John Demonic

Teague, Shaw, Ratten... Given 2019, You'd think an assistant coaching role with potential for promotion to a caretaking coach role might be coveted enough to bring in some decent fresh minds into the club. The Yze and Brad Miller types that have been in the system close to 10 years should be eyeing off assistant roles here. Although any more of last week, or not enough improvement in general and we can skip all that and start interviews for almost all positions in 2 months time. I shudder at the thought of anyone currently there taking over for 10 long weeks next year. Treading water

Goodwins stubbornness comes to the fore again. Any learnings from throwing Corey Maynard to the Wolves in his 2nd game with a Selwood tag? Nope. Let's try it again with Sparrow on Boak

It's almost as if they're better suited to waving pom poms than making public comments.

Gary head coach. Ox & Neita forward coach, Jackovich kicking, Alistair Nicholson defense, Travis Johnstone midfield. Troy Chaplin promoted to head of football dept. What could go wrong?

Nathan & Zak Jones will retire with 500 between em. There's your 300!

And the week after will be Deesertion

We probably should just do it for a pick in the late teens- early 20s, that we can package up with Hawthorns frost 2nd round, to trade to a team that will use academy points, and us land a pick 10 or there abouts. We should chase Zach Williams off half back as a free agent, although St Kilda will again surpass with their prospects and spare cash

When was that? I'm still haunted by attending a Friday night rare prime time game we received in the 90s Vs a hapless freo when Modra kicked 10. Pumped myself up all week for it, I sat behind goals expecting to see some action, but all I saw all night was Modra taking speccys and a Freo cheer squad cheering to a silent stadium. A truelly woeful evening.

Too insipid a performance to even post on demonland afterwards. I'm guessing there were hundreds of us just lurking on here reading the posts with an empty feeling in their gut and a shattered feeling in their heart, the last 12 hours. Suckered into building up hope that we could back up our last 3 weeks.

Additionally, the beauty salon attendee should have her hair shaved off, the SeaWorld grandparents should be thrown in the killer whale enclosure and the wives of the north players should be forced to keep attending their partners matches for the rest of the year.

I think TMac will revert to what he has been doing for two years, and that's playing deep. Having faith that he will start clunking them now that Weid will relieve some of that pressure. It's Jackson that is a taller version of Bennell. Lanky in posture, athletic, skilled and gets to the right spots, or has an intuitive sense for it that will develop the more he plays. I think we'll see him up near the stoppages to distribute it forward more this week.

It's Wednesday, and we're playing a [censored] game tomorrow. Has to be the most surreal moment of this season for me.

Tomlinson would have to be in the top 10. ... of the VFL Rich List 1-50

The ballpen

Enjoyed it. Loved the doco style So I gave their main debrief pod a go. Let's just say it was 'passionate' ! was like a heated demonland debate in audio form. The Brayshaw debate has raised my blood pressure, hoo boy. Look forward to more merger/debrief content.

Petracca is too smiley for his own good sometimes!

I just wonder if being called a Beavis & Butthead lookalike on DL last week, contributed to giving away that buttheaded 50m penalty.

Harmes - slowest decision maker

Jones to Birchall. We'll call it The Old Man Tag specialty role

You would've got away with this comment in 2016, but now it's just not true. They're a 7th to 13th list on any given year, and that's the way I prefer it. Let em make a final, but never win one ? Let em never get another high draft pick (Aside from McGrath) But back to their list, they could leak plenty of talent and help another club. McGrath, Tippa, Daniher, Smith, Saad, Francis, Merrett would all be in our 22... A decent perpetual mid range list

We had the offensive tag role last year with Jordan Lewis making a defender accountable. Jones could play on Birchall with the intention to prevent him getting enough free space to execute his corridor passes, hang off him all day, but give us a goal scoring option the other way, with his customary 40m goals from congestion. Melksham could actually make way there imo with his lack of pressure I do want Tom McD for AVB in the side to take Harris Andrews away from Weid also as first preference. I'm just thinking of a speciality role Jones could play if he was to get in. Otherwise he comes in as an extra mid in 3 weeks time to give others a rest

For a second there I thought "Next 22" was our future ie "next" best 22 ?

If we're doing Lynchian Demons... How about: Charlie Spargo?

Positives: we can be 2020 premiers Negatives: 2021 and beyond we are screwed

Once we knock off Brisbane on the 25th and Port on the 30th, we'll be the best July Demon team of all my 50 July's watching ?