Everything posted by Jumping Jack Clennett
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Carltonās doctor and CTE
The problem was plain to see. Numerous experts have expressed their surprise that he wasnāt taken off and assessed immediately. What do you mean by ā sour grapesā, Demon Disciple.? If you had a son playing football and he was staggering around with his eyes rolling in his head, would you want him to stay out on the field? Thatās when players are most vulnerable to repeat head trauma.
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Carltonās doctor and CTE
The Carlton doctor should be censured by both the AFL and the Medical Board( AHPRA) for his gross neglect of Mackayās condition at the weekend. They considered that it was more important to keep their best players on the ground than consider the likelihood of concussion, and CTE down the track. This policy won them the final v Melbourne last September when Wettering was concussed( accidentally) by Smith, who actually helped him to his staggering feet. They chose not to assess such an important player when the game was in the balance. If they assessed him ,heād be off the ground at a vital time, and would probably be unavailable next match. It was Wettering who intercepted Vineyās wayward kick, and who set up the last minute final attack and winning goal. Reprehensible neglect of player welfare.
- THE LAST TIME THEY MET
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Oliver Trade Rumours
Impressive cherries, though.
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NON-MFC: Round 19
I like the guyā¦..he had a fight with Skunkhead Maynard.
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binmanās rant (Goody defence)
Where is Dennis Jones mentioned here? He coached us to a Spoon in '78.
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Trade Targets
What about Essendonās third ruckman, Bryan? He monstered our back-up rucks at Casey, and wonāt get much of a gig behind Draper in the near future.
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CASEY: Rd 16 vs Essendon VFL
I thought Laurie, Howes, Tomlinson and Billings looked very good on Sunday. Now our injury list is so much shorter, the Casey team looks much stronger. I thought Ben Brown moved pretty well,and Kynan looked effective, though his stats donāt reflect it.
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Max Walker - Demon footballer and Test Cricketer
That young boy later played footy for Footscray, and now works at the MFCā¦..Iām not sure what role. Jimmy Plunkett, I think.
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Standard of Umpiring
If Daryl Hair was umpiring, they Cripps wouldnāt get away with any of his ā handballsā.
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POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs Brisbane
I think one tactic which would earn us at least a goal a game would be to NEVER take a player off the ground as soon as he kicks a goal. All teams do it, but itās lazy. The time break after a goal allows them to make an interchange more easily. A playerās confidence is higher after a goal, and heās in the frame of mind to do it again! The goal-kicker is often not exhausted. The ball has probably arrived quickly and heās goaled without too much running around. He is, however, puffed out after sprinting from the forward line to the interchange bench. We could gain a slight edge over the competition if we abandoned the conventional wisdom that itās a good idea to remove players immediately after a goal.
- POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs Brisbane
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Andy Moniz-Wakefield to Debut
A lot of AMWās possessions at Casey have been playing on in kick -ins.
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Harrison Petty
I thought Petty showed promise of a return to form tonight. Also,he has a bit of nastiness about him that few of our players have. He gets on the nerves of the opposition, and I like that.
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Demonstone's Mid Season Mentally Stimulating Mind Stretcher
Chandler who? Turner who? You know some people with weird first names!
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Demonstone's Mid Season Mentally Stimulating Mind Stretcher
I thought of the possibility of Surnames that are also first names, but discounted it since I've never heard of anyone with the first name "McLean". (and I actually met Lord MacLean at Duart castle on the Isle of Mull in 1977) I guess there's some Rap singer or drummer called MacLean Smith or something!
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NON-MFC: Round 14
If Collingwood received the raw deal North got in the last few minutes, the Media would be calling for a Royal Commission.
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NON-MFC: Round 14
If a media person wants to improve his popularity rating, it doesn't pay to be critical of Collingwood or Carlton. There was ENORMOUS pressure on the umpires from the all-Collingwood crowd in that noisy stadium. They succumbed weakly.
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NON-MFC: Round 14
Collingwood seemed to get a lot of goals from free kicks.
- Welcome to Demonland: Luker Kentfield
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Remember 1998, when we lost in the Preliminary Final
I remember those two terrible weeks well in 1998. Who would have thought weād beat the eventual premiers in the semi by 8 goals,then slaughter StKilda in the qual. final.? We were then wrongly allocated to play Friday night specialists, North in the Prelim., when by rights we should have played Footscray, who we would have murdered, then played Adelaide again in the GF. We could have been premiers after abject failure in mid-season.
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Welcome to Demonland: Luker Kentfield
I think Grundy is about 204cm. Kentfield turns 19 in September. Any chance he could grow a cm or two on to his 194cm? I doubt it....he looks like a boy who has matured early. He reminds me a bit of Jack Darling, who was overlooked in the first round of draft by all clubs because , at 194cm he wasn't considered tall enough to be a KPF.
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POSTGAME: Rd 13 vs Collingwood
Unlike any of my Dee tragic mates, I watch replays of our games, whether weāve won or lost. I recommend to Demonlanders to watch this game in replay and youāll see that Melbourne really deserved to be much, much closer to Collingwood. They just couldnāt miss when shooting for goal, and we had 4 posters, as well as several other misses much easier than the angle goals they so nonchalantly slotted. Plus a couple of random bounces went their way near goal. I can see now why I felt weād win , at half time, despite the deficit. I didnāt realise at that time, that Petracca had suffered a season-ending injury. In my huge disappointment straight after the game, I walked away from the ground thinking weād been outclassed. Having watched the replay,I reckon we could have given them a real run for their money, even without Trac. Also, I reckon Clarrie played much better than Iād realised. Ditto with McVee, Bowie ,Fritsch and Windsor.
- Angus Brayshaw Forced into Retirement
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Petracca in Colgate Ad
What happened to Ipana tooth powder?