Engorged Onion

What's the general consensus for how many more losses can the club have before "Is Goodwin the Right Guy" is back at number one on the thread list?

I would see it as weird and cavalier by an organisation that in recent times takes a measured approach to all things industry, to only now take a position that ‘we’re being bullied’ and let’s challenge the hypocrisy on behalf of everyone one and now decided to act in line with an emotional response. But that’s just me 🙂

I don't think you should conflate the two together. Nor have they 'grown a pair'. Each of these incidents would be independently evaluated and a decision made on merit. It's not a cultural shift.

are you superstitious?

Just an acknowledgement that we can’t be up every week and that in a 23 week campaign we will lose matches due to this. The fact that as supporters we look to ‘sense make’ anything that feels like a threat and look for patterns to ensure it never happens again. so no excuses per se, just my personal view that the factors contributing to a pattern against top 8 sides is more nuanced over a 35 game spread and we discount other factors that don’t fit the narrative that we are not good enough due to a lifetime of supporting a club that has not been good enough aside from 2021.

Do the injuries count from round 10 onwards last year? The biggest predictor of success is players on the park at peak fitness… im not sure that was our experience last year…

Fair comment, and I’m not going to disagree that it’s worrying. and then I remind myself 2022 we were crocked injury wise last year from mid year - that’s on the public record. and this year we’ve lost to PA by 4 points after a 5 day break lost to brisbane at the Gabba and had a [censored] one against Essendon

I'll preface this by saying...I know I have an optimistic outlook. I'd argue that every single team that concedes a goal, every single week (let alone loses the match) will lose out to a single or multiple high pressure acts and the loss of a contest, that's the nature of the sport. Cliches abound. Including mine - 'You are never as good or as bad as you think'. The narrative would have been different if we'd got up by 2 or 8 points... "found a way etc etc..." I guess I think about what is a realistic expectation for me to have around, how long can our players keep up the effort quarter to quarter, and match to match and month to month. What's the expectation, is it 100% all time and if not, what is acceptable? And is it appropriate that players give 'less effort' and we win? Or is it only a problem if we lose. Again, is it realistic for me to think a player (or multiple players) will be up and about and on quarter after quarter after quarter after quarter. Another thing I like to think about is.... Are there any appropriate losses for Narrm to have along the way to a finals campaign? Do I feel that, If we lose to a team above us - we're making up numbers and...If we lose to a team below us - we're just not good enough. My, that's a pretty catastrophising response EO 😇* apols if that's condescending as [censored]. Anyway...another 3.5 months of football to go... that'd be another 13 matches. *what I’m saying is that it is not psychologically or physiologically to be up or on each week or quarter to quarter be it for an individual or a range of individuals. Once we start to understand that, due to the demands of a sport that are collision based and the fatigue that comes with that, perhaps our demanding entitlement as supporters might change a bit. No other sport in the world goes for as long throughout a season with the amount of impact physiologically and thus psychologically, as this one.

Presume that crop is out Kentbruck way 😁

Reading that gives a great sense of relief... thank you 😘

I had a meal at Mamma Roma's last night - it faces the beach and views across the bay to Townsville, and the beers at the Brewery (far better than the Picnic Bay Hotel) were bloody magnificent last night. Highly recommend the Pilsner to go with a meal at Mamma Romas (which they allow to you take there). Go Dees! (and if you get a chance again, come back to Maggie, I can't advocate for it enough. We've got a little abode here, so is good to escape the southern climes - my dear wife and little man, have let me come and have a mini holiday). But no beers for me tonight - a 21km in 27deg heat with 700m of elevation tomorrow... so just waters in front of the TV tonight 😄 Too much info...probably.🤷‍♂️

Ahh, my friend - that was the Maggie Brewery in Picnic Bay - the other side of the island. Yes - its NRL centric - > but if you batter your eyelids at the European backpacker staff, or buy enough rounds they'll flick it across to the AFL. Hope you got to jump in the pool as well :)

Lot's of pacing back and forth??

Apologies about the vagueness... I was alluding to the constant feeling as a Demons supporter of not being 'confident' ,that never actually leaves us. It just has at times, a different intensity, frequency and duration of symptoms, the etiology of course, being we were a very average team for many many years, and it doesn't matter about our modern success, it's still there. Go Dees 😄

Normal service resumes? 😇

Do you not think that both he and the club have an understanding that he has a contract elsewhere next year… looks plain as day to me 👍

How would Port set up differently if Salo is in @Demonland?

I just assumed it meant there was a lot of semen around as he was masterbating on him metaphorically, due to his skill set comparably… did those two words pass the censor?

I’m up for a half marathon through the hills in Saturday - but tonight I require a drinking buddy…

If it eventuates, I want to be in that state too... then asleep by 8.30pm 🤷‍♂️

Ah yes, I must have got the postcode wrong on the envelope! Apologies!

Your humour is often too rich in depth and obscure for me - I’m but a simple person. Keep it up 🙌🏼

Are you speculating about the internal speculation??

I'm up on Magnetic Island if anyone is circumstantially up here?

What's your vibe for a good pub @DubDee?