Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Wish the AFL would just bring back the old reserves team format. Really don't understand the supposed cost savings/cost-benifit to having this whole separate second tier comp garbage.

A conservative approach is being taken with Viney that I'm not sure would have occurred in seasons past. In my view, this is both a sound approach and something that being in the strong ladder/win-loss position we are in affords.

Why not go the whole hog and state that we should trade him at the mid season draft if we don't start dominating centre clearances?

That's what we recruited Daw for preseason. I'd like us to recruit one more inside mid type, as it's an area where we look a bit skinny at the moment depth wise.

...And still won the game.

Only Spargo is not on the fringe, or if so, only as much as about 16 or so other players in the side at the moment. He was very much rated in his first season in 2018, had a bit of second year blues in 2019 and somewhat so in 2020, although had some good games towards the end of the season and possibly injured at other stages. However I'd say the way Spargo is playing now is pretty much exactly what we recruited him for, a pretty highly rated role by Goody and makes him just about a lock in the side.

We've got a Steven May. He'll be thought of as better than that Chris Langford bloke over the journey I recon.

Yup. I mean, I know players need to have a bit of confidence and spunk about them, but he comes across as a total cocky [censored].

100% The best things about him missing the past 2 games: 1. We didn't play an injured Viney and pulverise his foot for the rest of 2021; 2. We still won the game without him. It didn't come as much surprise to me that the dogs gave us a bit of a pantsing preseason without Viney and Clarry in the side. Jack will be a really important player come September I recon, so ultra important that we keep him in good nick throughout the season. ...meanwhile Tommy Mac's (did I say how much I love him) body, which was thought to be brittle and shot seems to be holding up pretty well this year - touch wood.

I love TOMMMYY MAAAACDONALD! GO YOU GOOD THING GO THE MIGHTY DEMONS!! ??❤❤❤???

Big votes to the unfashionable Demons tonight: 6. Clarry 5. Tommmmy Maaac Donald 4. Harmes 3. #Positivelingers 2. Maysy 1. Spargs

How some statistical article can get excited comparing 7 game averages agains a 30 - 40 game average is beyond me. Wounder if you went cherry picking a 7 game streak from that first two seasons of Cryil if you'd find something where he's smashed Kossie in some stat or another. Don't get me wrong, I love Kossie and I don't even think we've seen the peak of what his 2021 season can produce yet, but comparing such dissimilar sample sizes of games is rather silly. The pole of who would you rather have is a bit silly too isn't it. So 53% of the footy public would rather have a player in their mid-late 30s with a busted up body that 19yo Kossie?

And quite possibly a good number of Demonlanders as well.

I concur with the previous posters. On the somewhat superficial level that you can judge someone after a single interview, Kate seems like a super impressive person for the role. Was always quite happy with the way Glen Bartlett spoke, the general progress and stability that has occurred at the MFC under his presidency, but I really do like that Kate is such a passionate Demons person/supporter at heart and seems very genuine in her desire to really connect with the average member/supporter.

If the Swans play it too cute with their travel arrangements and the game can't go ahead as scheduled, then the game should be cancelled and them forfeit the match day points. We shouldn't be disadvantaged by the compressed late season fixture that a delayed match would no doubt impose on us.

Might have to make use of that coverage and saturation to paint my boys bedroom in navy blue with red V's. My laundry needs a paint too, so might give that the same treatment. Heck, if we win a premiership, I'll paint the whole of [censored] Brisbane red and blue in quality Haymes paint. Making me think that Haymes should officially mix up and brand a MFC paint range of red and blue paints (they can forget about the white used in those pox clash strips consigned to the garbage).

Warning as good as Haymes is, this product is not for human consumption. It is also recommended to keep away from small children.

Yeah, I do recall sitting there at the game thinking "it's about bloody time M Brown does something". They were timely goals though which really broke the back of Hawthorn and at least he nailed his set shots. That lead and mark for the second goal was a beautiful play all around which just made it look so easy, like shooting fish in a barrel. Could do with more of those plays at the MFC!

And may there be many more reasons to be posting "good" in the weeks and months to come. All the goody goodness to the Demons.

At FF for Casey. Mind you, Brown was pretty handy in that last quarter against Hawthorn. I do think it's a great reflection of the depth and/or perhaps the realitive health of our list that a guy comes into the side, kicks 2 goals and then gets dropped the next game.

Yeah, like the same weeks Hawkins got rubbed out for breaking an eye socket. I can't imagine the equivalent "I reckon if he had a Melbourne kit on he’d get weeks for that" would ever feature on this forum though ???

Not sure what you're getting at there Cards. I've actually found KossieJacko's comments quite enjoyable and considered alot of late. Or was that ignore the Balls?

Ask guys like Wayne Schwass and Shaun Smith if they think the sport is soft. Administrators have an obligation to be seen to be doing something and I think also actually be doing something. The thing I'd argue is that is suspending players who make accidental contact to The head while tying to play within the rules really the answer? It's not like we see guys being lined up and ironed out by reckless sniping these days. I'd really struggle to see how what Fritta did was even careless really when all these actions happen in the blink of an eye. If he doesn't put his arm out, what other reasonable action does he have to protect himself, turn his body and smack him in the head with a shoulder. Maybe the North bloke should also be suspended for carelessly running at Fritta while down low? Where is his duty of care to himself? It all starts getting a bit silly really I think. It's hard to know what the all the answers are, but I actually think asides from the trivial suspensions for 'careless' actions, I think the AFL is probably doing mostly all it can, with regards concussion tests, mininum return periods, subs etc whilst still allowing it to be a contact sport. The only other thing I think is that the AFL should probably give players a bit more leniency before suspending them, by taking into account previous record and/or giving players a chance to explain their actions prior to assuming the guilty of being careless/reckless etc. I know that doesn't seem to be the basis of the MRP/O/whatever.

If this is the kind of thing which draws a suspension from the AFL, then it's also about time they start looking at the number of fists to the side of the head during marking contests? Max copped an absolute barrage from Richmond the other week. Jack Riewolt's backchat to the umpire after giving away the free kick "I was punching the ball" - such utter BS.

Hawkins has form flailing about due to jumper tackles. Whilst I'd agree that with the one he got May with was accidental due to him being off ballance, I think it's almost become a reflex action for players like him to throw back arms and elbows when tackled so as to accidentally give elbows to the head/gut/wherever they can land one on the player behind. Freitch isn't a dirty player like Hawkins in this respects and I think that should count for something, but clearly not on current AFL form.