John Pollard

@FootyRhino Barlow to Bateman, Hawthorn are progressing alphabetically - my all time favourite

Shattering news this morning for all in the football community. The great Dennis Cometti has passed away, after batting illness. Aged 76. The greatest caller our game has seen, a true icon. Dennis was not only brilliant, but thoughtful and generous toward all those lucky enough to be in his presence. Devastating, and thoughts with his family, and many friends, fans.

@1116sen @SENBreakfast I actually agree with Gaz on this

“C’mon, let’s get serious about the game for god’s sake, man.” What Gaz had an issue with | bit.ly/4rhhfg4 @SENBreakfast | #AFL

@davisjarrafooty Blicavs, Cripps, Judd, Ablett Snr just to start

I kind of think if you cloned an AFL player, there’d be a huge number who could feasibly win the flag… #afl

@davisjarrafooty Agreed. A whole field view from behind the goals especially.

Idea for the AFL here… why is it that I can watch every NFL game from 5 different angles, the same with the NBA (after the game is over) but the only replay of AFL games I can access is the broadcast view. I’d love to watch a replay from a wide-angle, or behind the goals perspective. Giving fans more access, allowing them to be able to understand patterns and players and structures. That seems like it could only enhance the experience for the audience…

This is fabulous. All you’ll ever need to know about An*us Taylor…

@moveonjob @cleary_mitch Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha good one Pointsy I love that one, did you think of it all by yourself ? Never heard that before.

@cleary_mitch Too busy sorting the books at cotton on?

Chris Scott has taken extra leave from the Cats ahead of Origin. Ollie Dempsey played exclusively as an inside mid during today’s 90min match sim. Rhys Stanley (back) & Mitch Edwards ran laps, Toby Conway still a fair way back after knee surgery leaving Blicavs & SDK to ruck

@SargeSchultz88 @cleary_mitch Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha good one Schultzy. I love that one, did you think of it all by yourself ? Never heard that before.

@cleary_mitch Is Tanner over his finger yet? Seemed a pretty nasty one hopefully hasn't had to do a daniel chick

@MikeCarlton01 Your day Mike

Breaking. Albo picks ScoMo for the Washington gig to be US Ambassador to replace KevO. ‘This will save us considerable money as he will also be the Ambassador for the UK, France, NATO, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, Mexico , Canada and The Netherlands’

At no point during the five-year span that Monty Python's Flying Circus aired on the BBC, from October 1969 to December 1974, could the greatest comedic minds of their time come up with a skit more grotesquely absurd than Trump placing a fake peace-prize medal over his own head.

@Lottie8053 @MichaelPascoe01 @BrianWardhaugh @AmyRemeikis My hand is up Lottie ! I am 100% a member of this cohort.

@BrianWardhaugh @MichaelPascoe01 @AmyRemeikis There is a cohort of baby boomers who actually vote Labor, many of us are comfortably off but we care about a future for our children & grandchildren. Don’t dismiss us as idiots & I’m not dreaming of days gone by !! There are Gen X & Gen Y who are RWNJ.

“We will end up becoming a fringe party of the far right.” Turnbull in 2009. A very fine @AmyRemeikis piece thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…

@tom_king79 Soon to be ‘over 80’s’. I am only a couple of years off 70 and I have been one the loudest many times over the years ‘Alice ?Alice ? who the …………..’

Drinking at a Murray River club - fair to say the over 70s are not impressed by the under 70s singing the crowd participation part of “Living next door to Alice”

@AmyRemeikis @mpbowers I am 3 yrs older than Mike. I too have the same memories of these events. I did Politics as a year 12 subject in ‘76. Most of the curriculum was around the ‘constitutional crisis’ but I now know the Christian Brothers did not tell the full story. Alas so typical of my education.

Gorgeous from @mpbowers thepoint.com.au/opinions/25111…

@abcsport 1980’s last session on ABC TV on Saturdays. Bruce Reid and Stump Laird were walking out to resume WA innings after tea. The commentator said ‘Reid and Laird coming in to bat, Reid is the one without the helmet’

Sheffield Shield returns today! 🛡️🏏 As we head into the 124th season of Australia's domestic first-class cricket competition, we want to know what your favourite moment or memory is … 🏆🇦🇺 Keep up with all the latest sport news and analysis on the ABC listen app: ab.co/ABCListenApp

@ToffeeBoy14 @tom_king79 @KrockFootball Dusty needed no help to look good. He could do that all by himself no matter the opponent. Especially in GF’s

@johnpollard58 @tom_king79 @KrockFootball That might be true John but Richmond had dropped out by 2022 so wasn't really interested. He did make Dusty look good in the 2020 GF, a couple of times.

Although this video doesn’t show it, Rhys Stanley appears to this untrained eye to be moving OK. @KrockFootball

@ToffeeBoy14 @tom_king79 @KrockFootball I suggest you have a close watch of the 2022 GF. Rhys played a very important role. Some great individual efforts and a very underrated performance.

@tom_king79 @KrockFootball So many BOGs in Finals for Rhys. Usually for Richmond against Geelong.

@1116sen This is the exact reason why I was so angry when Colbert left Geelong. If there is any chance you might leave do not accept Captaincy. He was captain for a season and was played one game as captain before he did his knee. Yes it was 26 years ago and no I am not over it yet.

"If you didn’t want to be part of it, don’t be captain." READ: bit.ly/4giYDrW #AFL | #CrunchTime

@CroftyV1 @rhettrospective Yep me too. If my memory serves me correctly a young Barry Stoneham kicked one from the boundary late in the last q to put us 9 points up. 2 mins later, 2 centre bounces and two Haw goals and we were out of the finals. The outer stood in silent disbelief when the siren sounded.

@rhettrospective Was at K.Park that arvo, was daring to dream of finals all afternoon until Dunstall stepped it up in the last quarter.... 😔

38 yrs ago today 'the greatest Home and Away round ever' took place. Round 22 1987. I'm thrilled to announce I've just uploaded ABC's entire 2hr 15min Football Grandstand episode, covering that astonishing afternoon youtu.be/KoyfiGaLbpA

@mattricho0 I have followed footy since mid 1960’s In my opinion every rule change has improved the game apart from 3 - the stand rule, nominating in the ruck and sub rule For example: on the full centre square interchange 50 Mrs stop the clock when OOB rushed behind Playing on after a pt

The Stand rule has to go. It's an absolute farce. The game is 18 v 18 not 18 v 17.

One government. Half a million victims. Zero accountability... until now. The devastating human story behind one of the Australia’s greatest political scandals premieres on 24 September on SBS and SBS on Demand. bit.ly/4fKlzjr