Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

OK, got it now... https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1474186/trade-preview-patterson-excited-by-opportunity Hawthorn for Eliza and Casey? Does anyone have any gen on why?

Where does this come from?

Entry by 'membership card'. What card? (Just curious; can't get there...)

I noted how McAdam specifically acknowledged Stafford, positively and with elaboration, in his Club website interview. Thanks all Watchers 👏

I'm having a media-free holiday. So, have they? Or do you mean they'll save it until September and November (or wherever the women get thrown this time...) next year?

It would be good to have a discussion here about whether 'us against the world' works - I like it and hope it does. Perhaps with some examples, in the public domain or personal experiences. And how a team goes about making it work. Fire away, 'Landers! 🙃

Interesting, W. It feels like there's been even less losses than that, but it's only about one and a half per team per year. Bulldogs were in that echelon once. Nothing's guaranteed, but long may our girls thrive.

For those values - well assessed, 11 - balanced against the apparent state of his knee/s, does a rookie spot suit? (à la Melksham, retained for similar good reasons) Is one available and would it comply contractually, however? I'm presuming (probably incorrectly!) that the 'senior' list spot freed up is of more value in recruitment...

Good to see a couple of Gaelics and a Basketball in there! I imagine the bibs also had the requisite one or two capital letters on them?

This is as good an excuse as any to start this, the final home and away match thread for AFLW8. I'm expecting the girls to carve 'em up. And, while this again demonstrates that defence and victory go hand in hand, I'm also expecting our stellar forwards to put a 'Yes!' in Casey Sherriff's body language, as opposed to her 'Oh, no!' herein 😁 AFLW Halloween | Pumpkin Carving Challenge Over to you, now, @Meggs, or one of your colleagues, for the real pre-game assessment. (p.s. Like the tops, which they also trained in. Some kind of 'Back To' celebration?)

If nothing else, he'd restock our 'James' cupboard.

...what? Getting back into the puzzle game, W? 😁

I'll leave the exact percentage calcs to all of you, but in the theoretical 'we lose next week and Collingwood wins this week and next' it depends on all of a) the points scored and b) the margin in our loss and c) the points scored and d) the margins of Collingwood's wins. But what Collingwood has to make up can be determined from the current total points for and points against: MFC: PF - 2704 / PA - 1900 CFC: PF - 2409 / PA - 1952 If Collingwood equal our AFLW record score of 107 both weeks and keep their opposition scoreless, and Brisbane equal our record score and keep us scoreless those numbers become: MFC: PF - 2704 / PA - 2007 134.7% CFC: PF - 2623 / PA - 1952 134.8% I think Anthony Green would call it for us.

Hullo from Bribie Is (where they're also having such a touch!) An extra dose of concentration required from the girls, then. With only half a game to score in, and the other half presenting a heightened defence challenge, this is the sort of game that can slip through the collective fingers. Go (carefully) Dees!

I'm not sure how safe I'd feel in 20,000 at Casey, K! Still, the problem probably wouldn't arise: the ground would be emptying again by the time I arrived from my car park... 😄

He can keep #34 warm for a couple of years then pass it over to his young, other Sunshine Coast, protegé. Perhaps pick up #11 then? (may need to put Kalani in Max's original #37, as 'training wheels', till Max does retire!)

Disposal looked pretty good to me. Found some tight targets. Lowers his eyes.

Chances for bounces not huge there anyway!😄

Fremantle 'player to watch' in the MFC site preview is Mim Strom We had a kid called Campbell at school. Nickname, 'Soups'. Mim would be close to candidacy for the same...

Got any comparative stats (18yo or WAFL) for his bro, anyone?

Another Aine in the oppo, @WalkingCivilWar! Get 'em to the Dees, I say!

I wouldn't worry about that, OD. It was hardly discussed in the Merdeyuk media's coverage, either, before they used it as an excuse to launch back into every other thing they salivate about to do with MFC, circa 2023 😄

You mean use his 'natural' hand? (funny how some lefties use their right - Ooze for one?) Or do you mean that hand-cup over the front of the ball? He lowers his eyes nicely though. Something often cried out for here...

@WalkingCivilWar (or you, 'Old' or anyone else) do you know if any other 'viewing' numbers (than ground attendances) are included in the rounds-expansion metrics? I refer to TV, FTA and streamed, including the AFL app feed (which I use when I can't get to the ground).

Particularly stupid if it's $ for $?! Even if it's 'better' than $ for $, it's disingenuous calling it a '$1million' prize. It will be effectively less, possibly significantly.