Dee Dee

That really was a shocker: how so many go to seed, (Bob Murphy excepted). I understand the late E.J. Whitten has made an appearance at AFL House threatening to haunt Gillon McLachlan for ever unless he promises never to put it on again!

?I think the Langdon family were in the wine business. Good fit for the MFC!

Thank God it’s not up to you!

We should have applied early on for assistance from the NDIS!

Who else but Max? No one! 6: Gawn, and congratulations on an excellent season-well played! 5: Frost, a bit of a toss up but sh*t you’ve improved this year. I expect even better in 2020! 4: Viney, I still love you even if others don’t! (and, anyone who owns a Bernese Mountain Dog must be OK)! 3: Fritsch, really becoming fun to watch! 2: Petracca, goodonya tubby! 1: Oliver!

Steve Smith has just stepped down from his time as MCC president. Give him time to learn a little more about todays AFL as opposed to the way the game was played in his day (30/40 years ago)?!

I believe a number of supporters would like Adem Yze back at the club in an assistant coaching roll. Is he the best person for the job? You ask! Well, his time at Hawthorn during a pretty successful decade or so would indicate he has some ability. Maybe what he brought to Hawthorn by way of coaching could be transferred to Melbourne. This is no mere nostalgia trip but a desire to get the best possible personnel at the club and Yze may well fit the bill. However It’s not up to us is it! The football department may not want him, and he may not want us!

One of my boyhood heroes. A very sad day, RIP Bluey.

You need something like an NA (not assessable) category for players like Dunkley and a couple of others ( maybe Lockhart) until they’ve played more than a few games. C+ Delistable is far too harsh!

6: Fritch 5: Petracca 4: May 3: JKH 2: Frost 1: Harmes

Adem Yze’s the bloke who interests me. He’s now had many years of experience working at Hawthorn in what is a very winning culture and works directly with Clarkson on match days. I think he was backline coach for a time during their premiership period.

6:Fritsch 5: Oliver 4: May 3: Salem 2: Harmes 1: Brayshaw

6: Gawn 5: Viney 4: Salem 3: May 2: Petty 1: Petracca

I didn’t have Frost in my six best however for me he was probably next in line. As you say the good outweighed the bad, and that’s getting better every week. Was it Goodwin or another of the coaches that said something along the lines of “we don’t always know what he’s going to do with the ball, but then again, neither does the opposition” ??. Love his attack, love his run but hold my breath when he gets rid of it!

6: McDonald T 5: Oliver 4: Preuss 3: Harmes 2: Fritsch 1: Jones

Yuck yuck chuckle, chuckle: very good. Given Goody’s past indiscretion, I don’t think so!

6: Gawn 5: Viney 4: Lockhart 3: Frost 2: Oliver 1: May and TMac, Salem, Petracca , Hore, Harmes etc, etc.

Thanks for that, Deespicable, a good read during breakfast. However, as a 177cm midget myself, I’m all for the success of the short guys like the 177cm midget Jay Lockhart. Ah, I miss the good old days of the 6 foot ruckman.

6: Gawn 5: Harmes 4: Brayshaw 3: May 2: Hore 1: Fritsch

Very impressed with Dunkley as well. And good to see KK doing well: I was concerned for him, but he was very good today, may have a future.

Certainly looks impressive. However, the main purpose of the lights is to stimulate grass growth on the northern side of the arena, that side where the sun doesn’t ascend over the norther stand roof during winter. Go to the ground on most winter non football days, as I often do and the lights will be on. Also, because it’s a modular system, sections can be positioned at various points on the ground. I’m told that the system is so successful, the grass grows quicker under the lights than under the sun! Again as previously mentioned, a further impediment to any notion of using the ground as a training facility.

Just a couple of points about the MCG that need to be cleared up. Firstly the portable lighting system used to stimulate grass growth. It’s on most days during the winter, and fills much of the northern side of the ground, thus making the ground impossible for training purposes. I don’t think it’s used at night. And just on facilities for visitors. There are 2 cafes open on week days, used mainly by tradies and tourists. (Enter gate 3). Any thought of returning to the MCG as a training facility is real pie in the sky stuff. I wish it was not so, but it is!

I really like Hore. Our new Brett Lovett!?

6: Gawn (the one man band) then I suppose: 5: Hore 4: Viney 3: Baker 2: Hunt 1: Frost and Petracca was OK last quarter.

Fake News alert! The first organised match of this distinctly new game ( except it was nothing like Australian Football)was not played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch, but between Melbourne Grammar and (the then) St Kilda Grammar School. Source: MCC library and documents found at Melbourne Grammar School relating to the date of the St Kilda match.