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Mad Monday… a thing of the past?

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45 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

My favourite thing is people who spent their entire adult life at uni and then straight into an office job, where they’ve remained, having an opinion on how a group of young, elite, high performing individuals should spend their first day off. Let them be and just go away. 

Very specific here. Very pointed, too. So, if the folks you describe above shouldn’t have an opinion on  how a group of young, elite, high performing individuals should spend their first day off, who do you think should have an opinion on such?

Also, what happened to the zeitgeist… “everyone’s entitled to their opinion”???

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    Looks like mills will miss half of next season I would be ropeable if it was our player 

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    12 minutes ago, brendan said:

    Looks like mills will miss half of next season I would be ropeable if it was our player 

    He missed almost an entire season a few years ago with a broken foot which came from a mishap after a pre-season training session. The Swans reported that he was playing around with teammates, kicking a toy footy to one another and he landed on uneven ground, rolled his ankle and this action caused a fracture in a small bone in his foot, similar to Fritta’s foot injury. 

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    3 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

    If we let the latte-chardonnay sipping woke leftist trans communist gays take away our mad monday, what will be next!

    This sounds like a Mad Monday I’d love! The music would be so on point - a mix of union songs and disco bangers.

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    Have we had ours? Obviously low key. Look I think clubs are better at it these days. 

    But why did mills and some teammate need to wrestle? Mills got injured years ago in a freak accident and now their captain could miss most of next season.

    Could you just imagine longmires reaction when he got the phone call.

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    Just have a look how far things can go wrong by reading the story on Stevie J's premiership team when one of there players is now in a critical condition with facial injuries because some people allegedly thought it would be a good idea to bring fireworks 

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    19 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    This sounds like a Mad Monday I’d love! The music would be so on point - a mix of union songs and disco bangers.

    Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat?

    The world needs Pete Seeger EDM remixes.

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    20 odd years ago when I started my professional working life, Christmas Parties could be wild affairs at times. Social mores change over time and end of year functions are much tamer affairs than in the past (at least from what I have observed). I suspect the AFL is no different to the rest of society? 🤔

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    9 hours ago, dees189227 said:

    Have we had ours? Obviously low key. Look I think clubs are better at it these days. 

    But why did mills and some teammate need to wrestle? Mills got injured years ago in a freak accident and now their captain could miss most of next season.

    Could you just imagine longmires reaction when he got the phone call.

    Yes we had ours at a rooftop bar and the lads were well behaved.

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    Happy for the Demons players to have a few drinks for the sake of team bonding.

    However, I hope that Max Gawn and the rest of the team used the opportunity of their Mad Monday celebrations to "make a pact" to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to win the Premiership in 2024!

    We must be as ruthless and determined as we were in 2021 to achieve the ultimate success again and hold up that Premiership cup at the MCG!

     

    GO DEMONS IN 2024!!! 🔴🔵👹

    Edited by Supreme_Demon

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    2 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

    Happy for the Demons players to have a few drinks for the sake of team bonding.

    However, I hope that Max Gawn and the rest of the team used the opportunity of their Mad Monday celebrations to "make a pact" to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to win the Premiership in 2024!

    We must be as ruthless and determined as we were in 2021 to achieve the ultimate success again and hold up that Premiership cup at the MCG!

     

    GO DEMONS IN 2024!!! 🔴🔵👹

    Really? Make a pact? After a tough year when they gave their all? You don't think they try and leave no stone unturned every year? 

    This ain't the boy scouts, dib dib, dob dob, and all that

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    On 9/28/2023 at 8:49 PM, Stiff Arm said:

    Really? Make a pact? After a tough year when they gave their all? You don't think they try and leave no stone unturned every year? 

    This ain't the boy scouts, dib dib, dob dob, and all that

    I never said they didn't give their all. But they have certainly underachieved with the talented list that the Demons have.

    Obviously something needs to fundamentally change so that the Demons are more determined than ever to win the Premiership next year in 2024 at the MCG.

    Being called "chokers" by various moronic imbeciles in the football media is humiliating and makes my blood boil! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

    The Demons have wasted their opportunities in seasons 2022 and 2023 and we cannot allow this to happen again in 2024.

    Anyway, it is up to the Demons players themselves to improve that extra amount just like every other player from an AFL club will wish to do in season 2024. We as Demons members and supporters can only cheer on and support from the side lines.

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    On 9/27/2023 at 9:40 AM, Demon Dynasty said:

    Nah gruelling season that's already about 4 weeks too long (that's coming directly from a few players i've spoken to).

    A traditional bonding 'let-your-hair-down' bit of fun.  The old way is probably more risky (end of season trip).

    If you don't let them have the mad monday they'll just find other ways of letting their hair down.  Some of which may end up in worse outcomes.

    Boys will be boys.  Let them be boys.

    I've also spoken with 2 players directly who feel that the season is too long.

    Makes you wonder what the AFLPA does all day.

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    8 minutes ago, layzie said:

    I've also spoken with 2 players directly who feel that the season is too long.

    Makes you wonder what the AFLPA does all day.

    AFLPA: "Hey Gill, the season is too long. Can we make it 30% shorter?"

    Gill: "Weren't you just telling me you wanted the salary cap increased?"

    AFLPA: ..............

    Gill: " Hello?  ... Hello?"

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    44 minutes ago, layzie said:

    I've also spoken with 2 players directly who feel that the season is too long.

    Makes you wonder what the AFLPA does all day.

    Possibly not listening to the players or maybe turning a blind eye somewhat? 

    Although there is no way of knowing what the majority view is across all the clubs LZ.

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