Bang Bang Bang

I hope he stays because it will be hard to get full value for him. He’s always been kinda understated and has had a poor year, so a first rounder is way out of the question. I’ve always been a believer that a proven quantity like McVee is much more valuable than a crappy second rounder that will be pushed out ten more spots on the night. That’s the best we could get too.

Not sure what to make of Jeffo’s game. He could actually be really good if he wasn’t so bad if that makes sense. I’d give him a few more weeks

Worst umpiring I’ve seen in years. No advantage to Moir (Q3), no HTB to Clarry and tiggy touchwood to Curnow. That’s the game. Could name a ton of others. But those three were a [censored] disgrace. Sheer incompetence.

Thanks Dazz. Saves me a listen. Goody never gives much away but he’s always pretty easy to read and reliable regarding Player contracts and whether they’re staying or going. The Jackson comparison is spot on. In 2022 Goody went from being “extremely confident” to “hopeful” to “making the most of the time he has left with us” all in the space of a few months. That quote on McVee is very concerning. I reckon he’s gone for sure after reading that. Sounds like Fritta and Clarry will be there though.

6 Fritsch 5 Salem 4 Petracca 3 Melksham 2 Gawn 1 Langford

Dead rubber in July but still enjoyed that. Spent the first hour bemoaning the fact I didn’t bet on North and another afternoon wasted. Second half was very good though. Demonland’s whipping boys Salem and Fritsch were terrific I thought, Goody’s mate Melksham wasn’t bad either. Langford does not get enough hype. He’s a stud. Jefferson on last chance saloon looked great! North always I repeat always cause nuisance value against us. Zurhaar does it every bloody time and Cooper Harvey kicking 4 was so typical. Good to beat them!

Can we talk about Kolt!

Langford should have been pick 1.

Great quarter from Demonland’s man Salem.

Tracc 14 disposals at 36%. Yikes. I’ll cut him some slack but the 2025 version of Tracc is a C grader at best.

People are acting like it’s the 2022 North Melbourne Kangaroos we’re playing. They’re not really much worse than us sorry to say. 4 bucks 50 is outrageous. I haven’t put a bet on for years but extremely tempted to whack 50 on that. If we lose it will be a crisis on here I’m sure, but apart from being bitterly disappointing, I’m not sure it changes the plight of much at all. If the club want Goody gone then a loss in a dead rubber to this North team isn’t going to be the dagger many think it is. Most likely he has his papers stamped either way already (my guess is he’s there in 2026).

Melksham definitely gets another year, maybe even two. May and Lever were much better today. Turner is a gun. Kosi continues to shine as one of the premier hybrids. I want to see more of Langford. His decision making is excellent. Viney and Max battled manfully and Rivers was good early. The drop off from Tracc is “kinda” understandable given his age and injury, but why oh why is Clarry so bad aged 27? He should be in his prime. Big JT fan but Jefferson and Kolt look like busts. Trading some good picks to move up for Kolt is looking disastrous given our lack of depth. Another honorable loss. It’s [censored] depressing having dead rubbers this early in the year .

I know these threads are always hostile but that’s a bit much, no? Norm Smith medal, 4xAA, champion of the club. Will give the hall of fame a real shake. I’m sure the panel will forgive him being tackled by Rory Laird once in a meaningless H&A game that time.

Young players need time but also every draft has busts so he’s still a concern. He just looks a bit too slow for mine. Langford and Lindsay are slow too but they have tricks that consistently give them time and space to dispose effectively. Haven’t seen that yet from Kolt. He’s good overhead, a reasonable kick and great for morale but he’ll need more than that to get past 100 games.

Wow I can’t believe that, love it though. In fact half of Demonland has been saying this since the Sydney game.