Palace Dees

I hope we never see the seemingly popular extreme mullet in a Melbourne jumper. Or the cringeworthy balding pony tail. Worst haircut EVER

It's always been nuts Old Dee. Hard to know if numbers are increasing. In the past many were lurking in supposed safe environments (I think you know where I mean) but every kid is on the many social media avenues now which are a haven for these vile rock spiders. It's so hard for us to find the balance of safety vs trust for our loved ones. Educating them re the dangers is so important as well as keeping our eyes and ears open. It's tough, but it comes with the job.

Seems to have a bit of 'Air' Jordon hang time. He jumps, look where his opponents are, then team mates, marks the ball, checks wind direction, seeks out the best grass, then lands. Impressive. OK, just wanted to be the first to make unreal observations and expectations of him before he is completely shredded here after round one. 😉

The concern Jefferson is not suited to our type of forward entry is premature. Clubs game style constantly evolve. Not only to not be left behind, but also to be less predictable and harder to plan against. Many will say this was our problem in the 2nd half of this season. The other main reason is (or should be) to best utilse the strengths of the list at the time. By the time Jefferson is a regular player we will look and play a little differently. If not, we would have stood still - and that is a bigger concern. Also, the idea of recruiting only a perceived 'Melbourne' type is locking us into an inflexible game style that will be found out by good game day coaches. We have a good coaching team but game day is probably not their one wood. Mick Stinear showed this year how valuable a tool that is. It starts with planning, recruiting and finally, player buy in. We may look a little different next season, but that is healthy.

Cal Twomey picked for first 13 in correct order and predicted 59 selections in total. The bloke's a freak.

Me too, makes perfect sense. Ruckman rarely have impact before 22/23 yo. Both Max and Brodie will be well into their 30's by then so why not give Barnett and Faris-White the best mentorship imaginable. It could be the perfect succession plan. Also wouldn't have a problem giving up our first pick next year to get him.

I might store this for my 'in case of emergency, break glass' post 😈

I certainly wasn't having a crack at you BDA, just the same old, boring questioning of these kids. At least Montagna asked who he modelled himself on and not who he compared himself to. Even then it's been perceived as high self confidence which is not necessarily the case.

This is where we set these new draftees up for ridicule. Last night Jefferson was asked who he models his game on and he mentioned those two. EVERY draftee is asked in EVERY interview to compare their style to a current day player. No one is going to say a Weideman for example, they will look at the best. It is repetitive, unimaginative journalism and often these kids get labelled with big heads, unfairly.

True, I was thinking another realistic option for us but you are correct.

Nope

Be sure to let them know how much they mean to so many people. Show them some of the Demonland posts, but for goodness sake, don't let them on! 🤣

If headings are correct, you are comparing 10 higher picks to 5 lower picks. If that's the case there not a big discrepancy at all. Different story if it should read PICKS 21-30

Very generous of you to give DJ'S post a response WWSWS. It didn't deserve one.

Many of the whingers would probably have raved over Australia winning 1-0 in the World Cup qualifiers, and rightly so. Sport doesn't have to be high scoring to be entertaining. How tense and exciting was that last quarter and no goals were scored. Every 1% er meant so much, potentially match saving. Give me a match like that over US razzamataz basketball any day. The girls are all heroes - full stop. * Just read your post after I did mine Binman. You are a very wise man 🤣

Several hours post match and I'm still in a haze. 2021 saw my #1 Bucket List wish fulfilled. Today came closer to that day more than I realised. The players are just so likeable and so obviously engaged. Very happy to know Karma is real because they so deserve it. They always play the game in the right spirit and I have NEVER witnessed a team so disciplined and focused. I am beyond proud of this team, it's bordering on adulation. They react to adversity better than any team I've seen. I feel privileged to say I am a member (and always will be) and saw them win their first (of many) Premierships. ❤💙🏆

....And they played for the Fuchsia's 🌻🌼🌷🌹⚘️🌺🥀 🤩😍🥰❤💙

From what we've witnessed of him on field, I'm not surprised. Not a captains Ahole.

A pleasant evening ahead. Replay awaits when missus goes to bed. What a team!

In the eyes of the bookies too! I don't bet of football matches but the odds are ridiculously skewed Brisbane's way. The results of both Melbourne and Brisbane against the other finalists over the year are eerily similar. Even in our only loss for the year (against Brisbane) we were in front at 3/4 time. This is going to be a cracking GF and make no mistake, we are a HUGE chance. Can't wait!

Jason Taylor is going to be interviewed by Cal Twomey on AFL Live App today at 12.30. I'm sure we'll find out then exactly who we're interested in 🤣

Don't forget George did his ACL in August and won't play in '23. It would be a big ask of him to be firing in '24 off that injury. Maybe they both will be truly AFL ready around the same time eg '25?

Like Tayla Harris, I'm sure you'll get up for the Grannie WCW. Also, seeing it's the last AFLW game next week I'd like to thank you for the great insight you have provided to Demonland on the AFLW and all things MFC. You always have a positive slant on things and I love reading your posts. We are lucky to have you. ❤💙🍷🏆

I'd expect at least a swap of future 2nd's as well.