Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Yep, thought that made it even better. If Collingwood really want to have a cry, then whatever. Darcy Moore pretty much throws it to Higgins anyway, so should have been a free kick. Before he kicked that goal, the Ch7 comentators (BT in particular) cheerleading that Collingwood were looking like staging another miraculous come back made me want to vomit - Jack's goal shut that up pretty quickly from there on.

Yeah, but in the absence of a genuine player attributed nick name, then I think the supporter group should step in. Even if they have a somewhat vanilla existing one, then I think the tribe should impose something with a bit more punch. A few starting suggestions: Jed Adams - Lurch Marty Hore - a part of me laughs at Dirty, but perhaps these days it's not quite appropriate these days, so perhaps McFly could be another option. Kind of suits his back story getting de-listed and re-listed Back to The Future.

Played local footy with a bloke first name Phil who answered to that nickname. He was also known as Car City. Had a kind of wonky eye - if you remeber the advertisement, you'll get the reference! 🤪

'Learning ruck craft' under Max? Surely he's already had an A grade apprenticeship under his old man and Max is adding the final touches to that? I actually liked the look of what I saw from Verrall in the practice matches, so we could be in a position to build some good ruck depth again over a spread of age groups, which would be a good thing. One of the great playing trates of Jeff is that he was a decent forward as well as ruck and if Kalani is cut from the same cloth, that could be very useful to us indeed.

Yeah, really feeling for the bloke right now. Hopefully it's not a long term injury. What mixed fortunes for the McDonald brothers today.

Watching the Lions get beaten by Freo Vs watching the MFC replay ...hmmmm See ya Lions!

As an asides, I actually think playing Rd 0 was an advantage to us. Rd 1 teams are usually a little scratchy, but we had a proper game last week, not a practice match per the dogs and think we are that bit more match fit as a team compared to them. Well at least that's what I told myself during the week after our loss to the Swans and I guess it transpired as such.

I should add that I use to have alot of respect for Harmes (and still love him deep down too), but also have more love and respect for May.

Sorry Daz, being a bit lazy, but which players are we talking here specifically?

Love ANB. Great call to play on and goal after he'd taken that mark too.

Yeah, Ralphy just showed it at half time of the Lions V Freo game. Fair brain fade by Harmes. Not that I think he would have got a game next week, but I think he'll be sitting one out in the cooler now, not even the mugoos

Instead of all our games being played on a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday night - yes absolutely!

I've heard the lore of all these great VFL games he's played, but I'm sorry every time he plays at AFL level he looks scared and out of his depth.

Last qrt I think. May was trying to point out something Harmes did to the umpires too, but they were being useless as always.

Yeah, don't get that at all. I hardly think I've see Laurie play a hard contested manner or with a defensive mindset. In neither of the practice matches did he show any class and poise handling the ball that is suposely his one wood. Look good on him if he goes on and proves me wrong, but from all I've seen, he's just not senior AFL standard. We have plenty of other up and comming players like Wowewodin, Kynan Brown, Throstrup etc that are already ahead of him and don't see why we keep gifting him games or why we extended his contract. Hope he's only getting paid peanuts. Billings on the other hand had been great in both our practice matches. Looks to be a really solid citizen off the field and would think he would have been oozing our club values. I thought it was a huge mistake to play him starting as the sub last week.

Yeah, don't get that at all. I hardly think I've see Laurie play a hard contested manner or with a defensive mindset. In neither of the practice matches did he show any class and poise handling the ball that is suposely his one wood. Look good on him if he goes on and proves me wrong, but from all I've seen, he's just not senior AFL standard. We have plenty of other up and comming players like Wowewodin, Kynan Brown, Throstrup etc that are already ahead of him and don't see why we keep gifting him games or why we extended his contract. Hope he's only getting paid peanuts. Billings on the other hand had been great in both our practice matches and I thought it was a huge mistake to play him starting as the sub last week.

Yeah, don't get that at all. I hardly think I've see Laurie play a hard contested manner or with a defensive mindset. In neither of the practice matches did he show any class and poise handling the ball that is suposely his one wood. Look good on him if he goes on and proves me wrong, but from all I've seen, he's just not senior AFL standard. We have plenty of other up and comming players like Wowewodin, Kynan Brown, Throstrup etc that are already ahead of him and don't see why we keep gifting him games or why we extended his contract. Hope he's only getting paid peanuts. Billings on the other hand had been great in both our practice matches and I thought it was a huge mistake to play him starting as the sub last week.

He had sticky hands today thats for sure. Everything he went near he cluncked clean as. Has great forward smarts too.

I think Harmes went hard on May, gave a bit of niggle and Maysy wasn't having a bar of it. Seriously how stupid would Harmes have to be going May.

Can someone please tell the MCG staff to TURN THE PA SYSTEM DOWN. CAN'T HERE MYSELF THINK. I know it's been this way for several seasons, but seriously it's ridiculous. Doesn't improve the experience, it makes it worse.

Apparently reluctantly we made the call as part of the COVID playing list cut backs and Marty was overcoming an ACL. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1505993/hed-crawl-over-glass-hores-return-to-demons

Throw a bunch of spare salary cap money at him and see if we can land him. Would love to see him back (imagine him and JVR in the same forward line). Equally I don't mind him being at the Giants and hope he continues to go well for them - just not against us!

So I think this is the sort of good news story this thread is about: What champion bloke. Said it in the other thread, that alot has been stated about our culture, but the media should have a good look at this bloke and see what character and culture is all about. Watched him in our practice match against Richmond and thought he's clearly too good for VFL. Best of luck to Marty on Sunday and hopefully there is a great second career in the making here at the Demons. Worthy wearer of the No.27 too - love that he's got that number which has belonged to some great MFC defenders in my time as a supporter.

Goto say, I think Tomlinson was very stiff being dropped. I haven't re-watched the replay of last week, but thought he was pretty solid and one of our better players last week. Great work by Marty Hore, T Mac and BBB working their way back into the side. Will see how they play, but I think all have worked hard in slightly different ways to get their way back into the senior team. If T Mac and BBB are sufficiently fit, then their more than capable of putting in good football performances. Marty Hore - what a great effort in preservance to make it back from the VFL after being a mature age rookie to begin with. Talk about MFC culture, I think this guy is made of the right stuff in this respects.

It's a pitty he isn't still in the Red and Blue really, I think we could be a bit thin for KP backs if May gets injured and our young guys in development don't come through. Wounder how long he has left on his Freo contract and if we could actually lure him back?