Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

Thank you, Michael Gleeson (today's Age)

Zerk. Thatcher. Horne. Francis. Byrne. Jones. Powell. Pepper. They're playing with four extras! But we'll still beat 'em. With a few surprises of our own - Kropinyeri, Pickett, Van and Rooyen. Go-go Dee-Dees!

He has past form, DAJ... https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/801505/pickett-masterclass-propels-demons-to-down-power&ved=2ahUKEwiL74bs5-uNAxXgsFYBHbq4GDQQFnoECBoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3ek1qq5Kuh7lIYj9VXa416 ...and the spotlight, this personally momentous week, to repeat it!

🎶 Come on - Kossie! - come on, come on; come on - Kossie!! - come on! 🎶

Tom Harley appointed Dillon's 2IC. Oh, well; this thread's been fun while it lasted...

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And short on 3s? 8 ✂️

Maybe one year too long? Should only need eight to overtake D.Neitz and N.Jones. 😉

Gotta leave it on, though, for the unbridled superlativing* in the commentary! 😄 * read, 'stating of fact'

I hope the whole lot arrives before tomorrow arvo. It's a Melbourne-Collingwood game I fear I'm going to be preferring to watch. Mind you, wouldn't a 2025 'Froggy' Crompton be nice tomorrow!😁

Seems we can't even be top behinds kicker! 2025, the gift that keeps on taking.

Ouc'h

My house just blew up...

Jeffencen? 😎

...having received the heavily contested pill from Jake!

Happy to be in oppo's face, too, I've noticed in recent weeks. Nice for our nice team to have a bit of not nice!

L.Birch does NOT like Melbourne (see today's Age tipping). (I'd be interested if anyone here has insight on that...)

Awwww😏... https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1775247/in-focus-jake-bowey melbournefc.com.auIn Focus | Jake BoweyJake Bowey opens up on family, footy and finding perspective with a furry new housemate.

And a shout-out from us, too, @Ghostwriter and your colleagues. When we can get there, we sit next to you, behind the outer-side behind post. We love to feed off, and participate in (we love a good 👏👏👏), your spirit.

Cos sometimes it's 10 days...

I don't think it's talent, LDVC. I'm afraid it's that there is no system in place to hold the AFL to account for anything. So whatever it is that causes them to decide and do as they do remains unchecked.

Certainly not on 25/9/21.

Bit of time on my hands!... Let's assume we can't bridge the percentage gaps (though more on that later). And let's assume we can't catch Suns, Lions (currently 3 wins ahead) or Magpies (4). Next round, for us and the teams ahead of us on the ladder, if teams higher on the ladder than their opposition win, the 4th-11th 'wins ladder' will be: Crows 8, Cats 8, Hawks 7, Giants 7, Dogs 6, Dockers 6, Bombers 6, Demons 6. Then, if, in the remaining rounds, those 7 teams above us lose to those currently above them and defeat those currently below them, the final 'wins ladder' for them would be: Cats 17, Crows 15 + Demons game, Dogs 14 + Demons game, Hawks 13 + Demons game, Giants 13, Dockers 13, Bombers 11. Most likely minimum requirement, then, is 14 wins, to sneak into 8th, at the expense of Giants. Wins against Hawks, Hawks and Dogs, and Hawks, Dogs and Crows would be necessary for 7th, 6th, and 5th, respectively, to come into play in this scenario. So, at least 9 wins (including next week) from 12 remaining games, 3 of which are against current 1st, twice, and 3rd. If we could bridge the percentage gap to the Giants in this scenario (currently 17%) we could sneak into 8th with 13 wins.

Problem 1: Inconsistency Problem 2: Backs Problem 3: Grappling (Problem 4?: Wind?) Solution: Ball up where throw-in in existing system should arrive