Engorged Onion

I think that this is the first acknowledgement I have ever seen on Demonland in the maybe 8 years I have been on here, that someone has acknowledged you can perform well and still lose. It’s typically not that nuanced and rather binary. Bravo 🙌🏼

He’ll need to meet certain physiological criteria + biological markers and then his own internal sense of where he is at. If all are positive, it’s a straight forward answer. If one is negative, it’s a straight forward answer.

Bit like Darwin's 'Theory' of Evolution.

It's EXACTLY when I expected it... game was dead... provide entertainment value.

Oooof! I'm slightly pleased

Good one, champion 😅

Or fatigued 'cause every game is an 8 pointer' 😁

[censored] you and your pedantry @Demonstone, and adore you alliteration 💪🤩

Did love Fritsch's final goal, with the poise to finish on the angle playing on from around 25 out, whilst an opponent was in front of him. Most players would have stopped and taken the opportunity to kick over the man on the mark.

Some more great writing from Andrew Stafford https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/bombers-exposed-as-unworthy-of-the-top-two-spot-that-was-on-offer-20240713-p5jtfq.html

They expect their entitlement to be met, that’s what they expect.

Here’s hoping Freo are going through a heavy block at the moment… but these things change due to anxieties around how many loses are too many..

Best portmanteau yet. 😁

Is Goodwin the right guy?

Love a Nostradamus self reference 💪

Is anyone still doing the distillation of quotes/thoughts from each supporters forum on a weekly basis? Or would anyone like to if they have the time/inclination?

Aside from the 'scoreboard cosmetics' at the end for Essendon, that felt like a win for the system, the belief in the system and youth of the team. The older crew would be mighty pleased. I can't empahasise what the 'lived experience' of more experienced teammates (say, Lever, May, Viney etc) watching younger players being able to execute roles in adverse circumstances (no Petracca, Gawn etc) and challenging conditions, means to the belief in the system in of itself as well as the trust that my teammate can deliver most of the time. The flow on, is you're not second guessing execution or decision making of yourself or your teammate, leading to more cohesive transitions, more insynch defending, and greater opportunity in the forward line. Not the you need confidence to win or perform well (*checks Demonland forum over past week about the match), and it simply makes it easier to do so. This bodes well for next year, if you're the sort of supporter that likes to look at the bigger picture.

Whelan 'Wheel' = Rolling elan = French for momentum the attack component stumped me I was trying to jam Lever in as the answer, as in Le (the) ver(?)

Not really, much like the rest of the news, it depends where you choose to get your opinions from. 😅

Does any [censored] on here want to slag off the planning that goes into each game?

Pathetic Petty’s goal assist there 😅

It’s so crazy, I’m imagining the form of Carlton and Freo will dip as well for a few weeks… it’s like the science is weird or something* *checks todays scores

what's the trap? what's the cheese?

Raining in Ocean Grove

Ripping stat.