Deemented Are Go!

Congrats to Bernie. Now let's celebrate by having him tag Sloane!

That sentence is either a typo (opponent should be teammate) or it's extremely sarcastic which doesn't fit the tone of the rest of the article. I reckon the former.

Thanks OP for posting this article - fascinating read. Big wraps on our defence, interestingly. A very realistic assessment me thinks.

Ha, tough times mate. Mine are still young enough for brain washing. We have red and blue as our favourite colours and they can say 'go demons' and 'daddy's watching football'. So far, so good.

Congratulations to Jordan Lewis and his partner Lucy on expecting twins. Welcome to the multiples club, chap. Just saw him on 360 break the news (just after a segment where he made comment on off-field distraction). I recognised that look behind his eyes and the timbre of his voice as he uttered the words! He and Lucy will be under the pump, but worth every second. Let's hope he gets enough sleep to be able to function on game day! Pity his sons or daughters will have father/insert sex selection at Hawthorn. I guess my girls will have to be the next great twin MFC players (after the Febey brothers) in the AFLW in or around 2035. Any other multiple parents here on DLand?

Absolutely agree with all of this and yes, unfair to single out a young player like that. What also irks me about this clown's attention-seeking dummy spit is this: A dear friend of mine had his heart broken into many pieces in 1996 when his beloved Fitzroy folded and merged with the Bears. He has a brilliant football mind and supported his team through some bleak decades with great, unwavering passion. An avid football fan, he couldn't bring himself to even watch another game until only recently, the pain of losing his club was so great; let alone consider supporting Brisbane. When listening to people talk passionately about footy, he describes a deep envy for their ability to invest emotion into a game they love and take the ride with their team. That was taken away from him. So when I see of this dlckhead behaving like a petulant, 2-year old Richmond supporter and trashing his membership, I would urge him to consider losing your club. Just think about that. We would know, as we came so close to merger ourselves. Yes, we have the right to our expectations and our reactions. But through all the highs and lows, the frustration, angst, nervousness, adrenaline and joy we experience, we have this club and they have us. Let us not take that for granted. To to this guy I say grow the [censored] up, get a grip and have some perspective. If you think publicly denigrating the club and unfairly singling out a young bloke who is trying to find his way and a new coach after only 7 games is okay, then you don't deserved to be a part of the MFC. End rant.

Pathetic. Don't come back.

Yeah, nah

You hear the term a lot - 'run and carry'. note I haven't seen any of the game, but from what I'm gleaning we were missing this.

Thanks LT. how depressing :/

Where were at last year after 7 rounds? Cant be bothered looking it up!

From all accounts he did nothing for that cause today.

30 minutes before the game I playfully checked in here for a weather update before taking a dip in the villa pool. By the time I got out of the pool, my wife discovered our 2yo twins were in fact falling ill. Snot, tears and tantrums from as$hole to brick. By the time I had extracted enough snot to fill the MCG more comfortably than the MFC fan base from two little faces, we were 35 points down. Miraculous fightback or not, you're rarely coming back from that. I'm glad we won last week because this is: WORST ENDING TO A HOLIDAY EVER! I've written this in a sparing 10 minute window before the kids start crying again, it's going to be a loooong night. And it's all your fault, Melbourne.

Mutiny

Nice. I'm in my boardies sweating like a motherf***er in 35' with 90% humidity. Might have another dip in the pewal! ?? carn dees!

What's the weather like?

Ha. Incidentally, I used to work with his old man Grahame who played late 70s / early 80s. He's had 3 knee recos since finishing footy and still working as a store man in his late 60's; tough bugger. I would quiz him all the time about his and Lance's time at Carlton but he was reluctant to talk about it. I think the club ended both of their relationships poorly from what I gathered.... And a gnarly looking bloke who gave his son all his 'bagger' looks. I used to give him shlt and say he had the face of a chewed up Mintie. He would retort with 'Melbourne supporter'. Touché.

As a complete side note after reading the Carlton/Collingwood match report, I was pondering the etymology of the nickname 'Blue Baggers'. A google search came up with: noun a person who is so ugly that one would have to put a bag over their head (so as to hide their face) before considering having intercourse with them. See also double-bagger. That girl I met at the club was a total bagger. Can anyone shed further light on this important matter?

Good point from OP; I never considered that element of such a rule change. Lot of noise about, but surely it won't happen?

LMFAO Richmond

Thanks ADC, that's the tonic! CARN DEES

Now I'm filled with dread. Hawthorn 'on the rebound looking to make amends' followed by an equally motivated Crows next week. Gulp

Just got back on wifi - WTF??!!

LOL Daniel Wells a late withdrawal for the Filth. What a white elephant that bloke is - very talented but can't stay on the park. And they signed him for what, 3 years?

LOL, just be satisfied for 5 mins SWYL?!