The Panglossian

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On 15/07/2025 at 12:27, The Panglossian said:

I was just watching the Replay of the North game.

In the second quarter, Xerri swung a forearm into Xavier Lindsay’s head, knocking him over with a glancing blow. Very similar to the Sparrow incident, but luckily ( for him and X),with no serious consequences.

The fact that he’s done it twice in one game shows that it’s more than just an unfortunate incident. He’s aggressive and clumsy.

Actually , Xerri coat-hangered Lindsay in the first quarter, with 3 min to go.

It was “strikingly” ( pardon the pun) similar to the Sparrow hit.

Ex Bomber David Shaw coached me in the Ormond College footy team in the late 60’s. He told us, if we couldn’t reach to spoil, punch the back of the head, because the player loses vision momentarily.

I don’t think we did it.

But Newman did!

On 13/07/2025 at 16:37, Nicko said:

@The Panglossian can you please have the same weird feeling for this game that you had for the kangaroos game

Thank you

18.11 wasn’t accurate enough.

We might get 19.6 v Carlton.

And….We must remember to pretend we’ve touched it every time they kick a goal.

I reckon that almost every dropped contested mark involves arm chopping by the player trying to spoil. Similarly, most contested marks are partly a result of clever blocking by a team-mate. Like with “ ruck-lotto”, every now and then an umpire will pay a free for a block or an arm chop.

Collingwood still whinge about the block on Maynard when Dom Sheed took the GF winning mark. But it happens, unpenalised all the time. The commentators compliment the players on a “clever block.”

Similarly, with pushing in the back in marking contests . A principle of our game is to play in front. But if you do, the guy behind gives you a shove, a nudge or a bump in the back and marks it as if unopposed. Every now and then an umpire will pay a push in the back, but nowhere near often enough, in my opinion.

Are those marks recorded as “ contested”, when the man in front is just shoved out of the way?

I was just watching the Replay of the North game.

In the second quarter, Xerri swung a forearm into Xavier Lindsay’s head, knocking him over with a glancing blow. Very similar to the Sparrow incident, but luckily ( for him and X),with no serious consequences.

The fact that he’s done it twice in one game shows that it’s more than just an unfortunate incident. He’s aggressive and clumsy.

2 hours ago, Redleg said:

How badly do we need a Thilthorpe type?

Who doesn’t!?

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

There is a huge difference between Losing Finals in Straight Sets and losing Preliminary Finals

And that is: One must WIN Finals to make The Preliminary Final

and we Failed to do that, Twice….

We were dead stiff. Definitely the better side in 3 of the 4 losses.

I have a weird feeling we’re going to kick straight tomorrow……18.6, or something like that!

21 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

I don't mind the deebrief pod. Sometimes when I feel like listening to a quick rant about the club it definitely helps.

I like it when they have Cados on. He actually sees the game pretty well and he's usually pretty optimistic.

One thing Demonland can learn from this pod is the length. 1hr episodes are a lot more digestible than 2.5hr shows.

I don’t think the Demonland pod can learn ANYTHING from the Deebrief. Vice versa perhaps…….a bit of sophisticated analysis rather than vapid attempts at humour.

It’s hard to take the Deebrief seriously.

One of them has stopped watching games, yet still pontificates about what the club should do.

One of them says he prefers watching the soccer.

Every time someone drops the “F bomb”, they all giggle like school kids.

I had no.9 on my Demons jumper as a schoolboy.

I’m forever grateful to him for standing up against his mate, Ridley, in the merger debate. He was as important as anyone in saving our club in 1996.

1 hour ago, Little Goffy said:

They're going to introduce a 'new' rule where if the ball is shown to be touched before crossing the line, or if it is unclear and the umpires initial call was touched, then the umpire's call remains.

Just to give clarity for the future.

That doesn’t seem new to me. I thought that is how it always was interpreted.

6 hours ago, Little Richard said:

Hopefully that's the game he needed to end his form slump, definitely looked like he regained some confidence. We still need a genuine spearhead to shield JVR a bit and allow him to keep pinch-hitting in the ruck. Where that player comes from, I have no idea.

How about the free against him(? Iin the back) when he took that fine contested mark on the commentary side wing( ?Q2). It might have been a push, but at the same time Melk was having his head pulled off. Conveniently ignored by the umps.

16 hours ago, Random Task said:

In Jeffos defence I reckon there was at least 3 times he was clear 20-25metres out in the forward 50 where he would have had an easy shot on goal had any of our players decided to lower their eyes. Halved a few aerial contests as well. Low bar I know but I think I've seen a few snippets to see he's worth persisting with long term.

He's incredibly light and easily out-bodied by most players which doesnt help him when we move the ball as poorly as we do. I think he'll come on but is probably at least 2 years away from seriously contributing at a consistent level.

Smallest big man in tee AFL.

6 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

200% this. Norf's backline is full of c-graders. They would take Lever in a heartbeat, pay his salary, and give us a first rounder. Would also give Jake a new lease-of-life I recon. We should have let JV go to Norf last year. Would have been good for Jack, Norf and us.

I reckon Comben is very good. Pink isn’t bad, either.

6 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

200% this. Norf's backline is full of c-graders. They would take Lever in a heartbeat, pay his salary, and give us a first rounder. Would also give Jake a new lease-of-life I recon. We should have let JV go to Norf last year. Would have been good for Jack, Norf and us.

4 hours ago, Golden fist said:

I'm a 30 year member, Sadly I lost interest ages ago

AFL is quite meh as well.

See ya.

1 hour ago, Abyssal said:

May Adams/McDonald Lever

McVee Turner Chandler

May can still win the ball but is too loose in a lock down on a good key forward. Free him up.

Hasn’t he done well on Walker in the past?

Interestingly, the only player on the ground who took more marks than Sparrow was a Demon.

I just saw Treacy get a heavy knee in the ribs while going for a mark. I hope it hurt . Remember how he ruthlessly attacked Max’s back with his knee twice in the pre-season game this year. I felt it went beyond the “ duty of care” .

On 28/06/2025 at 16:12, Cranky Franky said:

Come on get serious - after 3 years Verrall is still clueless against any decent VFL standard ruckman. He is a total bust. Barely better than Fullerton. Anyone with any nous can see that.

I don’t agree.

He has been competitive this season against some good opponents in the ruck. He’s built his body up considerably, and is not so easy to shove aside now. He doesn’t take enough marks at this stage, but handles the ball and kicks well, and is very mobile. I hope we don’t let him go to another club who , in a year or two, would benefit from the schooling he’s had at the Dees .

I have a lot of respect for Campbell, who I think we should have used a bit in the Seniors to give Max a break(far preferable to having Jeffo, Petty or JVR as 2nd ruck).

BUT… I think Casey’s use of Campbell is retarding Will Verrall’s development.

I thought it was ridiculous , early in the third quarter when Kentfield, who had just kicked two goals, and must have been feeling very confident, was TAKEN OFF!!!

He couldn’t have been tired, it as only 5 min since the half time break.

14 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Question remains... Who gives MAX a chop out??? Surely Petty??

Should be no. 28

4 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Apologies, I can’t reveal my sauces.

?? Tomato

This is a significantly weaker team than the team that would have won several of the last few games with average quality goal accuracy.

2 hours ago, Roost it far said:

Bergman is our target I hope

His Dad, Ralph played for our seconds. I expected him to make the grade, but he went off to play for Sandringham.

3 hours ago, Roost it far said:

Bergman is our target I hope