Demonstone

In response to Hardtack: Yes. Sorry LDVC, not crims.

Well folks, it's Friday and still two days until the mighty Demons play again. Given that it's been a while since we had one of these, not to mention the need for something to lighten the mood of the site somewhat, here is another puzzle for you. This one is pretty easy and, if it goes off as quickly as I suspect, I have another, trickier one to post. What do the players in this team have in common? (You will notice that former Melbourne players are named in red.) B: Ross Thornton Peter Hamilton Alistair Nicholson H/B: Ryan Ferguson Peter Foster Peter Dean C: Lachie Whitfield Terry Wallace Wayne Linton H/F: Terry Bright Lance Arnold Doug Heywood F: Shai Bolton Darryl Sutton Steven Armstrong R: Rhys Stanley Nathan Buckley Noah Anderson I/C: Wally Donald Phil Seaton Wayne Gordon Les Woodford.

You can clearly see the top of Sparrow's jumper and his throat. Nothing to get upset about here, folks.

I doubt there's any connection. The AFL isn't funding the improvements.

That's what it looks like to me, too.

15,000 cartons of beer would build a nice little grandstand for all your new friends who could drink their way down from the top to the bottom. Win or lose, there would be lots of tiers.

Jordan Gysberts' first two games were outstanding, but I get the feeling that Bowza might just have the edge over him in the long run.

Good stuff! I seem to recall a few years back when Jack Trengove made a return to training after a lengthy layoff with a foot injury, Max and the boys even made a little banner for him to run through.

I'm not all that keen on recruiting Gunston. He's about to turn 30 and has only managed one game this year due to ongoing issues with this back. There's also the problem with him cutting himself shaving so often.

Sad but true.

Patrick Ambrose (Essendon) has retired.

Christian Salem has been charged with tripping and offered a fine of $1000 (down from $1500 if he pleads guilty) following an incident in the third quarter involving Eagle Dom Sheed.

No idea what you're trying to prove but, if this is intended to be an attack on my comment, rest assured that science is yet to invent the instrument that could measure my indifference to your remark. Why you so Cranky, Franky?

Yes, his father Brett played 85 games for the Saints and debuted in the same match as Robert Harvey. I'm glad he didn't get to 100 games and qualify his offspring for Father/Son selection!

I wonder if the poster who demanded to know exactly what Tex Walker said will also be clamouring to find out the precise detail of what was said about our player, as if that makes a difference.

I was going to say something, but thought I might cop some slack.

Definitely "Bough-ey".

Miles Bergman from Port is this week's nomination. Bowey's turn will come.

You can add Tom Rockliff (Port), Stephen Hill (Freo), Levi Greenwood and Chris Mayne (Pies), Lin Jong (Dogs), Daniel Venables (Eagles), Dylan Roberton (Saints), Tyson Stengle (Crows) plus Jon Patton and Tom Scully (Hawks).

We have no way of knowing who each coach voted for AFAIK. Maybe Goody gave NicNat the vote?

Michael Lynch's votes in The Age. Big Benny played well, but no way was he the best player out there Petracca not mentioned, but received five votes from both Goodwin and Simpson in the Coaches' Award. This is further evidence that it's purely subjective and we all see things differently. VOTES Ben Brown (Melbourne) 8 Tim Kelly (West Coast) 7 James Harmes (Melbourne) 7 Alex Neal-Bullen (Melbourne) 7 Jake Bowey (Melbourne) 6

Yes, we can't play in the dark, but what is your view regarding lightning?

He made a great debut last week and an even better one this week.

Perception is everything as league launches bold strategy to save season 10 August 2021 In a first for Australia’s sacred game, which is in optimum health at the moment, the AFL has unleashed a groundbreaking announcement which will see as many as 40 matches from the 2021 season replayed across October and November. The league is dissatisfied with the lack of perfection achieved in many matches this year, and has produced a shock new concept in an attempt to resolve it. ‘We have meticulously set about identifying the matches throughout the year that just haven’t met our optical standards, and simply cannot allow these to stand,’ a league representative stated today. It is believed the chosen matches contained problems such as players running inside the Vodafone protected zone, tackling of a standard deemed too fierce for this competition, fans barracking too loudly during play and LED advertising lining the ground deemed not bright enough. ‘Going forward, we would prefer a system whereby players ask permission of the ball carrier before applying a tackle.’ In addition, administrators expressed concerns over the tunes between goals at matches, deeming the volume far too low on numerous occasions, having also floated the possibility of music during general play in 2022. ‘The visual appeal has just been disappointing far too often. Unless our matches capture the utopian, flawless image of how we want football to look, we aren’t interested.’ The league also felt the scoring, and number of television commercials as a result, was insufficient in many cases. Further to this, umpire instructions to ‘STAND’ were simply not loud enough. Television coverage from next season is expected to change dramatically, with all crowd, commentary and background noises muted, ensuring that umpire instructions will be the only audible sound. The league is determined to prioritise score reviews going forward too, as many of the proposed replays contained below the strict minimum of 27 reviews per match. ‘The introduction has been seamless - fans just don’t get it - the process is rapid, always correct and overall, a pleasant experience,’ the spokesperson claimed. Adding to frustrations, the executive felt that ruckmen were delayed in making their nominations, and the whistleblowers far too rushed in recommencing play. ‘Ideally, umpires should be allowing at least 30-40 minutes before a ball up.’ The repeated matches have been deliberately established during the off-season, to hijack the fortunes of all other sports, in a bid to re-write the underwhelming content of season 2021. ‘It was a really difficult decision, but we simply have to rectify these games to preserve the optics and reputation of the competition, no matter the amount of manipulation required.’ The league refused to comment further but did not rule out the prospect of ongoing replays into 2022, if perfection is not achieved. More to come.

Come on lightning!