Grr-owl

Might be a bit obvious. I think Demon supporters hope that the changeover was bloodless, but are certain it was significant. Can Kate assure us that it is not a sign of instability?

3 hours ago, Demon_spurs said:

I understand there was an interview with Kate on the ABC this week, where she stated she had travelled and observed pre-game entertainment, and was encouraged by the US model. Personally I don't like all the hype that is the "Match Day experience" , Can you ask her why she thinks we need to suffer this intrusion. i.e Flashing lightning strikes and loud booms when we kick a goal, and blaring music during all the breaks. (I don't think I am alone here)

Yeah, this.

Well done, Weid!

Absurd umpiring. 

15 minutes ago, The Jackson 6 said:

Hope he kicks a bag

Or a baggie.

6 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

Yes, but if he teams well with Ben then it will be Hash Browns!

(I will see myself out now)

And the following week in Adelaide, Weid'll stone the Crows.

Goody looked unconvinced in the presser. I'd say Sam is gonna need to perform very well, very consistently to keep a spot in the team this season other than be necessity through injury...

1 hour ago, binman said:

I blame my misspent youth and all the late nights at the Punters club, Seaview ballroom, The Tote, The Corner, The GB, the Espy, The Prince, The Old Greek Theatre etc etc.

That and the fact my misspent youth lasted until i had my first child at 35!

The parallels with my own life are a tad disturbing..... We must have elbowed each other aside at the bar at least once.

Storm CEO says Men's are staying put at AAMI: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=826255

20 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

Flibbadbliddabbada.

So that's how you spell it...

37 minutes ago, siam juntaRus said:

Biggest threat to  Melbourne is probably covid. Here in Bangkok the virus is sweeping through SEAsia and India.

A plane load of hi-so Thai people returned last week from India and brought the virus with them ontop of record rises in cases in April in BKK.

No one knows what devestation could be happening in Mynamar because of the military crisis.

Whole thing could blow up again in OZ if we dont stop everyone coming in from Asia. Tokyo Olympics should have been abandoned weeks ago. Westerners are being arrested for  having  small pool parties in Thailand.

 

Cheers. Agree totally. Follow the Taiwan model. Though, having said that, cases are rising there, too, with air crew bringing it in from SEAsia...

Another great podcast. Cheers.

2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

I have been thinking....

Could it have been....

"the learnings"

Noooooooooooooo!

Our form reminds me of Port last season. Dominant, and then....???

There's no resting on laurels in AFL. Burgo and the HPM team are monitoring everyone. You play the best team every week cause you have to if you're going to make it to a GF. Every other team is in the same boat....

My concern is what all this means now. We're in virgin mental territory. We need to adjust to winning. For our older players, this could be a tough shift to pull off...

12 hours ago, Fanatique Demon said:

How do I say this nicely? Talent aside, I’d be concerned whether De Goey has the right temperament for us. 

He looks like Brett Bogan of the Fluffy Dice, but if you hear him speak he's a sweet well-mannered bloke.

15 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Warning as good as Haymes is, this product is not for human consumption.  It is also recommended to keep away from small children.

Unless you want to paint them...

I went to school with one of the Haymes boys, and I can vouch that he was as good a bloke as his family's paint is good for your house!

2 hours ago, FritschyBusiness said:

I listened to that podcast and found that comment interesting

Yeah. Things like that often fly under the radar, but I reckon there's a lot to it, and a lot to give us faith going forward. SA boys to begin with. And I reckon just what Goody needed. 

Just picking up on a topic which came up in the podcast but wasn't entered into, on the Deeluded podcast 14th April, Episode 5 20201, So Far So Goodwin, Tom Morris said the word is that the person on whom Choco has had the most significant influence at MFC is Simon Goodwin. Bit dated now but still an interesting listen....

4 minutes ago, Dr.D said:

I think the Tomlinson and Viney injury coupled with the first half against North put the lid back on in my eyes.

Yeah, disaster is never far off. Next few weeks will see some retooling which may not leave us with the best product. Head down, bum up, and we'll see how we go.......

22 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Very few other sports are "360 degree" sports like AFL

And yet Burgo doesn't see any reason why 6 months is not considered enough........ That's OUR high-performance manager plus a doctor who was with our team a long time ago and was with the Socceroos and the Olympics team both DON'T SEE ANY REASON why 6 months is not long enough.

Surely, given the credibility of the sources, there is reason enough to think there just might be something in it....

21 hours ago, Seetrollgetttroll said:

If Hawkins doesn't get suspended for swinging an elbow and accidentally fracturing Mays eye socket, Fritsch shouldn't get suspended for raising an elbow and having Powell run and stumble straight into it. Having said that, the AFL tribunal is so inconsistent these days it's hard to predict what the verdict might be. 

I would also argue he was avoiding a head clash....

Just now, Jara said:

jeez, wish I could get my 8 hours of paid work done in 16

Only takes you 17? Unlucky...

3 hours ago, Juk3b0x said:

As someone that's gone through 3 ACL tears, 4 surgeries and the subsequent recoveries playing footy, 6 months is definitely not "plenty long enough."  9 - 12 months would usually be the minimum to have sufficient nerve and vascular growth through the graft (ligamentisation) to achieve the strength of the original ACL and also provide the brain with enough information about the strain you're putting on your knee.  At 6 months unless you're rocking some incredible quads and have one of those rare recoveries, you're taking an enormous risk of redoing your knee, or as is often the case, doing the opposite knee through unconsciously favouring it through a hasty recovery.

It's not my opinion. I wrote it because Brukie and Burgo said it, and given Burgo is involved, it may indicate that Tomlinson will be out for not as long as we have come to accept.