whatwhat say what
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1 minute ago, Bring-Back-Powell said: Anyone have any inside gossip as to why ANB left us, now that the dust has settled.
family reasons was the story at the time
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just remember to hit the 'record' button!
here's some generic q's for you to consider...
generally speaking, the perception is that young team's get 'tired' as the season goes on and often drop off - the medja narrative appears to have that as the story for us in 2026, but we're not actually 'young' with a fair whack of experience at the top end and not much in the mid-range of 25-30
so... do you expect us to 'drop off' in 2026?
do you think we should 'prioritise' youth and getting games into the likes of jefferson or kentfield instead of focusing on building team cohesion with the side that we've had for the majority of 2026 which is winning games and playing exciting, attacking footy?
of our senior cohort who are out of contract at the end of this - melksham, plugger mac - do you think they will play on in 2027? (and thus stop milkshake's kids from crying)
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5 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said: What a dart from Tex. Best forward entry I reckon you’ll see.
i can't believe how good walker still is
he's about to be 36!
not many key forwards are still performing at his level at that age
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1 hour ago, Chook said: Best on-paper forward line since the days of Ben Brown and Tom McDonald (fwd version).
those were the days!
sideshow bob, plugger, and fritsch was an amazing leading, bullocking, and smart positioning combo that we saw too infrequently
mihocek has been a huge addition in 2026 - such a hard worker and such a smart footballer
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6 minutes ago, deanox said: Agree with this.
One of the reasons he looks dangerous forward is because he often drifts forward from a wing, where he brings his wing opponent back with him: they can't compete in the air like a medium defender would.
His ability to rotate through that makes him a really difficult match up.
i know that daniel hoyne compared langford to the puddy tatts' ollie dempsey, but culley reminds me more of him in his style of play
and the headband, obvs
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10 minutes ago, The heart beats true said: I say argue against all those things! I agree with all of it.
The reality of Australia is that realistically only Melbourne is within driving distance to Adelaide, and the problem with that is that on any given week there’s at least 5 games of footy in Melbourne. Of those I’d estimate less than 2% of the crowd at those games aren’t fans of either team. Victorians have a lot of footy available to them every week - so the concept of gathering to see a lot of footy is made redundant by geography.
I think it’s great for SA, but I think it’s a dud for 95% of footy fans, and I think the AFL is asking a lot of its core supporters in the current economic climate. It’s very nice that self funded retirees can afford to travel around the country at will, but it’s pretty ignorant of the financial reality of a lot of the people who make footy what it is.
I genuinely hope you have a great weekend. My criticism is never of the fans, or the massive contribution SA has made to footy. I just think the AFL hasn’t read the room on it, and the average fan can smell the sales job being done on them. 👍
i think it'd be FAB to be there
but it's quite clearly an invention to get a free pay day from a govt; better that it's sa than nsw as at least they have the infrastructure and passionate footy fans to support it and appreciate it
i mean, sure, why not - easy money, and a great experience for those who live in sa / can afford to be there / work in the industry
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Just now, Ghostwriter said: I can’t believe the ump fell for it. Even Riewoldt said it’s amazing how quickly a forward gets to his feet when a 50 is paid.
hollands JUST clipped him on the back of the head; tex took a massive dive tho to make sure the 50 got paid
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crazy pace to that quarter
hard to tell on the teev, but didn't look like there was a heap of pressure
super quick ball movement
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if there is one vic i would love to bring back to the mfc from an interstate side it would be josh rachele
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10 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said: Crows easily from the outset.
losing clearances but the baggers are terrible at just about every other part of the game
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12 minutes ago, The heart beats true said: It’s a dud concept that everyone hates except South Australians, and industry folks who get a free weekend away. It kills me every year hearing the media tell us how great it is.
this is pretty much my take too
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2 minutes ago, Roost it far said: Bombers have no hope. If I was them I’d consider a forfeit, save on the airfares and embarrassment of losing 18 games in a row. Looking forward to our next challenge against the Bears.
mfcss tells me that they'd split the points if the airline cancelled their flights and they weren't able to make it
they've got a hope; it better be forlorn
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49 minutes ago, Colm said: Jeez he’s already a big lad if he keeps growing he might be more a ruck or key forward.
Hopefully we finally get our lick of the NGA ice cream and can pick him up next year.
Even with the new rules having access to an elite talent the year Tassie comes in would be awesome even if it changes what we can do this off season.
if he's any good he's going to cost us to select him, and that's even if he's eligible to be in our nga
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22 hours ago, Cranky Franky said: Petty has been scratchy for quiet a while. So far this year he's battled hard & been serviceable.
Needs to step it up a bit & find a vein of solid form.
some of those clunk marks he took on the weekend when we went long down the line were excellent - he's always had strong hands in the contest
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1 minute ago, Ghostwriter said: I lost
😭
We’re going with STILL FLYING HIGH.
We have a new thing on the banner this season, a cute little demon with a speech bubble who says something different every week. It’s only A4 size so you can’t see it from afar but we know it’s there and Max spotted it at Sunday’s game and punched it so I guess that’s a thing now. Anyways, I asked if the little demon could say YOUR LOSS, ESSENDON but again it was all nope. Instead…
👍🏽👏😊
i will happily sing along to dave dobbyn's "footrot flats" songs 4-6 times per game
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1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said: Something a tad more modern and also works with our current strategy of taking some risks and getting some publicity.
Ghosty can do the banner - he can teach you, but he’ll have to charge!
every time he gets a goal or assists one, my co-attendee and i talk about what's he doing? bringing all his boys to the yard!
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1 hour ago, deelusions from afar said: He was definitely a huge factor in our premiership - although I don't think May when leaving the Gold Coast was in the Butters / Humphrey / King level. He was a club captain, sure - but for the worst team in the league. No All Australians, known to be undisciplined (got reported a lot) and wasn't seen as a player who is or could be a top 5-10 player in the league. I think the level he played at 2020-2024ish was much higher than most would have thought he was capable of playing at on a consistent basis.
yah, not sure i agree here - he was regarded as one of the best emerging tall defenders in the competition and was thought to be likely to be a big time player no matter where he went
we were super lucky to land him
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9 minutes ago, Greg Schneider said: That's not what was said. She said 'they' believe the deal will get done this year, not herself. Hopefully you're not trying to twist her words and simply misheard
the way i heard it is that caro believes that the mfc believes that 'the deal' will get done this year
no sods turned tho
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Farewell Clayton Oliver
in Melbourne Demons
officially 6th after finals, i believe
we were cruelled with injury in 2022-23 at the end of the season; by comparison, in 2021 we got players back as finals loomed
it makes all the difference to have a fit list