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Oh, I didnt even click the down bit on the link... I get it @Wiseblood, i would trawl as well.. but in the cold hard light of day ... I can't see that a midfielder of ours for Ben Brown would be commensurate... so yeah Clickbait.. but tasty clickbait I guess.. when we're worried that the midfield would get disbanded... when we are finally coming up to the goldlilocks zone...

snarky ? Surely people get that some posters have their one trick pony schtick (a bit like Ben Brown allegedly) - and we all openly acknowledge this, without ever actually telling the person that we know that their schtick is boring as feck. And that's ok. But then every now and again the schtick changes and you realise that said poster *ahem, cough* Ben Brown has more in his armoury than given credit for. And it's a lovely surprise. Some posters however... drone on and on and on... best to mute methinks... even if the 'crowd' think they're amusing..... And so linking that back to Ben... it's ok to sledge Ben, over his hair, his run up... but when you're 8 can's deep at the preliminary final next year, 4 goals up and Ben is managing momentum/time wasting with his run up, or his brush back of his voluptuous hair...(yes I know the clock has stopped)... we can all probably reflect on how, when for north melbourne, for the love of god, who is this [censored]...but now.. .my man, I always knew this would be a great trade so that I, and only I can finally reach the holy grail of a premiership and cry many many many many tears of joy... but then you come back to reality and the G, probably in the ponsford stand if you are from the country like myself... and give yourself a little fist pump and knowing smile, that hey... this Brown bloke, much like some posters on Demonland, can actually surprise you...even though they're as beige as feck.

Why? Does Sam Weiderman love collingwood? or is it just. a. lovely. romantic. link.. that only certain people above the age of 50 'fondly recall'. as though the boy has always wanted to go home? actually, it's pretty [censored] hilarious, this notion of just doing what your parents and grandparents did, irrespective of your current circumstance, and the people you as a mid 20yo care for and have formed relationships with.

Mmmmm,** I often think of Hawkins, Franklin, Kennedy, Darling, Westhoff, Lynch, Brown and Reiwoldt as high defensive pressure forwards, and when I do, I slap myself in the face and remind myself what the [censored] they are there for. 1. If you can, mark it...do your best to kick straight. 2. If you can't, halve it 3. When you halve it, as much as possible do it in favour of your forwards. 4. If you can't do that... (we have metrics on your aerobic capacity)...gas yourself out in the first 15 minutes of Qr1 with intense bursts of speed (not looking at you Sam Weiderman) and do feck all for the rest of the match. 5. Slap in the face...Scratch 4 - use your body to smash the backmen physically, stretch them, dummy lead, allow your smaller forwards to wreak havoc. **I concur fully.

Interesting isn't it - I see Collingwood as the 'Denmark' in this. As in, who is driving the narrative around the first 4 items you listed? It's not Treloar. It seems bitter, and clearly relationships will never be repaired.

mmm, cat amongst the pigeon's. almost sounds like we pulled away from Smith, and Phillips for something else.

If we had him in 2018, dead cert's for the premiership!

I dunno @Cheesy D. Pun - a good nick name never needs a walk-through explanation.

B+ for effort ?

Well well well, I always thought @Sir Why You Little was acting like a 12 year old. BUT it turns out he is ahead of the curve and subversively requesting colonialist names be removed, nicely researched @Diamond Jim

Perhaps I/we are getting caught up in our version of meaning and semantics. You can act individually AND still operate within a teams set of rules. We know that fairness is not sameness (ie: treating everyone exactly the same, contingent on their life context), and it takes a mature organisation to do that, whilst ensuring that the masses within the team who adhere to team rules are treated fairly () understand why said person is being treated differently (individually). God...hope that makes sense :) We could choose to contrast Dusty and his best mate for a while at Richmond (i think Dan OConnor??) who was sent packing fairly quickly, there no doubt, will be certain thresholds that need to be met whilst complying to cultural expectations. A bit of FIFO there (fit in or [censored] off) Ron's statement speaks volumes... As a 'manager' what is your threshold before you go... I can't be stuffed managing this bloke anymore and from a broader org perspective... what are the implications for everyone else, if we keep having to manage this blokes 'stuff' in the same way...and when do we cut and run. You can be an individual - because essentially everyone always is. Perhaps we are saying the same thing... Post script @Ohio USA - David - I thought I would add you in, as I respectfully disagree with the statement that there is no room for individualism. There is so much nuance in people that there needs to be room for it - as we are dealing with people... who inherently ARE individuals. It's about the thresholds of what is tolerable (from a cultural perspective). From a performance perspective, it also leverages each individuals 'strengths' to fit into your ideal team structure, whilst manipulating it slightly for person to person (which to me speaks of 'having room to incorporate individualism). I dunno.. maybe it's a simple as Do you compel people to fit your philosophy because YOU know best or Do you fit your philosophy to people, to help them be their best?

mmmm... he still plays within a system, still confirms to cultural expectations of the organisation.

it's actually demonland confirmed @Patches O’houlihan

kids and their fan-dangled 'hip' sayings... I've just turned 40 and I can't decipher it!! ?

Because if we don't attract the cream of the crop annually, it means my life is worthless...

Good gag champion.... Seriously, what sort of person puts this comment on a forum? Belittling, a human, (not even to their face) because they've given the best and the current context of an elite football club, has told their services are no longer required, because now, and finally, there are others to take his place. Like, you could have just kept it within your prejudiced household... but your need to display it publicly, is it for humour? Like a [censored] house Dad joke? Or is it to confirm with others you've never met that they agree with you that a) he was useless but really b) I wish we had more skilled players than a particular bloke we recruited with good intentions, but ill call him useless because my club disappoints me and he is an easy one to target?

Got some beer snorted out my nose these evening (no not nose beers) Who does this Joker think he is? I want a list of all Demonlanders that would agree we are a 'big Vic club'? Not one [censored] soul.

It has been told, by a friend of a friend of a friend, that Brodie, Tex, (best mate) Jake, Roo and Goody go for beers frequently in Glenelg circa xmas time. As seen with a range of players that have been brought in, connections go back to junior days, friendliness and kindness happen external from the clubs walls, if you've had an eye on someone for a long time. Just take my wife and I...yadda yadda yadda....

I don’t know enough about Brodie Smith, but if he is a walk up start to a half back role, then are we assuming either Salem and/or Rivers are likely to have different roles in 2021 further up the ground (ie: delivering into the f50)

I love language, and how it influences people and their emotions. So, the marketing department have gone with an often used phrase 'To Hell and Back' for a title of a video, that shows in great depth the back ground workings of a team, who want to connect with supporters that they are doing their best (not really for the supporters, but for themselves). By using this phrase, the marketing team have unwittingly provoked supporters into believing that the intention with this phrase was that the team was in no doubt of getting back in to finals at a minimum this year. If they went with the phrase 'To Hell." would the response from some folk be different? Choosing to be angry, disappointed, (entitled??) because of a mere word, is...well... [censored] hilarious. Look beyond the title and look at the content. Nothing strange as folk they say, nothing strange as folk...

Could someone with Twitter post to Swamp, whether 3 stretchers in a GF is a recent record?

Norm [censored] smith right there lads and ladies.

A certainty against the Dees.

I thought it was weird they played 'Time' from Dark Side of the Moon once the coin was tossed....

Thought I'd self reference myself and say that Sam Menegola playing on the wing for the Dee's was something I said we should aim to do around 3 years ago. Lo and behold, here he is doing that for the cats (finally)... and playing really bloody well.