Not usually umpire bashers but these are extraordinary circumstances and we're therapeutically working through the trauma as best we can.

Organisations across the board require support. Footy clubs are nothing without support. Its the give and receive circle of supportive life.

Are we cutting our champions down in their prime? Hardly! But they're too rare and valuable to not have them empty their tanks on the field.

What gives someone the right to be a "we-er"? It's hard to define an answer without sounding like John Williamson.