Demonstone

Michael Leunig makes a strong case for the corrugated iron flag.

Crikey, if ever there was a case for one team to wear an alternative strip or at least white shorts!

There's probably a joke about Christians and Sinn to be made, but it's not as if I'm the type to do that.

Easternwood has announced his retirement. We broke him.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/anglesea-cliff-collapses-with-a-huge-boom-like-a-mine-blast-20211021-p5921e.html A section of cliff near Anglesea on the Great Ocean Road has collapsed into the ocean. The kicker is that the area is known as Demons Bluff. Authorities expect further collapses to occur in the vicinity of Kardinia Park over the next couple of years.

There might be a marketing tie-in with our wine sponsors, Bleasdale Vineyards. Brander Vino has a nice ring to it.

My better half has been leaving jewellery brochures scattered around the house. Never let it be said that I can't take a hint. I'm going to buy her a nice magazine rack for Christmas.

I can't wait to see him step up, take flight, rise to the occasion and tread a path to more Premiership glory.

He's been consistently good without starring for North Ballarat Rebels on a wing this year and there doesn't seem to be a huge gap between his best and his worst. By all reports, he is a dedicated, hard working and level-headed kid who would give his all to play AFL.

We are a chance to draft Jacob Van Rooyen, which means "Clearing in a Forest" in Dutch. I wonder if he has relatives named Glen or Dale.

Nice write-up about Ballantyne in this morning's 'Age'. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/driven-ballantyne-s-long-road-to-the-cusp-of-the-afl-20211015-p5909x.html

Ben Brown kicked a goal in the middle of that run of Bulldogs' majors, but your point is still valid.

1. When we won the flag in 1964, there were only 20 players in a team (18 on the ground and two reserves). It then went to 21 (18 + 3) and then to 22 (18 + 4) but we didn't win it during those years. 2. With the advent of the sub, this year was the first year that any team consisted of 23 players (18 + 4 +1)

He most definitely was, as this article on the MFC site in 2017 shows. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/77981/melbourne-welcomes-nga-talent

Spot on, durango, the criticism was unrelenting - from the media and fans of other clubs, as well. What makes the deal even sweeter is that we also received a pick from Adelaide that we used to draft Harry Petty.

They were blessed with the fruitful "country" zones of the Mornington Peninsula and Bendigo, respectively. Melbourne had the Goulburn Valley, which only produced a handful of decent players. Imagine my dismay as a youngster when my area was allocated to Collingwood!

His prediction at pick 47, Jamo Ballantyne, is from my home town of Portland. We haven't had one from there since the glory days of the 50s with Stewart Spencer and Clyde Laidlaw.

I've quoted this just because I wanted to see it again. Superb assessment!

Great suggestion. Collingwood has had lots of experience of dealing with Constables.

I think Timothy may have already done that gag.

Petracca already drafted by Skuit with pick 3. Does this mean that PF forfeits his pick due to an ineligible selection?

It's nice that umpire Chamberlain has two streets named after him near York Park.

Presumably it's served in glasses.

Are you allowed to have that and eat it too?

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