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Grassy wrote: Ta for that Observation BC.

If the new system treats each case on it's Merits,that's a tick for the WAFL Tribunal.

But we'll all keep a Sharp Eye on how it treats cases involving AFL Listed Players,be it on report or the victim of a strike.

Hasn't been great,the past few years and we can Do without the Indulgences of the AFL Club hierachies,thank-you.Don't you lot even trust the Peel and East Perth advocates?It was good enough to trust a Doctor,......oh that's right,.....We're on Subi's side here,if they care to indulge us again,......

Grassy BC is pretty much on the mark, I had a reasonable view of it and the WP lad bent over for the ball at the last moment so the hip connected with his shoulder and his concussion was either due to some head contact or when he hit the ground. Not sure if Cockie could have pulled out of it, only the video would show that and that's obviously what the tribunal has used. If it was late & intentional high contact he would have got 4 weeks so I think a fair outcome.

As for the different set of rules for AFL listed players, the classic one was when Silvia king hit Mahoney behind play down at Peel, heavily concussed and missed the following 2 weeks, was reported got offered 4 weeks for a guilty plea but the day before the hearing all of a sudden he gets offered 2 weeks, so don't tell me the FART bully boys didn't bring pressure to bear.

S 18.10 SD 14.10 close game all day we ran away with it in the 4th with the wind

Good quality game for a scratchie in good conditions up at Basso. Strong breeze all day favouring the Guildford end. 1st qtr we kicked into the strong breeze, our first 10 mins was sublime fast precise footy that yielded 3 goals. Super clearance work out of the centre and the forwards were carving them up ..... then we seemed to lose the plot and Swans, like the good team they are came back into the game strongly and kicked the next 6 I think to lead at qtr time. They were a bit inaccurate and could have lead by more.

From the next two qtrs. it was good fast open footy with both teams showing good pre-season skills, Swans just a goal or so in front at the half after we ground out a few late goals. Third qtr was a good one for us as we held them pretty well with their second turn with the breeze, just a couple of goals in it at 3/4 time.

We finished with the breeze over the top of them as they started to fade a bit and their skills dropped off. Final score was a solid 4 goal margin.

Sokol bagged another 5 goals although tarnished by a report that looked pretty soft. Hopefully if found guilty it will be a reprimand. Solid even team effort not too many standouts but my best were Mahoney, Kitch, Sokol, Madut, Hancock & Lockyer. Others to show some form were Max Walters who got better as the day went on and better efforts from Mckenzie & Woodley. Young Dylan Clark showed a bit, his silky left foot skills were nice to watch. Phez was back and will be better for the run, took some time to get into the game.

Listening in at 1/4 time apparently we lost a player before the bounce, don't know who, so started 1 player down with 5 on the bench instead of 6, we then lost Broughts in the 2nd qtr to what I believe is a shoulder AC to be confirmed after scans, so could be anything from 2 - 6 weeks. That left us 2 down on the bench so a terrific effort to run over Swans at the end. I don't know enough about the Swans team list to know who was missing maybe the Swans blokes can let us know, but they looked pretty strong. Banfield and Elari were very active, Banfield will be a real handful if he stays fit. Cary gave young Jackson a lesson, was dominant early kicked a bag until Lockyer quietened him down a bit. Really mobile tall, great mark and pretty good kick when he decides he wants to make an impact.

Notable outs were Clanger, Horse, Robbo, Le Fanu & Kennedy. Stevo, Moore and Waters still on the injury list but word is Stevo will play first week, probably in the two's, Moore is a few weeks off and Waters is TBA.

Must note the poor condition of the surface at Basso for this time of year, lots of big sandy patches, not a good look, was there some concerts or other events that have damaged the ground? Sad to see the big scoreboard gone, just a small electronic board on the fence (even smaller than the old one at Leedo!! hope the new one is bigger).

After the two scratchies, it's clear to see we are a fair bit behind last years team and I expect it will take some time for the new guys, recruits and boys up from the 2's & colts to get up to speed, but two solid wins especially today against quality opposition.

A week off now before the season proper starts with the trek down to Centrelink stadium, should be a stern test but a lot will depend on who Fremantle decide to release to the Crabs, who we know are at Freo's beck and call.

