leave it to deever

Ha. Goody has certainly set himself up as a Target if it all goes south. I'm wondering if Lever will last a full game. So as we all seem to agree, strange call.

Dunstall talking about the Tigers not letting Essendon run away with it..." You want a scoreboard that reflects the effort you've put in." If this quarter is any indication , I'd say that's exactly what the Tigers have. Seven goals

They both look so flat.

Just tuned in for the last q of Dons v Tigers. What a low quality game.

I'm still holding hope on seeing Tmac playing fwd again but probably won't ever happen.

Despite Tmac out it won't dampen my enthusiasm in looking forward to seeing Lord Windsor, Lindsay and Landord play. A solid looking team.

Yep. I hate to say that about May but he would have been my call. Although one never knows the true reasons. He's a senior player that may have requested a week off for any number of reasons. At least I hope that's the answer as to wth? I'm glad Lever is back but he's been out for a while. Will he be able to play the whole game fully fit? This selection reminds me of a scene from "No country for old men."

I'm safely guessing your below the age of sixty.

I only live in Wollongong so I can get a fix of a game in Sydney or spend the necessary dollars and get to the MCG if needs be. As beautiful as it is living in a giant tree ( pole ) house surrounded by trees and wildlife in the rainforest a few minutes walk to the Ocean, missing footy games in person are something I lament about. I have a few mates here that support Sydney but nobody apart from my daughter to watch games with. This is why I enjoy DLand. I thought with streaming services I would not miss it so much but nothing beats going to the MCG on a cold winters day in the rain, paying 20 dollars for a couple of light beers, burning the roof of your mouth on a pie and training it back home with a bunch of drunken Cwood nutters. I genuinely miss it so very much.

Thanks D.D. I think. #Demonlandadmin, can we please bring back the thinking emoji?

Sheesh, I love your passion PF but my goodness your a hard taskmaster at times. It's something he needs to improve and can....look at how far Kozzie can launch them. But for me he brings other skills that not only compensate for this defficiency (and granted, it is there), that warrant his inclusion as much as anyone. We tolerate Max and Traccas awful set shots and sure Spargo isn't in their class, but he's a solid player especially given his size, that will find his previous form that helped secure us a flag in 21. And yea by no means the biggest contributor to that, he played a very decent part. All year in fact. Kicking more goals than all but five others for that season and many of them at pivotal moments. So there's that.

Great, true words and sentiment from you Binman. From my take of the man, spot on. A big loss, not just from the game, but for the community and especially, his loved ones. Judging from this thread, seems there are many. But for his family and friends, my sincere condolences. On a brighter note, it's interesting in aging, one shifts the goal posts as to what old is. I know I do. And while I agree, that in today's world 74 isn't "old", that aside, given the quality of the bloke, he would be a loss at any age. It's great to read so many kind posts about the man and I'm sure, reassuring for those who knew him personally. Seems to be a particularly sad time in the footy world for a number of reasons. Take care everyone.

Thanks Roy11. Chin has had a good season. But he had definitely struggled to maintain consistency after an often very good start to every year . At time showing some super star skills. I've lowered my expectations since. But 's good to seem him playing better more frequently. But I don't think we should forget how good Spargo was in 21 and not underrate how being injured for so long would have impacted his present form. If ( Spargo,) got back to 80 percent of his best he would be an inclusion every game. ( Here come the critics😀). I would like to see him play in the middle for a trial. He doesn't lack courage and a difficult player to tackle. Other than that to keep him in the forward pocket or a capacity to be that sneaky goalsneak that he is. I hope he sticks it up a lot of his naysayers here. Totally off subject....but while speaking of critics, I thought Oliver was good v the Lions. Watching the replay without the alcohol and nerves you notice seemingly small things that players do, that make a big difference. I thought Oliver did a lot of these.

Agreed that Viney always goes before Spargo but I think with Spargo( I'm not calling you out) not a few lately on this site have been giving him too much grief. Aside from being out of commission via injuries for a long time he still offers a lot. He works very hard and while some may sarcastically attribute the space he frequently "finds" himself in towards not running enough, it is in fact the very opposite The possessions he does accumulate are often from him traversing a lot of distance to make himself free. And he's often been a good link up from chb to a little north of the middle. I would like him closer to the goals more often as kicking beyond 35 m accurately isn't really in his bag of tricks. But he's one of our hard workers and given his size and injuries, does very well in my humble estimation.

Good point re Kozzie Dd. For me KP is there to gather possessions and boot his usual goal contribution and it's always about the opposition keeping up with him.

Thanks for letting me know wwsw. Appreciative but disappointed.

I definitely think Swans are underrated. Much like us, their best on a given day is good enough to knock off the top teams. So this will be a tough one . As good as Melksham was, we can't rely on him every week to boot four goals. And I'm guessing Fritta will be Sub but will come in much earlier this time. Swans have several Frittas so to speak,that in form can all win a game off their own boot so here's hoping all our defenders are in top form.

A lot still holding for Fritta as sub. I guess as good as he was it was only one quarter so fair enough. Maybe keep him angry. Melksham can lend him some agro juice too. Viney has to come in so I guess Sharp is the unlucky one. Other than that as my dad would say "don't monkey about with a working monkey." I just wish I'd have once asked him what it meant . I miss him.

Certainly had their chance. Too many posters. And the umpiring has been iffy. Fancy that.

This is could be something I was looking forward to to becoming be a mare for the dogs. Is there rain on the horizon? Eight frees to three . No prizes for guessing which favor.

Was loving this game for a while. Come on dogs.Get some back pronto. Despite it's critics you've gotta love Thursday night footy. It always reminds me of that clip from...

I remember ... "Apart from their goals, St Kilda was scoreless in that opening quarter" Eddie McGuire. There are a few about. BT is one of my favorites when he doesn't finish senten..

Go doggies. Damn I keep picking the wrong jumpers.

Those guernseys look like North playing an NRL team.

Good to hear from you lately Jaded. We always get forced to play there on some crowd number financial technicality. I hate that venue except for the glorious 21 comeback we made there. So apart from my ingrained dislike of the cats,yep may Bont rip it up. My brother in law is a cats fan. I usually just send him a nice photo of Max when we play them. That's all it takes to wind him up.