Engorged Onion

Some pretty critical posts on here.... Anyway... I watched Goodwin on AFL 360 last nigh- spruiking how pleased he is where Tom is in his rehab, and have just read this from an article in The Age from Max Gawn... "Premiership key forward Tom McDonald is ready to return to the VFL from injury this week in the qualifying final as he makes a push to be fit and back in the team for the Demons’ finals campaign after the bye. “I have never seen someone who knows his injuries better. If he thinks he is OK to go, which is what he is telling me – I have seen him when he has said he is not OK as well – [then he is OK to go],” Gawn said." Feels as though they're telegraphing to the public he may get a guernsey against the Swans...

And if so... how's THAT for loving and supportive culture. 👌

said all perusers of Demonland.

Opinions on 'protocol' please. Should supporters boo a player at age 22 when he returns to play your team, after he has helped land 2 premierships and chooses to go and be employed elsewhere?

First week of that task was just signed off on...👌

I think there is an explanation over on the loading thread 😇

Of the 5 games I have seen live this year (Hawthorn, Fremantle, Geelong, Collingwood and Brisvegas), watching the first four matches, felt like most of our goals came from grinding and scrappy play. Not so Brisbane, was that your experience watching and if so, how do you make sense of that? (probably echos the question, Were we good, or were Brisbane not so good?)

Geelong straight sets @Nascent...delicious.

I know nothing about him @Jibroni, what about him and his philosophy works for the MFC?

I know you are a believer @Lord Nev, and the loading program for this year will be different from last year due to the 6 week later start vs the 2020. Further, our strong desire to keep kicking long down the line and to pockets irrespective of game state, game score, game scenario, over the last few months, bares out to me, that due to our loading program, the FD felt the best way to preserve the game as best they could was to provide few exit options for the opposing team to carve us through the middle(ie: hugged up against the boundary line) because we have been gassed due to where we sat within the training program. All of a sudden that shifted Friday night... The loading program influenced the last 2 months of scores, particularly the second halves - yep the FD were prepared to risk 8 games of the season, to get the team peaking for the season proper.

Neil, Loading is in reference to the last 2.5 months of form out on the field. And, loading had nothing to do with Friday night. Hope that's a bit clearer.

Read the loading thread 😬 🤣

I'd imagine if he wins the Brownlow, he'll actually start getting holding frees paid to him as of 2023.

My take, as I was at the game: I said it a few times in the third quarter to my friends in the members, It felt like watching the Dees essentially channel the Portland 3rds, doing 'circle work'. My Queensland companions had never heard the term before. There was nothing to be gained by going harder and harder, aside from potential injuries. Now... some may get caught up in the notion that Sydney could still claim 2nd. I'd argue that was a lower priority for the club (by what I could see at the game) than potentially injuring key personnel.

To your last point, absolutely. However, I believe there is another thread which covers the reasons why this has occurred. Pre Brisbane match presser by Goodwin discussed players feeling fresh. He hasn’t alluded to that for 3 months or so. So, I think it’s a good indicator @Lord Nevas to what was going on and one way to make sense of the numbers.

So what those numbers bare out is that in second halves comparative to last year, we score on average in 4 points better and concede 8 points more on average? I may be reading it wrong and I wouldn’t use language like ‘issues’ or ‘problem’. I concede I am an optimist.

2021: Points Scored Points Conceded 1888 = 85.81avg 1443 = 65.59avg 2022: Points Scored Points Conceded 1936.00 = 88avg 1483 =67.4avg

https://www.liveladders.com/AFL/ and hit the refresh button. 🤙

.

We forget at times, that they are all someones' sons eh... 😔

Live at the ground last night, it was evident from the outset that we had the energy to close off most exits from the back half of the ground. Irrespective of our own scoring, the ability to spread from contest, spread without the ball, and burst away from packs was fantastic. And, so was our decision making in tight, and when options were open in the forward line, which was great to see - something that has not been done to full effect for nigh on 2 months. I was at the Freo match, the Geelong match and the most recent Collingwood match - and we did nothing like that consistently throughout any of those matches. There was no switch flicked of course. There is an exciting month ahead...

I agree @mo64, that feels similar to my own experience re the definition of the Brownlow. More so now, I put emphasis on the AFLCA votes rather than the Chas.

I'd imagine he has been 'compelled' by the AFL, but more importantly by the people that make up the Brisbane board and FD, to make direct contact with HP should HP want that. They're different arms of the same organisation (AFL).

On fire today @layzie 😎💙❤️

I get I’m still haunted for Richard Osborne, I’m not sure the playing list is…