22 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

All that medical stuff above is appropriate. I'm still sans desert boots and the old in between toes fungal infection is playing up again. FMD, I try to lead a moral life but circumstances ... and events ... continually conspire to [censored] me up.

And .. as if matters could get worse my GP is pressuring me to undergo a rather ... err ..invasive shall we say test ...

FMD - It's enough to drive me to drink.

Uncle Bitters I have the solution at hand! Please follow!

Quarter of Vinegar!

Some Lectric Soda crystals

Some free range Salt (the ordinary kind)

Some dettol!

And no you dont drink it! And no you dont administer to the ah "Nether Regions" Just soak ya feet in it for a 10 minutes or so dry em of and go again several times a day!

Sheeeeit you will know your alive but if you are game please try and get back to me with results!!

On 8 April 2016 at 2:16 PM, Emerald said:

You better get Earl's expert comments on that one.

Yes Emerald I have seen people playing footy in Ugg boots. I don't recommend it myself.

I played a few invitation games for the Fitzroy Hipsters some years ago and had this fullback, from the Carlton Barrista's line up on me wearing Ugg boots, not a good look and not very practical, especially after I did the old foot stomp as we lined up. Got my usual bag as I remember it. 

11 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Yes Emerald I have seen people playing footy in Ugg boots. I don't recommend it myself.

I played a few invitation games for the Fitzroy Hipsters some years ago and had this fullback, from the Carlton Barrista's line up on me wearing Ugg boots, not a good look and not very practical, especially after I did the old foot stomp as we lined up. Got my usual bag as I remember it. 

No need to mention a business transaction over the internet Earl.

We will discuss it later.

13 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Yes Emerald I have seen people playing footy in Ugg boots. I don't recommend it myself.

I played a few invitation games for the Fitzroy Hipsters some years ago and had this fullback, from the Carlton Barrista's line up on me wearing Ugg boots, not a good look and not very practical, especially after I did the old foot stomp as we lined up. Got my usual bag as I remember it. 

I'll there were quite a few free kicks paid for pushes in the bun.

8 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

I'll there were quite a few free kicks paid for pushes in the bun.

They also pay frees for man bagging in that comp.

I hear they have vege burgers and cider after the game because beer and a pie is too mainstream.

7 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

I'll there were quite a few free kicks paid for pushes in the bun.

bun-high tackles, bitters. hope earl didn't play in the skin tight jeans rolled half way up the calves, not good for groin strains.

5 hours ago, Biffen said:

They also pay frees for man bagging in that comp.

I hear they have vege burgers and cider after the game because beer and a pie is too mainstream.

 

5 hours ago, daisycutter said:

bun-high tackles, bitters. hope earl didn't play in the skin tight jeans rolled half way up the calves, not good for groin strains.

I wonder how they interpret "holding the man" ?

Bitters, have you been throwing malware and virus' at Demonland this afternoon?

5 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Bitters, have you been throwing malware and virus' at Demonland this afternoon?

Huh???

9 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Bitters, have you been throwing malware and virus' at Demonland this afternoon?

He was too busy preparing to give Fence a flogging before things went pear-shaped.

Just now, Bitter but optimistic said:

 

I wonder how they interpret "holding the man" ?

please, bbo, holding the person !

1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

please, bbo, holding the person !

More like impinging on the citizen's constitutional rights to freedom of movement without due cause ... 

will be interesting when the sheila's game gets going with the holding the man rule

presumably it will never be paid?

Edited April 10, 20168 yr by daisycutter

3 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

will be interesting when the sheila's game gets going with the holding the man rule

presumably it will never be paid?

Not ifs they are Melbourne players, men or women

4 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

will be interesting when the sheila's game gets going with the holding the man rule

presumably it will never be paid?

"holding the manhood" has a lot to commend it.

7 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

"holding the manhood" has a lot to commend it.

We must defer to your experience on this issue.

1 hour ago, Biffen said:

We must defer to your experience on this issue.

I think it is time for moderation Biffen. Doctor Hopping Dick is, I believe, an authority on "holding" - I will defer to his decision.

2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

will be interesting when the sheila's game gets going with the holding the man rule

presumably it will never be paid?

I reckon the crowd will get halfway through yelling the word "Baaaaaallllll......"  and then go "no, wait, ummm "

May be a witness as I saw a crime today. I witnessed the stealing of an AFL game, by 3 morons in green. A definite theft.

