Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Clearly stustained brain damage...but that was before today.

WHAT EVER

From 9th to fouth in 10mins how does that happen? When was the last time the MFC ws tip 4?

Nibbler, you genius...not the first time you have won us the game.

Wagner is carving it up today. Two goals and every time Harmes gets it, mooron channel 7 callers say it's Wagner, so he has about 30 possessions at three quarter time. Wags is doing OK in his own right in my view BTW.

Gee I hope we win it from here, I'm drinking stubbies today (not tinnies) and really don't want to wreck my new TV by throwing one at it.

Jeffy shiver it down the goal umpires throat ...literally

Something wrong with the grass at the G today, it's bouncing like crap.

I recon Carltons injuries have put us back in this.

Lol, watch out JKH (facepalms self mutuple times!)

I bet Jessy Hogan is envious of his ability to win free kicks. Turning the tables on that from his time in defense and playing smart.

I like the kid, but so far I have to agree. Makes you wonder if JFK and Kennedy did something really wrong beyond what Kent did. I've thought Kent has been ok, but was very supprised Kenedy didn't get the nod. ...let's see what Smithy can do in the second half.

Tackle, falcon, goal to Nibbler

Time for another Backman to become a forward

More party tricks from Tom Mc Donald WoW

MM: "Putting yourself in a position to contest a mystery ball" - what is a 'mystery ball' exactly?

Wise guy that Abe. Ahead of his time calling out all of the fake news on the net.

Is that for real?

Agree 100% Other than goal kicking and general fitness conditioning work, he should learn Judo or something similar, such that he can exert a good, agressive physical presence and dominance in a way that isn't going to get him suspended. Goal kicking technique and routine should be top of his list, how much more valuable would he have been to the team over the past few months if he had of kicked staight.

I have no idea how we are favorites with the bookies (can't be a good sign on past history, but I hope we are beyond that). Not writing us off by any means as I think the team has generally found some maturity, consistency and beleif this year, but if we win, it will be a victory of system over talent and ability, which is kind of tough to be saying against Calscum. To be down those two or three key players out of our engine room will make things very tough. If we can't do a good shutdown job on Crisps, I think we are stuffed and he could tare us a new one. In my view, we are probably down to only Oliver as being an in form and established mid in his second year of footy. Lewis and Vince can play valuable roles, but my suspicion is that their bodies are not upto bearing the lion's share of the load in the guts anymore - they need support from our up and comming, developing players like Harmes, ANB, Stretch and Hannan. Huge opportunity for Melksham to prove his worth to the side. Not sure that Max will have an easy task against Krusier either. I have full confidence in our forwards and backs to play their part and probably even dominate their opponents, but generally games are won in the midfield and that's the area we are most venerable right now.

Would prefer GWS to be relocated down there and completly rebranded. They could loose some of their excessive player bounty too and it would be a good result for the competition and football all around ...Won't happen tough - $$$$$$ wins the day.

I agree and their list manager/recruiting. Their previous tilt at opening a preimership window was a flop, similar to Carlscums and Essendrugs.

Because North made finals for at least the past two years and Collingwood haven't for five is one of the reasons why North and Scott arn't copping the same attention as Bucks and the Pies. It's also I think acknowledged that North are now in somewhat of a rebuild stage, so I think there is some grace being given for that too. The fact that North needed this rebuild is the thing which should be more heavily scrutinized. For the preceeding four or so years, they were touted as a side that had talent, was on the rise and about to crack open the field and be a serious premiership contender. In reality, I think they hardly even got close and were a fairly mediocre side that never made it. That to me would be almost as disappointing as the 10 years we have had at the MFC and I really do hope that the mantra of Roos and Goodwin that we are building a team that is capable of seriously challenging and a game style that stands up in finals eventuates.

Some cultural problems at the Hawks and getting ahead of themselves so it seems.

An interesting stat I just realised, that at 4,628 members, Demonland on face value, nominally represents a little over 10% of MFC membership. Couple of things to take away from this: 1. The MFC should take fare notice of the views on here as reasonably statistically significant representation of club/supporter membership; 2. If there are any non MFC members within that 4,628, get on board and help take us beyond 42,000 heading towards 45,000 MFC members.