Engorged Onion

Bemused by all the nostalgia and sentimentalism on here... Andy Brayshaw playing with Angus Jackson returning to the Dees none if that will happen.

I believe that is already freely given...😆

Always one to read into things... it's a nice vote of confidence for the value of James Harmes to the team when marketing are acknowledging him in the VFL...would that be driven via the FD? Or is it more around his personal circumstances?

Whilst I appreciate the sentiments, these sorts of statements certainly reflect the posters mood and are not reflective of reality.. Geelong last year lost to Hawthorn Freo (at home) St Kilda

I suppose it depends on the individuals relationship with this medium. Is it to connect and have some sense of online relationship to be validated, or is it to interact and get some useful information . *random thought right there…

It's nice to hear... everyone's just trying to get through life. What's the saying again? "In a world where anyone can be anything - be kind".

Is that an 'internal industry' joke? Hyper specific to cheer squads?

JVR?

not on 25m gained he will...

That's fantastic persistence. Well bloody done. 3.5 years of hard graft. Correct me if I am wrong, but he was historically sponsored by Demonland right @Demonland? Get around him...

Brilliant news! Also, love the avatar/image - a ripper.

but does he have a punchable face @ElDiablo14?

I’m not sure if there is a right or wrong but I’d hate for us to be linked to someone and it was telegraphed in April.

Because proximity to family and connection mattering to him deeply, could be one option.

Also, I’m not sure that the quality of the competition or product would be diminished. Sure, it’d feel unfair that your wage went from $450,000 to $200,000 but that $200,000 would beat $110,000 in an office, $65,000 in a factory and $200,000 fly in fly out working a 60-80 hour week. I think it would be a great thing to see the decline of capitalism in AFL for the betterment of society. I’m not talking pushing ‘causes’ because of the good optics - I’m talking about the direct impact that gambling has inter generationally. What about your good self? Would you be prepared to pay more?

Yes, yes I would. 👍

I did not realise this. Commercially it makes sense of course. I watched the swans match with my 7yo on free to air for the first time and honestly felt quite uncomfortable with the amount of ads and Nathan Brown pushing punting. I turned it off half way through. Now, totally each to their own, AND it’s an indictment on the AFL to normalise punting to go hand in hand with the game, irrespective of the ‘remedial’ work they do, be it via public education or advertisement to ‘know your limits’. That won’t work*for kids exposed for 18 years weekly that AFL and gambling neatly coexist and are a normal part of culture. * nor do they give a damn…

Are some players disgruntled? Or is this just an assumption?

Is he eating a bowl of his homemade pasta?

Some musings on Petty's role in the forward line please. I got distracted by the 30+ weather and margaritas in Cairns (and a couple of 7yo's playing outside in the humidity. Thank gawd I was out of Victoria for the Easter break... anyways. The last I saw of the match on TV was Petty's weirdly spilled mark which Charlie S mopped up for a goal. Questions: Was that scenario emblematic of Petty in the forward line? He's a bit out of touch, for a class act? Keep pursuing it and it will come? What is his specific role do we think 2 weeks in? Is it to take an intercept defender/big body to allow TMAC and JVR some more room run their lanes? Thus, he is unheralded, unglamorous and therefore seemingly much maligned... Something else altogether? Thoughts please.

I’m pretty average at maths - but the dimensions of the g (as an example) is 172 metres - let’s minus around 40m for most players not going right into the 20m from goal space typically. so that’s 130m (plus let’s add 20m for a non straight line run, it takes it to 150m - and if I was to divide that by 15km that’s 100 efforts a match. Or 25 a quarter of running one end to another every minute and a bit. Plus the combativeness…. Sounds like hard graft to me 😎

Each game brings its unique challenges which are different from the assumptions made prior. This is a good test. And yet we are double their score.

Here is some context. https://www.saints.com.au/news/1256553/saints-to-face-pies-in-inaugural-gather-round

Holy hell, reading the initial thread, that was harsh as! No need to give him a good roasting. Also, all these forced puns, you guys and girls must have some shear talent for making them up.