Ghostwriter

I get your point LG but it’s Redman, and he plays for Essendon 🤮 so for mine, nothing to see here. 😅

This is tautological, for a pandemic is only ever world wide. Soz Binman but I can never fault anything you say so I’m jumping on this. Consider it a compliment, albeit backhanded 😝

From what I’ve been told you’re right about the reason they played Clarrie at that time. And it’s pointless comparing him to Melks or Spargo or anyone else for that matter because they’re all individual. What works for one may not work for another. Imo they made the right choice with Clarrie despite everyone’s opinion that it was the wrong choice.

Fact: some the players read DL, mainly the young ones. This isn’t just them telling me they read it, this is them occasionally saying something that they’ve clearly read on here. But that’s not the only reason folks should exercise sensitivity, even if none of them read it, it’s still a really sch!ttty thing to do: bagging a player within hours of him sustaining a heartbreaking injury. That’s sch!tty af.

One of the brother boys told me Kozzie is just stirring the pot. If that’s true, awesome. But someone needs to school Koz on what’s funny and what’s not.

Deez21 never said the bond between Goody and Kozzie is the only reason Kozzie is staying. But you’d better believe…it’s a massive part of his reason to stay. The strength and value of their relationship shouldn’t be underestimated. It’s so cliché I know but Goody is like a Dad to Koz. On another point (not in answer to you 58er, just in general), I wouldn’t read too much into Kozzie’s answer in that interview (I have to do my time). He’s an introvert and always will be therefore his uncomfortableness with this sort attention (public interview) will always be manifested in awkward responses. edit: His response “I’m contracted to Melbourne” is clearly a manager-driven reply IMHO. Similar to Vines when asked in a post-match interview about staying at Melbourne (not considering a move to North) where he knee-jerked “Yes” quickly followed by “we’ll see how it goes” as if his manager’s advice on what to say came to his mind a second too late. 😁

Your feeling about that is right. Shane has gone from sullen and downcast and generally disengaged to confident and buoyant and super keen, raring to go. He’s another one who can’t disguise his feelings. It’s gonna take our professional psych staff quite the effort to bring his spirits back up. It’s just devastating.

Not everyone is on the socials and not everyone goes on the club website. There are folks on here for whom Demonland is their sole way of gleaning info on all things Melbourne including training sessions and practice matches. Besides, up until recently, the website wasn’t updated on these matters as often as necessary. And it’s funny you should choose the info about the Casey practice match this Saturday as an example of why folks should refer to the club website since there’s no mention of it there, or if there is it’s hard to find.

If you were issued a ban for addressing such astounding insensitivity I’d start a riot. These players are human beings with feelings. Shane is absolutely gutted. It’s gonna be sad to see his demeanour of old again. It’s heartbreaking.

All good, 58er. No harm in posting match info on here. 🙂

It didn’t matter anyways. A hugely disappointing turnout means not much was sold by any of the vendors. We weren’t allowed to put on a BBQ because the Casey Canteen didn’t want us as competition. Turns out that at the end of the event they were forced to give away a heap of unsold hot and/or perishable food for free. Pies, pasties, sausage rolls, dim sims, hot chips, salad rolls and more, all destined for the bin. The crowd was so small it wasn’t just disappointing, it was embarrassing. Why it wasn’t scheduled for a Saturday or Sunday arvo is beyond me. The only winner is my teenage son who gets to live on Harvest Snaps chips, salad rolls, sausage rolls and spinach/ricotta pastries instead of the usual sausages. 😜

Heartbreaking. The look on his face as he came off the ground 💔 😢 He already knew it was a significant injury.

Roy George and Ricky Mentha have gone with Maysie and Koz to WA.

I’ve been here for 45 mins (force of habit, a couple of us got here at the same time we would were we putting on a sausage sizzle) Apart from MFC staff, vendors and security staff there’s literally no one here. The Mr Whippy lady was told to expect 2,500 people, so for her sake I hope once the school day finishes there’ll be a flood of people through the gates. This is what’s on offer from the Casey canteen:

I can’t say where it came from but one place I believe it didn’t come from is Tracc. If someone spills their guts like this, passionate and nonstop, why would they insert a lie amongst all the brutally honest talk? It’s not like we asked him about it, like I said, he spoke the entire time, me and H just stood there in shocked silence waiting for The Twilight Zone music to play. 😳

Saturday Feb 22nd at 11am followed by Casey vs North praccy at 2pm. It would be great for folks to stick around for the Casey match if possible. 👍🏽

Definitely public transport. The ground is basically on a main road and parking is very difficult to get. There’s South Kensington train station and North Melbourne train station with Arden St kinda in the middle.

