No-one standing on the line.

Umpires have lost the plot.

Dropped marks shouldn't be a turnover every time.

For the 2nd game in a row, all 14 sports journalists in The Age have picked us to win. It's a real worry. Sportsbet gives us $1.32 or something, Tigers longer odds. Weird. But if you believe tipsters have any influence on 23 young blokes, I worry for your sanity 😳😖 I always see it asa bad omen! 😉

For the 2nd game in a row, all 14 sports journalists in The Age have picked us to win. It's a real worry.

Horrendous turnovers

King does some weird things

So far, way too many aimless kicks out of defence onto the chest of Collingwood players.

Slowing the game down. Short passes. Turnovers. Playing into their hands.

Umpiring didn't affect the result but there were some truly surreal moments that made you completely uncertain as to might be coming next: Two totally unnecessary score reviews. One where everyone in the ground could see that it was a behind to GWS and couldn't possibly be anything else. The other w...

1971 Prelim. Beat Richmond on their home ground. Dared to dream then, too.

saynta wrote: ↑Thu 10 Aug 2023 11:08am

terry smith rules wrote: ↑Thu 10 Aug 2023 11:06am Of course they play St K FC

Good riddance.....sniper.

Just logged in to see whether there was a Cotchin thread with the intention of posting exactly this.

CURLY wrote: ↑Sat 08 Jul 2023 10:13pm Howard smothered after taking a mark has to be 50


May tackled throws the ball out as clear as you like Melbourne goal

It was a 50 every day of the week. Why was the free retaken from the same spot?

Clear throw by May.

WTF

Good athlete.

Very ordinary player.

Still is.

Dan Andrews apologised yesterday to all the children who were abused at Beaumaris Primary School in the '60s and '70s.

Many will recall that one on the children was Rod Owen.

I just wanted it noted. He was such a great player.

Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sat 10 Jun 2023 12:22pm New skill unlocked - get tackled - flop - hit head on ground - get free for dangerous tackle.

This.

Player can now risk suspension for tackling a player who already has forward momentum.

I had the TV muted and assumed that the constant replaying of the Butler tackle was about a debate over whether it was worth a free kick!

We were thrown off our normal game, snd scrapping to get back into it. Looked like a drop in confidence from early in the 3rd onwards. Port applied a lot of pressure, but there was a 'perceived pressure' element to it. No need for Battle to turn it over so close to goal, for example. Just settle, ha...

I just wanted to acknowledge Marcus' goal in the last quarter.

At his age, in that position, and at that important stage of the game, I thought it was a super effort. Really knocked Essendon for six.

Some shocking decisions. One or two our way. 5 or 6 their way. How the hell was that in the back against Clark?

I actually always liked Darryl.
Idiosyncratic kicking style!

Blake came into the team showing lots of promise. There was a lot to like.

Over time, he became slow and ponderous and telegraphed every move. In one of his last games for us, he had three successive kicks smothered because of this. Became a liability.

Just watched some Ed Sheeran footage on YouTube of the MCG concert Sorry but I just don’t get it. He’s a guy out there with a guitar jumping around playing to recorded music he has attracted that many people so I guess he is doing something right but I nearly fell asleep watching him Don’t get me w...

I would have been uncomfortably numb!