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Beat me to it.

WTF how terrible are Carlton going. 5.8 to 2 behinds.

Could there be a less interesting pair of games on this afternoon?

I'm super confident we win our last 2 games. Carlton and the Lions are a definite step below the form and dare and will to win that the Pies are running with at the moment. That will see us finish in the top 4. The worry is, come September, will we have stepped up a gear? We'll need to to overcome the likes of Geelong and Collingwood - Sydney too for that matter.

Goody will be fuming in his presser I reckon.

Jordon having a mare

That should have been HTB if the Hibberd one was

Just his general barely concealed barracking for Collingwood was grinding my gears. Though saying that it was tough to pay a 50 with only a second to go "in the game" was a peculiar call just now.

Such kickable misses. Tighten defence up and roll these parolees.

Kudos fritta, well done!

The defensive target of 15 pts conceded per qtr will take some rectifying from here

Fritta Pantheras

[censored] I hate Brian Taylor

It's a [censored] disgrace.

Bloody love Jack Viney

Thanks for that. That is one of those images that can't be unseen.

Going to be hard not to pick JVR next week if this keeps up

Good stuff Fritta!

Hopefully just needs to pee

3.12am and I can't sleep - and the Gameday thread is already up! Gotta love Demonland! Go Dees - get the job done and the remaining games will look a whole lot less formidable!

What exactly are "mens sports"?

Andy bring back the ladder predictor!

Nev do you know when the alleged concussion occurred? My concern is that the mandatory 12 days out would wipe out our Friday Freo game this week, but also the following Friday game against Collingwood...?

Lovely. Did they start negotiating that the day after the Cerra to Carlton trade was finalised?

Ok, just listened to the interview. Maybe I listened to the wrong one, because I didn't get the doomsday vibe that others seemed to have. On his contract, he said it's a big decision - biggest of his career - and one he'll make on his own. He said he's doing his due diligence (inference: talking to other clubs, as is his prerogative as a free agent). He didn't confirm that he's talked to any other clubs (we know he has; this was just Brayshaw being professional). On his on-field position, he did say that the position he played is a factor in his decision - he didn't mention anything about midfield (this is something Watson and Lyon brought up) - instead he spoke glowingly about the defensive group (Lever, May, etc.) and that he'd been moved into the half back role suddenly early this year, and that he's loving playing there and that it has brought out good features of his game. Nothing about not playing in his preferred position, nothing about disliking where he's currently playing. On the 'past tense" stuff in reference to the club, almost continuously he was using "we", "us" throughout when referring to the team. He was candid about how difficult it is as a team to maintain the intensity required to turn one flag into a dynasty; I didn't read this as though he was feeling like this was a "not me, everyone else around me isn't pulling their weight" kind of thing and hence he wanted out, but rather just an honest assessment that the players know where the team is at and what they need to improve upon from here. Gus is an intelligent, professional, direct speaker. I have no idea if he's staying or if he's going, but I didn't get the vibe he's gone. So was yesterday's mail erroneous? Maybe. Alternatively, if it was accurate and he did sign a contract, that would be something the club would reasonably want to announce on their terms. There is training today - they could foreseeably be filming reaction video of the announcement to the players, interviews on the track in MFC training gear, etc., for the social media blitz upon the announcement. Behind the scenes there will be courtesy calls that need to happen with the various other suitors to inform them of his decision, etc. And finally, they're not going to want to spill the beans on a SEN breakfast show interview, so Gus may have simply been framing his responses as though pen hadn't yet gone to paper.