Skuit

Respect from an official one-time (and probably deserved two-time) Demonland Crystal Ball winner. Kudos.

Swimming and writs.

We should get Sam Collins to the club with a special 'signing on' bonus . . .

I'm always staggered when humans see completely different things on video footage, and are adamant that their view is the correct one, but it happens a lot. Based on that alone though, the jury can't realistically deliberate with certainty that it either was the neck or jaw. I have a feeling though that the question will be mostly redundant in the end.

Surely the onus is on the prosecution to call Collins to testify that contact was made to the neck? And presumably they didn't call him for a reason. Only two people know exactly where contact was made, and Viney has said it was to the jaw. Without conflicting evidence, surely that has to be taken in good faith?

We need a Jack Viney made me (almost) die thread.

I'm usually on the conservative side when it comes to MRO and penalties, there's a lot we need to stamp out in the game. Not much in this though. Should be risk related. I'd rather someone wrestling with me put an elbow into me (would it be different if Viney held Collins' head down by his hand?) than took a wild swing with the pointy end. Will be back by finals at any rate. Whatever.

So Gosch's will be unavailable to us smack-bang in the middle of finals? Is that an issue?

I didn't dig it up dude. Was right there front and centre when I typed in 'Demonland' into the Google machine .

I don't want out you or profession EO, but have you ever dealt with anything like this before? We've stepped up to most challenges this year and have spent most of it on a riding high narrative. I have no emotion for any of these matches anymore - not sure how you would get the players up. Who would have thought that being on top of the ladder is so boring.

Motivation is the main factor. We made the finals before the bye. I'm bored. The players are bored. The last two rounds have been just about the least interest I've ever had in footy. I don't care where we finish on the ladder. Can we just start the finals already?

Sure. I agree wholeheartedly about this thing you said.

It's hilarious just how so much wrong you were. Stands out even on Demonland.

I was told by someone in the industry that it was related to hyper-extension. Players kick through it a little more when taking a shot on goal. So benching is a protective measure. Please don't shoot the messenger - sounded like nonsense to me too.

lol - we'll get them on the flip-side.

Or take away your Melbourne goggles. I once drove from Melbourne to Geelong. Had to get in the car. It's a different place.

And I really like Chris Scott. There, I've said it.

I got laid on the day of 186 (by a Collingwood supporter no less, and some serious kinky stuff too, possibly enough to make @Bitter but optimisticblush). Beautiful memories. Life goes on. The crazy thing was that we were still in the hunt for the finals. We tanked out the last end of 2011. Go cats. We've destroyed them in every important match over the past few years. May it continue. Does anyone really give a [censored] about that retirement home down the road?

What's wrong with all you people? Football team asks to host home match at home because of no crowds and y'all lose your [censored]/composure. Where did Geelong touch you?

Should have been on a plane yesterday with the Hawks to Cairns* *Which has absolutely nothing do with me currently being in said location

The NT has been the silent star of our national Covid response. Admittedly not much to deal with, but the government has pulled all the exact right levers at the exact right time, and genuinely protected our most vulnerable communities. I have it on extremely good authority that the hard border stance started out as an election measure, but since then the local government has been the most reactive and targeted in shutting borders to hotspots and then also the quickest to lift them. The recent lockdown wasn't some vague affair where people had until midday the next day to scramble across the border, but was given one hour notice. Harsh but effective. Delta variant dealt with in the space of three days. Done. Meanwhile, the NT has carried the load for international returnees without a leak as yet, and - despite some correlation between Covid community impact and vaccine uptake - is hitting inoculation rates way way above the rest of Australia. In short, this game will happen if it makes sense to happen.

I'm not sure how passionate I can be yelling that over the fence. Definitely not gonna texta it on a sign, sorry.

Never met any Dees players that I can recall except for Darren Bennet. But I once spent the day drinking with Gary Lyon's cuckold. Billy didn't seem to care too much where or what his missus was up to.

Grrr. So I reluctantly bought some tickets to this horrible Gillon McLachlan fix-up and will now have to cycle five minutes from my home in Darwin to spew invective over the fence at the AFL while the team I love plays in the background. Any messages anyone wants me to pass on?

I too am incensed that the Melbourne Demons are being forced to play up in Darwin. Does anyone know when tickets are likely to go on sale for this outrageous travesty?