pitmaster

2 minutes ago, Demon trucker said:

The kid no good, his short has no pace, his not a running machine, just a dime a dozen player, no one would trade for him

21 disposals last week and 20 tackles. Seems he knows what is wanted from him, and he's just been given a 2 year extension from memory, so clearly not on the move.

One of my all time favourites was Adem, so much so that I installed 13 as the first two numbers for my PIN in my bank card. (That card has since expired, y'all.)

That HTB against Draper at the finish is not clear cut as it might first look.

Watch how Tex hurls himself into Draper's back. It's potentially a free to Draper as well, but what the incident highlights is the really crummy tactic of jumping on a player to lock the ball in. Why is that rewarded when at any other time we look down on teams playing for frees? In any case it's not clear from the vision that it is Draper who pulls the ball in. Hilarious to see Tex mouthing off at the finish.

I just wish the umpires had the strength to umpire against the crowd when we're playing the Crows over there. They have cost us two wins in the last few years with cowardly non-decisions or outright blunders.

On 15/04/2024 at 20:03, kallangurdemon said:

Can you throw light on why we are no longer interested in rebooting the Irish experiment ?

Our Irish initiative is explained in the book Between The Flags. Dick Seddon said we started it because it was relatively cheap recruiting with no transfer fees involved. There's a story in there about some soccer genius who Seddon put up for a while over here to try Aussie Rules and who eventually went to a Premier League soccer giant, wasn't happy there and asked Seddon if he could come back to the Demons to try out some more. Seddon told him 'no way: Arsenal (or whatever club it was) will want a big transfer fee'.

The kid went on to play 100s of games and represent his country. Once he was in a system we could not afford him.

It was an advantage for us because we were first, but everyone is on to it now.

2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I'm off to the game too given we have a bye and I'm an AFL member.

It's far too early to ladder watch so I reckon we go for Port and leave Collingwood reeling at 2-4. They'd have to then go 14-3 to make top 4.

Have no interest in hearing that obnoxious Collingwood chant tomorrow. Hearing it at Gather Round after their poor win against Hawthorn was plenty enough.

Agree. I am also going to see the Pies go down. If they're looking good at the 20 minute mark last quarter, I'm outta there.

3 hours ago, layzie said:

Still haven't read my copy yet. Will start after I finish Fever Pitch, 80 pages to go.

Interested to learn your feedback layzie. (Fever Pitch is a cracker, too.)

So while Jeff Gleeson runs the tribunal it seems when the victim plays for Melbourne no penalty applies.

9 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

Watched it again after posting it.
Dunno what it is, no matter how may times I see it, right toward the end of the 3rd Qtr my eyes start watering.
Strange phenomenon I thought might go away but seems to be lingering.
Also makes me feel happy and warm so that's a plus.





 
 

Harmes' pass to Fritter to turn the tide gave me goose bumps. Always does.

12 minutes ago, Redleg said:

3 games in 13 days, injured players playing and a few good ones missing and the poorest of disposal and that is what you get.

Brisbane had 3 games in 14 days.

Chandler was  clearly in some discomfort. Walking, sometimes limping and under observation by two physios. He was not hiding it and at one point was heard to say "that doesn't hurt as much". Right knee strapped from thigh to mid-calf.

Melky fielded a few questions and suggested he was a couple of months away. Feeling very good. Was kicking sweetly both sides with his rehab group.

Just like Hawthorn to let you down.

To his benefit Koz is not looking at Soligo and had he not been airborne this would have been glancing contact and we would not be having this conversation.

The talk on Fox afterwards was extraordinary for its lack of awareness of what happened in last year's finals. Not a mention of that piece of garbage, BM.

While it is likely he is in strife I hold out hope for a fine given that Soligo was not remotely hurt and Koz's line of eyesight suggests no serious intent.

25 minutes ago, Sydney_Demon said:

There's been a lot of talk about how having May out of the side is going to impact our defence. Clearly the selectors are happy with how the defence performed in the latter stages of the Hawthorn game as they haven't brought Tomlinson in (makes sense to me: Tomlinson is excellent one-on-one but team defence isn't his strong point).

This perception is at odds with mine. Tommo is in my experience usually out-bodied in one-on-one contests. A monster like Dixon for example, would have a field day with him. Tommo is strictly third defender material, especially since his knee injury.

We've beaten two not outstanding sides and so have Port (Tiges and Eagles) so we'll learn something tonight.

In my experience Port fans are pig ignorant but not aggressive (however they were flogging us at the time), whereas whatever happens there will be some niggle from Crow followers. (I won't call them supporters since they are too fickle for that).

17 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

It's not always the frees they pay, it's the ones they don't, Cripps constantly throws the ball, two handed

 

Correct. And sometimes he shrugs it out. Never penalised.

IMO the umpires appear intent on punishing North for being rubbish by rewarding Carlton every half-free kick they can find.

Just now, The heart beats true said:

Some North players have to be on 200k+ more a year than they’d get at another club, just to meet their salary cap requirements.

Them and the Eagles are an example of where the minimum salary cap doesn’t work.

We've been there.

Toby Pink giving us a clear demonstration of the yawning gap between the SANFL and the AFL. He'll need a month of counselling if he stays on McKay all day.

I had never rated Hipwood and then he went and had a breakout 10 minute spell against us that yielded four goals and turned the game.

Ever since I have waited for a repeat performance but the best I have seen from him is a couple of "useful" games.

Last night Eric was his typically useless self. Daniher almost as bad.

The umpiring was however, worse than both of them. It was impossible to reconcile the decisions applied to both teams. Hopefully there is a backlash but it's unlikely because the post game talk the afl wants is the magpies are back.

HTB decisions disgraceful. Magpies umpired in to this. Terrible performance from the maggots.

37 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Hipwood having an absolute mare

An utter [censored].

So much hatred for Collingwood in our joint tonight. And Maynard...let's hope what goes around, comes around.

Lachie Neale looking superhuman.

7 hours ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

Currently 10th on our all time goalkicking ladder, should pass Yze soon and could get the Ox and Greg Wells this year too - I’m not as worried as some about defensive efforts, he knows what his job is

How is Norm Smith not on this "all time goal kicking ladder"?

2 hours ago, Deespicable said:

Yep Hawks were almost as dirty as the Lethal days.

 

Well, no, they weren't that bad. No coward punches behind play to unsuspecting victims. But there was plenty of deliberate physical targeting which the umpires ignored. The one which annoyed me most was one of the brown and yellows cannoning into Max after he had marked in the last quarter. It was clearly late and the Hawk was clearly in it to hurt.

This sort of stuff will continue until the umpires impose a 50 metre penalty. Max clearly expected to be given the 50 which would have put him within scoring distance but the ump was too naive, or stupid, or uncaring to impose it.

The same goes with the regular in game targeting of Max. Notably Max was given a 50 metre penalty last week against the Dog which resulted in a goal. Until they umpire smarter this sniping will continue.

Meanwhile, beating the Hawks never gets old but I was impressed by how much noise their supporters made considering they were never in it. Welcome back Petty - such a smooth operator both ends - and welcome back Fritters' radar.

There was something on Fox about access to all Tasmanian father son prospects. Luckily we're not counting on too many of those. 

13 hours ago, Brownie said:

And, both Hill and Hudson are back on the Fritz train. It drives me a bit mad.

They don't say "cricket pitz" why do they keep saying Bailey Fritz?

Maybe they thought his kicking was on the fritz.