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True. But I can’t count the number of times I’ve sat with them watching Carlton beat the Dees. And now the shoe’s on the other foot and they don’t want a bar of it. Actually, we were all there last season to see us defeat Carlton. And the time before that, I think it was 2018, was when we gave Carlton a hiding of monumental proportions (100+ points). But I wasn’t smug about it. Well, maybe a little smug at the latter game. 🥳 Yeah, the more I think about that day the more I understand why they aren’t keen to go with me . 😆

Ugh. Of all the misused/abused words in our beautiful language ‘elite’ is right up there. The worst offender being Richo. I cringe hard whenever I hear him describe a player as having ‘elite hands’ 😑

Of all the Carlton tragics in my life - and they are legion - friends with whom I usually go to Dees vs. Blues games, not one of them is going to Thursday’s match. Their excuses are many and varied, but all share a common theme: they’re flimsy af. “It’s only a practice match, it’ll be boring” Oh, as opposed to watching every single training session, which is riveting? “I hate Marvel” Who doesn’t? Besides you never hesitate to go at any other time. “It’s gonna be too hot” (this from a friend who, despite hating cricket, has on a couple of occasions come with me to an ODI purely to work on her tan!) Then it occurred to me… what’s missing this year is that dread. This feeling of confidence (ie. justified confidence) is foreign. Usually with these friends it’s me who’s not keen to go to a match like this one (I’d never bail, though) and over the years, especially when Carlton were successful, my envy of them was almost palpable. Yeah nah, I could get used to this. 😁❤️💙 💪

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Wouldn’t be the only one who broke a bunch of laws to sneak into the GF. 🤨

I just found this rolled up and jammed in my letterbox… Clearly someone who lives nearby knows with whom my allegiance lies. ❤️💙 It’s from 2008 and appears unused. I’m gonna mothball it; it might be worth a small fortune one day. 🙃 There’s gotta be an old Dees diehard who collects recherché vintage Demons shopping bags out there. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to call Sotheby’s. 😁

Ravenhall Correctional Centre. It’s in a (newish) suburb called Ravenhall which abuts St. Albans, which means the loved ones of prisoners don’t have to travel far for visits. 😁

Thank you for posting this. I love this guy! He had me at “my man kicks a goal” about Tracc’s first goal. And he actually says, “Number five for the Dees is a baller.” He used the term “the Dees” 😂 And even he knew the not-paid Maxy goal was a goal. 😆

Probs many of them were. But they were all going for the Dogs for a different reason: According to this warden the inmates have to address the wardens as ‘Sir’ but ‘Boss’ is also acceptable. Of course, when the wardens are out of earshot they’re referred to as ‘Dogs.’ If an inmate is heard calling a warden ‘Dog’ they’ll be (unofficially) punished. Therefore, during the GF they made the most of the opportunity to yell out ‘Dogs!’ as much as they wanted. It was a message to the wardens. This particular warden doesn’t go for either side but was happy for the Dees to get back in the lead since it denied the inmates a reason to keep screaming out ‘Dogs!’ as loudly and aggressively as poss. Really interesting insight into prison life. 😬

You’ve “heard” 😏

The past tense of Grind is Ground. Grinded is NOT a word. *adds this to her ever-growing list of reasons for hating Essendon*

Today I was talking to a guy who is a warden at a men’s prison. He told me that during the GF the inmates were all confined to their cells coz covid. They all have TVs in their cells and can all hear each other since it’s a big echoic hall type of setup. He said pretty much every inmate was going for the Dogs and a grand total of zero for the Dees. Every time the dogs kicked a goal or took a mark etc. they all banged their metal trays and cheered loudly. When Melb did anything good they’d boo loudly. Then he said, “but towards the end of the third quarter it suddenly became eerily quiet” He said the stunned silence was ‘deafening’ and he found it hilarious that all these big tough loudmouths were reduced to miserable crestfallen dumbstruck sadsacks . 😆

They’re prescription lenses. The AFL has given approval.

Here’s hoping you get better real soon.💕 You’ve got 19 days to be up and at ‘em, be it at the ground, or watching on T.V. 🙂

Salem limping off with the trainers 😬

Weids 10/10 for effort. The passage of play that lead to our last goal started with him.

Big sigh of relief re Maysie

A touch of the Benjamin Buttons

Harmes looks as though he means business. Nice goal just now.

I wanna see my boy Jayden running around!

Everyone looks super fit and in awesome condition. It’s a full-on muscle-fest out there.

Go home, Kayo, you’re drunk. They’re showing replays of replays of passages of play, like it’s on loop.

Yeah it’s only North but [censored] we look so good. Exciting times ahead!

Harmesy looks fierce. And is playing accordingly.

I’m watching with Kayo and Dal Santo explained it that way. Having said that, this quarter the clock is counting down.