Elusive Tunbridge

This piece doesn't bother me - it was written for the general footy public who never visit our bubble.

Just as an experiment, I'd like to see Hogan at CHF with a licence to roam and Pedo at FF. Pedo can go on his long searching leads and Hogan can drop back to create the other option.

I believe that cap is mine.

OK, you're statistically innumerate, I get that. But why so serious?

Impossible to say at this stage if the draft was good. Time will tell.

I think this point's been pretty well established. But since I can't imagine how it could have gone better, I'll say it's (provisionally) absolutely fantastic.

I hate these arguments over basic mathematical principles BUT in 2014 we got 44%(vs 56% obv.) of the inside-50s in games we played.. that means you win an extra 5 contests over the course of a match, your i50 goes up 5 but your opponents ALSO decreases by 5, so the difference is a total of 10. FIVE contests over a match, on the premise of course that winning a contest around the middle of the ground, such as a stoppage, leads to an inside-50 (strong correlation).

I can see why you hate these arguments - but do you really believe each game has a fixed total of inside 50s?

Disappointing life you must have. Stay away from buses.

After 199 games, I've got a fair idea how well he plays.

Demonland has its share of dills, snipers and egomaniacs, but so what? If you try to attract more rabbits by killing all the snakes, you'll soon have a paddock full of rabbits.

This is shaping up like the 40,000 season, perception has so far outstripped performance.

Something else. It goes back several centuries as an alternative spelling for Christmas, but in the mid-19th century bible-bashing busybodies started denouncing it as un-Christian, and have done so ever since. Atheists never got a look in, partly because we just don't care.

Come to think of it, he looks more like a harmless old man than the image I had in my mind.

I always have pictured him as much more spry (or potentially a teenage troll).

I will leave him alone from now on (unless he has a go at me). Kudo to you Saty.

Only one kudo?

Might as well be writing for Outside Football.

Might be nice to get Zac, if:

1. His 2015 fulfils the promise of 2014.

2. It fits in with the higher priorities of the trade/draft period.

Bridges to cross.

It's just someone he met when he launched himself heavenward.

Just throwing a slab of raw meat into the wolverines' pen.

I understand we'll be restoring the banner to its usual format in the new year. I guess Roosy and Chunky will be up there, and I'd like to see the Russian and Jack G as well. Who else should get a spot?

Show him some consideration - don't bother him until he's finished mugging the players. I'm sure he'll be happy to give you a word or two and an autograph then.

Does anyone know nicknames conferred on the Dees by followers of other clubs? Or are we unworthy?

As a Melbourne supporter I will happily accept the premiership with or without an asterix.

Me too, especially if we can play Obelix at FF and move Jesse to CHF.

Just don't hire Getafix as club doctor.

Yes - all about nothing.

This has turned into a Seinfeld thread.

I think we have also been very unlucky in recent years. Jurrah was unlucky but possibly should have been seen coming,

How so?

No, the proof would be in the eater, surely.

Just another one, with your indulgence. "The proof is in the pudding."

And the proof is not in the pudding. The proof (i.e. the test) of the pudding is in the eating.

If you are a leader/supervisor of any description in any kind of workplace you need to be able to do just that. You can give all the speeches you want but if you can't deliver yourself you will soon loose face with the group. We are all guilty of overrating our list, its time to cut the deadwood and move on. This means no passengers. And if what some people think is true, that is he will be voted into the leadership group because he is popular/ a great clubman well that decision needs to be taken out of the hands of the players for the short term. I might be in the minority but for mine he's no best 22. As some have already alluded to was he pushed. The notion his decision to step aside was an example of his character.....should of done it twelve months ago.

I think the players would understand this message very clearly.