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We've done that many times. Some weeks we're fine. Others times it shits itself. It comes down to a matter of cost as well.

That was the start of it but at some point the database was corrupted. Nasher to the rescue.

It wasn’t just the wind that blew up in Hobart, it was also the Demons' chance to snatch a top four position, even if only temporarily, but potentially to put themselves in the challenge for the double chance come season end. Now they fall back into the pack, and are dependent upon the results of others to ensure they play finals football in September. Blowing it was the real story of the game. Playing against a side that had only won four games and without their first choice ruckman there should have been no question of the result. And with a strong wind favouring one end of the ground, the Demons sure were able to keep North to a respectable distance in the quarters when the Kangaroos had the advantage. Only 2 goals behind at quarter time and a solitary kick leading into the final quarter. However, U10’s football teaches players to kick long with the wind, not try anything too fancy and play direct. While a modicum of that was seen in the 2nd term, it simply didn’t happen when it mattered in the final quarter. Too much handball and dinky kicks or trying to hit up a man didn’t work and yet Melbourne continued with this disastrous style of play. Twice in the final quarter long kicks were used and both times they resulted in goals. This was also a game for absolutely and completely appalling performances by some individuals. Dom Tyson opened with five of his first six disposals going directly to the opposition. There's not much point in getting 30 touches if you can only hit the target 60% of the time. He almost topped the clangers list again this week, finishing just behind Jordan Lewis who managed seven of his own. Unfortunately, with Lewis playing in the backline these errors resulted in multiple goals, to the opposition. The difference between winning and losing. They weren’t alone. Max Gawn played like a first year ruckman and kept hitting the ball the wrong direction or directly to North mids. He has never rucked so poorly, and the result was North had an excess of clearances, despite the ruck taps going Melbourne's way. Thank goodness for Clayton Oliver who racked up 26 contested possessions and 12 clearances, to keep the damage to a minimum and provide opportunities for others. Jack Trengove probably put a line through his name for next year as he was exposed horribly for lack of pace on numerous occasions. Jack Watts has reverted to his form of 3 years ago with a mere 6 kicks for the game, while the majority of players could barely get to mid-teens for number of touches for the match. The defenders were, in contrast, fantastic. While Ben Brown finished with for goals, there was little that could be done to stop someone so big and with a prodigious mark. But Sam Frost and Oscar Mac both had 7 spoils each to limit the extent of his influence. They were ably assisted by the ever reliable Neville Jetta with 17 touches, 7 marks, 5 contested possessions and 100% disposal efficiency. Michael Hibberd with 27 touches and 9 marks made for a strong defensive team, but they were let down time and time again as others failed to mark their man or read the play with the wind to let North in with ridiculously easy marking opportunities in the forward 50. In the lead up to this game it was right to wonder how the Demons could fit Nathan Jones and Bernie Vince into the side for next week's vital clash against the Giants. After this effort, there are plenty of players who will be in for consideration to take the exit path. A broken collar bone to Hogan means yet another hole to be filled up forward, as well. Too often we have seen the chance to really stamp some authority on the competition. This was another of those chances blown. We can only hope the whole season doesn’t become a blow-up as it did in the last games of 2016. Melbourne 2.0.12 8.5.53 8.8.56 10.12.72 North Melbourne 4.4.28 6.4.40 9.8.62 11.10.76 Goals Melbourne Garlett 3 T McDonald Melksham 2 Hogan Hunt Oliver North Melbourne Brown 4 Simpkin 2 Higgins McDonald Swallow Thompson Waite Best Melbourne Oliver Jetta, O McDonald T McDonald Garlett North Melbourne Brown Higgins McDonald Swallow Ziebell Changes Melbourne Nil North Melbourne Nil Injuries Melbourne Hogan (collarbone) North Melbourne Waite (calf) Reports Melbourne Nil North Melbourne Nil Umpires Fisher, Harris, Pannell Attendance 13,939 at Blundstone Arena