10 hours ago, Biffen said:

They also pay frees for man bagging in that comp.

I hear they have vege burgers and cider after the game because beer and a pie is too mainstream.

Now now Biff let us be quite clear when I mention a bag I mean 5 goals or more. The NML that I played for has never had veggie burgers or cider after the game that I remember. More like a fine wine selection at the end of the day with a cheese platter but the double espressos at three quarter time always helped our last quarter efforts, a la West Coast circa 2006. And the rules are the same, there is no in the bun rule by the way.

The Northern Metrosexual League unforturtunately expanded in later years to bring in sides like the Flowerdale lumberjacks and the Whittlesea Bogans, that was too much for me, lining up on guys wearing gumboots and cotton fleece shirts was no challenge given my speed and agility in those days, to say nothing about my superior vocabulary and oratory skills in the sledging duals. There was simply no more challenges for me. 

 I was an early example of the entertaining "Gun for Hire" full forward hired to bring in a local crowd for a local club long before Fev started doing it. 

Happy to to be a low profile trail blazer in this area, as Kevin Rudd might say. 

17 hours ago, Redleg said:

May be a witness as I saw a crime today. I witnessed the stealing of an AFL game, by 3 morons in green. A definite theft.

One of those morons needs to use a tape measure too. A 15m tape measure. The moron has no idea how far 15m is.

Probably the same moron that does not know how to pay a mark too.

17 hours ago, Redleg said:

May be a witness as I saw a crime today. I witnessed the stealing of an AFL game, by 3 morons in green. A definite theft.

Now now Mr Leg if we had a modest first quarter we would have won the game.

1 hour ago, old dee said:

Now now Mr Leg if we had a modest first quarter we would have won the game.

Oh come on OD, we were robbed plain and simple and every Dees fan I have spoken to since sees it exactly the same way. Even my common sense son says it was a disgraceful effort by the umpires who robbed us of the game. There were so many poor decisions and 7 goals given to North, that our mistakes pale into comparison.

Marks not paid, 25 metre kicks judged not 15, deliberate out of bounds one way, ducking and diving frees to Thomas and Waite, 3 throwing the balls by North that ended in goals to them, a ruck infringement against Gawn, who was in front of Goldstein and pushed in the back by Goldstein, resulting in a diabolical free and goal, which the commentators said was just terrible, Thomas jumping into Stretch to stop that final mark, the scragging of our forwards, soft 50's resulting in goals, need I go on? 

16 hours ago, Redleg said:

Oh come on OD, we were robbed plain and simple and every Dees fan I have spoken to since sees it exactly the same way. Even my common sense son says it was a disgraceful effort by the umpires who robbed us of the game. There were so many poor decisions and 7 goals given to North, that our mistakes pale into comparison.

Marks not paid, 25 metre kicks judged not 15, deliberate out of bounds one way, ducking and diving frees to Thomas and Waite, 3 throwing the balls by North that ended in goals to them, a ruck infringement against Gawn, who was in front of Goldstein and pushed in the back by Goldstein, resulting in a diabolical free and goal, which the commentators said was just terrible, Thomas jumping into Stretch to stop that final mark, the scragging of our forwards, soft 50's resulting in goals, need I go on? 

Fans never see the ones that go the other way.

Simple fact is we  lost because we kicked one goal less than North.

17 hours ago, Redleg said:

Oh come on OD, we were robbed plain and simple and every Dees fan I have spoken to since sees it exactly the same way. Even my common sense son says it was a disgraceful effort by the umpires who robbed us of the game. There were so many poor decisions and 7 goals given to North, that our mistakes pale into comparison.

Marks not paid, 25 metre kicks judged not 15, deliberate out of bounds one way, ducking and diving frees to Thomas and Waite, 3 throwing the balls by North that ended in goals to them, a ruck infringement against Gawn, who was in front of Goldstein and pushed in the back by Goldstein, resulting in a diabolical free and goal, which the commentators said was just terrible, Thomas jumping into Stretch to stop that final mark, the scragging of our forwards, soft 50's resulting in goals, need I go on? 

 

58 minutes ago, old dee said:

Fans never see the ones that go the other way.

Simple fact is we  lost because we kicked one goal less than North.

 

What's done is done. I entirely agree with all of Redleg's examples. And even if you reverse 25% of these points old dee, I'm almost certain the result would be different. 

That said, the team made some poor choices during the game and poor execution which also contributed. Just one massive frustration.