leave it to deever

Only 4h and 20m to go.

Ah yes. Good old Adelaide. Artic conditions in the morning so you put on 5 layers of clothing only to see the mercury hit 28 come lunchtime. As reliable as the umpires adjudicating Power and Crows games giving interstate clubs a fair shake.

Well Tmac doesn't surprise me given he was named as an emergency over Bbb the other week. Salem's inclusion does , how long its been since he's played a game. I thought maybe as a sub at best. Feel bad for Harmes( feel he's the closest fit to Sparrow) and I thought given Melk, although not one of my faves kicking 5 last week would be the sub for sure, given Tmacs first game back for a long time. With Gus and maybe Rivers through the middle perhaps the club is trying to wrestle back our centre clearance domination and win the game from that. With wet conditions, I suppose Tmac's ability to get the ball to ground is better than Bbb. No doubt that this is our biggest challenge so far. Win this and it definitely hails us as flag faves with the Pies. Hard to call a win tonight against those ferral supporters but if we do, it will be the sweetest one yet. It's going to be an interesting game. Enjoy dlanders..

True but you'd kick yourself if you accidentally stuck it a parking meter. I've still got about 100 round 50 cent coins tucked away. I believe their silver content was circa 10 bucks last time I checked.

Just wanted to say what a joy it used to be watching him play. A fearless defender with elite foot skills.

Note to DL admin, can we please have a jealous emoji?

We should start a thread for the most interesting/ exotic/ most remote and or strangest places watched . Perhaps with what people as well. In my mind' s eye, I can see some die-hard supporter decked out in Dees paraphernalia listening to some crackling old valve radio in the middle of a forest/ lifeboat somewhere. I was once stranded on a dodgy houseboat on the Clyde River near Batemans Bay having to constantly hold the radio in different positions just to check scores. When I say dodgy, she was perfectly seaworthy unlike my wife and I. If anyone wants a quick hassle free uncontested divorce, I do reccomend houseboating with one's partner. Incidently this reminds me of a Perth mate who had tix for the 21 granny which sadly clashed with his wedding day. Rather than let the tickets be wasted, he placed an add in the local paper for any one wanting to take his place. " It's at 4pm @ St Mary's Catholic cathedral. 41 Victoria Square. Her name is Rachael." I'll see myself out. Ps Maroochydore is not a bad spot to be in. Especially if you pull in a few fish at half time.

It's a fair collar bUt it's hard to feel recently that we're not being targeted. I not paranoid. Everyone else is.

I'd join you Mr oversized pickle, but unfortunately my gulfstreams currently in the shop having diamonds encrusted into the upholstery. Maybe next time😄 I'd say enjoy but it seems a tad superfluous. What a ripper spot to watch it. I hope the Satellite holds up for you unlike my pirated Kayo.

My lounge room cozied up next to the wood burner. Assuming of course my neighbour hasn't realised as yet that I've cracked his Kayo uname amd pword. Take that Murdoch you shameful...... Edit: don't want to be sued like all the others. That's one less Elephant tusk toothpick you cant have.

Except to say it's a pretty stressful job.

It's just a state of where the club is right now in terms of the number of players who can fill his spot. I will say as a sheer tagger he's probably our best but as a mid, it's tough out there. He will always be remembered for that sweet, sweet moment on the boundary line where that helped Fritta kick that goal that sparked our comeback to win the flag. May seem a small act and a weird way to define him but boy was I grateful at the time. I hope he stays but I think it would be detrimental to his career.

I resent that😀

I'd prefer Freddy Mercury.

Disagreements occur on this site all the time. It's what makes things interesting. The parry and thrust can be quite stimulating and educational. There are quite a few posters who have some wonderful insights and knowledge of the game and share it in generous ways. There are also others who simply lact tact and basic manners. In effect Demonland is a of course like all social media platforms a microcosm . Some posters can argue with you or correct you in a polite and somtimes jovial manner ( just normal life skills)and of course there are those who through pride, anger or ar5olitis ( as my dad used to so succinctly call it), just cant and for some reason feel good in putting others down. They're not exclusive to this sight. We deal with them as the bullying boss, the surly sister, bothersome brother, narcissistic neighbour and of course the road rager. Demonland in its foresight and wisdom has provided us with the wonderful gift of the IGNORE option. I wish I could use it in everyday life. For what is worth WCW, your posts are always honest, fun, informative , polite and upbeat. I thank you for them and all the work you do for the club which is probably more than anyone else posting here. Cheers.

Good question. I've got nothing.

Your Essendon hatred seems almost as much as mine towards the hawks. Mine dates back to the infamous 50 m penalty amongst other things. What gives with yours? I think Harmesy is genuinely well liked by most. He's a talented mid and I hope he stays. But at his age and recent relegation, nobody would blame him for looking for greener pastures. Here's hoping he comes in for Sparrow and kills it.

Imagine if we didn't fight for Jvr.

It's an interesting perspective. Do we play who is more likely to be the most effective in their designated role or do we choose for contingencies? I would prefer Brown but I think the club will pick Tmac given he was named as an emergency not long ago. Also the conditions I believe are for rain and not conducive to marking. As such Tmac's natural defensive traits in punching the ball will help get him across the line. It won't be Smith or Schache.

Thanks for this but I really think our forward line has also been hampered by factors other than our own making. Bbb's back injury. Frittas injury that kept him out for the first 2 games I think, may still be problematic. Tmac's ankle/ foot and Kozzie getting himself suspended ( well I guess that was our own making). Also Max and Grundy were planned to go fwd and this was shot down by Max's knee injury. I dare say if we were injury free or Bbb and or Tmac were playing like they did in 21 ( well the first half for Tmac and the second for Bbb), we would be sitting in top spot. Seeing Petty play on Saturday really showed what a difference a dynamic forward makes to our results . In one half he had 6 mark and 2 goals. Extrapolate this to a forward with 12 marks and four goals is something that has really been missing for us this year barring Bbb who kicked 8 in his first two. I'm excited about the progress of Jvr but he's still developing. Schache didn't really show anything imho to feel the same about. Smith has been around for a while now and the club doesn't seem to have shown much faith in him. I know he's bee plagued by injuries. Without Petty being a successful option our season will be influenced significantly by what goes on with Bbb/ Tmac. I guess I'm just venting that we really do miss an established tall fwd who can crash packs and significantly increase our contested marking. The Gcs game marking differential really stood out. This was something Tmac was really good at playing chf. I remember how excited were all were when Bbb was recruitied and we were ruminating on the delightful dilemma of Weid, Tmac and Bbb. I just hope Bbb comes in and takes his chances. Have always been a huge fan of Tmac but it seems as if his body is really letting him down.

Oh. Well thanks for the ....

Thanks Mr or Mrs gentle refreshing light breee. I definitely want Rivers in the middle more often but Salo there could be interesting. One of the things I do like about CS in defence is how often he finds a teamate so accurately by foot .

I think you should change your name to Scoop.

Ideally Salo comes back in and allows Gus to play in the middle.

Sorry FT, where do they each play? Is Bbb or whoever comes in, at Ff and Jvr at Chf? I see Jvr as someone with a lot of pace and stamina and see him playing at Chf better.