DeelightfulPlay

Clarry is wonderful! Here's a sketch from a few years back. I don't seem to have a photo of the more detailed portrait I did of him (and am travelling so away from sketchboom), from one of the games where he was scratched on the forehead and was applauded as he went off for the blood rule. Clarry is always so joyously intent when he's on the field, especially when he's at his fittest and performing miracles 🥰❤️💙

Interestingly, I attended the Crows game and the corporate lunch at the behest of my client the other week. Their Head of Footy spoke before the match and sounded word for word like Goody. "Trust in the process, one game at a time" etc etc Seems like it's a prudent approach to keeping the lid on things at the club, rather than spin. (So nice to see my first game in person this season!! Bizarre to have to bite my tongue and there were a few moments that the Crows supporters gave me a dirty look or two. They were good sports, though, and even clapped Lever off the field. Maybe in part because I said loudly "it's not like the Crows would want to boo an injured player" and clapped menacingly 😁)

My (admittedly limited) understanding is the tall CHF draws the attention of defenders and was also quite important to the structures of our previous game plan (such as generating contests). So Fritta would be able to get off the leash more in that context

Definitely, GW is good friends with Fritta's mum! But then again, not all young men tell things accurately to their mum 😁

I think the lack of a good, tall CHF also hampers Fritta's ability to play his best for goal scoring (noting it's also been a period marred by injury and inconsistent runs at building momentum). Imo, no coincidence that Fritta was at his best in 2021 and 2022, when we had Big Benny Brown and then TMac (prior to lisfranc) playing CHF

Surely there is a simple solution... any time is the right time for an espresso martini 🤩

Lovely work, Roy11! My heart needed some warming today, Sydney seems to have stolen Melbourne's chill!

I can see the newspaper headlines now... Doping scandal! Dees players hopped up on sugar from under the table 7/11 deal! Melbourne's season on ice after Slurpee-gate

No idea about the various movements of the mascots. However, Ronald Deeman remains the one true mascot of my heart haha

It's an internet meme used to convey a tone of stupidity

☠️☠️☠️

Sorry, I'm coming back a bit late but yes! Just mute your TV and have the SEN Dees radio playing from your phone. Click the "sync to streaming" option which accounts for a 30 second delay as default (I have mine set to 28 seconds based on how NY Kayo seems to be streaming)

Listen to Dees Radio call on SEN app - much more rewarding!

He's been jinxed, and maybe the transmission of the article on Demonland has lead to the spread of our woes to Larkey haha

Agreed, based on the heat map we had barely any shots from in front in the Saints game! However, in the weeks we've had the new game plan running well, we've generally been much better at coming via the corridor or players undertaking a lateral kick so we can score from in front (such as Langdon's kicks). Hopefully we are able to revert back to playing this style, and generating more favourable shots on goal, in the Pies game.

The other interesting part was he talks about how he has practised so much, that when he kicks it therefore becomes a matter of muscle memory and he is less likely to be affected by the pressure of the moment / fatigue. We need some of that!

Interestingly Larkey has a similar routine (and is the most accurate goal kicker in the league, iirc). Before a game he aims to kick 28 out of 30 shots at goal or something like that (based on the article from another goalkicking thread posted this month lol) Edit: found it! https://www.afl.com.au/news/1291484/inside-the-meticulous-routine-of-the-games-most-lethally-accurate-goalkicker-north-melbourne-star-nick-larkey

Whenever I think of a nice reliable ball drop, so many moments and photos of TMac doing this come to mind! Favourite of course being the moment he kicks the after the siren cherry on top goal during our ground final, the picture of focus while a riot breaks out behind him 😁❤️💙

afl.com.auAFL Broadcast Guide - AFL.com.auView the Toyota AFL Premiership Season television and radio broadcast guide for your location.Strange, seems to be Kayo only! You're right, LITD, that theoretically Binge will also stream it (according to the AFL website). But my understanding of the poxtel set up is the same as WWSW's understanding

I posted this in another thread but it is relevant here too: [Having fast and skilful distributors like Bowey is...] part of minimising turnover in our defensive 50, to prevent the opposing team from having turnover scoring opportunities. It also helps with starting the chain of fast movement down the ground in a reasonable manner. High half forward and half back are some of the most important roles in the game now because of this. It's pleasing that our chessboard shuffling has worked alongside the new game plan!

Yes and then he clearly wanted to stay on the ground, based on his grumpy face on the bench! Tough cookie!

Yes it was the contest immediately before the Mills hit, remember Spargo grimacing and then rallying... only for the bump to happen. Poor Paul!

It's part of minimising turnover in our defensive 50, to prevent the opposing team from having turnover scoring opportunities. It also helps with starting the chain of fast movement down the ground in a reasonable manner. High half forward and half back are some of the most important roles in the game now because of this. It's pleasing that our chessboard shuffling has worked alongside the new game plan!

This was the first double, pleasingly! I've posted the record in the Podcast thread so it can be read out by @Demonland, to clear up the confusion people have about Narrm's success