Previously known as LITD.

Come on didn't Kozzies high flying grab give you just a little bit of a 😊

It's certainly true it's taken him a long time to pull in one of those speckies but I'm sure he will get better. But the thing with Kozzies high flying attempts is even if he doesn't pull them in, they are often against one or two tall defending opponents who who have probably marked the ball had he not flew In other words his ability to leap often results in him playing as a tall and at least getting the ball to ground ( yes...I know that's where we want him) and is a part of our forward pressure.

Who was the poster insisting Kozzie was only returning a goal a game? Thanks for sharing the correct stat Pitmaster. 1.51 is good especially since lately he's been playing in the middle. I think this will improve and we could see it rise to close to 2. I can't believe he's played 99 already.

Plus no Bruce m to wax lyrical every week.

Just some consistency on htb would be great. Great username by the way.

I'll grant that Reid is an exceptional talent but needs to know that he simply can't have a crack at one of the games greatest players. He was lucky Max is not a thug and didn't break any part of him. What a nerve.

The ignore function is not only a great means of peace of mind but the most delightful way of having the last word😄.

He also seems to have control over any agro of the past. When on song like the lions game , he is worth more than the price of admission. Excitement machine now pulling in spekkies after a five goal haul.

Haven't been a fan of Petty fwd either but I want to see Jvr playing in the middle as little as possible. I think we should just roll the dice with Fullarton and Turner in the role.

Yep 24 has been a complete s..t sandwich in terms of injuries and luck. Max being out is huge especially against Essendon.

Good post Bbo. I've never read a belittling or abusive post from you. I'm sure you can match wits either best of us. For what it's worth I really enjoy your sense of humour as it balances out a lot of the agro posts here. Life is way too short to crack the ....at people here. It's hard enough dealing with people in the real world at times so I don't get those who fight online as well. I guess DL is pretty much a microcosm. Happy Monday mate. I think I'll go and pour myself a nice single malt.

She makes me nervous. I don't want to bother her.

Can Demonland please provide us with a joyful dancing emoji response? Wait hold the press, I've heard conflicting reports. Any updates please,?

On watching the replay it was quite evident that the umps were red hot on us for htb and not really forthcoming in rewarding our tackles . And how dare that little upstart having a crack at our beloved Max. Back in your box son.

And hopefully young Brown will break into more games. Gotta hand it to the club despite my reservations about some players picked from other clubs which I understand for the experience factor, the pool of youngsters coming through is pretty exciting and going fwd we have a strong combination of experience and youth.

Stop it with the harmony and politeness. Have you forgotten where you are Uncle? This is Demonland and respect and manners don't go unpunished.

I think we may finally see Fullarton play.

I see AMW more as a forward than a defender. Didn't he kick 20 at Casey last year? And maybe a little out of eftfield perhaps ( no pun either) but perhaps ultimately with a possible role in the midfield. But yea McVee up the ground makes sense.

And a decent reference from his mom.

Maybe so but he just doesn't get his hands on the pill enough. Yes, there is no doubting his work rate. Like Nibbler he ammasses a decent amount of tackles each week and given his strength, they are really broken. But that said for a midfielder he seems not to read the play asxwell as he should. Some mids are very good at this and find themselves judging where the ball is going very well. I'd prefer to see him play more of a forward role like we used Tracca. He has a similar build to Tracca and can roost the ball a fair way. He's reasonably accurate at goal kicking too. Just saying.

Nice anaphora.

Can't really say I've followed enough of Casey to suggest anyone. Can Tmac do it? Please get well Maxy. Essendon are a very tall side and of all sides to have to play without Max they are probably the hardest. I don't want to see your hatred of them increase. From all accounts If this happens I sincerely fear you will explode.

I am melting right now. It was bad enough we lost the centre clearances by 18 to 8 but this could get worse with Max out for a whole game. I love Jvr but I don't like seeing sacrificing our best fwd to have to ruck. Besides he didn't do too well in the role yesterday. Hopefully Max will defy them all and be up and about against the Dons who are not lacking in this department. Any suggestions for his replacement? We have had a really annoying run of injuries this year and most of them occurring when things are getting better. Bloody hell Damn footy Gods. I feel like the wicked which from Oz ........I'm melting

Spot on Mr O Dee. He is our pivotal and leading fwd as of now. I also think he didn't do too well in the role either. So who do we use? It's a problem. Tmac? I also don't like seeing Kozzie thrown in the guts as he belongs fwd. Great to see him finally pull in one of those speckies too.

He scored no goals in those and notably with four behinds against the lions. As mentioned earlier had he kicked just one goal in both those games we would be in second place on the ladder. Of course that's not all on Petty but it shows how close the season is and how we are not as bad as it has seemed at times. We have had a three or four games we haven't looked switched on or rather like we didn't turn up. The eagles, early lions game, the Freo one and the Carlton game where we were shell shocked in the first ( including being totally shafted by the umps in the first quarter ). It is as mentioned a very close season and even if a team is a little off they can be demolished by another. Swan's are a case in point. Clearly a red hot team that got beaten by Tigers and yesterday the cellar dwellers in St Kilda. We have been behind the eightball this year with injuries. Our fwd line has struggled all year and our midfield has been well down with Oliver playing only a couple of his usual blinders who we have relied on for years. Viney has been well down on his possession tally and now Trac is out. We have also really missed Gus. With Jake back our fwd line looks much stronger and yesterday saw a few youngsters picking up the slack and racking up a few disposals. Essendon is a must win next week. I so hope it happens.