Demonstone

A Melbourne win will give me infinitely more joy than a Casey win. Priorities and all that.

Outstanding post!

Err, yes. That's gilding the lily somewhat. I get the feeling that the author of that line is no stranger to ice. James' father Ian was a fine cricketer who once took all ten wickets in an innings of a Sheffield Shield game.

Looks like Woey is the perma-sub these days.

The Wizard?

Or sometimes over the line. The "Out of bounds on the full" rule didn't exist in John's day.

He'd be more than .05 after turning all that water into wine.

And Turner. And Fritsch. And Pickett. And McAdam. And Petracca. And Chandler. And so on.

Now I'm with ya!

Who was the Hawks player nicknamed "Knuckles" @rjay?

As a social experiment, I decided today to wear an "I Love Collingwood" t-shirt for a week. So far I've been spat on, verbally abused, punched and had a bottle thrown at me. I'm curious as to what might happen when I leave the house.

I guess somebody had to be first!

I was there just this afternoon visiting an old mate! (His coffee was both free and tasty.)

Seventh vs eleventh is a blockbuster? Yeah, nah.

It's unfortunate for Spargo that his Achilles is his weak spot.

Grant Thomas was the first football identity I can recall misusing "laconic" and it snowballed from there among the media, posters on footy forums and the wider population. Like Sam Newman, Thomas likes to use big words that he doesn't know the meaning of in an attempt to make himself sound more photosynthesis.

"No! I want instant gratification and I want it NOW!!"

No, you get a huge supporter base by being successful (ie winning games and, particularly, premierships)

That's a fair question. I think it's because sport is more visceral. We want to see our tribe slay the other tribe. We want victory. I'd much rather a "boring" win than an "entertaining" loss. Winning is everything.

Tyabb are known as "The Yabbies".

Goodwin is in the business of winning football matches and, ultimately, premierships. Afterthought: If sport is entertainment, why do we have a facility called the Sports AND Entertainment Centre?

Demonlanders will find him a peeling when he's ripe.