BLOWN UP by George on the Outer It wasn’t just the wind that blew up in Hobart, it was also the Demons' chance to snatch a top four position, even if only temporarily, but potentially to put themselves in the challenge for the double chance come season end. Now they fall back into the pack, and are dependent upon the results of others to ensure they play finals football in September. Blowing it was the real story of the game. Playing against a side that had only won four games and without their first choice ruckman there should have been no question of the result. And with a strong wind favouring one end of the ground, the Demons sure were able to keep North to a respectable distance in the quarters when the Kangaroos had the advantage. Only 2 goals behind at quarter time and a solitary kick leading into the final quarter. However, U10’s football teaches players to kick long with the wind, not try anything too fancy and play direct. While a modicum of that was seen in the 2nd term, it simply didn’t happen when it mattered in the final quarter. Too much handball and dinky kicks or trying to hit up a man didn’t work and yet Melbourne continued with this disastrous style of play. Twice in the final quarter long kicks were used and both times they resulted in goals. This was also a game for absolutely and completely appalling performances by some individuals. Dom Tyson opened with five of his first six disposals going directly to the opposition. There's not much point in getting 30 touches if you can only hit the target 60% of the time. He almost topped the clangers list again this week, finishing just behind Jordan Lewis who managed seven of his own. Unfortunately, with Lewis playing in the backline these errors resulted in multiple goals, to the opposition. The difference between winning and losing. They weren’t alone. Max Gawn played like a first year ruckman and kept hitting the ball the wrong direction or directly to North mids. He has never rucked so poorly, and the result was North had an excess of clearances, despite the ruck taps going Melbourne's way. Thank goodness for Clayton Oliver who racked up 26 contested possessions and 12 clearances, to keep the damage to a minimum and provide opportunities for others. Jack Trengove probably put a line through his name for next year as he was exposed horribly for lack of pace on numerous occasions. Jack Watts has reverted to his form of 3 years ago with a mere 6 kicks for the game, while the majority of players could barely get to mid-teens for number of touches for the match. The defenders were, in contrast, fantastic. While Ben Brown finished with for goals, there was little that could be done to stop someone so big and with a prodigious mark. But Sam Frost and Oscar Mac both had 7 spoils each to limit the extent of his influence. They were ably assisted by the ever reliable Neville Jetta with 17 touches, 7 marks, 5 contested possessions and 100% disposal efficiency. Michael Hibberd with 27 touches and 9 marks made for a strong defensive team, but they were let down time and time again as others failed to mark their man or read the play with the wind to let North in with ridiculously easy marking opportunities in the forward 50. In the lead up to this game it was right to wonder how the Demons could fit Nathan Jones and Bernie Vince into the side for next week's vital clash against the Giants. After this effort, there are plenty of players who will be in for consideration to take the exit path. A broken collar bone to Hogan means yet another hole to be filled up forward, as well. Too often we have seen the chance to really stamp some authority on the competition. This was another of those chances blown. We can only hope the whole season doesn’t become a blow-up as it did in the last games of 2016. NORTH MELBOURNE 4.4 6.4 9.8 11.10 (76) MELBOURNE 2.0 8.5 8.8 10.12 (72) Goals Melbourne Garlett 3 T McDonald Melksham 2 Hogan Hunt Oliver North Melbourne Brown 4 Simpkin 2 Higgins McDonald Swallow Thompson Waite Best Melbourne Oliver Jetta, O McDonald T McDonald Garlett North Melbourne Brown Higgins McDonald Swallow Ziebell Changes Melbourne Nil North Melbourne Nil Injuries Melbourne Hogan (collarbone) North Melbourne Waite (calf) Reports Melbourne Nil North Melbourne Nil Umpires Fisher, Harris, Pannell Attendance 13,939 at Blundstone Arena

I don't know. Sometimes you need a good vent and Demonland provides that for many. Bottling it up can be worse.

Oh and I'll repaint soon.

Oh and thank you to Nasher as always.

I think we'll do this after every loss. What did you do while we were down?

Test

My friend the wind?

Could we kindly have your votes 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ...

Why is Jetta minding Brown? Unbelievable.

Should not have Jets on Waite

We left two guys open. Poor manning up even if they were expecting long ball.

Good work by watts.

I hate the Scott twins.

Scoring against the wind is going to be key on this game.

So you're now allowed to duck and get "too high" free.

Waite is a dog.

It's going to be tough to score against against the wind.

Jetta could have a broken jaw. That didn't look good.

Let me know if it happens again and the thread that you were supposed to post in and the thread it ended up in.

Are you sure it posted it in another thread and not that you were in a different thread than you thought you were?

This has been fixed. All members can now manage/delete their own Attachments (virtual ones).

And you get 1/4 of the jam.