Mel Bourne

If defenders aren’t tall, don’t give them an even match?

Just can’t see Schache rising to this occasion. Grundy has a much better chance to impact.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/i-was-pretty-much-stuck-on-the-couch-for-a-month-why-christian-salem-is-hell-bent-on-bouncing-back-20230913-p5e4g4.html Poor Salo really has been through the wringer. A lot of posts in recent weeks questioning his form. Have been more than surprised as to why some people are even wondering what’s up with him

Looks like Jack Silvagni won’t be playing.

Was a bit of a flaccid entrance, though.

Bobo, You’ve got to let people here be angry for a couple of hours. There aren’t too many sympathetic ears out there. Social media is a disastrous place to engage as a Dees supporter right now. People just want to metaphorically break a few TV sets and say things that will likely not be repeated after a decent night’s sleep. This is the room you’re having trouble reading. You might not like it, but nobody’s forcing you to engage. Go and watch an episode of “To The Manor Born” or something. Normal* transmission will resume tomorrow, promise. *ish ps. I believe local councils are the most corrupt government bodies in this country and I firmly believe that they should be abolished bye

As @Macca said earlier, the best outcome of the last several hours has been seeing Gus doing so well. Whether he continues playing or not, he has all the intellect and charm to ensure continued success in whatever direction he chooses to go. As for Maynard’s future, I see a Rebel Sports outlet near an airport somewhere, and a name-tag that says “Brayden”.

Bobo, Read the [censored] room, dude.

Ha! I’m quite good at saying things like “Wow, that’s crazy”, “How weird” and “My, what an interesting sub-consciousness you have”. As long as you can’t see me digging my nails into my skin you’d never know.

Dropping over to my house unannounced is the quickest way to get on my shyt-list, period. The second-quickest way is to go into a long account of a dream you had the previous night.

And here was me thinking the reason you made your initial post was to tell us how “ashamed you were to be a Demonlander”.

Ahhhhh, I see! It was a joke! It must have gone completely over my head because, I dunno, it wasn’t remotely funny or something.

Once again, you’ve literally threatened violence against people here. While nobody here takes that threat - or you - seriously, you did it nonetheless. So as for “let’s get a grip”, you’d be best following your own advice.

I reckon the mods will be far more interested in this comment mate.

Some of us have been a little too distracted reading your threats of violence, rather than the Bedford case. You’re the worst case I’ve ever seen in six years of posting here. I know you’re no longer employed as a lawyer, but maybe you should go chase an ambulance for old time’s sake.

“Rationonately” Thanks for the further clarification, Dennis Denuto. How about you acknowledge the comment that put you off-side with most of your detractors? Or are you no longer feeling “ashamed” to dwell amongst us? It’s perfectly acceptable if you feel Maynard will be let off, but the ill-will towards your comments could have been avoided if you worded your point of view in a far less arrogant manner. There wouldn’t be an enormous debate over this incident if it was a cut-and-dry case, and because of this, nobody is going to praise your big lawyer-brain if it happens to fall the way you’ve so courageously predicted.

Even if we’re not working behind the scenes, the messaging is correct: we don’t expect to have it both ways. Let’s hope that message gets through.

Let’s be clear on this. You chose to cite both your experience in Australian Rules football and your legal background as some kind of muscle-flex, then added further that people who were in favour of Maynard getting suspended made you feel “ashamed”. You refer to people here taking “cheap shots” at you, but no shots came cheaper than this comment First of all, citing such experience (in vague terms) on an internet forum is not only weak currency, but it makes the supposition that nobody else here has the necessary insight to assess the situation. It’s as arrogant as it is dumb. Further to this, your argument as an “ex-player” seemed to be “Back in my day people got concussed and didn’t sook about it”. You seem completely oblivious to the fact that this mindset is a relic. You probably have a t-shirt that says “Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche”. Yes, there was a lot more “biffo” when you played for (insert irrelevant amateur club name here). Did it make the game better? Hardly. You’re suggesting a time when a bunch of semi-fit blokes with second jobs who could only kick a ball with their preferred foot is to be revered as the pinnacle of the game Basically, if you’re going to pull out your résumé as a reason why we’re making you feel “ashamed”, you’d want to back it up with a solid argument. But instead you’ve come across as half Mark Jackson, half Lionel Hutz.

I can ask him next week (he’s my accountant).

The talk from some posters here about May or Viney “taking out” Maynard if we’re in the fortunate position of playing the Pies again is very misguided and I simply can’t stand by it. It should be Hibbo.

I hope he gets one more chance to grab the cup and run like he just stole something! Thank you for your service, Pig. Sorry that you and Jake had to deal with all of the Bombers horror, but very glad you both found a home at the Dees and gave your all.

More than a possibility, a distinct likelihood. Brayshaw is one of our most important on-field leaders. Here’s a clip to demonstrate… This is an abridged version. The clip that ran on the broadcast was much longer and showed many more instances of Gus in this crucial mode.

Oh, as a former player AND a retired lawyer now? So many attributes The fact that that you’ve deemed any argument in favour of suspension as being purely “political” tells me your retirement might have been forced on you by the bar.

All I know is that when I played for the Sandy Zebras Under 16s I saw some shyt, people. The horror. The horror.

I’m doing my best to understand the point you and the other guy are trying to make with the whole “much worse in my day” comments. Not having a lot of luck.