFL about he Cats and their rather large salary cap. Apparently Clarry told the club how they were going to pay him. And whoever he told at the club nearly fell off their chair. Dogs and Giants caught wind and asked for the Smith and Cameron deals to be looked at also.

 

[stEdy]

Goody 4D chessing by sending Double Agent Clarence down to Rhys Stanley's farm to get the scoop on the Cat's financial fraud.

The bender at the Brownlow with Jamarra was all part of the ruse. Scott took the bait hook line and sinker.

Goody - 1, Scott - 0

 

[Bluelegs]

Just wanted to say, I really like the workrate of ANB. Adds a lot to the team. Hope whoever you got with the pick works out for you.

Hi dogs! Think we ended up giving it to Essendon along with a million other picks as part of the trade that got is Lindsay.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Goody 4D chessing by sending Double Agent Clarence down to Rhys Stanley's farm to get the scoop on the Cat's financial fraud.

The bender at the Brownlow with Jamarra was all part of the ruse. Scott took the bait hook line and sinker.

Goody - 1, Scott - 0

We get to hold the phone to make the call to the AFL.

 

[Praetorian]

Archer got 3 weeks for a bloke headbutting his knee

This guy summed it up better than I could. This game will be an absolute joke in a few years from now. I really wish they'd just say what the end game is which is no contact

Agree with all of those points, the blame has been shifted entirely to the player who escapes without head injury. There is no onus on players like Cleary to protect their own head, nor was there any sympathy afforded to the player that correctly kept his feet and almost ended up with a broken leg for his troubles.

The consequence for Cleary is a bad concussion, but clearly that is not enough to prevent players flying recklessly head first into contests.

How to stop players being idiots and putting themselves at risk? no idea... more rules for umpires/MRP to interpret is not the answer. But we could at least start by acknowledging that players have a degree of responsibility for protecting themselves, and that accidents happen in footy.

Archer should not be suspended