leave it to deever

Minder was a great show.

It's hard to fathom how one could think we we are going to bomb this year. Even though we've lost four straight finals, last year we almost won both of the two we played. I was very disappointed and confused about some selections but we almost beat the premiers of last season in our first final. Not one person could say we weren't competitive in that game. Yes we used the ball poorly going fwd at times but in the game prior to it we lost a key player in Milkshake who had been playing some of his best footy and been a competitive fed target. On game day we lost Gus in a very morale deflating manner very early in the game. His loss played a significant part so it's hard to claim the pies won fairly. Our loss against Carlton was a result of some more players missing. But back to 24, anyway you slice it we still have a strong fairly young list that is definitely going to play finals again. We also have a good deal of players we have developed and grown since 21. The betting sites make good money from this game and the fact that we are placed at finishing fourth by all of them is not for nothing. Collingwood are a good side but I don't think they were really much better than us or Brisbane. They only just scraped in winning against the giants. Brisbane will be a genuine threat but seem to be perennial bridemaids. I'm not convinced about Carlton. Too reliant on a few players. There will probably be a new kid on the block as there usually is. If we get a good run regarding fitness and injuries this season, then it would be hard to understand how we cannot be a real contender again. When you read most of the players reviews it seems most of us feel that many were down on their standard form last year and yet we were very close. There have been a few off field distractions and noise in the media but I reckon this will actually work for us and be a genuine catalyst for us raising the cup on our hallowed home turf this year of the Dee. To write a club off after a flag followed by two seasons of finals is just wrong.

I guess your right. I do think that hotels and airlines often take advantage with these type of events and raise prices. If people are happy to pay higher prices then they haven't really " shot themselves in the foot" I guess they are allowed to. That's Capitalism. Personally when things go up in price above the norm because companies have been greedy I don't help them and go without.

Your probably better served making a week of it....some time in the Hills and Valley. I'm sure pre booking was the smart way to go. Accomodation probably doubled for the football weekend. Airfares probably went up as well. Sadly greedy Vendors and companies shoot themselves in the foot with these events.

I have really high hopes for Jvr. Our forward line was on a state of constant flux and there was no real time to have everything gel in terms of game plan. It would be wonderful for some consistent key positions covered consistently if that makes sense. Jvr came on in leaps ( literally)and bounds last year and if that trajectory continues into this season he will be a star. Would like to see him settled at chf all year creating a strong leading marking option. Petty played little time up forward but proved that he was a star in his last two games before injury. He his a very hard matchup at full forward. Fritta was plagued by injuries as well. He is a natural fwd pocket player. If these three are firing and the three crumbers in Kozzie, Chandler and Anb can get back to their best then one could expect to see probably one of the best forward lines around. Spargo can play the odd cameo there as well. Also without mentioning names if all goes well maybe Trac can spend more time in our forward line in the other pocket. Although he does need to fix his set shots on goal. Joel Smith would be a good forward sub. I think injury wise we are due for some good luck this year.

Sadly I think his career has probably come to and end. Playing wise that is. If it is, I certainly hope the club keeps him on in some capacity. Maybe a goal kicking coach.😀 I would love to be wrong but he seems a lot slower these days and has the turning circle of an old front wheel drive Mitsubishi Magna, I once owned. He has been plagued by injuries over the last three years and his performance in both our finals last year was umm .....yea. He has been a wonderful forward option for us and helped set up our 21 granny birth. Aa much as I would love that to continue, I think most of us would probably agree that it won't.

This Jamar Jamil bloke isn't too shabby. Hopefully we will see a bit of turn for Lyon.

What a tale of two tails this test match is telling.

Spoke too soon.

Good knock from Carey.

It's true. I think my parents were very negligent letting me and my siblings play outside as kids to all hours. It didn't seem to be on the radaar of most parents forty years ago. A pedophiles happy days were the seventies.

Did Summers on Melbourne seem hotter when you were a kid? I remember water restrictions with buckets to fill up our clark pool and swimming Christmas day. Visiting Melbourne...St kilda East where I grew up I was reminiscing about taking up street leaves from Great trees and burning them in the gutter. No such fun these days. Oh yes and the fireworks I could get at my local Milk Bar . Fireworks were the best entertainment money could buy. I'm seriously considering driving to the Territory to get some. I also noticed there aren't kids playing cricket in the street with bins like I did until the sun went down. Probably kids are all on the Internet buying laptops and phones. Sheesh.

Having lived in both Sydney and Melbourne, I've never understood the schedule of test matches in Oz. Sydney's weather is reliably rainy and should be the first cab of the rank in late November. Melbourne is reliably unreliable and should be the last in late Jan. But too much tradition too change now.

That last wicket stand looks like it may bite us.

I'd bet it's just another rip off from the big food engineering corporations with no flavor and a boat load of chemical colouring. Not that I'm cynical about these things Rest assured Mr Leg the world is safe with people like you and I addressing these big issues.

I will say I'm glad Warner is stepping down. Not for any behavior issues but simply because he has been out of form for a very long time. Also I didn't get what divine right he had to some sort of send off. Maybe he deserves one but he didn't deserve in form anyway the right to keep playing until he could have a send off in Sydney.

I'm sorry if I've offended you in any manner . Now or in any post. Did I mention how wonderful you are?

Or play this... What a good neighbor you would be LG.

Hi @redleg Thought this might interest you... https://www.kidspot.com.au/lifestyle/home/people-are-confused-about-the-real-flavour-of-coles-famous-yellow-iced-donuts/news-story/47ca4442e9a089f102ae4948f23d2cf8

I misspoke. I think I've watched around over double that. I didn't want to sound weird but we are all friends here. Misspoke.....I think she is related to mrliedthroughmyteeth. Interesting how this word has popped into our modern vernacular.

Really like to see Kozzie not get suspended as much. Jvr too. They are both young and I guess some agro is part of what makes them good. May used to get in trouble but mellowed as he got older .

We all need another flag this year. Hands up if you've watched the replay of 21 over twenty times. Need another one asap. In the immortal and wise words of Grandpa Simpson... " Gimmee gimmee gimmee."

I do muse if your hatred of Essendon is greater than your love of the Dees. Either way I guess I admire the passion. And tx to you I've got " we built this city on rock and roll" stuck in my head.

Now that I've looked at the stats I wonder how good that Lions team was. They never finished minor premiers in those three years they won the flag.

That game was played at a frenzied pace. To be fair to Essendon they had an incredible amount of talent. One of those awesome teams that pop up every so often. The Dons had dropped one game all year compared to our eight. One could argue that team should have won multiple flags as they finished first the year prior and after. It's why I really hope we win this year because cup windows don't stay open that long. The irony to be beaten by such a great team was that the Dons were hammered by one of the best teams ever in the Lions that won three in a row.