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    8 minutes ago, Nasher said:

    When I saw the AFL headline - “star out for Demons” or words to that effect, I panicked. I was oddly relieved it was May - while it’s obviously not great, the difference between him and the next best available (TMac) is much narrower than the gap between next best if it had been Trac/Clarry/Max.

    Also slightly less impactful given that Jessie isn't playing as well.

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    8 hours ago, JTR said:

    Is Turner injured, or just not picked?

    2 hours ago, Dee Viney Intervention said:

    Wearing the Hawthorn home shorts (stomach bug)

    8 hours ago, hardtack said:

    Illness is what I recall reading somewhere.

    So glad to hear it's just illness.  Disco has had such a   c r a p  run with injuries (pardon the pun)

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    4 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    I'm confounded by how we squeeze Jack Billings in under the cap.

    And how did we fit both him and former No.1 pick Josh Schache on the list last year?

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    3 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

    A push in the back is illegal. You are allowed to place hands on the back of you're opponent without a pushing motion.

    In the back is technically illegal, but so rarely actually gets paid due to the interpretation being applied that it might as well not be there.

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    While we're at it, the falling forward into the player in a takle is another one that needs to be policed far more heavily.  If I recall in the days before ANB was a reconsed quite acahevier type superstar, he was rubbed out for several weeks for the sort of thing you see happening every week now.

    Similarly, it frustrates the heck out of me to see players get jumped on when the ball is on the ground when attempting to pick-up the loose ball.  Sure we don't want players scoping it in, sitting on it and holding up play, but give the guy actually going for the ball some protection and opptunity.  Maybe we'd see more balls comming free, more fluid ball movement around the ground and less scrimmages.

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    3 hours ago, DemonOX said:

    A key indicator imo would be if he tours our facilities during the mid season bye weekend!

    Yeah, that great venue we have out at Casey. 

    ...Well at least it's better than Cockburn Central!

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    3 hours ago, roy11 said:

    Enjoying Freo fans having a go at the media about this, as if they haven't been frothing over Warner/Pickett articles etc.

     

    I love this story, just for that purpose alone.  They're happy to try and unsettle the MFC via the Kozzie rumours, so I'm more than happy for it to go back the other way as well.

    Actually wonder if our administration had something to do with planting the rumours on that basis.  Credit to them in some ways if they did, though based on the character of those at the MFC, I highly doubt that is the case.

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    On 19/11/2024 at 13:03, Gorgoroth said:

     

    And that would have been even worse than sitting JJ on the bench the full game.

    No way Jonesy would have been sitting on the bench for the full game.  Think there would have been 22 players literally willing to pull a hammy for him to get him out on the ground.

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    4 hours ago, DiscoStu17 said:

    Little disappointed that there didn’t seem to be any leading in the forward line.

    Looks like that’s Roo‘s job, and if he ain’t there, nobody has the correct tickets to do it. Could be a demarcation dispute if somebody tries.
    Let’s hope both Roo and the team can get some traction in that part of the ground.

    That's something Fritta should be able to bring.

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    57 minutes ago, rpfc said:

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    Doc Brown GIF by Back to the Future Trilogy

    Lol  Just a hunch!

    Why stop at 70 pages though!

     

    ...WHY?  Indeed 

    13 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

    I accept this mission 👍🏽

    Meanwhile, care to take a guess? Jai looks about 6yo in the picture so it was probably taken in 2009-2010. Ima guess Jack Watts. 

    He did mention big Maxy in his interview and I think that's a sound choice both based on talent/player profile as a supporter perspective, but also politically for Jai to nominate his captain.

    If you look at the squad we had in 2010, there are some great ones to pick from:

    Top of the list for me at that time would probably be Nathan Jones, James McDonald, Aaron  Davey, Brad Green (surprised he didn't mention el presidente for good measure), Liam Jurrah, and Brent Moloney who was a fairly strong performer at the time amd although he was probably not much of a player back in 2010, I always did feel Maxy 37 hinted at that X factor even then.

