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A couple of rule changes and it could be alright. Play on a bigger oval. Have 18 a side on the field. 4 20 minute quarters with time on. Get rid of super goals, add rucks, tackling and contests.

If we beat North let’s all meet in the city and go on a Philadelphia Eagles style rampage.

Just throwing it out there.... Premiership tattoo tomorrow

Last year was undoubtedly a tough one for Jesse, I can’t be bothered with the quibbling over his ‘body language’. He looks to be in ripping shape, can’t wait to see him this season particularly with some time up the ground and in the midfield. With Petracca and Oliver taking a bit of the limelight and a very disrupted 2017, I think we’ve forgotten just how good this Hogan kid is.

World record

From a long time member, tell your mates thanks for the work they do for our club. The fund raising efforts, in addition to the vocal support you provide at games, are very much appreciated by many of us.

The Demon Army are hosting our very own Season Launch next Thursday. We have a special guest attending - everyone’s favourite, Max Gawn. When: Thursday 22nd February Time: from 6.30pm Where: Function Room, Sporting Globe, Richmond Cost: $30/person (includes main meal, drinks at bar prices) Bring some change for our raffle! Bookings: www.trybooking.com/UEUO Enquiries: Ryan Ph:0434 286 37 Max will stop by to chat with Russell Robertson about the year ahead, along with shedding some inside information on the lighter side of football and his teammates. Book now! All welcome - including the non-believers. We love converting friends & neighbours to the red & blue!

Poor OMac; gets bagged even when he’s not playing.

This is our best ever AFLX season.

CricketX

On a positive note- thought the jumper looked great.

I still hate our club for not picking him and I'm not even related to Ollie.

Commemorative posters available now!

Somehow this evens things out for our loss in the 1988 Grand Final, and I'll go out on a limb and say tonight's game is more important. I might have knocked the concept last night but, let's be honest, it's the best thing the AFL have come up with in decades.

Amazing. I almost feel like I've accomplished something with my pathetic life just by watching…

What a meeting of MENSA - Bristle, Campbell Brown and James Brayshaw. I’ve put it on mute

I take back everything bad I ever said about AFLX. If we can just switch the seasons around and make grand finals every year, I’m in!

I’m hearing unconfirmed reports of an upturned scooter.

Onya Buggy. The bandwagon has no-one on it right now, so I'll be the driver. I reckon he was so important for us last year during our best patch of footy.

I love that we now have a #4 who goes hard at the footy and a #31 who can kick. ?

Can punch

Melksham to win a brownlow on this performance. We are in front at the moment so I've decided this competition now matters.

You're looking at it through the lens of a dyed in the wool AFL fanatic. The game isn't AFL, nor is it trying to be. It also isn't trying to win you over as a fan, either. It's a game that's easy to play, understand and run for spectators who aren't traditional AFL followers. It's an easy entry point for new markets. It's like a more forgiving version of AFL 9s, where the big barrier is the skill needed to keep the ball off the ground. If you've never played before then AFLX is much easier to start playing and watching.

Schwab's might have been better without the trident and southern cross.

https://mobile.twitter.com/AFL/status/964452747826249729?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet could watch this tackle over and over

Give those magnificent Premiership players a cash bonus! Let's say $100k plus zooper.

That’s actually Hannah mouncey

Brayshaw to BT in the first... “Melbourne would be further ahead if not for their inaccuracy”. At that point, we had kicked 5 goals 1. How do these clowns get and hold jobs calling the footy

Can't believe it! Our first grand final in 17 years and they won't let me back in the stadium cause I pinched a zooper dooper from the kid behind me.

Who gives a f*&% about some wanks opinion, when a game is only 20 minutes long? Would like to see Hannan in a game like this. Reckon he would be great in this format

Fritsch'll be a regular. He's fritsching awesome.

Geez ... I’m already missing the silver ball.

One of the worst decisions we ever made and that’s saying something considering some of the choices we have made.

It’s actually a pretty great concept. #cozwewon

I just spotted Neeld in the background. This game is officially dead to me!

Melxsham.

Melksham was born for this game

The best part about AFLX is the tweets

I was dubious but interested, but every positive feeling I did have was drowned in all that ridiculous razzamataz. I despair of a world where it is believed that shooting flames and steam and flashing goal posts, music and commentary are essential elements for a sport's success. Was this aimed at 6 year-olds? Sadly, no - hence my despair. I will be watching tonight just to see how the new Demon players look. As a footy tragic who is happy to watch almost any real AFL game regardless of who is playing, I would only watch an AFLX game involving the Dees. I expect I am not alone. As for a fun game to play with small numbers on a smaller field, thank god we have the AFL to invent the official rules for what we used to do in neighbourhood scratch matches. If only we'd had flashing light goal posts, sigh..... The AFL would be wise to consider why Gaelic football is so much more interesting to watch (even without flashing goal posts and the odd tackle).

All bull dust,there are no issues, he competes all game, just made up [censored]

I enjoyed watching some of the kids get a fair crack at some game-time - not sure if this format is 100% right yet for Australian markets, still some tinkering needs to be done. However, certainly looks like the best product we have ever had for the export markets. I could see during finals times teams that dont make finals - play this game on an international level to promote the game. Im looking forward to watching how our kids perform tonight.

Gil, "It exceeded our expectations in a number of areas and will be in our planning going forward, our game goes from strength to strength. The AFL is at the forefront on important issues, multiculturalism, women in sport, marriage equality and now we show leadership in making the X in AFLX mean something" Edit:- This is me tongue in cheek not Gil - sorry Jack son 5 should have made it clearer.

Brilliant. I never understood why LSD became prohibited.

I liked the oldskool Zooper Doopers from the 80’s, which were half the size and went under the name of Kool Pops. I was the Kool Pop king. This ad explains everything.

Sunnyboy 4 life.

For all of our woeful recruiting over the years, pick 53 for Tommy Mac has turned out to be a complete steal.

FFS! Get over your petty Jesse squabbling Given the obstacles Jesse's had, be grateful a player of his ilk wants to play for us. Short memories.

surely the poster was just referring to the way he sometimes behaves on the field when things don't go his way, not the dramas in his life. I doubt if it was meant offensively at all.

Catatonic