DemonicFinalFantasy

I watch in awe and listen in wonder. One day, I'd like to shake this man's hand, and thank him for bringing so much happiness to so many people.

I'd like to hear your thoughts on Melksham being the sub this week. I know there were late changes, which may have had an influence, but it seemed a very inflexible choice. My own view is that to have a deep forward as a sub is counter-intuitive to the opportunity afforded of a tactical sub. Melksham's 'freshness' was seemingly wasted in the overall team objective. That freshness might have been better served by a midfielder where we were always going to struggle against Port.

I'm expecting something like a R23 2021 type win or a GF 2021 scorecard. Statement game to the naysayers.

Have you checked here ... https://www.facebook.com/Gnomesville He might still be crossing the Nullarbor though.

Devil's advocate and left field thinking ... but would using Clarry as the sub help him and the team, so long as he understands and is on board with the why? An eager Clarry released at halftime might just give him the opportunity to be fresh enough to impact heavily and gain his confidence? The risk is robbing Peter to pay Paul no doubt.

We were no better than witches hats on the ground.

... and Narrm wins!!

Gawn ANB Tomlinson Viney Tmac Tracc Apologies to Salem, Chandler, May, and many others

I think our poor starts and most recent loss gives our upcoming opponents a psychological boost we can ill afford. We need to arrest the trend and return to the winners dias in a statement win.

Psychologically we werent at the game. That's the only "why?" I can come up with. Everyone knows we are capable of great things, but it doesn't happen without everyone's effort. We are brittle when things go awry (fumbles on last line of defence, injuries to key players). Few take accountability for their disposals. positioning or loose opponent (blasting the ball into anywhere, handballs into the air, opposition with acres of space), and The forwards need strong experienced leadership on the ground, like we have in defence. The beautiful connection between Clary and Tracc that we used to admire is non-existent. Viney hasn't been the same since the incident with his shoulder a few weeks back. These are issues I see, and not specific to the WCE game, but it was a difficult train ride home after the game.

The Perth Miners, full of FIFO workers.

This might be slightly off topic, but only recently I noticed and was impressed with the Dockers Indigenous Walyalup club logo. I haven't really thought about any improvement of our own Narrm logo since it was first unveiled, but is there room for indigenous artwork in our logo?

I stew for about 24hrs. Then look to the next game with optimism until Goody makes changes to the lineup which I rarely agree with, but he makes me look stupid most of the time, thank heavens. I was never a player or coach so I've done Aussie rules a huge favour.

Yes, the umpiring was very average, but if we turned up to play at the start of the game, instead of the 2nd qtr, we wouldn't have this thread.

As everyone knows we lost this game in the first quarter. How can we, and why do we, go missing, panic, and lose structure so easily? I suppose this is rhetorical and borne out of frustration from seeing us unexpectedly on the backfoot from the get-go yet again. The recovery (whilst admirable) becomes almost irrelevant under the circumstances, as that is what very good teams do, which we are ... almost.

I was compulsorily annointed a 'scray supporter to even out the supporter base within the family (either Tiges or Dogs). Must of got sick of not winning and told my dad I wanted to barrack for the Demons, as they were 'winners'. This would have been in the early 60s. My dad said no one can switch teams and tried to talk me out of it by being told someone important was no longer at the MFC (Barrassi and/or Smith, I don't remember which). But I must have been adamant and I would have been about 7 or 8 yrs old. Suffice to say it was the beginning of a severe drought. During my childhood, I only got taken to a couple of matches ($'s were scarce), none of which Melbourne won. I suspect dad was selective on which matches we went to, as there were few spectators, and I wasn't allowed to leave when the game was lost by 3/4 time. He kept saying he'd seen Melbourne kick 10 goals in 10 minutes but I never did see that happen. Dad was big on hard lessons! Fast forward and find myself in WA in the late 80s. Scarcely any, except depressing news, of Melbourne's fortunes. West Coast enter the comp and even less news. But hey, I witnessed first hand the magic of "that" premiership, for which I am eternally grateful. That evening was blissful compensation for every last depressing and disappointing period since I chose to barrack for the Dees, decades ago. Well, that was cathartic!!

Am I missing something? Four games in the opening round only? No games on Sunday? I suppose it gives the non-playing teams an opportunity to "manage" their players after a torrid pre-season. I'm sure they appreciate the gift. 🙄

The MFC logo should always be over a player's and fan's heart.

I spent most of my anger and disappointment earlier in the week, so really not shoving hot pokers into my eyes (just yet). It was a relief to see most of our entries into foward 50 that were not bombed consistently onto the top of players heads tonight, but we were finally forced to play that way with the lack of personnel. Key learning, Simon! Maybe JVR will now learn decent forward craft from Melk in the off season, instead of simply pack crashing.

The AFL needs to divest itself of the governance of Australian Rules Football. It has proven itself time and again to be unable to handle conflicts of interest, review and implementation of rules and guidelines, introduction of technology, fixtures, umpiring, and a myriad of other aspects they have botched over the last few decades (Tasmania anyone?!!). We desperately need a separate entity, like most sports have (eg. Football Association in the UK), that are the gatekeepers of the game. That truly provides independant direction for this unique game. The AFL can continue to be the peak competition, and market itself accordingly, but it needs to hand over responsibilities that conflict with its main mission.

I don't see how a person can decide to brace for contact and not have the option to decide for a "don't argue" fend-off. If it was a team mate he was headed for and not an opponent, it would be a safe bet which option would be chosen. Duty of care for one, but not the other.

I actually think that if Gus decides to continue playing, the club will discourage him from doing so. I can't imagine how everyone would feel if Gus decided to play on and in 2024 happens to take another hit (no matter how small). At some stage one needs to err on the side of caution, not go in with fingers crossed.

Of course ... Gus should have had one of those full length training pads that the trainers use to protect themselves at training. /s

Grundy will be practising his set shots all week after this. Van Rooyen one week no doubt.

Having viewed the replay again, he's more often than not behind the ball in a more defensive role which doesn't free him up to run with the ball if it comes out the back. Coupled with being on the non-preferred wing its possibly a reason why he doesn't get into the usual DL votes as often these days. Curious if it will change heading into finals. Cheers guys!