Deemania since 56

We certainly do not need misinformation. Bending the truth causes recurrences, so suspect information must not be tolerated.

Ever since he started at AFL level, everyone has been expecting more!

Petty will rebound, big time. Two young blokes either side will support him better than in the game against the Doggies.

Over-rated, yes. If Judd succeeds (and there is no reason at this point why he would not beat Cameron on the day), imagine what it would do for his confidence and role expansion across the half-back line - tag-teaming with what Lever so capably offers, harking to May's instructions, merging with the midfielders by foot and hand in creative plays, etc, etc. If he is succeeding in Round 2 against Cameron, that will greatly upset the expectations of half of the Brisbane team and Cameron, often a disgruntled hot-head, will be pithed orf, lose focus and concentration and remain - for the rest of the game - a sulky hamstring to the rest of his team. This has happened many times with close checking from opponents.

I think we all noticed that element of umpiring - silent assistance - across the whole game. I think most Dees' fans are now desensitized to this happening so often as other issues of umpire performance become more pressing.

After years of waiting ... .... ..... ..... I was lucky enough to get my MCC membership. Kept it for two years - then left. Why? Every game I attended in the Members' Stand was almost devoid of MFC fans/members; instead, the place was packed with opposition supporters (and none were recognisable in the intervening cricket season - they just did not have an interest in cricket). I guess the AFL members stand has the same indifference built into its status projections.

I think your inclusion of Jordan in the imperatives of moving forward with increasing talent and game time is most appropriate. That young fella has heaps to offer and is more than capable of raising eyebrows onfield. He is one of the few with whom increasing game time and workloads are critical.

Goody should simply sit all the current players down in the theatrette and replay all of the past onfield highlights of Brian Wilson as an exemplar of his footballing greatness - and what it means to be a Demon. It might prove to be a significant learning exercise - and a rallying one, at that.

He made hating the Filth a quite reasonable proposition. He did so by adopting and challenging the Dees' experiences and silent tolerances in the 50s and 60s against the Filth and the subsequent intolerance of Filthy Privilege when it came to favourite sons of the VFL administration (in those days). He was a great role model for younger players and a fantastic team mate for all associated with what had become a significantly weakened side. If he were playing today, he's the type of talented mongrel we should sign up - highly motivating in all aspects of the game was our Brian.

Great footy player, one of the best, one of the cheekiest, hit 'em hard with focus on the ball, attitudinally perfect. Very little other than the unsuspecting 'bash' could stop Brian Wilson, Esq.

Harmes was quieter around the game against the Bulldogs; however, did work hard across the game and executed several signature moves to quell the Dogs' shorter distribution roles, plus he would have benefitted from the run, detecting new avenues in the forward line now that the season is underway. He is a very good tagger with wide experience in this role who can adapt to many opponents in the process of game-wide shut downs - but one of his highly valuable skills is his sighting and delivery of very good, longer-range passing into the forward line or when within the forward line itself, passing to deep forwards who have decided to mobilise into space to receive. He also teams well with Langdon - and hopefully can do the same with Hunter, as well. Brisbane have some key forwards, well-fed from their midfield. Harmes is strong at shutting down individuals such as these and this allows our own midfielders to turn the tables within congested central regions. Harmes blocks creating many opportunities for our midfield afficionados - and we have the best in the whole comp - so overall, I'd elect to keep him in the game because of these attributes to our 'B. B, b, b!

Gus is our longer-term Mr Fixit, gets us going straight again and makes our receivers get mobile and create their own opportunities both in shutting-down opponents and in receiving upfield, that generates our scoring successes.

