Review thread 2023 round 5 - Ess def Melb 104-77

As well as suspensions and fines, AFL needs to also start paying holding the ball.

Players feel like they have to drag the player to the ground, otherwise no free kick gets paid. They started throwing them down in tackles because the AFL stopped paying ball and gave more time to make an attempt at getting rid of it.

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The MRO is a rat so it’s probably a week.

2017 Alpha Crucis Shiraz.

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Merrett will get a week because he plays for Essendon. Anyone else it’s a fine.

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Replace the second asterisk with a swear word aimed at Essendon.

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of course its not worth a week. but they are so hot on it, that they will be licking their lips

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Lessens the pain of having a grandfather that did favours for hawthorn players.

Saucy!

Least he’ll be fresh for Geelong game.

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ONE WEEK

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Watching the replay, I just want to reiterate what an absolute skid mark Hudson is.

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Michael Christian is best mates with Craig Kelly, Jake Kelly’s father - so there is an Essendon connection there. :sweat_smile:

Plus Brad Scott worked with these guys at the AFL for three years. So maybe they will be nice…

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The most pleasing thing is the chasing and smothering of kicks it shows a different mindset than previous years which i think is massive.

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I noticed a few times that when one of our boys was in the middle of the Melbourne players trying to handball to each other the desperation to jump up with hands out in the air like they were doing a starfish trying to stop the ball. Caldwell did it a few times from memory. It stood out to me for sure.

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Just found myself staring at this for 2 mins.

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Ahh. Someone else can do learnings. We can do winnings. Sounds good to me.

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All the talk/hype has been about the Crows over the last few days yet we’re a win and percentage above them despite coming into the season with similarly low expectations.

Hope it continues.

If you’d told me we’d be one win and 10% above the Crows after five rounds, I’d have gone…yep, sounds about right.

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Yeah… but they are going to win 3 of the next 5 premierships though. Didn’t you know?

Not with that midfield, they’re not.

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Lost it at selection again

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