Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

Tonight's 'Four Corners' ain't no post-game antidote for Port...

If this is the case I don't imagine family relocation is an option. And the club's 'respect privacy' stance seems to support that it is the case? The contract length discrepancy is interesting, as is the recentness of Burgess's apparent position vs nothing since March from C. Wilson. Anyone got any more? Re the Brisbane guy, Brisbane's last quarter against us isn't a ringing endorsement.... Mind you, our last quarter against Collingwood?...

And as to your original question, the Friday night sample size isn't big enough - all that time without them, and then we've been winning them! But, for we of the 'What's-a-weekend?' retired, (aka the 'Not-so-much-to-think-about' retired) any loss is a mood killer. Flipping your question, though, I love the wins in first games of rounds, especially when it puts/leaves us at the top of the ladder and you know none of the round's following results are going to change that! (which makes this result a bit more yechhh!...)

There's a mess of them down here under this huge pile of lids, Bingers. One of them might be yours?...

Crying.

Make of it what you will, but Goodwin in his post-match: - was not asked about Weideman's strikingly poor stats (thus no opportunity/requirement to restate or now distance himself from his 'Sam is a long-term player' stance) - was strong on the poor delivery into the 50 - named 5 players pressing for selection, none of whom were Brown (of either variety) Make also of it what you will: - In the most recent Casey game, to my eyes B. Brown 1. exhibited all the negative attitude, endeavour, mobility and playing characteristics cited in earlier posts and 2. was largely marked one-on-one, not multi-teamed - Weideman can perform in finals, but he - and/or the structure and/or activity around him - has lost whatever it was that allowed that. Is it possible for such capability to be regained? (note, Chris Dawes also kicked 3 goals in a final but look what happened thereafter...)

Oops, I forgot to do the quote thingy in my post for you above, LDC

Thanks LDC (yours has always struck me as one of the more erudite tags - Commedia dell'arte-like). I thought about Peter Bell and 'For whom...[one]...tolls' but thought that might have been Shakespeare (so much is!) and moved on. I'm sure the 1971 HSC assessors would have jumped at the chance to shave my full marks for the shortfall! Now, reminding myself this is actually a football forum, Melbourne by 36. Go Dees!

Whale, maybe...

And while we're at it: DOLPPHINS (3,4,2,1,3)

?! ? That's how I originally set it out but the 'Rules of' Cryptics' crept unwelcomely in, so I couldn't then help but put the 'Firsts' actually first. I'd hoped the '30s and '40s feel of the namings might have helped misdirect, as they say in cryptics.

'Tis only fair, good sir, that you should take home the Flag! I'm actually pleased it got such quick attention, and I don't mind 'early'; as you would know, the fun is in the setting! Did you need the '...team's Firsts spell...' wordplay?? And I see you weren't the only early bird!

You got my juices going, too, Demonstone (and you other 'setters). We have Frank 'Checker' Hughes to thank* for this team's Firsts spell... F FANNING F. USHER R. CORDNER T. HF HEYWOOD D. SMITH N. IRWIN R. C ANDERSON S. SPENCER S. BARASSI R. Snr HB EMSELLE R. CORDNER D. ARNOLD L. B McMAHEN N. EDGE B. DOWSING R. Foll ELLIS N. McGRATH S. O'KEEFE J. 19th/20th NIVEN C. SPITTLE M. (*Thanks to Demonwiki, too)

Loving this! But 'Ladies'? What's the story there, GFF?

'Twas on my HSC English exam (1971!), Mazer, along the lines of 'Compare and contrast: 'No man is an island...' (John Donne) and 'I am a rock, I am an island...' (Paul Simon)

Pretty pumped to have her 'back' (jeez I enjoyed those expo games when the 'other' red and blue team wasn't so hot, which also encouraged me to chip in for Foundation membership), and also that it might have contributed to Daisy's decision, but how would this sort of me, me, me publicity sit with the rest of the squad? I see it goes out formally over the MFC logo - I presume they know what they're doin'!?

Metaphysical poet and Dean of St Paul's, John Donne. 'No man is an island...'

And who says bottom teams have nothing to play for now the final 8 is 'settled' (looking at you Derwayne on SEN today!)

Anyone beats anyone on their day. So, 1. Adelaide result not so bad? 2. Beware Dees. Every week.

There's a few top-8 clashes while we're playing Collingwood and Essendon: Port v Geelong, Geelong v Bulldogs, Brisbane v Geelong, Port v Sydney, Bulldogs v West Coast in Perth. Provided we get the 8 points, there's going to be at least some further falling behind.

It actually got to 49-88 in the 3rd term! A Melbourne home game, sold to the 2001-premier opposition - that worked well for once!? That Johnstone goal - the very difficult made to look very easy. Chris Fagan in our coaches box. "A player of the future, Chris Lamb". Always be wary of that label... "The new David Schwartz, Paul Wheatley". Ditto-ish... Neale Daniher... And, yes, a very nice COVID-permitted activity!?

Some nice little insights there (for me, anyway): the reasons and dynamics of boundary-line coaching (including the happy shares about Choco and his influence 'throughout the whole building'), the collegiate coaching response at half time, being able to take the players individually to their good places, trust in the box, the degrees of insight into the opposition (and willingness to reveal them), the 'good teammate' elaboration (relating, communicating, acting, body language, etc), the Jordon and Sparrow development process towards 'good habits' and 'mastery'. A somewhat muted response to the Melksham question; I don't think Jake does have any photos...?

FLAG FAVOURITES Fatal (forgive us...)

1987 as per previous respondents, Boots. That year, with the night premiership as huge underdogs, Robbie's last year, the hectic late landing into 5th, the two huge finals wins and the dramas of the 3rd, is more memorable to me than '88, which may have had moments of favouritism? From a bit of googloogling, I see that, coming off a close '87 prelim, and a feeling we might have done better against Carlton than the Hawks did, we opened at 10-1 flag odds and evens finals odds. We then topped the ladder in Round 7, beating Hawthorn in that round, and Round 8, when we sat 7-1. The Hawks then had a run but we closed to within a game in 2nd in Round 16. They then steamed away to finish 3 games clear while we late-season-slumped to 5th (again!) starting with a loss to Hawthorn.

Time I got out of my observer's chair! 6. Number 11 5. Number 5 4. Number 13 3. Number 25 2. Number 9 1. Number 36 Apologies Number Back Half and Number Midfield Rotators