Redleg

The crowd size is one of the AFL's own making. The AFL chose TV ratings, over crowd attendance and they can live with it. Playing the game midweek at night, when young kids and their parents looking after them can't go and maybe even some elderly supporters and you have decreased the attendance by 20-30000. I would guess if that game was played saturday afternoon with all the hype, it might have got 80-90000 attending. It also doesn't help when the fans of one side don't go.

You are not on your own. Total public bullying, of a young journo, without any right of reply. Disgusting behaviour, by a Coach who has lost it. I hope Fox Footy bans the Dogs from all interviews and publicity for the next few months. The AFL should be horrified at this behaviour, at their own media conference. $100k fine would not be out of the question. Lets hear how the other journos treat this disgusting episode, on the opening night of the season. Wow, if Goody is a bully privately, from a few comments to a doctor, this guy has made that look like a tea party. PS: What about the journo's mental health, after that slanderous, public, verbal assault. Again, disgusting behaviour Bevo and you should be ashamed of yourself.

Well since the players can’t even look at the umpires anymore, it is important that we have a large Demon crowd making a lot of noise, which we know affects umpires in close calls.

Unless I misunderstood the AFL email, everyone attending needs a reserved seat.

Won’t be. AFL has declared first round no walk up.

Great!

Well done Dees. All adds to our culture. Dick and Carol are lifelong Dees and would have got a real kick out of seeing the cup up close. Dick absolutely deserved this as our past CEO, among other roles and I am very happy for him.

Leaving the greatest Demon out, if Allen Jacovich was playing in this side, he would kick 100 in a season, while eating his Big Mac meal during the game. Clearly several of the Demon stars of years gone by would be as good, if not better in this current team. One of the most pleasing things for me is the depth in this squad. I can’t recall this quality of depth in the last 50 years. Thank you Jason Taylor, one of the best recruits ever to the Dees.

I actually thought Schache could have got a free in the marking contest, when Gus just barrelled him. The fact that he pretended to be mortally wounded probably went against him. Gus clearly tried to put him out of the contest and succeeded. But who cares, we are Premiers.

And you got me smiling.

Might be a good time to get the deal done soon and with Jacko to come out and say how much he respects the Coach and has learned from him.

Another quiet day on DL!

Humour sensor down Atm?

I think you have eaten too many bad flies froggy.

Silly frog. Too many hallucinogens on the lily pad.

Call it whatever you like, as long as they have continued success. Go Dees.

I am bemused. What is the rationale and meaning of your posting name?

And if Eagles were on the bottom it could be a disaster. He and Clarry are major priority signings and the club absolutely knows that. I hope Jacko truly is not homesick, as that will be the major reason he would leave. Having 6 or so, fellow WA teammates at the Dees won’t hurt. We could find the salary cap room for him if needed.

Info or hunch?

Remember it's not the size but the quality.

Now back to the footy. What are the predictions for new players to play their first MFC game this year? I think we can treat Dunstan as a given. I will start it off with Laurie.

I have been ripping up the floor of my tiled back room since the thread started, looking for the long lost key to winning the flag. I stopped after the GF and have started retiling the floor. Who needs the “key” anymore?

I was saying exactly that to Dr. Sigmund Freud, only the other day.

Who?

Thanks WJ.