I have no idea why so many people are talking about them being in a premiership window, they played well above themselves to make last years prelim and everyone has got way too carried away by that IMO. Their forward line is seriously average and their midfield lacks X factor big time, they're so far behind the likes of Port, Sydney, Freo and Hawthorn it's ridiculous.

North melbourne were just putrid. Danger ran riot and big tex was too much for norths back line

Not sure if Port v Freo was round 1 or a finals game... Fair play to the Dockers

Whoever in there recruiting department thought waite was a good idea is an absolute flog

Only round 1 but will be hard for any game to be more entertaining than Freo v port tonight. Wow.

yep. Waite took them for mugs

FFS Essendon

Are any of you SuperCoaching? Round one was a brutal start.

Yep had rockliff as my skipper and had Dale Thomas

Fuck that's rough mate, I'm in the same boat with Daisy too.

Sidebottom being out for 6-8 weeks is devastating for me. I'm in a draft league so there aren't any premium replacements out there and if I release him to the free agency pool someone else will snap him so I've got to play with a man down on my bench for the next few weeks.

Of course I am. Scored 2089, ok start.

Dusty, Selwood & Newnes really fucked me over, the last second injury to Bartel sucks as well.

Had Sloane all preseason ended up swapping him for JPK not overly disappointed I guess. :(

Basically nailed all my rookies (so far) sadly started Cripps over Yolmen & Salem over Hogan though.

Interesting discussion on Bigfooty on how CD are being very dodgy with Ruck scoring.

No trades for me this week though.

Still find it ridiculous that a player can request a trade one year after they've been drafted.

greater western canberra confirmed

Bombers!

I just got home in time to catch the last two minutes, what a finish!

Surely top 4 contenders considering how hard they pushed Sydney as well and they still haven't got match fitness. 1 second longer though and they have their second heartbreaking loss in a row.

just got home from the game lost my voice and i think i had a mini heart attack what a win !

I made a mess on the rug

Bang!

ASADA Not appealing the Essendon not guilty verdict

I can't wait to hear wamackie's take on it.

Seriously though, I'm kind of glad that's the case if it means this shit is over, it's gone on way too long.

Thanks you've aske the right person...

WADA will appeal, it’s a brilliant strategic move by McDevitt, as it takes the AFL outside of Australian Jurisdiction to resolve this matter.

The whole process has been a hatchet job by the AFL.

Francis Leach’s comments on ABC Offsider’s yesterday was brilliant. He was spot on when he referred to it as “a clinical trial for the benefit of third parties in terms of commercial opportunities”.

He was spot on (google “David Evans David Kenley Calzada AOD9604 clinical trials” if you want to know what Francis is on about.

AOD is not finished with yet, it was named in the original 2013 ACC report.


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That Bulldogs-Swans game is one of the best sporting contests I've ever seen. Amazing.

If Hodge doesn't get 5 weeks for his coward punch it's confirmation that the AFL is biased towards it's biggest clubs.

Hodge is such a protected species too, I can't see him getting five weeks but I'll settle for three.

It was a dog act. I hate North with a passion but you could tell that the bloke has no idea he was about to get hit.

Things like this are poor examples to kids and Hodge needs an absolute flogging in the media.

Yeah that deserves more than 3 weeks in my view, I haven't seen something that vicious and feral in footy for a long time

Just for the record, Polynovo (Calzada changed their name on 1/12/14) sold it's interest in AOD9604 on 30/4/15 to a company named Lateral Pharma Pty Ltd (no idea who they are) so it seems as though David Evans has finally distanced himself from AOD.

Love a good Showdown win :)

What a great day of footy. GWS with a huge upset over the Hawks. Cameron kicked 7 and Mumford with one of the most dominant games I've ever seen.

The Saints came back from nearly 50 down at half time to beat the Dogs in a great game. The game at the moment is as good as it's been in a long time imo.