File this under “don’t believe everything you read in the media”

If he does try to jump ship at the end of the season, so be it. No one is irreplaceable. But I guarantee you this: while he’s in red and blue he will give us his all, and some. He’s nothing if not professional. He has the hunger just as much as every other player.

Hey GS, I well and truly hear you. I too was filthy on him and swore I’d never forgive him. But then on his first day back at training, after the session, he spoke with me and a friend (H) for 20-25 mins during which time Tracc vented and H and I just listened. It was raw and honest and heartfelt and most of all… unexpected. The chat only ended when I said we had to go. H and I walked towards Richmond station in stunned silence, the silence eventually broke with H saying, “what just happened? What the actual [censored] just happened???” He was saying what we were both thinking We were both rapt that each other was there at the time since it was so much to process and we ended up debriefing at the station for a good half hour. I was so rattled I left my phone on a bench, then ended up on the wrong train. Please believe me when I say Tracc has learned from the experience, he sees things differently now, he’s been humbled and he is 100% committed to our Club. And mind you, this is coming from someone who never liked him in the first place. (Ugh having ‘Nam flashbacks to long before this incident when I shared on here that I didn’t like Tracc and was tarred & feathered for it.) Anyways, if it doesn’t happen beforehand, you’ll forgive him when you see him out on park.

If it’s any consolation Shane actually likes “Smacca” but that counts for nothing because it’s not up to the player to give himself a nickname, and once they are given a nickname, it’s set in stone. Soz DD 😭

A couple of updates to nicknames (in bold) Steven May - Maysie Jacob van Rooyen - Rooey Christian Salem - Salo Judd McVee - Knuckles Christian Petracca - Tracc Caleb Windsor - Leb, Winnie Jack Viney - Vines Jake Lever - Rick Charlie Spargo - Charles Daniel Turner - Disco Max Gawn - Maxy Koltyn Tholstrup - Kolt Clayton Oliver - Clarry Jack Billings - Jibba Ed Langdon - Langers Bailey Laurie - Bill Jake Bowey - Bowsa Jake Melksham - Melky Harvey Langford - Harves Xavier Lindsay - X Matthew Jefferson - Jeffo Blake Howes - Howesy Shane McAdam - Shane-oh Trent Rivers - Riv Tom McDonald - Tmac Jed Adams - Jed Marty Hore - Marty Will Verrall - Will Tom Campbell - TC Harry Sharp - Sharpie Bayley Fritsch - Fritta Tom Sparrow - Spaz Tom Fullarton - Cream —————— Harrison Petty - Petts Kysaiah Pickett - Koz Kade Chandler - Chin Oliver Sestan - Sesto Ricky Mentha - Ricky, Tricky Taj Woewodin - Woey Kynan Brown - Pup Aidan Johnson - AJ ——————— Luker Kentfield - Luker Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Andy Roy George - Roy Boy

Tomorrow’s open training at Casey is Part One of the Family Day series which replaces the traditional Family Day. There’ll be “a bit of everything” according to our property stewards, including a match sim comprising four quarters, each of about 12-15 minutes in length. Kozzie and Maysie won’t be there because they fly out tonight for the Indigenous all-stars match which is scheduled for Saturday. Training tomorrow begins at 3pm and finishes at 6pm. Then there’s half an hour of player engagement: selfies and autographs, etc. There’ll be fun stuff for kids to do, partner giveaways (no, not an opportunity to give the missus to someone else, just freebies) and food/coffee vans. Unfortunately, no sausage sizzle on this occasion but the DA will have a merch tent set up. Not many can make it there because 3pm on a non-school holidays Friday, but I’ll be there so feel free to come say hello. I’ll be the one in red and blue (DA joke that’s never not funny, to us anyways) ❤️💙

I’m not allowed to say, DeeZone. The player in question hasn’t publicly announced the impending birth (which is due in seven weeks or so).