     

    Then there are the other solid performers of the time:

    Jared Rivers, Kyle Cheney, Joel Macdonald (wounder how his business ended up), Cameron Bruce, Austin Wonaeamirri (a personal favourite), Stefan Martin (wish we'd been able to hold onto him), Neville Jetta (another favourite that ended up going the distance), the Russian - Mark Jamar and Chip Frawley

     

    Those that showed potential at some points, but never quite made it big:

    Lynden Dunn, Ricky Petterd, Jack Grimes, Colin Garland, Luke Tapscott, Jamie Bennell, Rohan Bail, Jack Fitzpatrick, Jordie McKenzie, Jake Spencer, Addam Maric, Clint Bartram, Jack Watts, Colin Sylvia, Brad Miller, Jack Trengove, Matthew Warnock

     

    Lastly, Jai would have been one of the young fans that had his heart broken by that greedy deceitful $cully.

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    Do like the idea of our main logo having the Demon on it somewhere and the flaming Demon logo is probably the best, most contemporary looking one, only I'd probably loose or rework somehow the white diagonalised "Melbourne" on the bottom, but still somehow work the word in there.  Maybe just changing the Melbourne to navvy blue would look more contemporary.

    I'm a bit conflicted about the MFC monogram.  Think it can look classy on formal wear, but on the other hand, it reminds me too much of Carlton's jumper and monogram to be overly enthusiastic about it.

    11 hours ago, rpfc said:

    Can we please have a tedious back and forth about the difference between a logo and an emblem? Approx. 70 pages worth. 

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    rp

    Thought you'd be leading the charge campaigning for the flaming Demon rpfc 😉

    6 hours ago, jnrmac said:

    Terlich finished 3rd in the Bluey behind Nathan Jones and Colin Garland.

    Thanks, I didn't reacall that and I wasn't trying to be sarcastic about Terlich playing a few good games.  In my personal opponion, he showed signs of potentially becoming a really good player given where he'd come from as a mature age recruit.  It's just a pity that maybe he didn't quite have it in him to go to that next level where the team was heading towards becoming an elite backline. 

    Similar story for Colin.  Was actually a little disappointed that Colin didn't remain on our list those years we had the success, as I always thought he was an honest contributor in the period we were getting smashed every week and it would have been hell being a defender at the MFC.

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    Was struggling to think of players who previously wore 46, so consulted the great Demonwiki 

    http://demonwiki.org/Number+46

    Was amazed to learn that the great state cricketer Brad Hodge played a reserves game for us wearing this No. back in 94.  Must be a bit of a cricketers No. as it was also worn for a year by Maxy Walker.

    Troy Simons probably being the  most noteworthy wearer of the jumper asides from Turlich (who I thought played a few good games for us)

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    8 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

    Cripps probably wouldn't even be top 10 for me. Great ball winner, but his influence on matches is often far overhyped and I don't believe he's a very good leader either. Bontempelli is basically better in every facet bar pure inside contest work, and it's a mystery bigger than the Bermuda Triangle how Cripps has two Brownlows and Bont has zilch.

    If I had to pick a player to build a team around, I'd be tossing up between Bont or deciding on the best key position player. 

    Perhaps he'd not be my top pick, but I'd still have him.  Have always had an amount of respect for him as he does seem to be a fairly honest, hard working player.  Broken down a number of times from carrying all of Carlton on his back.

    Would definitely have the Bont as No.1 though.  Ironically Adam Trelor tallied more Brownlow votes last year (shows what a sham of an award that is).  Not that I don't rate Trelor, just don't think he's in quite the same league as the Bont.

    Beyond that, I'd have Harley Reid for future potential and as some smokies, I also have a bit of a soft spot for Callum Ah Chee, Oscar McInerney, Keidean Coleman and Kai Lohmann of the Lions, Charlie Ballard and Sam Collins of the Suns.

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    36 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    Bowey did his shoulder that game

    Short preperperation for Rd 0 after final, playing away in Sydney in stifling humidity, poor umpiring - lets face it, it was a rubbish set of circumstances to start our season.  AFL probably had a predetermined agenda for a Sydney win as well (Northern states code promotion etc.)

    At least this year, we are on out home turf at the G and will be at least well acclimatised to the conditions in front of our home crowd.  Let's hope we get a better rub of the green on all fronts.

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