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Had a little flutter on Footscray at 4.80 after the first three Carlton goals. Quietly confident despite the clear umpire agenda.

You may be right. I find it impossible to judge these days but the half-time show compared it to a Harley Reid tackle from last season that brought a two-game ban. They concluded that he (Crisp) may get one because of a lower impact. His head did hit the ground, albeit with little force.

33-14. Joke. Now watch as Crisp escapes with no more than a fine for his dangerous tackle. Christian will be concocting the narrative as I type. Can’t have him rubbed out five games short of Jim’s 245…

Made my day that. Carlton ha ha ha. Am now 0-3 in my tipping. 😀

Ha. Sadly, they hadn’t really embraced footy last time I heard (and soccer was their preferred option at school). They were living in Craigieburn at the time so their peers were mainly Bomber-leaning. Not good, but they’ve since moved nearer civilisation.

Hmm. There was me thinking Hawthorn would slide.

Some good ideas from Kev. On the issue of getting kids on board… I was in a pub at Halloween last year full of partygoers wearing demon headbands with red flashing horns. Thought these would be brilliant for kids (and big kids, and the DA) at the G, particularly for a night game with the red horns glowing in the crowd. Get a sponsor to source them (with obligatory logo somewhere to justify their cost) and give them away to kids at the gate? Or sell in the Demon shop? Horned caps? Anyway, Hawthorn had their wizard hats last year so why not? Other giveaways might be considered to boost attendances. Went to an early season baseball game in the US and a glossy A3 team poster was presented to the first 10k through the gates. A few of these had also been autographed by the team making them a sought after collectible (and on eBay the next day). Again, all paid for by sponsors. Apologies if the horns idea has previously been mentioned or even trialled by the Club. News takes time to get here. PS: On my last visit to Melbourne, I wanted to take a British Nigerian (now Australian) friend’s two lads to the G to get them on board with the Demons. Dad, an evangelical Christian, refused, clearly worried I would turn them into devil-worshippers.

A good statement that should take the heat off the club (and player) as the season unfolds. The ball is now in the Freo/WC court and we shouldn’t need to comment further. Well done Brad. Feel free to further comment the next time the club is unfairly impacted by AFL iniquity (think Piebunal). We’re tired of being the AFL and media doormats.

Just caught up with the podcast - great work fellas. Am now feeling even more upbeat about the season ahead. Makes me laugh that Clown Cornes can’t see how we could be better. How about a revamped game plan? Clarry and ‘Tracc reborn? The additions of S, M, L and XL (with three to contribute early?), plus Campbell, Johnson, Henderson and Culley adding depth/cover? Not to mention an easier fixture (on paper, at least)? Anyway, I recall Goody confiding (to Gary Lyon?) in ‘21 that we could go close with a good run with injuries? I’m getting similar vibes.

We don’t play Freo until March 2. Any reference to “seeing people on the 15th” would be Saturday week when he’s an Indigenous All Star v Freo at Optus. I think.

Same. Turned up for school one morning and all the boys were decked out in full footy gear (90% Footscray as this was Williamstown) but, being a Pom, I hadn’t got the memo and was still in uniform. Mum soon sorted it and the following week I arrived in my Demons gear with number 29 on the back. Joined in the game and was immediately whistled for handing the ball to a teammate (er, what’s a handball?)…

Three of the nine finals in Melbourne? Dogs v Hawks; Cats v Dogs/Hawks; Granny. Not that my predictions are to be relied on!

Ha.

I switched over at lunch in our test match over here with Esserdon up by 10. I believe my intervention was the game’s turning point. Actually I’d tipped Adelaide but thought they’d blown it at 3/4 time. Marvellous.

Ned Guy on Gettable this week said they’re looking at bringing the NGA threshold back down again from 41.