Demonstone

Turn it up, how would YOU know this? Jimmy Gadson and your former username Steve Jordan are both drummers. Is that why you're so downbeat?

Shades of Eddie McGuire here. Sees himself as the victim and thinks it's all about him.

It doesn't look too bad to me. The top three all played in the praccy match, a couple are only one week injuries, Lockhart is still out for (with?) a pair and the two key forwards are getting closer.

I remember reading in a book many, many years ago that Brian Dixon would walk around the playground at school squeezing a tennis ball* in each hand to strengthen his grip. He was teased by the other kids for this, but I have no doubt that it helped him with his marking ability. * May have been squash balls not tennis, but certainly not the type favoured by Terry Wheeler in later years.

Nick Smith.

Lovely post there, Ernie. When I was a kid, I had two huge Mobil posters on my bedroom wall. One was my hero Hassa Mann (had his number 29 on my very first footy jumper) and the other was the esteemed Tassie Johnson.

Possibly in training for a job at Parliament House?

Three weeks is his right whack, I reckon. I wonder if this forum would have been paying such close attention to this matter if we weren't playing Geelong in three weeks time!

Kevin Murray didn't play fullback. His positions were ruck-rover and half-back flank. Might you be thinking of St Kilda's Bob Murray who was an excellent fullback (but never won a Brownlow!)?

Hahahahaha!! As long as he doesn't give us the cold shoulder, I suppose.

Hanging is too good for him. Three weeks minimum.

Google is your friend, mono. Cardwell retired from his position at the end of 1975 and Tilbrook was recruited in 1971 (and co-incidentally also left Melbourne at the end of 1975).

* Jordon

It's always been his weakness. Out like Flynn?

* Jordon

Depends how you look at at it, hardtack. Given that it is apparent they won't be playing after August, I would hope that their season will be somewhat shorter than our own.

Here's hoping he becomes such a good player that is widely recognised to the extent that people realise his surname is spelled Jordon and not Jordan. I know, I know, it's a forlorn hope.

Mental As Anything.

Nil illegitimi carborundum, Nasher.

Are Roost If Far and Dee Zee the same poster or is it just coincidence that they have the exact same avatar and posted one after the other?

Seems like plenty of posters are!

Geez, fair suck of the sauce bottle there, Stretch. I know the coach gets all of the blame when we lose and none of the credit when we win, but it's a bit rich to pot him after a win!

Must have a good coach if we can still win when we are as terrible as the matchday thread would suggest.

Would have / should have etc is correct. It's often abbreviated to would've / should've which clearly confuses some people as it then sounds like would of / should of. You can block me as well if you like but you'd still be wrong.