AFL Toast Rnd 4: Bombers tame the Lions

[Cold Sober]

Clarke will only get better, long time out. He will be Bells saviour.

 

[Beerfish]

Whispering_Jack's hangover tomorrow just got a bit more easier to deal with.

 

[mike14]

Parish and McGrath are beginning to look good in the midfield too. There disposal (especially under pressure) still needs work but they are moving to the right areas, starting to really read the play and starting to make smarter decisions

 

[VelvetSledge]

How about Redman!!

 

[jmoo wan]

that was the most stressful 57 point win i’ve ever been witness to.

 

[DA18]

How about all those ins!? My meltdown on Thursday night was completely inappropriate.

Thought the whole defence was good today. Ridley continues to impress me, excellent disposal.

Wonder what changes we will make this week? Myers May be the obvious one out.. who comes in?

 

[mike14]

It should be mandatory to have a 2:10 game at the MCG every round. It just feels 'right'.

Also, the AFL has to do something about the umpiring as it's somehow getting worse

 

[DapperJong]

Good win. The last half was mostly not that good and that’s a very big positive.

 

[Sporno 4 Pyros]

The only downside of this victory is that I won’t be able to resist giving money to the Murdoch empire tomorrow when I go to the newsagent see Walla on the front and back page of the Hun.

 

[VelvetSledge]

It should be mandatory to have a 2:10 game at the MCG every round. It just feels 'right'.

Also, the AFL has to do something about the umpiring as it's somehow getting worse

It’s laughably bad at this point

 

[Maddogm]

Also, the AFL has to do something about the umpiring as it's somehow getting worse

That's largely because the AFL has tried to do something about the umpiring. In particular tried to use the umpires to change the game into what it was like 40 years ago.

 

[citizen-erased]

That pressure in the middle was what we've been looking for. If we can sustain it, then we will live up to the hype.

Can't think we'll need too many changes.
Depends how Myers is going after the umps ignored the perfect example of why studs up was introduced
if Ambrose gets a week, Francis in.

Other than, its nice to think we dont need to look to the reserves for the 22 next week.

Tempting to give Clarke one more game to grow into some form, and we can weigh up who to drop for Joey on Anzac Day.

 

[citizen-erased]

It should be mandatory to have a 2:10 game at the MCG every round. It just feels 'right'.

Also, the AFL has to do something about the umpiring as it's somehow getting worse

2:10 games are awesome. would be happy to dominate the time slot too.

As for the umps, they were bad. Some soft ones our way.
Hodge slings and drives Heppells head into the turf - nothing
Hipwood slings McGrath - nothing
Hipwood studs up into Myers face - nothing

though i will say, i am liking that they dont call HTB when the player is tackled mid-kick and doesn't connect.
that was a stupid rule.

 

[blitzer]

One thing that hasn't had a lot of conversation so far but McGrath has been able to get among the goal scorers a few times this season and actually looks to have bloody good instincts around goal.

Reckon if we were ever short a small forward we could always shove him up there and he would acquit himself admirably. Not saying it should be a goal to develop him down there but I think as a break in case of emergency option it could be something we could use.

 

[Sanj48]

So it's now confirmed that we are better than West Coast?

 

[Red Black and Blue]

One thing that hasn't had a lot of conversation so far but McGrath has been able to get among the goal scorers a few times this season and actually looks to have bloody good instincts around goal.

Reckon if we were ever short a small forward we could always shove him up there and he would acquit himself admirably. Not saying it should be a goal to develop him down there but I think as a break in case of emergency option it could be something we could use.

Came to say this, think he could replace Baguley. Saad, McKenna and McGrath leaves us a little short down back, Redman and Ridley add much better flexibility and just as much drive.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

The only downside of this victory is that I won’t be able to resist giving money to the Murdoch empire tomorrow when I go to the newsagent see Walla on the front and back page of the Hun.

Won’t beat Winx

 

[Bigjobss]

Hooker is our left testicle.

Hooker is The Rocks left testicle!

 

[Kettles]

Thought he was better around the ground than TBC today.

My real and only disappointment watching the game live via VPN and Kayo in Philippines. TBC really should be doing a whole lot more. He looks to me like he’s just going through the motions, is slow, fumbles a lot, drops a lot of marks. FFS man, play with balls.

 

[pepsi]

Won’t beat Winx

Happy it was the last race and we don't have to hear about horse racing for a while!

 

[Cold Sober]

That's largely because the AFL has tried to do something about the umpiring. In particular tried to use the umpires to change the game into what it was like 40 years ago.

Mate, 40 years ago we never had to stick up with the crap we're getting served up nowadays.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Missed it completely. Go bombers! Tippa!

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Expecting thirteen for tippa against norf

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Goddamn it Whoosha, ******* terrible selections, what a disgrace. This ******* club

 

[srobbo]

Thoroughly enjoyed standing beer in hand in the AFL mems watching the Tippa show this arvo.

What after a scintillating team 1st qtr threatened to turn into a boring formality, Tippa took the show to next level.