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Think there are some similarities but Johnno was a thumping kick. Regularly kicked it 55-60 metres.

Excited for the young bloke. Reckon his WAFL experience will hold him in good stead. He'll lay a few tackles and get on the end of some chains. Maybe even a goal or two. 

Certainly been the big surprise this season. Looks really fit, covering the ground well, excellent disposal and taking the odd contested mark.

That aerial ability is probably why Tomlinson is on the outer.

Couple of surprises there. TMac and Fritta. Always knew TMac was a long distance beast but in his current role? And Fritta... huge surprise!

5 minutes ago, binman said:

Outof interest, does anyone know aprox how far EPL players would run in a game?

Ummmm! 😀

Between 8 and 12 km depending on the position they play. Average midfielder runs about 11km a game.

1 minute ago, Dingo said:

Um is the loneliest number 

You win Dingo! 😀

Looks like a potential Marcus  Seecamp-type back pocket!

But very cute.

Possible titles for next week's podcast:

Rattle and Um

The Um of Us

Comfortably Um

Um and Ummer

Um's the Word

Um, Sodomy and the Lash 

Bah, Umbug!

1 minute ago, Damo said:

I get unbelievable value out of being a lifetime member of Demonland. Id pay many times the membership for the amount of time I spend here.

This [censored] muppit isnt even a full lifetime member. Thanks for your' contribution champ.

edit: apostrophe added to display contempt.

*muppet 😀

4 minutes ago, Left Foot Snap said:

Maybe he doesn't identify as a proper noun.

Good point. Ummmm, maybe 'they' or 'them' doesn't identify as a proper noun?

16 minutes ago, binman said:

And, for future reference, binman is not capitalised either. 

 

Ummmm, being a proper noun it should be! 😀

12 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Hahaha I forgot about him because he’s no good 

Ouch!

6 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

I can’t remember a good player leaving Geelong. They know how to hold onto their players.

Even Gazza came back!

 

Only Tim Kelly but Cats won that trade!

Cats ball movement about five times better than Dogs. They have a proper plan. Dogs try hard, but so ineffective. 

7 minutes ago, Stevienic23 said:

One thing to draft them. Another to develop them. Chandler and ANB have hardly been overnight successes.

Port are a better team with Horny Francis. He is a Nathan Buckley like.

1 minute ago, layzie said:

I'm with both of you. I've graduated to keeping the volume very low so I can still hear some crowd noise but it won't be long before I graduate to total silence.

The commentary is at gob****e levels. BT going on and on about the length of time Jordan Dawson was off the ground. If you ever need an example of how terrible this man is at calling a game, this is it.

As bad as Taylor is, (he is unbelievably bad) I was pleasantly surprised with Daisy Thomas and Selwood as special comments. Certainly an improvement on the likes of Ling and Hodge.

Just now, spirit of norm smith said:

Next time we have a 5 day break, Goodwin needs to consider more players to rotate.  Chandler looked 50% but soldiered on. Billings could have been subbed out.  I think AMW or Tholstrup could have got the debut game tonight.  

Thought Chandler was fantastic. His contested stuff brilliant. 7 tackles. Great goal from boundary. Gave him votes

Hugely improved player. Glad he was out there 

4 minutes ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

And the free kick count was kept under wraps.

Not on TV. Was on screen on multiple occasions.

Bit unlucky I thought. In real time it is just a glancing blow. He was off balance a bit....

23 minutes ago, Lou C. Fur said:

I thought Billings played well. If he kicked straight he could have had 3 goals.

Or he missed three very gettable goals which puts the pressure back on us. A 3-4 goal buffer instead of a 6-7 goal buffer.

What stood out most though is Melbourne pride themselves on contest and defence. Billings provides none of that. His kicking and ball use against Hawthorn was good. They gave him space. In tight contested games like Port and this one, he doesn't want to know about it which is very un-Melbourne like.

6. Tracc

5. Max

4. Chandler

3. McVee

2. May

1. Fritta 

Apologies to Lever, Sparrow and the Duke. 

Two not so positive aspects. What's happened to JvR's marking? Hard hands tonight. Had the chance to mark four or five times 20 to 30 out. Bounced off his hands.

And Billings. Not convinced he likes the heat of battle and kicking was abysmal.

Good to win in different ways. Kicking for goal was very ordinary tonight. 

Good team effort. Loved Howes in the last.

Petracca best on ground.

Fritta three goals in third.

McVee in first half. 

Plenty to like. Chandler's goalkicking.

Petracca's game.

Petty competitive.

McVee is such a gun.

TMac playing his role.

Kozzie making an impact.

Dislikes: Billings seems to hear footsteps. 

Howes seems overawed.

Three talls with Petty, JvR and BBB seems one too many.