Deeoldfart

Well I'll be buggered ......... a H&A fixture on Friday night. How novel is that? Let's make it a memorable one Dees. Start our season rolling, and mount an undeniable case with the AFL for six Friday nighters in 2020.

Thanks once again guys! Now we need a long winning streak to make things easier for you.

Very, very disappointing but not wrist slashing time. Despite the margin, there were improvements tonight over what we saw in Round 1. Some tweaking of the game plan, a couple of wins and the boost in confidence that they will bring ........ I still hold out hope!

6. Oliver 5. Brayshaw 4. Salem 3. Gawn 2. Viney 1. Melksham # honourable mention to Lockhart for a promising debut.

Agree, especially when coupled with @WERRIDEE's well known 'love' for OMac and Frost.

We can take it right up to them, even on their own dung heap and in dirty weather, but a return to our 2018 style of hard contested footy, and playing for eachother, is a prerequisite! Just do it Dees!

A very disappointing effort by the clearly'underdone' Demons, but I reckon my top two are entitled to sleep well tonight: 6. Salem 5. Melksham 4. Fritsch 3. Harmes 2. Hunt 1. Oliver

We raised the bar, and it's now time to meet the lofty standards we set for ourselves. It starts today! Kill 'em Demons!

gwdees is solid.

Well I don't know how to spell what I want to say about that idea. Bwuuukh?

On a more positive note, KK expected to play VFL this week. Very happy with that one, at least.

Genuine joy (love) from the playing group. You can't fabricate that! Great work Dees.

RIP Ian. Re-joining some great team-mates from our golden era.

A humble bloke who gave his absolute all for our Club. It would be totally unreasonable for any of us to expect more than that. Well done Cam!

And it's Lever's second ACL on the same knee.

There's a lesson to be learned somewhere in this saga. I hope it's well learned.

As I said in my initial post Megatron, I'm not arguing the merit or otherwise of the decision, however I'm not convinced that all May did was block / body check or brace himself for contact. To my eye, May led with his shoulder and was off the ground at the point of contact. That was unnecessary, and likely to be costly.

I'm extremely disappointed in the poor discipline shown by May (which is not unusual for him). Regardless of whether the decision is right or wrong, he should never have put himself in that position. It wasn't a show of strength, but rather a show of stupidity, which is likely to cost the team. Grrr.

Salo always seems to find time and space to exercise his silky skills and football smarts, and his hardness belies his demeanour. He might fly under the radar a bit, but he's a unique and vital cog in our wheel. I'm rapt to have him on board.

The genuine team spirit at our Club is enormous, and a critical part of our future. Love it!!

Most top line players have a few special qualities that put them in a class of their own. Clarry has has a list of attributes which set him apart again. His awareness (sometimes seems like 360 degree vision), speed and almost flawless execution regardless of the situation and pressure around him, his elite footy IQ and is ability move quickly (and win) contest after contest, are qualities that are peerless among current AFL ranks. Match these qualities with the mutual understanding he has with the best ruckman the competition, and the sky is the limit for Clarry.

I mentioned in an email to a Demon mate that there was a whisper going around that a new sponsor (BOJ) might be announced on Monday. His reply "Bank of Japan"?

Canberra ........that's just about as ex-pat as you can get.

Rekindles joyous memories of 1964. Thanks 'Froggy'.

I'm sure we will be conservative and give Lever all the time he needs to get back to 100%. Further, I was delighted to hear that he will be going to the States to do the same post operative recovery / strengthening program as Petracca. No doubt luck plays a significant part with these things, but with the right precautions, you can at least reduce the likelihood of further bad luck.