Engorged Onion

I live in regional Vic. Stuck in Traffic? Seriously? As in we can't travel more than 5km?, so how is this possible as a reason? Or am I out of touch with how Melbourne traffic operates? Is there something else afoot? Something being kept away from public view? 20 minute delay??? 20 minutes briefing? Half time announcement? tin foil hat???

Good question! For me, a Richmond win... they'll drop off over the remaining rounds anyway

I could clearly see that it was divisible by 11 or 3 but was stuck on looking at it as a singular team reference to cricket...

@Timothy Reddan-A'Blew - was the 33 indicative of how many keepers there have been for Australia?

All listed were only good enough to play in the Third XI's at their school?

Is the clue the use of the word Sir?

Weirdly I read that as Melton.

How very European of you. (great idea!)

Are you really skeptical? Or do you just phrase things from a negative perspective as a rule of thumb? can you seriously imagine someone, having run 4/5 other brain teasers suddenly presenting one and saying there is a connection when there isn’t, just to have a laff?

the only other topic I have would be Indigenous Australians?

Is there a prominent Welsh poet on the Half Forward line @demonstone? *edit also a british/welsh politician on the half forward line. ** ok two lines of enquiry. Nationality and Literature.

Mother Tounge is a ripper - reckon I have read it 10 times. Isle of View @daisycutter

jeggings??

Greatest place on earth.... not enough footballers plucked from obscurity down that way (myself included).

You never forget the biggest discrepancy when your expectations were not met, particularly when something matters (oh, why does football [censored] matter?) I too remember that time vividly, marginally older than you Col, for once being bewildered that we were on top (seems in retrospect, much like the team).

I'm not sure if there is a bias towards Melbourne here, but by my count there are 6 in this rolling AA team. https://themongrelpunt.com/afl-season-2021/2021/07/08/rolling-all-australian-team-round-16/?fbclid=IwAR01OkX4uW8F_kwP4Xzf73ihhTRnLRKFR9M0nPg0PuO6YKTSEiIb8rqNxLA

Just a public service announcement over the tannoy. "Good teams, do not lose to teams lower then them on the ladder" "Thank you all for listening".

???? Sunday marquee game?? Marketing? Not sure what you mean... If you're inferring The Dogs are marketing him (which I'm not sure you are), then it's all Channel 7. My thoughts are that back in the day, it was the club that pushed the agenda for Watts, not the stations...

*Brent Grgic, I brought a coffee once in the queue with him, swanning around North Geelong at his real estate agency... I hadn't the gumption to mention my hope that he was the second coming of Gary Lyon.... *didn't meet him

Where has my youth gone? When I cared for Celtic, and played 4th and Inches on the Pc in the 90's.... Anyway, for those that still watch American sports - NHL, NFL, NBA - does our commentary reflect what occurs over there? In the sense of the commentary boxes on the field, or the 'banter'? Or is that quite an Australian thing to do? I just heard a commentator on the Dogs and Swans use the jargon of DNA... is this sort of language used in the US? Or is it the modern Australian way?

Stewie Dew is too good of a coach not to have a clear bit of brand/dna/team values/mission statement/vision statement/actionable item/a ha moment/blue sky thinking/competitive advantage/core competencies/deep dive/key take aways and lazer focus for his team not to play well some of the time.

I should have used a ? at the end of the first point!

Two streams of thought 1) Not sure what his contract length is - but considering he is merely a custodian of the coaching role and keeping it warm for the next incumbent, (like all coaches are), and that the ageing list he has, wont always be an ageing list (it'll be replenished over the next few years), then perhaps he is thinking about the good of the game, not his own tenure. 2) Or not...

Feeling back at home @Rab D Nesbitt? Not sure if you're from Edinburgh, or could be up in the Orkney's , or elsewhere, but there is a bit of a haar' (if I recall correctly.) Anyway, lets hope there are plenty of soft tissues today...

It's been a pretty tough time in the Onion household over the last 11 months, a range of external things occurring that impact day to day life. The first 4 months were stressful, a bit of a lull between feb and march and now last 4 months have been particularly stressful... BUT... corresponding to this all has being a filip of something I have never had in my lifetime. I can't recall the author - but "something something ...opium for the masses" and indeed this year The Dees have been my opium. Anyway - there is some now light on a range of fronts that I can start to see... And in a rare bit of - rewatching a replay - this image right here... was the ball game. Jeez we're in some rare form...but jeez it feels sustainable Apologies for vague posting... sometimes you just got to release it to your community even though you're essential anonymous (to most). *A nod to the community outreach centre that is Demonland and its cohort. ** Also, on reflection, this post is really more about the excellence of Melbourne, and how given context, this season is far more like a heart balm, than mere exhilaration and unbridled joy! And that's fine by me.