Engorged Onion

This wasn't a conversation about Pickett, it was a conversation about the mechanics of how selection committees work. We will agree to disagree - I just cannot see Mark Williams ever been compliant to anyone, when he has an opinion about something ? (and that infers that Mark Williams would be having conversations about dropping Pickett).

Seriously man? I assume you're being deliberately provocative, or you think football selection committees are a) made up of one person or b) made up of many people, with the almighty dark overlord Goodwin vetoing all opinions aside from his own.

Some of your finest Steve...

All these rhetorical questions into the ether - thanks for joining Demonland Bruce ?

I posted this just a little earlier in another thread... - so the expected accuracy doesn't actually wash - its closer to 50% (for pedants sake).

Or don't have faith and post on and on and on and on and on about it, because I guess that lowers the posters on expectations so they can't get disappointed the next time. Anyway, some posters make me think of 'bottom orifices' (that begin with a, but gets censored on here) and more specifically sphincters.... Anyway...that was a rather long segue to get to my point... Sir Alex Ferguson would often talk about 'squeeky bum time' towards the end of the premiership season... Generally this team is very good in 'squeeky bum time' in games- the supporters (understandably, after generations of pain) are more prone to losing their mind in 'squeeky bum time'.

How is the dissonance in commentary vs protecting players. Re: 'Sausage' Mumford. - "He's a human wrecking ball, he's there to hurt people." Beggars belief.

Great album though!

I do hope the folk that post on this site whom critique Melbourne poorly, due to the fact that they are top of the ladder, playing against a team who are lower than them, who are watching this game, get a reality check on how close teams are in the competition that is the AFL

All good - the closeness was an alternate sport link... which when JJC mentioned it- I thought 'Well done mate!'

Is it topical? to do with the Euros?. A nod to Anglo heritage? There’s no Neitz, no Schwarz, no Yze or Ingersons, No Kropenyiri’s or Jurrahs or Wonnamerri’s im stumped...

If I walked in to your house - these would all be band members of some of your favourite bands in your cd collection? Erm.... really briefly Steven (Brian) May - Queen Brad (Steve) Miller - Steve Miller Band Ben (Dexter) Holland - The Offspring Brad (Pete) Green - Fleetwood Mac Russell (Robbie) Robertson - The Band Cameron (Jack) Bruce - Cream Erm.... cant get any others... Oh... your post just came through... shame about the lack of music references...

Cat amongst pigeons with this one @willmoy Source?

Interesting observation re: Oliver in The Mongrel Punt IS CLAYTON OLIVER SLIGHTLY HURT? It’s not like him to go two games in a row with one or less tackles, but that’s where we’re at, here. He did cop a nice solid body hit from Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti at one stage, and Walla is solid unit. That’d slow anyone. That said, tackling is an effort stat, and it is one of the first things to fall away when someone is a bit banged up. Would be worth keeping an eye on.

Totally agree with this. Was merely riffing on the ‘Only could happen to us this year’ vibe.

when finally the Bulldog make up that one game, in Round 17 and they then have a superior %....

Best we focus on his shank kick into the F50 ?

Reading some of the posters views on here (which clearly I disagree with) there is a consistent devaluing of oppositions ability to actually put pressure on our players when disposing of the ball. It's as though without fail, disposals should be perfect, when clear AND when being heavily pressured AND fatigued! It's simply not realistic to execute deliveries to afl standard (tm) consistently in a sport where you are pressured and heavily fatigued... I'm not sure why people forget that, and then bang on about it being disgraceful. Seriously... to get a read on how difficult it is - go run 10km fartlek style and try to hit targets that are moving around, with pressure on them. Anyway, the reality is we are a seriously [censored] good team. The defence was great, but it was the two way running by the midfielders that alllowed it to be great as well - pressuring kicks into the forward line. No wonder they disposals were wonky at times. For those that bemoan we are not smashing 'lower teams' on the ladder - those teams 'park the bus' so to speak, and try to stem our scoring, which they do and that is inevitable due to the amount of players in our F50 - thus they score lowly themselves as they rarely break through- hence the aesthetically unappealing matches (and hence supporters being upset that we're not playing 90's free flowing football). The aerobic capacity of athletes doesn't really allow for that anymore. When teams try to take us on - WB, Tigers, Geelong, Brisbane (our biggest threats) - we have smashed them in contests and around the ground and to be honest, they have been the least stressful games. We are so adaptable to the varying opposition strengths - yep Goodwin and co has plenty of variance, and trust in the players - in the sense of bringing in/dropping relevant personnel vs the opposition and still getting the job done.

*fixed

Here you go, Parret (Parish/Merret) have 80 odd possessions, - we don't give an eff...

#stillpretenders #justnotgoodenough #weakbasterdssince1964

Perhaps you are right with the context. #notallsupporters Anyway on reflection, I'm not really sure why I bothered posting to a forum to try to convince someone that their belief is incorrect.

No excuses for the Dees in 2019 though...

Curious statement... Can you demonstrate that that is an absolute fact? Just so I am clear, from your perspective, if a team loses to a team lower on the ladder, then they have ultimately taken the other team for granted? That's the only contributing factor? If anything, I'd argue you're being dismissive of the rest of the teams in the competition and ultimately how close and nuanced the discrepancies are in performance that allow you to win.

Oliver vs Parish - head to head. Personally, I'm pleased for Darcy.... but the body of work over the journey is clearly in favour of Clayton. Viney's inclusion will stem lost clearances - but I expect him to fade at the end of quarters/second half. I hope the extra respite is helpful for Salem's recovery and touch. Should also be good for Rivers who was down on execution last game. The worry as always is our forward line - but it has also proven it can function well, without the inclusion of Weideman or Ben Brown. So, as per every single other game each round and over the season, it's all about the pressure and intensity that is brought along. The structure will then look after itself.