bush demon

20 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Marvellous Effort that…

Sir Ritchie...

On 10/26/2021 at 9:09 AM, Fanatique Demon said:

Love it. Did anyone else notice Oliver’s terrible ball drop on that last goal? Sometimes everything goes right. 😀

Wearing two pairs of quality kmart jocks would solve that problem.

21 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

We’ll be spoilt for choice in the next federal election won’t we. The incompetence of Albanese, or the arrogance of Morrison.

Don’t get me started on the state election. Matthew Guy’s a nut and seems to love getting polaxed in elections, or the most corrupt premier in this country’s history.

We’re really spoilt for choice in politics at the minute.

Winston Churchill once said that: “democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others that have been tried.” 

NB Could also live in China where their head-honcho is about to be 'elected' to a lifetime gig - presumably so he and his hangers-on won't be purged at some later date. 

Not in any order:

1. ABC multi-call was the best by the length of the straight: "Their run is a pleasure to watch". (After Brayshaw's goal'.

2. Kysaiah Pickett needs to be honoured on the forward line. IMO there were a couple of occasions where KP could have been 'hit up'.

3.TMAC didn't have a big impact but did some fantastic team things such as the unacknowledged love-tap to Petracca resulting in the dribbled goal.

4. Brayshaw was magnificent, and I don't just mean the uncle.

5.Tom  Sparrow bears an uncanny resemblance to Canelo Alvarez.

6. Alan Jakovich's post-match gig with Gaddy Lyon is immortal.

7. All demon detractors are forgiven: you know red and blue are the best colours.

8...

23 hours ago, tiers said:

In the lead up to Angus' third quarter goal, it was Jake Bowey who found the ball and in a nanosecond summed up the situation and deliberately delivered a short pass to Angus to mark and goal.

Smart footy. He has shown many times in his few games that he has the footy smarts to be a star. Impressive.

 

How very true - presence of mind which was a game changer.

7 hours ago, DeesFlag2020 said:

That was more than 50 years ago. Surely we can be a little more modern…..

If you don't like BT turn down the sound on your device, it's just theatre nothing more. We are lucky to have free games, you can also go to kayo.

1 minute ago, bush demon said:

Where were you guys when fellow grandstanders Sandy Roberts, Peter Landy and Michael Williamson big-noted themselves  through the long seasons of black and white telly? The mighty BT is streets ahead. Television has to appeal to a broader demographic, not just 'centre-clearance analysts'.

PS Bush Demon goes Bang, bang, bang, bang.

As a second post-script I don't suppose anyone here remembers BT on 3UZ with a character called 'Rocky' - this was BT on training wheels - truly humble and not prone to hyperbole or over-statement.

Where were you guys when fellow grandstanders Sandy Roberts, Peter Landy and Michael Williamson big-noted themselves  through the long seasons of black and white telly? The mighty BT is streets ahead. Television has to appeal to a broader demographic, not just 'centre-clearance analysts'.

PS Bush Demon goes Bang, bang, bang, bang.

Hope you will go for a threepeat, with Gawny being 'hoisted' up ten and twenty years hence...

16 minutes ago, bush demon said:

Greg Parke's FIRST game v Collingwood is on YouTube, he takes some big overhead marks and they say he is going yo be a good player. 

https://youtu.be/WpYCGws5V6E

6 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Might check and see if any footage exists of him, also Ross Dillon aaannd Diamond Jim Tillbrook.Anyone know of any doing the rounds?

Greg Parke's FIRST game v Collingwood is on YouTube, he takes some big overhead marks and they say he is going yo be a good player. 

51 minutes ago, Mickey said:

If we're complaining about the JJ non-free, we should also be complaining about the Scache non-free when Brayshaw collected him in the back.

Swings and roundabouts. Though the GF was pretty well officiated.

PS I'm not arguing against this and other decision just re-stating the general premise  that umpiring is going to be 'minimalist' on this day kind of like a Tom Wills game in the park.

1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

Not sure why you'd be disappointed at Collingwood getting the raw end of the deal, was great umpiring! Rioli had the right to contest with his opponent though in case the ball got over the back and Maynard sold the push out a lot. Wasn't a clear cut block. It's a free kick, but where was Sheed's opponent? 

As for the JJ mark do you really want that to be a free kick to Bowey? Really? Some contact with his on the back has been allowed for a speccy for years, it's part of what makes the game great. He's simply used his hands for a little balance before a great leap and mark, I'd hate to take that out of the game.

I think the umpires should establish the rules during the home and away season, then in finals the best teams will be more disciplined and won't give away as many free kicks to begin with. The Dogs success with the umpires has a lot to do with them being very well coached and their game style. Similarly we were great this year at not giving away dumb free kicks. Then in finals I think it's fair to expect the umpires to pay whatever they see but not to go diving deep in to the rule books for the more 'administrative' free kicks like extra 50m penalties etc. I think there's a balance between protecting players, fairly officiating the game but not having the umpires become too big a part of the contest.

Apart from the non mark paid to May late in the 2nd and the Hunter cheating I thought the grand final was umpired really well and with the right balance between paying free kicks that were there and letting the players take centre stage.

So why was Maxy's push-out quickly paid earlier in the game? Because it was in the backline?

West Coast's last 'goal' from the 2018 GF has stayed with me since their premiership win of that year. How can blatant push-outs not be penalised. And that's because it's a grand final, where umpires by traditional custom don't get involved on the last day. We saw it again this year with Johannisen's double-handed 'speccy' plus plenty of others. It just goes to show that our code is basically ungovernable so you can put the whistle away. 

I'd like to add Brad Miller. Not a superstar but he always gave 110%

1 hour ago, bush demon said:

Who would that be, and what premiership year?

 

Or earliest year, regardless of premiership.

1955, I'm guessing. Anyone from '48?

Who would that be, and what premiership year?

Knocks back S.A offers. Fantastic turnaround from our earlier days when one of the Jarmans refused to play for Melbourne.

What is your favourite 'wine' before we won this year's flag?

From my cellar would include:

1. A '65 Barassi 

2. An 80s G Healey .

3. A 2010s Chip Frawley 

4. A 1980s Michael Byrne

5. A '75 Crackers/Alves.

8 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

We've done alright with St Kilda players over the years. Big Carl, the Elliots, Shanners . . .

Rod Owen.

I think Alves had a falling out with Skilton, someone can correct me on that.

4 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Wash ur mouth out Bush Dee, I have it on EXCELLENT authority from another player of the era that these two and Stan in particular were absolutely WRAPPED in the GF! Take that to the bank!!

Well I'm pleased to hear that. Alves was my hero 'in the day'.

Have seen no reportage of these two since GF. Crackers always talked the Dees down in favour of his beloved North. Stan never really showed the love of the red and blue either, after spending most of his career as a champion in a losing side. Stan's first three games in 1965 had been in the Dees' (very briefly)  undefeated premiership team.

18 hours ago, durango said:

We actual played West Coast at the Waverley Park where we played our poorest football and had a dreadful record of wins.

By 1/2 time the game was like 2018 we were nowhere WC 10 goals 5 points to MFC 2 goals 8 points we came home well in the last quarter but they won 19 goals 16 points to 15 goals 10 points lost by 30 points.

 

We absolutely couldn't handle WCE switching the ball across the ground. They had perfected a keepings off game and we couldn't touch the ball that day.