Deeoldfart

On that basis OD, I should be the second last person to be wishing my life away, but I'm with you 100% old fella! I think I even detect a hint of anticipation / excitement in your post about the coming season, which is great to see.

A small forward role beckons if he is up to it. The ball is squarely in Flash's court to earn it .......... which is exactly how it should be!

Hopefully the knee comes good and you are out bouncing on the trampoline within a week, and if it takes a bit longer than that, you can always content yourself with jumping out of your skin at the Dees prospects for 2012. Seasons greetings to all Demonlanders. Our patience will soon be rewarded!

Just imagine, OUR GREAT CLUB had already been in existence for 21 years when that pic was taken. In fact, our club was established 33 years before the Federation of Australia. Not even old dee and me go back that far, but some times it feels like it! Edit: spelling

Absolutely. Molly has been an integral part of the Australian popular music scene for almost as long as I can remember. Weird and whacky definitely, but also a key part of the structure. Get well soon Molly.

I'll go with Gysberts, but he'll need to develop his engine x lots.

2012 Membership Calendar: Ins & outs from 2011. Ins Trengove Petterd Outs Morton Bate I find it impossible to read anything into the changes, but surely someone will find a way! (it's obviously the off season, the drafts are done and dusted, and there's bugger all to discuss).

That proves it then ...... I'm nuts as well!

She's probably correct! .... sorry OD. Edit: added the apology

Yes, but once you are up, you have a perfect opportunity for a pre-dawn check to see what's happening on Demonland. Topics like Redleg's update on the countdown to the Rookie draft make it all worthwhile!

Warm cocoa before bed!

Wow. I had never attributed our decline to Chubby and the 1960's dance crazes. My careful analysis had always led me to the conclusion that it had something to do with Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt by the Shadows: http://youtu.be/g9SSw6o3sOY but I now realise that I had the era wrong, and Fungel Bunt never had anything to do with the Dees. Thanks for setting me straight Jack!

If I'm reading you correctly WJ, you would be hoping that Freddie has a bit more substance than Chubby's song, if we go down the path of drafting him on Tuesday.

Why not? You can at least understand the words, even if they are a trifle simplistic. http://youtu.be/a0Zc9Io5IGo

The Coaches Award for the last two years iirc. Now that says something!

Thanks HT. Reading your reply almost did the trick as well!

"Menzies was in Canberra, 'Blue Hills' was on the wireless, and Melbourne was on top of the football world. Everything was as it should be. Home and hearth was safe and sound, and the Demons kept winning. Melbourne had made the finals for 11 straight years, played in the Grand Final for eight of those, and it would surely be ever thus." The year, of course, was 1964, and you could probably have bought a whole bunch of bananas for a bob. Sadly for us Demon tragics, it didn't remain forever thus. But as Dylan and PP&M so eloquently put it, "The times they are a changin". I can feel it in my water ... even at 3:00am when I struggle out of bed for a second nightly pee (too much warm cocoa, but I need it to help me sleep). Yes, there is a mood of nervous anticipation around the house. Mrs Oldfart has always been more pragmatic than me, but she can feel it too! The Dees are on the march again. As sure as the sun will rise in the morning, #13 is just over the horizon. Realistic, dreaming or senility?

Just a gut feeling on my part rolly. Kel had several very strong games for Casey 2's iirc, plus he has shown glimpses in Casey ones indicating that he might have what it takes. He is a highly skilled player with a bit of 'x factor', but he needs to develop an AFL body and to build his consistency. 2011 was his first year on our rookie list, and he had the lightest possible pre season. In addition, he suffered very bad home sickness during the year. If he can become comfortable with life in Melbourne, and focus on footy, he might become the crumbing small forward that imo, we really need, especially now that we look like having have a tall forward set-up.

Like OD, I havn't been totally convinced by Evans. He certainly showed us that he can get the ball, but can he use it (?) that's my question. I know a few people at the Club are quite positive however. My tips are Tomy Mac (based on the training reports) with Kel Lawrence as a 'smokey'. We are screaming out for a small crumbing forward with pace and decent tackling skills, and it wouldn't surprise me if he's getting games by the end of 2012.

..................... or insufficient rum in the banana daiquiri perhaps?

I wholeheartedly agree with you old dee. Jack has a wonderful way with words, especially when he's in a nostalgic frame of mind. I thought he might have mentioned the late Bobby Davis though, the third of the 'three wise monkeys'. (can I use that expression in these modern times?)

Enjoy!

Speaking of which, I guess you would have had a celebratory champers last night old dee. Three draftees, apparently none of them bean-poles!

Never mind ..... the quality of the training obviously made up for it. Seems like the boys are working like they've never worked before ....... even on match days for some of them.

I think Redleg is auditioning for it right now.