Chook

Eastie Boyz, you seem like a guy who knows what he's talking about. Is there any chance you'd defect? I mean, you're here often enough that you're already half-demon anyway.

Man I feel for Matthew Richardson. God he's a champ, and you can see how much he loves his team.

Anyone who confuses "paltry" with "poultry" is obviously no genius. Not to mention the "rift" of player-related errors he makes. EDIT: LOL @ "Whealen's" lack of talent, Garland's inconsistency, Bartram and Bell's supposed steps up last year, "Bran" Green apparently being a midfielder last year and "lacking smarts (or courage)", Valenti's promotion off the rookie list (when did that happen?), Davey and "Wonnaeamirri" being unsuited to the forward line, Maric being a ruckman. Plus, who cares x2.

My thoughts are that while it may seem like a good idea to ask for more money from supporters when they have it (like now, sort of), they may be resentful of a second "Debt Demolition" coming so soon after the first.

I'm in, baybee!!

Oh no! (P.S. That's the first Smilie I've ever used, anywhere on the Internet. That's how freaked out I am!)

I had a horrible, horrible dream last night that we lost by 1 point. God I hope that doesn't happen.

I know. And the worst part about it all is that I despise St. Kilda. But you should hear my grandpa's opinions on the matter. He lives in Sandy and has a young son (yes, I know he's a randy son-of-a-[censored]) who he used to take to see the Zebs play every week, so no matter what I say to him about "Growth Corridors" and Nick Sauntner, he just reckons that this whole Casey plan is just the worst.

I reckon you're right. Except, who ever heard of a person gaining 10 kg from their shoes? By the way, what's your avatar supposed to be?

Good "Ins" for Casey. Go Zebs . . . er, Scorps.

And the winner of Cleo's Bachelor of the year for 2010 is . . . Yze_Magic. Here he is . . . the biggest [censored] in the Universe. In all the galaxies . . . there's no bigger [censored] than you. You've reached the pinnacle of [censored]-dom . . . Good going, [censored] . . .

Excellent! Thanks a bunch. I think footballers with shaved heads are always in the right place mentally. Totally focused on getting better, to the extent that hair (the maintenance of) is just an annoyance. That's how I see it, anyway.

Can anyone do me a ginormous favour and direct me to a picture of so-called "alien" Brock McLean with his newly shaved head. I have not been fortunate enough to see it for myself. Thanks in advance, your friend, Chook (AKA, the poster of useless threads).

You know, that's exactly what I want, too.

Anyone want a taco?

Am I a bad person because I still like Sylvia and think he'll do well, despite him being an unashamed nightcrawling booze-hound?

Well I'm here in sunny SA, but I know where I'd rather be . . . Keep us updated, oh great users-of-the-iPhone. Yeah, and those guys who can be bothered TXT messaging, too. Carn the Dees!

And there it is. On March 12, the first "Trade Him" of the year. And only 22 rounds of footy left to go. I've made up my mind about Colin and am not changing it. Against a red-hot Essendon (fresh from 8 wins in a row) in the wet last year, with us around four points down half-way through the last quarter, Colin had a shot on goal that would have made the Sylvia-baggers wet. To put us in front, all he needed to do was kick a goal (albeit in the rain) that someone of his caliber would make 90% of the time. For some reason, I decided that whatever Colin did with this kick would decide whether I'd back him to the hilt (as I did with Brad Miller during last year's pre-season) or join the other wolves in the maul. He made the kick. We lost the game (barely), but I gained a belief that Colin Sylvia would someday turn his game around and start to kick butt the way we all know he can. I still believe he will. If he can stay off the [censored], that is.

Is there a possibility that we could do something crazy this season, or its it just idle pre-season chatter? Ahead by 35 points at three-quarter time against the Premiers, who (it appears) could not miss on that day. Close all day against the Swans and now this, a 40-point victory interstate. I'd prefer that to what Collingwood have "done."

What they're saying about CJ is less optimistic than some of the stuff I read about Meesen a few years back. By the way, how's Meesen going? How many games has he played for us? Or for the Crows, for that matter?

Cool. Now all I need is an iPhone!

Not philosophically. In game-terms, if the opposing team has players in their forward line when they go forward, but we don't when it's our turn to attack, then I have a problem. But I'd be annoyed if our forwards were standing inside fifty when the ball is in the opposition's attacking arc. I don't have a problem with the aesthetics of a game played without a hard-and-fast forward-line like many of you are probably used to. So from that aspect I'm fine with it. But if it's a symptom of our team flooding back and then not rebounding into space like they should, then there's a problem. If no forwards = lazy, then I'm [censored] off, but otherwise I don't mind. To be honest, I enjoy seeing somebody use the rules to their advantage, and wouldn't hold it against them if they win using their brains, no matter how ugly some people may view the game because of it. And of course, the AFL will tell you that attendances and memberships are at an all-time high, so from that perspective, there's no evidence that the game will ever suffer because of a perception that it's forgetting its roots or becoming an ugly, negative game - not that I believe it is. But to show that I know where you're coming from, I'll draw an analogy from my younger cousins who are from 7-13 years old. The Simpsons has been running now for 21 years. Whenever I watch the episodes from seasons 7-9 (widely regarded as the show's golden era), I have nostalgic memories of a witty, relevant cartoon that kept me in stitches every night. All that my cousins see is a boring (relatively - after all, it's still The Simpsons), poorly animated show. Likewise, when I watch the more gag-humour oriented episodes from the later seasons, I often feel embarrassed to think this is the same show that I used to love. But love it they (my cousins) do. This is what they think of when they think of The Simpsons. In the same way, I don't think of one-on-one contests and muddy footy-grounds whenever I turn to memories of the Dees. The game has changed, but keep in mind that the way the game is now, is home for me and many that I know. Don't force a now round peg into a square hole. Let the game evolve naturally. And please don't bring up the bump, because as much as I love it, the AFL is forced to legislate on it due to the inherent risks involved when two hundred-kilo objects slam into each other at 40 km/h.

I'm young. What about the forward line as I know it? I enjoy the way the game is played now, because that's pretty much what I grew up with. The game is constantly evolving, and the last thing we need to do is make it like netball with its zones and restrictions. Just leave the game alone and watch the smart people come up with good tactics. Why should the coaches be penalized for coming up with game-winning strategy?

for about three weeks in a row last year, Miller kicked three goals per match. So that's a pretty good return for a roving, marking forward. If he can do that every game - which I think he can, we'll be a lot better off.

Read my sig for my opinions on our forwardline. Let's just say "inept" is not the only word one could use to describe it.