Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

Well, that sorts out one part of the puzzle, and an MCG final becomes more likely: now, the less-likely outcome of one of Brisbane or Port losing is required for it to be otherwise, if/when we win. If the really unlikely scenario occurs - that they both lose - we get a home final regardless of our result! Saturday night's D'Land chat will be fun!

...presuming Brisbane beats St Kilda, which will be known by then.

Goodwin: We certainly won't be resting players "unless they're forced to rest." Wriggle room 😉

I want Tomlinson to succeed (as I do all our players), particularly after his cruel 2021 after early great signs, but... On what it is claimed he does to release Lever, I note that in Jake's biggest intercept quarter today, the last, Adam had been subbed off. Early, too, it looked like body and brain are starting to let him down: Koschitzke(?) got the jump on him more than once. Got some sympathy, though, for the Tommo-as-sub idea (subject to those other tantalising 'ins' prospects...)

...and there's a little face-the-crowd cheer-leader-in-waiting over in our bay. Kept us going nicely. Sign him up, DA!

You can sit at the near edge of the GA bays abutting the DA's bays, like we do. Chants and the rest of the good vibe very easy to join in on (though there is the occasional oppo stirrer to contend with!)

Not commenting on BG's future; just noting Max, in his interview with Jack V this week, said AA ruckman Mark Jamar never let him win a ruck contest at training but Verrall manages to beat him on occasions.

So, so many to choose from, but...

Thanks for yet another challenge, good sir! I'm sure you have a Max-like 200 in you and look forward to them all 🙂 Nominating 'lead singers', I went too specific first up, but also not specific enough in presuming Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, etc.. So, per my most recent PM, somewhere between a 'Do'h!' and a 'Grrrr!' 😉

This thread should attract more individual posters than any other, ever. I was there the day the gangly lump kicked 4(?) at Casey. I attach myself to all the foregoing about Max and, I suspect, to all that will follow here!

...Though if really strongly dislike (I hate the word 'hate') is the criterion, a premiership-winning year out of that May-chopper Hawkins would be my Number Two(s).

Tritto.

He sure is.

I like Grundy in for Petty. However, Goodwin made a bit of a point of how Petty and Van Rooyen combined being part of the last 2 weeks of success in the forward line. Grundy can possibly match Petty in individual capabilities but I wonder whether the 'combo' effect can be matched? Can that be trained, and embedded, particularly in the short time frame since the need arose?

Timmy-Timmy said it, too. There's always two in a shell...

Pics for the 'Show Me The Puppy' thread, please, IHW!

Well done, Brett. In fact, well done all umpires.

Yes!? Glad it went well ☺️

Bairstow... Bairstow... Nup; can't place him. But I reckon Tommo, or Smitho, or Hibbo will go to him. Dees by an innings and 25 points.

Not Melbourne, but another Roy Boys one, and a bit of a surprise: Don Chipp, 3 games, 1947. I wonder how Curtin's notable eyes fared in games?

Good sub-quiz, with sample answers, @La Dee-vina Comedia and @radar. Let's see...

Looks pretty happy in the training vid. Regardless of when he returns, if he's happy, I'm happy. For me and for him.

That's brilliant, Radar! What research! A podium all to yourself! And thanks for playing 🙂 Speaking of podiums, though, @La Dee-vina Comedia got my intended famous one. Congrats! 'Twas...

🥺 for you. But you played, so 👏 Just remembered the '...one of the famous did have a notable football presence!...' bit ('the famous' now solved/revealed as PMs). Anyone care to guess who, and what?

Well, CAPITAL certainly! 😉