In The Ball Park

It's been one of the good news stories of the 2020 Season, players returning to footy who have missed several seasons due to debilitating injuries that threatened to end their careers. On the weekend cult hero and all round 'mulleted' journeyman Lynden Dunn ran around on an AFL footy field for the first time in 773 days. What a moment, what a goal, what a team celebration, 'not Dunn yet'.

On this week's edition of 'Give It The Sack' the boys agree enough is enough, no more staging, the show's favourite smartass Tom Papley was handed a $500 fine for his staging free against Sydney and Giants hard man Callan Ward didn’t receive a fine but did receive an Oscar Nomination for his acting effort. Brownlows, Golden Fists and Colemans YES Academy Awards in AFL NO!

And on 'Have A Crack' we look to one of the great innovators of the modern game, Irishman Conor McKenna, who already has the solo, peroxide hair and a gibberish interview up his sleeve but on the weekend he showed us his miraculous soccer skills pre-game that have our collective heads spinning. He kicked a Rabona goal but should he try this trick in an AFL game? We think he may not be able to resist.

We also ask should the scissor kick be attempted more at AFL level by forwards, it's one of the hardest, most celebrated skills on the soccer field but should we invite it more in the game of AFL?

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The Geelong Cats have their season together in an emphatic way.

They banked a bit of an arm wrestle win to the Kangaroos and then destroy the final contending Saints, it's looking like they have their team balance right and their fringe players firing. Hawkins is the in-form forward of the competition and they took plenty of positives away from their top echelon clash loss to the Eagles.

The question will inevitably be can they do what they're doing now but in finals?

We discuss if the Cats can go all the way in 2020.

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Full 7 Day Breaks, 2 Games in Adelaide, a bye in future weeks and Prime Time Games have been given for Port Adelaide in a dream fixture for their run into finals but will their woes up forward with an inaccurate big man and a struggling backline that had no answers for the games in form forward be the difference come finals time.

We discuss if Port Adelaide's fixture will challenge their weaknesses

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When did the Footy get so frantic? It's on every night of the week and the competition has a NEW premiership favourite every second game! It's why we love footy and why you're going to love this week's edition of 'In The Ball Park'.

Before we condense the fixture and our episodes enjoy one round of crazy entertaining games and bizarre results on and off the field.

It was a very costly tennis match mid-week for the Pies coaches that cost them a win against the out of the eight Dockers who are playing like a top 4 contender whilst the Tigers have made a Considerable Statement to the rest of the competition with Dusty back to his best form reminding us that he is the TRUE TIGER KING, sorry Joe. 

The Bombers have fallen out of the sky but exciting tall Sam Draper may be the mulleted step ladder that get's them back up there whilst the Demon's need to deep fry their soft butter in order to be hard enough to contend with the top eight sides.

On 'Bring It Back, Give It The Sack, Have A Crack' this week, we demand Auzzie the iconic Wedge Tailed Eagle returns the game along with the elephant that North Melbourne got from the circus and some BIG CATS for the Tigers, Lions and Geelong Cats game from our mate Joe Exotic plus Maxy wants his Cracken Octopus.

We want to give simple, stupid and insulting coaching the sack with Matty Nicks using two clear bottle to inspire his men, it didn't work but it has inspired Michael to join 'The Voice' with his parody of "Two Green Bottles Sitting On The Floor".

The gentlemen found a mask from Japan that can translate speech to 8 different languages and the guys want to 'Give It A Crack' in the AFL to translate dodgy umpiring decisions.

And this week on 'My Footy Memories' Michael discusses the biggest event of 2013, that saw his entire footy team concussed in a footy match and the gorgeous, ravishing, exquisite blonde doctor that changed the game.

Game, Set, Match and plenty more bad Nathan Buckley playing tennis puns and much, much more on this week's mouth-watering, toothsome, succulent and savage episode of 'In The Ball Park'.

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Matty Nicks and the Adelaide Crows are struggling and Nicks' coaching has be simplified to such a point his put away the whiteboard, magnets, pens and paper and focused on two clear bottle sitting on the floor. Michael sings us his best parody of "10 green bottles hanging on the wall" that the boys want to submit to 'The Voice'.

Under 10’s or the AFL? You be the judge.

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The Sky High Clash is the thrilling Thursday Night Clash we're all looking forward to, the Saints and Suns will meet for the first time in 2020 and the anticipation around the two King brothers playing at either ends of ground will be a sight to behold.

The King that wins ... may determine the result of the result of this clash or will the tray table be stowed in an upright position for the mile-high club member Alex Sexton or the drink cart super hero Dan Butler?

In other clashes we're excited about the Giants and Bombers fight for their legitimacy in 2020 and we look at the Qualifying Final rematch that could see one of either the Tigers or Lions come out of the clash as the NEW premiership favourite for 2020.

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Richmond made a Considerable Statement to the rest of the competition on Wednesday night stating that they are the reigning premiers and if you want to be considered a premiership favourite, you gottta beat us at the Gabba, Metricom, Adelaide Oval and the Moon. The Doggies were viciously mauled by the hungry big cats who piled on the pain at Metricon Stadium with Dusty back to his best form with some crazy good goals and 26 disposals for safe measuring reminding us that he is the TRUE TIGER KING, sorry Joe.

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The Bombers don't have a tall, hard bodied midfielder, the Demons don't have clean by foot elite possession midfielder.

The Bombers have Zach Merrett the Demons have Clayton Oliver, would both Essendon and Melbourne be brave enough to make the trade and is it wise?

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There was an average losing margin over the weekend of 39 points - that's a 6 goal difference on the final siren with four matches spilling out to over a 50 point margin.

Frightening in matches that only have 15 minute quarters.

There are teams that have sore bodies of 4 or 5 day breaks, is the condensed fixture taking it's toll or are teams rolling over far too easily in the final quarters?

We discuss and analyze why this continues to occur in Season 2020!

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Ouch, the Demon President has slammed the clubs performance against the ladder leaders and says they're as soft as butter, of course we thought that some butter can be rather hard but when your team loses by 50 points he's referring to the softer, cloudy kind.

The Demons kicked their first goal of the game with a minute left in the first half and got back to their inside 50 woes with all three big men Sam Weideman, Tom McDonald and Luke Jackson struggling to impact the scoreboard significantly.

The Demons need to lift because we believe they can still make finals but they need to convert on their chances and make the most of their ruck domination.

Deep fry the butter and that'll solve all of your problems.

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