Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Watched that myself as well in the last few days. Great game. I had an inclining that we would be quite compeditive that day and didn’t fully expect that we would pull it off, but was absolutely stoked when we did. Nibbler also played an absolute blinder that day, kicking something like four goals in his second game, a useful game, with a good goal under pressure from Billy Stretch (so hopeful he can break into the side this year). However, I agree that it was a brilliant and gritty game from Brawshaw that was the biggest sign of things to come. He rode some big bumps and tackles from mature footballers that game, but never flinched and got straight back up, layed hits of his own, some great running and finishing off goals after breaking through the 50m line - signature Gus. I also appreciated seeing a few like Matt Jones and Lyndon Dunn contributing useful games for the side.

For me it should be a 'one cub' , / 'one Denonland' mentality. We put the Casey chat on the main board and let it run it's course, so why not the same of the women's side. As Trisul suggests, if it doesn't get responded to it just gets pushed down the list - let the people have their say (as they say).. Personally, I haven't been all that enthused by the AFLW this year so far, but that could quickly change. I have recorded the Pies game and any time we beat those filth it is worth watching. Actually looking forward to seeing some improvement from some of those we have like Cunningham, O'Dea & Mithen. Asides from that and although the standard leaves something to be desired at times, due to the rapid growth of the competition, what a privilege to be watching (and talking about) these pioneering years of the women's game. There are some here on Demonland that remember the glory days and last premiership(s) of the great MFC, but there isn't anyone who remembers the birth of the club/team it's self - that is the opertunity we have with the women's team at present.

Well done Clarry. Nev, you still have this! (Courtesy of the Demon Army ... and The Age).

Problem would be solved and it would all look much better if both the AFL logo and the Zurich were moved down and out by 25mm or so into the predominantly navy blue area, but probably not permitted to do thay due to some petty marketing thing the AFL has going - just like the one where 'all' clubs need to have a predominantly white clash jumper. P.S. now that my attention has been drawn to it, the NB up the top is pretty freaking anoying as well!

Jetta We love you Nev

Lol, as I scrolled down further on this page, I realized that @Demonland has already setup a counter on this site for our Rd 1 game, but also our first JLT game in 20 days time! Can't wait.

I do like it how the video finishes with a few leaps form Joel, a bit like a teaser for the sequel. With Joel set to be sent forward with more of a license to go for his marks this season, let's hope we see some more serious air time and that highlights reel gets longer and even more impressive as the years go on.

Past the half way mark. Can almost count the number of weekends till our season kicks off on one hand. Setup the below page to help us keep track of the remaining time: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20190323T1345&p0=152&msg=MFC+Rd+2019&ud=1&font=slab&csz=1

If Demonland is a reliable representative sample, then I'm backing Nev to romp this one in.

I do wonder if there will ever be a time on Demonland free of a Jack Watts thread?

Jetta Gawn

In the classic words of Jerry McGuire: "SHOW ME THE MONEY"

That's ok, let him fly under the radar a bit so we don't need to pay overs with draft pick points etc when we bit for him. Maybe he could play for that mob at Tambellup for a bit - I heard there was a pretty good player from there once!

That Gaff is participating is a bad joke. Break a guys jaw - here Gaff, have a $2000 bonus for your good behavior. It's stupid without precedent (sorry I forgot this is the AFL, there is plenty of precident for stupid there) He should be loudly booed every time he gets the ball in this AFLX farce.

Exactly what we want Riewoldt and every other key forward in the league thinking. The threat of violence is often more powerful than the act it's self.

‘I kicked 10 on him’: Cheeky draft banter as AFLX captains reveal full teams https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/aflx-draft-2019-live-tracker-draft-pool-updates-order-results/news-story/203d1c198629ea9050cbf4e5d66d72f5 ..."But the funniest moment of the night came when Betts selected ex-Sun and new Dees defender Steven May to join the side. Betts said May could play on the likes of Hawkins and Riewoldt. But the star Tiger was quick to remind Betts of his double-digit goal heroics against the Suns in 2018. “I kicked 10 on him last year,” Riewoldt quipped. Hardly a boast against the Suns team of last year, but a good little cheap shot for Steve May to take on board and remember the disrespect paid to him by Riewoldt when we play the Tigers in round 6 - payback time!! ...he can use this AFLX rubbish as practic to stalk him and psych him out.

