Mazer Rackham

It's astounding, the number of players with no left foot.

42 minutes ago, picket fence said:

I might seem a little unhinged and even homicidal, perhaps even totally out of control, but u know what

I HATE EVERY OTHER TEAM OUT THERE!!

GO DEES!!😎

Finally some football sense being spoken.

They're sponsored by Tiktok, so suddenly they're a very powerful club with "ways" of finding things out, and not to be messed with. Woe betide the club that beats them in a match this year. There will be a price to be paid.

I advise everyone who received this "offer" to take it up, otherwise you'll have an "exchange student" living in your house reporting everything that's said or done to "Tiktok" headquarters.

GO DEMONS ROOS!!!

The only way that could have been better was if both teams had been disqualified.

(Or, maybe if they'd both scored 0.18 AND been disqualified.)

34 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

I know that we use AFL technology but I thought we had our own staff...

AFL technology:

Beekeeper, candles => wax => whacks => thugs => Essendon players => why do Essendon players turn out like they do?

Pretty simple when you break it down.

Speaking of saints, James has learned that the AFL started the Ukraine war to distract from 17 clubs doping their players against their wills. I'll leave you to work out which 17.

This quiz has really opened my eyes. I've been researching all things Essendon on the internet. It turns out ASADA and WADA were so jealous of Essendon that they took an ex ASADA employee, Dank, and planted him at Geelong, knowing that one day Essendon would recruit him. (They play the long game, these powerful international banking organisations.) But James was onto them from the very beginning and refused to play their game. He had to sacrifice his own career to save the club, but his love of the club was so great that he didn't even hesitate.

Hang on. Incoming telex from Bruce Francis. brb

On top of the above, I think the coach fell into the age-old trap of playing favourites. When senior players were out of form they weren't dropped for a rest even when there were guys at Casey who could fill in and at lease make oppo coaches think a bit.

20 hours ago, durango said:

He was pick 2 but big forwards take time to mature his years at Brisbane was like Watts at Melbourne thrown in before he was ready.

If he's "like" Watts then he doesn't have the necessary mongrel to succeed at AFL level.

20 hours ago, Deeoldfart said:

IIRC, when Weid (who was contacted at the time) sought to be traded out for more opportunities, we agreed to let him go, subject to getting a ‘like for like’ replacement. 

So no mongrel, then.

I hope this guy succeeds (as we all did for Watts & Weid) but the historical signs aren't good.

... is bowling blowing in the windies. The answer is bowling blowing in the windies.

12 minutes ago, mo64 said:

Your initials are MR. Is that you Mark Robinson?

Oh, James. If you but knew what a wealth of golden love is waiting for you, stored up in this rugged old bosom of mine, the ...

Huh? What? No. No. Just some guy, posting on Demonland.

Oh, James ...

A suspicious number of Essendon names here. Is this a gateway quiz and if I attempt it, I end up swearing on a bible that James Hird was set up by the AFL?

Being nearly but not quite as magnanimous as Demonstone, I offer the following clues:

Thomson's Gazelle

John Edward Morton

Weird thing being, the only clue that made any sense to me was D'yer Mak'er. As a long time Zeppelin fan, it spoke to me.

High - 2 points

Intentional - 2 point

Medium impact - 1 point

Practice match - minus 1 point

"He wouldn't have meant that" - minus 1 point

"He's a champion of the game" - minus 1 point

'"The fans want to see the best players playing" - minus 1 point

So that's 1 point. Fine seems about right.

10 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

The AFL's protected species.

Princeps Innocentus. Family felidae, genus thug, species sniper. Small predator, most often attacking when its prey is at a disadvantage. Coating of slime protects from capture or retribution.

52 minutes ago, Vipercrunch said:

I wish it was much harder to march a player to the preseason draft.  Even the threat of that puts all the power with the club the player wants to get to.  Maybe have a rule that players can't register in a preseason draft until 5 years after they were picked in a national draft?  Allow them register for the National Draft again without nominating a contract like they can in the preseason draft.

The players and their managers have all the power in draft & trade situations because of the perpetual threat hanging over the AFL of "restraint of trade". At the minute, it's detente, but the players have the whip hand.

I don't really get the "restraint of trade" argument. It's a unique industry, all the more so because of it's a home-grown sport, and nothing at all like a salaried job. Where else are they going to ply their trade? Denmark?

Not sure we'd want it going too far the other direction though. Only a couple of years back, a major league baseballer was traded during a game, while he was playing centre field. Had to leave the game then and there.

"Captain Cotch"? Say it ain't so! There's a poster of him at MRP headquarters with the words "Our Hero" under it.

50 minutes ago, Grapeviney said:

Typical biased response from you and others on here.

I wouldn't be surprised if most / all of you are Melbourne supporters. 

I concede there is a potential conflict of interest, but I am managing it by excusing myself from any relevant discussions, immediately after making clear the outcome I am seeking.

13 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

What’s the latest with Fritsch?

Currently touring WCE training facilities, is delighted and impressed.

I have always regarded James Brayshaw as an astute judge of all things football and any comments apparently made by me to the contrary weren't really because my account was hacked.

What a coincidence! It's mine too!

On 2/22/2023 at 6:41 PM, 58er said:

 That's the problem when players try and "guide it through". They don't go through straight and kick 40/50m. It doesn't matter if the ball goes back 20m over the line. Just kick through the shot whatever the distance. Guiding is not kicking!! 

Think target. It's not enough to have the intention to guide it onto your foot, and have it start straight, etc, although those things should happen, and should be practiced. It's too much internal focus for a live situation. External focus is required: you are kicking the ball ........ to where or what? "Through the goals" is not specific enough. The ball must be directed to a place, eg a person in the crowd. Or an imaginary invisible goal post between the real ones. If you get that right, the ball goes through the goals almost as a bonus. Think target.

As part of their goal kicking practice, they should also try to hit the posts, left and right, from any given position.

24 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

eddies "the great man" according to sam.

translation: 'eddie blows smoke up my behind, which my shallow ego both appreciates and requires'

39 minutes ago, Matt said:

We're not talking about the same thing

You might not be, but I am.

31 minutes ago, Matt said:

Nothing to do with this topic, but one of the players has been a naughty boy this off season. Not going to elaborate.

Who, Charlie Watts? I mean, Jack Watts.