In Harmes Way

Just like Jayden Hunt, I'm up out of my seat whenever he gets the ball in fwd 50. He's just so dangerous.

that kick v pies when he took the tap from Watts, ran toward goal and circled back in from the line, low pass at pace to Pedo with the outside of the boot (Hannan crumbed and goaled) was just sublime.

ive got a serious man crush on Jeffy, he's something else.

Now that's sorted we can sign Hogan up until 2035.

3 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

O-Fence?

That's a bit O-Fence-ive 

I'll see myself out

Given Chunk is out 4-6 weeks, I believe he's actually done an ACL

Knowing how our 4-6 week injuries play out, I reckon the bye will help Chunk get back into the team for week 1 of finals...

Maybe the West Australian could announce that Zac Jones may line up for the dees on Saturday night if he overcomes a strained quad muscle.

I'll just be happy to see big Max get through this game with no injuries.

I'm going to take Saty's line on this and leave it in the hands of those in the think tank that have displayed considerable acumen and results with little to play with in terms of draft picks. 

I have complete faith.

14 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Akoo may not remember much after the first quarter, but a good time will be had by all. Having said that, I don't doubt he knows how to down a vodka or two.

I worked in Russia for a couple of years a decade ago Moonie - the stat I remember from back then was that Russians drank 70 litres of vodka per year per capita (men, women, children). But they do stick to the good stuff...

etash adin, Punt Rd (vorota chitiyre) oochin harasho akoo

The fact that I'm actually struggling to think of anyone shows we're definitely on the up! Not like 3-4 years ago where we'd be singing midfielders, midfielders, anyone talented who barracked for the dees as a kid etc.

That said, just topping up on 1x A grade midfield quality would be good (Ollie Wines?), 1xKPF/ruck as backup would fit the bill nicely.

Biggest/only issue I have with it all was the photo was mirrored. Sponsor logos flipped - we need to look after our sponsors!

If the doggies were really that distracted by this post, then they should take a good hard look at themselves.

What's that noise?

is it a cat with a fur ball??

Nah - it's the grotesque but sweet noise of the Tigers choking.

9 hours ago, Deestroy All said:

He kicked 2 in a row at Etihad once, as a defender. 

As a forward I'm quietly confident he'll kick 12. In a row. 

DA, you've cleverly not nominated what he'll replicate 12 times in a row - kicks OOF, points, opposition players, turnovers, just 12 field kicks in a row before hand passing???

24 minutes ago, No10 said:

Think you'll find Jane's source is of the highest authority.  Max not going to WA.

I think you'll find @Bells also has some good sources

12 minutes ago, brendan said:

Interesting no change, I think they will bring spencer in next week then gawn week after 

Not sure on Spencer, would depend on form this weekend I s'pose. I posted earlier in the week that I didn't see Gawny on the flight to Perth, certainty now given he's not playing this weekend. Hopefully a run at Casey, and GTG against the Swans if fit.

7 hours ago, Rocknroll said:

Spent queens birthday watching the game next to a pies supporter, every time Jayden touched the ball, I leaned in and said, They wont catch him. 

 

Pies fan got a bit grumpy but admitted he was his Fav Demon player

I'd have taken great delight in loudly telling him that Hunty grew up as a pies supporter, his family are/were pies' supporters and his dog's name is Bucks (and that he hasn't looked back). 

Just another way of sliding a knife into the back!

Good to relive some 2016 highlights, thanks to the youtube poster!

Yep, all of the above. I just love the crowd noise when he tucks the ball under his arm and takes off. Exhilarating stuff

I tell my boy "that's what I pay to come and see", he tells me "we're members, we got in for free"

19 hours ago, Deestroy All said:

Then you're a poor judge if you haven't seen anything that says he'll be any good before yesterday. While he's made plenty of blunders, he's also shown plenty of signs before QB. He's still not developed and I don't think he's fully ready for AFL level, so the fact that he does do good things at top level ahead of time is a credit to him. 

People have short memories, forgetting how bad Garland, Frawley even Alex Rance looked early on. Not everyone can be Lever or Weitering from day dot. 

Oscar (even more so his brother) drive me nuts on game day sometimes, but he has attributes and we need to remember he'll take some time. 

 

I thought his first half QB was poor watching live. It wasn't. It was 2 left foot kicks that scarred my brain. It was his best full game. He was good. 

Nailed it DA. ?

10 hours ago, Nasher said:

To answer my own question a bit, looking at the numbers closely, our defenders are nearly all in the bottom few players for tackles.  Hibberd and the McDonald bros regularly feature at the bottom end of the ladder.  The inside mids (Viney, Oliver etc) sit at the top.  The ladder for 1%ers - of which spoils is a key feature - almost looks like the tackles ladder in reverse, with Hibberd, McDonald bros, Frost and Jetta often featuring at the top.

I'd have to say Nash in support of this that I recall relatively few stoppages deep in defence. Most stoppages are, IIRC, across the half back line and our mids are generally back in support and tackling. Backs generally hang off the the contest where possible and try to get quick ball movement via handball chains to a player in space (often Hibbo) to clear. When I think of the Mac brothers, its intercept marking that's their strength. Frosty is our rebound ace.

Gresham from St Kilda just ran T Mac around in circles in R1, danced around him and kicked goals. I don't think of our backline as tackling grunt, with the exception of the oft underrated (but not here) Jetta.

I still feel like a 7 year old the day after Christmas. That win (and JW4's last goal) is a gift that just keeps on giving.

Let's tear some puppy dogs apart.

Let's just face it - we are kicking a lot more goals full stop. So I would expect to see more of all different styles (long bombs a la Frosty, Jeffy trying to put one on Punt Rd from out of the goal square). It's a far cry from us kicking 3 goals for the day on QB 2014.

Long may it continue

4 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Ah...i see. 

I read it (poll ) same...how many by the eos.

I answered for 12... hence the 6 more wins.

Yep, me too! Should be good enough for me to have to cancel my overseas September holidays (Mrs. Small not going to be happy with that!!!)

56 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

From watching the replay I'm not sure Melksham spent much time with Pendlebury.

One thing about Melksham is he is a terrible tackler, rarely do his tackles seem to stick.

He's not much good at punching either - didn't get near Darcy Moore's overhead mark in the third. 

Congrats by the way to you and Mrs Bizkit on the birth of Clint Jnr.