Neil Crompton

Someone in another thread was saying how when they read the post of a particular poster they associated that poster with a particular voice. When I read a @Bitter but optimistic post I immediately hear the voice of the eunuch from Game of Thrones.

Why would Oliver want to leave the Dees? This rumor doesn't ring true at all. However, it was obvious, from the optics, that Oliver was not himself once he returned from injury - both form and on-field attitude wise. Is it this that has perhaps initiated these rumors?

If we had 22 Spargo’s who then would give them the ball for them to be able to have a kick?

Could it have possibly been that Todd felt that, if we had selected Wines, he would have been a selection competition for Jack in their early days?

It's probably best for JJ, but not so sure it's the best for the Dees. I thought we wanted to keep him.

I think if we are being honest, we were never going to win it last year. But that was definitely our premiership to lose this year. But unfortunately we threw (kicked) it away. I never mind being beaten by better sides on the day, but we have been the better side in both finals. That is what hurts.

2 days a week, for 6 months of extra field and goal kicking practice for everyone. We talk about having generational players in our team, but i'm sorry, you cannot be generational if you cannot hit a target.

I actually disagree with this. Despite the injuries, despite what i thought were poor team selections, despite some dubious umpiring decisions, and despite our obvious lack of decent (basic) skills, we should have easily won both finals. So, for all the bad, we should be playing in the Prelim. I really hope that sticks in the players throats. This team has thrown away a premiership. They deserve to be called over-rated chokers.

I guess if Grundy doesn't want to be a Dee anymore, why should we pick him?

Wheelo, if our 4 key backmen are the 4 lowest rated in our team for pressure, what can we deduce from this?

I haven't seen a Binman thesis for a while now - and I think it could well be a good omen for the outcome tonight! Go Dees.

How about we trade him then Jimmy? We can't have someone who continuously "kills us". I'm sure we could con another team into taking such a defective player.

Chook, it's funny how cricketers only have less than half a second when facing fast bowling, to play or let it go, to go forward or to go back, to defend or to attack the ball. There are 3 decisions at least to be made in that time and then to execute that decision all in less than half a second. Maynard had about the same time to make one decision - do I evade him or do i hurt him? And he doesn't have time to do that? What BS.

You are like the tide Rollo - you keep saying you are leaving this thread, but you keep coming back. For what it is worth, your position has been made abundantly clear, so no need to repeat again. And for what it is worth, your opinion on this topic, even given your legal background, is not shared by 99.99% of Demonland. Please accept that. And please don't respond to my post, it will simply be "returned to sender".

Gus going off was the difference between us losing and winning. He plays a full game we win. F'ing Maynard!

Agree that he was in the air and couldn't have avoided Gus. However, he had the duty of care. He could have easily remained front on and lowered his arms onto Gus's shoulders or onto Gus's chest to limit the inevitable impact. Instead, he deliberately chose to turn his shoulder and ram it into Gus's head. He made a bad choice and deserves to be suspended. I'd give him 6 weeks!

Between injuries, suspensions and [censored] form, our key forwards next week might well be Schache and Jefferson. Heaven help us.

I though Smith was our only forwards who constantly put in. He definitely plays next week. TMac was [censored], so agree there. His one wood has been his kicking for goal - and when that goes, you know he’s shot.

Didn't he play that role on saturday with Schache, TMac and BBB out? Don't believe that his one possession game would have built much confidence. Hopefully he learns a lot from it, and that this, in part, helps drives his transformation next season. Good luck to him.

it will be nice when he starts growing "outwards" instead of up.

To my mind, the MFC made a big sales pitch and a commitment to Grundy when we contracted him., and we need to make Gawndy work.He is a AA ruckman. He is a top bloke. He has all the qualities we want in a clubman. There is no real reason the two cannot work together - even if it’s 15 min on and 15 min bench time each quarter. WTF would you let him go and replace him with a second rate or has-been ruckman? Make it work Melbourne, or look very silly if you cannot. I think we will play him Thursday.

I think it is really a poor show by MFC, imo. There is no way that Schache, Brown, Woey and Spargo would be getting a game on Thursday so they should have played today, which would have really helped Casey, and at least made them competitive. To my mind they have really let down Casey, and let down those 4 who go without a game. I’m [censored].

The ladies' skills have been getting better and better each year, with last year a standout. I now really enjoy watching the Dees play. Will seem very different without Daisy playing, though. Good luck to Mick and the ladies for tonight and the whole season.

This is a final that is important to the club and those playing. How do you then take 4 of your best player out and rest them for the last quarter (or quarter and a half!) as you suggest? That would mean no interchanges for that period. With respect, hopefully that is not going to happen.

Found it interesting that Nic Nat said that he was certain that he was being drafted by MFC (as we had told him that) and was shocked when we picked Watts instead. If we had, I wonder what a difference that would have made to Max’s development?