Engorged Onion

Us vs Them mentality would be a suprising reason for a team to win a grand final... just sayin.... I'd suspect its more about better talent and better systems...

Guardian Article: Move Over WB - You've had your AFL Fairytale

You don't have to enter the thread if its not your cup of tea currently...

Thanks for guiding us through the darkest times.

Some great research there. Time often dampens my memories. Ie: Cyril in my mind was a very good player - not great - but perhaps that was cynical push back from the hype in commentary around him. Eddie Betts 16 year career yields an average of 1.83 goals a game = 640 Cyril Rioli 11 year career yields an average of 1.46 goals a game =275 Kysaiah Pickett 2 year career yields an average of 1.24 goals a game at 47. (7 in first year over 14 games).

Nothing embarrassing about having feelings @Supreme_Demon

some quick coin for end of season??

I'll be in Halls Gap at a caravan park - and will be walking around madly to try to get reception... any other Demonlanders headed up that way?

is that man on man?

powerful powerful stuff @ctm - thanks for making us aware of the how significant the subtle can be.

How good is the call with Jason Bennett... love the lack of hyperbole.

Mmmm, some nice content Ben picks apart his current role... quite a considered thoughtful chap.

Our system is better than their system. Two thing will stop us. Injury to key personnel or inaccuracy. (I would imagine their supporters are saying the same thing)

Change of scenery could be a good thing?? Don't know about you Lucy, but I get cabin fever after 2 hours from waking up in the same place :)

It's the young blokes birthday today. Hope they're celebrating with a bit of cake.

we will be up by 7 in the last with 12min to go....gulp!🤢

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl-season-2021/2021/09/11/melbourne-v-geelong-prelim-the-good-bad-and-very-ugly/

0 humility in that post.

Can anyone shed light on who 'old mate' is here?

There is a 14 day break..I suspect he would be fine. He did look a bit puffed in the 4th quarter to be fair.. I'd prefer Hunt personally.

What He/She said!

Thanks for everyone for posting their taste on here... some of it I love, some of it I cannot connect to ... and thats the awesomeness of humans... anyway... for me...as I slip on my pre match anxiety suit - I was reflecting on my week of heavy heavy stuff... my work takes me to many places and many experiences,...made me think of humanity as a whole So my frustration at humans led me to this... So damn easy to cave in - man kills everything and then my respite... and being a saltwater person. Go Dees

Huh? I get that you're anxious- and Tom won't be the reason we win or lose...

You're bang on here! I think yourself and Binman have mentioned the change in tactic in the first half. I recall watching the First Crack at the time with Montagna - who also gave some clarity around that. I'm both surprised, and not really - that this insight is not spoken about - not just in the media, but here on Demonland. We deliberately went to either - test what would happen with a change in structure/philosophy, or at least were 'foxing' a bit and then reverted back to type in the second half and annihilated them. Geelong would also know this and be acutely aware. So then it falls to Rhys to give them the best opportunity of getting the ball at a minimum 70%-80% of the time to capitalise. BUT we go in setting up the way we do, because we DO expect Max to win most centre bounce taps - which means other sides anticipate this and set up that way...which is why WE set up the way we do with an extra back a kick. (sorry about the circular) So even if Rhys 'halves' the centre bounces, it still falls in our favour, because even the Cat's midfielders have uncertainty to deal with... whereas we don't - if we lose it - great, we will mop up - and if we win great... I truly believe Geelong really have their work cut out to stop us structurally, and aside from injury, really really poor pressure or inaccuracy, I cannot see us losing.

Yep, a completely miserable night - and we then caught the train home to Geelong …ugh