Mel Bourne

Certain personal things should remain sacred, therefore I refuse to divulge the meaning behind my username.

Yes, I’m incredibly aware of that, don’t worry.

@BLWNBARe Pickett…. Look, I know he’s played an interminable three years with us which only included one premiership, and having just recently turned 21, is getting on a bit in his years, but just try to be patient.

If Syd Stack comes to the Demons he’ll have the dubious title of “Only Demons Player I’ve Had A Cigarette With”. (I’ve since quit)

Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy 😉

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We weren’t on the whole tour! Just the Aus shows. They were an interesting bunch. Not exactly what you’d call “down to earth”, but also not that difficult. Have got many a horror-story about touring with awful bands, but thankfully many more that have been great.

Wow. There’s a band I haven’t thought of for a while. My old band toured with them back in 2001.

After something like that occurs, a player is haunted.

I get very solid info from the Tigers’ camp, and…. I’m not too into this idea.

I’m quite happy for Brayshaw to remain in the gear he’s in, thanks.

Fair summation. I think Sam is his own worst enemy. For some time now, it’s been apparent in his body language that he’s not had the confidence to play to the best of his abilities. There’s always been an observable tentativeness in his contested marks and disposals. I genuinely believe he never mentally recovered from his missed kick after the siren in ‘19 against the Crows. He played a great game that night, and didn’t deserve to made the scapegoat by the press, who cruelly focussed on him sobbing in the change rooms (and mind you, as an inset in the corner of the screen as the Crows we’re about to sing their song - a disgusting bit of direction that I wouldn’t even wish on Toby Greene). That kind of thing can be extremely damaging for a young player. I wish him every success, and I hope a clean slate does what’s needed for him.

You’d have to even more desperate to pretend to quote other people, just to get there. edit: oh man.

…..now? (oh man, I need a new pastime).

That we’ve actually done it….

300 pages of Luke Jackson monkey business, here we come…

I think a lot of good will perished with the report that he’d toured the Dockers facilities and made up his mind to go there, halfway through the season. People will get over it, but it wasn’t the classiest move.

Your “pity” is patronising and offensive to those who maybe can’t relate.

“Luke Jackson’s decision making process” is not exactly on the top of the list of things I want to read about. I imagine it involves Lego figures, crayons and lots of confused frowning.

Hard not to read this as: Melbourne gain a couple of potential stars for Casey, and the city of Fremantle to receive a new cashed up bogan.

You know the details?

We will. It’s more about the size of the barrel now.

Sure, but on Demonland we’re primarily discussing folks between 17-30 years of age.

There is definitely the element of increased diagnoses pumping up the numbers. But thanks to the Information Age, we now get served up news about climate change, potential nuclear war, increasing wealth divides and widespread corruption with our breakfasts. Then throw in social media and the various elements of that which all add up to “you’re not doing enough with your life” (or worse), and you’ve got the perfect storm for the mental health epidemic we’re currently witnessing. Note, I’m not framing this as a “young people are snowflakes” argument. Which is what BDA was addressing to another poster.

I'd say (as a Gen-Xer) the term "Ok Boomer" is a tad 'monolithic' too. And as crudely it was originally put by the OP, there is a genuine increase in anxiety/depression and a host of other neurological maladies in the younger population these days, which is a legitimate (and unfortunate) factor in the discussion of young player's mindsets.