Predictable excitements still abound; really waiting for that componentry to blend on the field - now that there appears to be some consistent and soul-destroying intent amongst the Demons' players who are prepared to fight back and then take the game away, including the first-half freshness of many opposition players. In this assessment, I am thinking, for example, of the re-bounding against the Doggies last night and then, actually realising what a step forward from this point is going to look like: May, Fritta, Viney, Hibberd, Salem coming into the bludgeoning Demons team, underpinned by the Super-sub in the Melk for cameos, JVR and two particular young talents in the backline (Judd and Disco) pressing for blood, including the vast improvements, capabilities and intents of Sparrow and Rivers. We actually have some mongrel pulsating across and underneath our entire lines of intent. Our only limitation may be the AFL itself and the umpires, and the MRC. Stuff 'em.

Lever wore a mantle last night - and came through in very dominant ways. Superb judgment attacking the ball and in distribution. With May missing, he minimised two key opponents, stopping the pill and moving us on - initiating pathways and in reality (early) kept us in the game.

I thought that this game was a hard-fought struggle for both Geelong and the Filth. Encouragingly, it also gave me a sense that both teams are starting to crumble physically in game-time, from the effort expenditure and have very little in reserve to rally when it is critically needed. These two teams may well be the capitulation champions across the season - incapable of a '...Bang. Bang, bang, bang.'

Nice analogy. I think 'trial and error' is going to be in Chandler's favour; he seems smart enough to reconsider in order to make adjustments to his game - hence, the improvements that he shows across opportunities.

Spot on! We are adaptable and a conservative but winning opening to the season is sensibly achievable.

That is for sure! Who are these rancid, isolated opportunists?

It is really interesting about 'carnage' and our bad luck with the slow recoveries from 3-player injuries. It is, however, a great chance for us (not including other clubs in this) to assess with some realism the quality and truth of our acquired depth of players for the 2023 season. Selection and placements will need to be flexible; we actually have some genuinely multi-skilled practitioners within the lists at the moment so it is hoped that they can shine on Saturday night.

Feel free to add to your sightful selections, TRAB. Cannot disagree with you at this point.

Yep, a good thrashing by our two big boys across the Footiskry forward line could be beautifully 'finished off' with our new and rampant forward outcomes and potentials! However, I will miss Fritta but further readying will be to his - and the team - advantage. 'Carna mighty Dees! May is also mentioned to have 'calf troubles' at the present time - so Grundy and Gawn may well be required to take those 'intercept' marks in this particular game.

One must realise that the ol' Four'nTwenty has been a legend within the MCG across the years. For me, these started making me quite ill about an hour after eating (just) one. The second time I so did - years later and well into the 1980s - I was ill again. So the legend of the F&T pie has both good and bad aspects attached to it. I have never had one of these (sometime) treats again at the footy. Rumour has it that these pies that were on sale at the 'G were 3-week old stock that conventional retailing could not achieve - all gathered up from stores, warehouses, trucking companies at 'special' prices for the caterers (?) to maximise their profit margins with 'G-sales to the hungry and needy. Let the buyer beware, was the chant. Food and refreshments at the footy can only be suspect, I guess.

At the cricket, Bay 13 before 'modernisation', it was an esky each (ie: slab each with your own ice supply) and a few to start and finish the day at the 'Cricketers...' before and after the game. Usually, two packs of Marlboros per day were required, and home-made salad rolls aplenty. We contained ourselves, as we had to get back into the ground with the same regimen the next day - Stackie might get his ton, y'see.

Media coverage could well be an uptake by Demonland itself, in the future. It would 'exceed' what has been offered to date, no doubt. It may also stimulate change, greater commitment by the Club and set worthwhile precedents and less irrelevancies now that we are the 'talk of the town' amongst footy clubs.

Sparrow should be the man. Knee injuries are too risky to 'rush back' from reduced training capacities into the team. We should just wait ... both Viney and Sparrow in the one team performing similar roles would be awesome and worth waiting for - particularly now that Sparrow is displaying the skills, attributes and drive we previously expected and hoped for on a consistent basis. These two are going to be a tag-team of toughness, brutality and ascendency. We look for mongrels and now we have them.