John Demonic

ANB the annual 'make an example of' suspension now that the rich clubs players have got off on technicalities.

Grundy is ranked 9th best ruck currently. So we can rest Max against that flash in the pan?

The evidence throughout his tenure is it's unsustainable after a month.

I know it's easy to be swept up in week to week knee jerking, but the quality of that Richmond win signalled a clear division between them and the rest, perhaps only West Coast on there day. I think we still are in that 2018-2019 period and the newcomers (Bris, Port, StK) are a clear rung (or 2) behind, which to me feels like almost the signing death warrant for holding my interest over the next few months. Stuff watching a smarmy Cotchin winning again, change the channel!

Is this Levers first match against Toxic Walker?

I'm not suggesting they would, but having a Freo pick 22 + 46 and pick 24 (Hawks) would give us more potential to move up in the draft. Freos 2nd and Matt Taberner would be a worth thinking about. They might also be wanting to trade Cerra, it was discussed on here last year, however I have not seen him play this year. Thoughts? Oliver? Nah. Teams that need inside mids can't offer much. How about this topic... Could we get Tom Papley with a Brayshaw + something trade?

How about a stat for players that got Brownlow votes against us, but then did not play many more games in their career and were then traded or delisted etc...? That Collingwood intercept defender springs to mind that BOGd a QB 5 or 6 years back.

4 or 5 changes with one "Shock" dropping should be on the cards. Now is the time to see if Bedford, Rivers and Jordon can keep others out. Or perhaps to see if Brown contribute in the forward line. To see Tomlinson given another go. Something along these lines. We're playing one of the worst 18th clubs in 30 years. Try some kids.

TinMac

Let's just hope he doesn't rest Langdon and plop AVB on a wing opposite Brayshaw/Jones

Heresy to play TMac again. Time to give Brown a chance, otherwise it's up there as the most useless list inclusion since Preuss. Rest Jackson if they must.

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

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