It was on delay. I gave up after watching the middle half of it. Now there is 30 wasted minutes of my life I won't get back. About the biggest thing I took away from it is what a punchable head Patrick Dangerflog has.

So if McDonald and May happen to line up against one another, they need to remember the advice of a coach I once had gave us during an intra-club practice match - "Go hard and create a contest, but don't f#*%ing kill your team mates!" Could be interesting to see what kind of form and physical shape May is in though and how he goes on the likes of Hawkins, Cameron and Riewoldt at the moment.

Soo hanging out for AFLX 2019 to kick off in a few hours time!!

I hear what you are saying. If there is a sense of disapointment to this it should be that Jack at his best under Roos has shown he can play footy. Sure he may not have been and probably never will be the most courageous player, but he could be a well above average player in other aspects and a valuable member of a sucess full team if he was prepared to knuckle down and play the team game on and off the feild and that appears to be what he is failing at.

So true SWYL ...and Boonie is still quietly lauded by it by many, exposing an extent of hypocrisy in all of us, in so far as it was ok to do it in that era, but not now. Conversely, I wounder how the Australian cricket team and footballers of that era's image would have faired if smart phone and social media was a thing back then? The media and popular culture seem to promote the party scene and laud some excesses, but are pretty quick to start tearing people down when it all goes pear shaped. A higher standard also seems to be applied to sports people than to the broader acting and music part of the 'entertainment industry' as well. There is an extent to which some of this smart phone, social media thing is good. I'm sure that some of these celebrities (sports people and others alike) act like arrogant entitled pigs at times and the exposure of some of their worst deeds probably keeps that in check to a point.

Not laying all the blame at the feet of Daniher, because it's the responsibility of all the club leadership to create and foster the right kind of culture, but I'm not so sure all was well on his watch, when you look at the problems and behaviours of guys like Ward and Schwarz during his time. These guys are grown men, not boys and there becomes a point where the senior players need to accept responsibility for their own behaviors and the impact that has on team culture and I think that is the worst aspect of Watts behavior. Not saying that breaking serious mental addictions to things like gambling or drugs is easy either BTW. I agree with both sides of this in a way. Viewed in isolation, this event from Watts is pretty harmless, but in things he context of his apparent history of parry boy behavior, it becomes more corrosive to team culture and an off feild distraction I'm sure both Watts himself and Port could have done without. He had a great chance to make a clean break from all things he his kind of stuff with Port, moving to a new club and new city away from his former social group and had a good opertunity to knuckle down, get serious and salvage a few good years at the end of what will otherwise be viewed as a fairly mediocre playing career, but appears to be whittling away the opportunity. A bit sad really.

Players of eras gone by always talk about what an honor and achievemen it was to play state of origin footy. It was a real highlight of their careers. Patrick Dangerflog has been pushing for a new pick your own team format of elite level rep sides for a number of years now. At the end of their playing careers, few/no player will look back and say "remember that great AFLX game I played for Dangerflogs lightening bolts?"

I had actually suspected that May and Jetta would be picked for the indigionous team, but a little suprised by Trac. Milkshake was our 'AFLX star' in last years (cough cough) premiership. Seriously about my only interest in this whole rubbish comp will be seeing how Nev and May go. It's just a pitty that it falls such a long way short of the All Australian selection Nev deserves (hopefully that will be righted in years to come). My only other interest is seeing Dangerflogs and Hodges side loose. How anyone could pick an old, slow player like Hodge in this 'fast/high-speed game' is beyond me.

Agreed. Whilst he would have been on decient coin with us (I'm guessing somewhere in the range of $150K - $300K), one year of that isn't going to go that far and set you up for life past footy with other career options to walk straight into. It's hardly like he left chasing $1M per season like some.