The Other Games

[Sandridge]

Deja, where are you? We need your assessment of the other games this round, please.

I personally aren't bothered about the actual results this round because WE BEAT CARLTON!!

But I'm greatly looking forward to relaxing and watching the other games, content in the knowledge that we already banked 4 points when WE BEAT CARLTON!!

[dejavoodoo44]

Deja, where are you? We need your assessment of the other games this round, please.

I personally aren't bothered about the actual results this round because WE BEAT CARLTON!!

But I'm greatly looking forward to relaxing and watching the other games, content in the knowledge that we already banked 4 points when WE BEAT CARLTON!!

My aging brain totally forgot that starting this thread is something that I usually do, until I just switched on the Suns v Geelong game and wanted to make a comment.

[dejavoodoo44]

Nice start by the Suns. Moving the ball much better than Geelong, with Humphrey and Lombard looking dangerous up forward. It's still 25° and humid, so it could get ugly for Geelong.

[imuninformedtwo]

I know it’s only one quarter but this is a reminder of why I’ve never understood how Bailey Humphrey wasn’t taken pick one in his draft year. If you saw any of his junior footy he was a total beast. I know for a fact the Swans had him at one on their draft board.

If he tries to go home again, the offers will be as big as the ones thrown at NWM last year.

[dejavoodoo44]

That goal by Long, might have finished Geelong off two seconds before half time. It's hard to see them coming back from 71-29.

[dejavoodoo44]

I know it’s only one quarter but this is a reminder of why I’ve never understood how Bailey Humphrey wasn’t taken pick one in his draft year. If you saw any of his junior footy he was a total beast. I know for a fact the Swans had him at one on their draft board.

If he tries to go home again, the offers will be as big as the ones thrown at NWM last year.

And he's now leading the Coleman.

[dejavoodoo44]

I'm not watching the game, but checking the score, I was surprised to see that the Giants kicked eight goals in the first quarter, to lead 51-32 at the first break. I suppose I'm going for the Giants in that one, as I have a long-term enmity towards Hawthorn. Well, I also have that towards the Giants, but it’s stronger in regards to Hawthorn.

And after Petracca tore it up last night, I'm vaguely interested in how Clayton Oliver goes. Since the Giants got him for a very modest trade price, I had it in my head that he was older than Petracca and almost on his last legs, but he's only 28. Could be a big bargain.

[KSAS]

Andrew Harris, Zac Bsiley & Darcy Gardner will all come under for MR0 scrutiny for head high contacts. Consensus is that all 3 will face suspension, particularly Harris with his round arm causing concussion to Arty Jones .2-3 week suspension likely.

[dejavoodoo44]

Andrew Harris, Zac Bsiley & Darcy Gardner will all come under for MR0 scrutiny for head high contacts. Consensus is that all 3 will face suspension, particularly Harris with his round arm causing concussion to Arty Jones .2-3 week suspension likely.

If the Heeney suspension from a while back is anything to go by, Andrews shouldn't be playing next week and possibly a week or two after that. I'm sure that the Lions will try to argue that he didn't mean to hit Jones in the head, but the precedent has been set, for the tribunal to say, "well, you threw your arm back, when you knew that he was behind you..."

I haven't seen the other two incidents, but from the way that some commentators are talking, it seems that the Bailey one was a deliberate elbow. So, it'll be interesting how that is judged. Will they deem that it was malicious and give him a week or two? Or will they just continue on down the path of: no concussion, no problem?

[imuninformedtwo]

Gardiner was lucky he didn’t quite make contact, or else a week or two easily. And the Harris one is no contest. At best it’ll be careless, which would be two weeks.