Did anyone else notice SD rolled out their highest profile team runner since Darryl Sutton in '81?

Swans were missing Ames,Howard and Blight played 2's. Pretty sure I saw our next draftee on display yesterday!

Mad Dog wrote: Swans were missing Ames,Howard and Blight played 2's. Pretty sure I saw our next draftee on display yesterday!

Yes he was dashing wasn't he!!!

Senior Seagull wrote: Good quality game for a scratchie in good conditions up at Basso. Strong breeze all day favouring the Guildford end. 1st qtr we kicked into the strong breeze, our first 10 mins was sublime fast precise footy that yielded 3 goals. Super clearance work out of the centre and the forwards were carving them up ..... then we seemed to lose the plot and Swans, like the good team they are came back into the game strongly and kicked the next 6 I think to lead at qtr time. They were a bit inaccurate and could have lead by more.

From the next two qtrs. it was good fast open footy with both teams showing good pre-season skills, Swans just a goal or so in front at the half after we ground out a few late goals. Third qtr was a good one for us as we held them pretty well with their second turn with the breeze, just a couple of goals in it at 3/4 time.

We finished with the breeze over the top of them as they started to fade a bit and their skills dropped off. Final score was a solid 4 goal margin.

Sokol bagged another 5 goals although tarnished by a report that looked pretty soft. Hopefully if found guilty it will be a reprimand. Solid even team effort not too many standouts but my best were Mahoney, Kitch, Sokol, Madut, Hancock & Lockyer. Others to show some form were Max Walters who got better as the day went on and better efforts from Mckenzie & Woodley. Young Dylan Clark showed a bit, his silky left foot skills were nice to watch. Phez was back and will be better for the run, took some time to get into the game.

Listening in at 1/4 time apparently we lost a player before the bounce, don't know who, so started 1 player down with 5 on the bench instead of 6, we then lost Broughts in the 2nd qtr to what I believe is a shoulder AC to be confirmed after scans, so could be anything from 2 - 6 weeks. That left us 2 down on the bench so a terrific effort to run over Swans at the end. I don't know enough about the Swans team list to know who was missing maybe the Swans blokes can let us know, but they looked pretty strong. Banfield and Elari were very active, Banfield will be a real handful if he stays fit. Cary gave young Jackson a lesson, was dominant early kicked a bag until Lockyer quietened him down a bit. Really mobile tall, great mark and pretty good kick when he decides he wants to make an impact.

Notable outs were Clanger, Horse, Robbo, Le Fanu & Kennedy. Stevo, Moore and Waters still on the injury list but word is Stevo will play first week, probably in the two's, Moore is a few weeks off and Waters is TBA.

Must note the poor condition of the surface at Basso for this time of year, lots of big sandy patches, not a good look, was there some concerts or other events that have damaged the ground? Sad to see the big scoreboard gone, just a small electronic board on the fence (even smaller than the old one at Leedo!! hope the new one is bigger).

After the two scratchies, it's clear to see we are a fair bit behind last years team and I expect it will take some time for the new guys, recruits and boys up from the 2's & colts to get up to speed, but two solid wins especially today against quality opposition.

A week off now before the season proper starts with the trek down to Centrelink stadium, should be a stern test but a lot will depend on who Fremantle decide to release to the Crabs, who we know are at Freo's beck and call.

Top job there senior! What do you think of Hay? Do you know if & how Shepheard went in the magoos?

Swandog wrote:

Mad Dog wrote: Swans were missing Ames,Howard and Blight played 2's. Pretty sure I saw our next draftee on display yesterday!

Yes he was dashing wasn't he!!!

? who?

Grassy wrote: Home and Away form is different from Scratch Match form.We all know that.

But I reckon with the descriptions given,Subi are going to be very tough to beat,yet again.You guys are going to have to have a deadset shocker or 2,to lose,let alone have your pants pulled down.

Haven't looked at your draw,but I reckon you could go 18 - 2 at least,before Finals start.

Maybe. I still think our forwards are a bit suspect at this stage. Apart from Sokol I think the others were beaten yesterday for the most part

ShinyDuck wrote: Did anyone else notice SD rolled out their highest profile team runner since Darryl Sutton in '81?

Snaggers Piani would be chuffed!