ElDiablo14

1 minute ago, jumbo returns said:

Hate them both

Lunch will be nice on the day

Lunch followed by a long nap til the evening, forbidden to switch on the TV on the day

Harry McKay manifest!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

@Demonland you missed option C... Game/Season  Suspended... Anyway, Go Sydney!

24 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

My god Sydney nearly choked then. I was dead set certain the pies were going to steal that. I had images of them kicking a goal or receiving a free kick.

But then I think how sweet it is they lost by 1 point & how all there supporters paid outrageous flight prices to travel and now they have to fly, drive, bus or train it home miserable.

But the kicker for me is knowing Jeremy Howe will not get a chance to have a crack at a flag this year and he didn't have a great day 

And he won't have in the future, I have the feeling this Collingwood team will digress/Plateau next year. Hopefully they also will have to keep carrying Grundy's contract 

8 hours ago, Billy said:

I’m a bad sport, I’m not watching the Granny & couldn’t give a flying f@#k who wins it

The only game for us to watch is tomorrow's VFL GF. Go Casey!!

23 minutes ago, layzie said:

Was going to say how do people know what we have left in the cap?

They just assume, but if you are questioning our cap space... What about those of Geelong, Richmond, Carlton? YOY they seem.to chase top tier talent to bring to their already loaded lists... I wonder if they have huge cap space but we don't? 🤷🏻‍♂️

2 hours ago, binman said:

Since when is as an adult, considering the advice, and perhaps also feelings, of your parents when making big life decisions a bad thing (to be clear LT, i know you are not saying it is)?

I wish my 19 year old son would take some of my bloody advice and consider my feelings every now and then!

I hope that at least your soon took your advise to support the Dees! 😎

Trust me Rd23 will decide it for Clarry. Neale 0 votes, Oliver 2 votes

Far out, only Swans and I say it with pain inside me.

Collingwood would make me spew, ditto Geelong.

Brisbane I didn't hate them before but with all the Zorko situation and the eye gouging they can get stuffed.

49 minutes ago, picket fence said:

I am, I reckon some players would be jealous of his ability to win the ball, have three guys all over him and still get a valued possession of to advantage. Also be scragged, held of the ball, deliberately blocked by players who have no intention of getting a kick themselves, just stop using any means fair and unfair!. Thats my take! Player ratings by players amount to a beauty contest!

They will all be more jealous when they see King Clarry 👑 with the Brownlow around his neck come Sunday Night!!

18 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

we were much better when ball came in low with Bowza playing as his positioning was so good. Still can't understand why he didn't play finals - was BOG for Casey.

Because Salem and others were 'untouchable'. One of the worst things this season was our coaching staff seemingly rewarding players down on form or hampered with injuries based on their 2021 output.

50 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

It works both ways.  We can "poach" players from other clubs too, you know.

I know it works both ways, but still a bit stiff for the clubs (any club nor just the MFC). 

I guess we shouldn't draft anyone from interstate or with ties to Geelong then 🤷🏻‍♂️

It looks like many second and third year players are leaving their clubs.

I sometimes wonder, what's the point of the draft then? You invest in a prospect, develop that prospect only to lose it to an interstate competitor?

It really sucks to lose Jackson at age 21,; if you ask me, it can't be good for the league  What if we lose a flag playing against the team that poached a potential star like Jackson?

In our case we took the risk with Jackson and now another team will reap the rewards of having Jackson on their list.

Just now, Demonstone said:

No I will will from me, either.  

What we have here is the old double standard that afflicts supporters of every club in the AFL.

Player requests trade to my team:  Legend!  Great decision!  He'll be a champion!  Onya son!  Coup!

Player requests trade from my team:  Boo!  Traitor!  Hope you never win a flag!  Ungrateful!

I guess it's not always the same ... You'd have to look at the context of the situation to be able to determine when a player has done wrong by the club.

I believe the issue with Jackson is that we drafted him and it's been just 3 years, hard not to feel angry about the situation 

13 hours ago, Nascent said:

 

One really annoying and IMO unfair thing is this AFL's draft system. Specially when I look at th NBA's or NFL's systems.

Like this example, top talent is drafted by a club and the only guarantee you have is the initial 2 year contract? That's a load of crap for mine! (just like what we are experiencing with Jackson)

What's the point of having good draft picks? 

Can't we have at least 5 years guaranteed for round 1 picks?

Meanwhile the Cats can poach talent from around the league as they please... 🤮🤮

1 minute ago, CYB said:

I don’t see what the issue is with that. LJ has given us nothing this year. I am starting to think there’s a chance that he may never live up to his potential - so better to cash out now whilst the offers are high. I may eat my words in a few years but we all saw first hand how the Weid fizzled out. If we can get Grundy and a good KPF from the draft then that’s a massive win IMO.

Grundy is a big risk, and we would be doing a favour to the filth.

Wouldn't it be better to transform Weideman into the second ruckman?

Use the assets we get from LJ to look for some other much needed positions? Say a CHF or small forward?

6 minutes ago, inanunda said:

Speed kills on the G and we don't have enough of it. At the game and the Pies are so quick. Also leaving Elliot deep forward makes the Dockers second guess their defensive structure. We need fresh outside legs and fresh ideas in the box as well.

Hunt to the wing? Between Langdon and Hunt we should be pretty quick and explosive on the outside. Use Bowey as a link as well, Trac is explosive from the middle of the ground and kozzy plus Bedford in HF

4 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Why can’t Goodwin play an open Forward Line? It’s the best way to use The MCG

The Filth are just running with the ball, it ain’t hard to work out

With Tracc, Clarry and Viney in the middle I hust don’t understand why we always have a congested Fwd Line

He's got a defensive mindset, kick to a packed pocket so there is less of a chance for opposition to hurt you with turnovers

3 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

Might be a few less members next year after our disappointing final series.

It may be a slow start but I hope and expect that if the team shows the high level intensity from 2021 and we have a good start of the season, supporters will come and join!

2 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

Any idea when memberships go on sale for 2023?

Early October?

9 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Clarrie wins the Demonland Player of the Year by the length of the straight -

274. Clayton Oliver
201. Christian Petracca
151. Angus Brayshaw 
132. Jack Viney
105. Max Gawn
98. Steven May
84. Ed Langdon
53. Kysaiah Pickett 
52. James Jordon 
50. Harry Petty
40. Bayley Fritsch
37. Jake Lever 
36. James Harmes Luke Jackson 
24. Michael Hibberd Tom Sparrow
22. Jake Bowey
18. Ben Brown Alex Neal-Bullen
17. Jake Melksham 
8. Tom McDonald Sam Weideman
5. Jayden Hunt Charlie Spargo
4. Christian Salem
3. Joel Smith
1. Trent Rivers
 

I know there is no greater award than the Demonland player of the year, but please let this year be Clarry's first Brownlow 🤞🏻

Senior players at the game, gotta love that! I think even Dogga is there? 

I've been pondering... Hunt and Langdon to the wings, Gus back at Half Back with Bowey, roll of a dice for the third HB between Rivers and Salem. 🤔

1 minute ago, The heart beats true said:

JVR, Petty and TMac up forward in the AFL please. 

And Fritsch, Kozzy and Spargo?

9 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Doesn’t matter they own us now, beat us when it mattered

Let's see how tough and proud they are next week when Geelong thrashes them!