THE BAD

Some things never change

Frustrated with his side’s half-time deficit, Brendan Goddard, threw half a bowl of pretzels on the ground in the Essendon change rooms.

Playing his 300th game, the former Saint has always been renowned for displaying passion and emotion. This was one of his all-time great dummy spits.

Pies’ whiskers

Viewers at home may have noticed some of the Collingwood boys rocking more facial hair than usual. That’s because of a bet they’ve made with their coaches.

The wager relates to a goal kicking training drill, pitting the players against their coaches. So long as the coaches continue to kick more accurately than the players, they are not allowed to shave.

If the weekend is anything to go by, the Pies may need to employ beard grooming advice from Max Gawn. They scored 15.15 and currently rank 17th in the competition for goal kicking accuracy.

Tomahawk in trouble

Geelong’s Tom Hawkins has landed himself in hot water following jumper punches laid on Matt Crouch.

Just weeks ago, the match review panel made it clear they want to see jumper punching, stomach jabs and any sort of cheap shots phased out of the game.

The MRP must now practice what they preach and suspend Tom Hawkins for at least one week.

THE UGLY

Worst half ever

Hawthorn’s season has gone from bad to worse, culminating in them recording the lowest scoring half in the club’s 92-year history.

The Hawks scored just three points in the first half of Thursday night’s clash against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.

Hawthorn were anything but mighty of fighting as they failed to register a single score in the first quarter.