Demonised

When Hunt took that mark on the wing all by himself... In the old days he would have just taken off and headed for goal. Now, he stood and waited. I miss the old days.

I want Angus in the engine room, not out on the wing. It's where he played his best football toward the end of last year.

For decades, I've seen teams like Hawthorn and the Swans play like rubbish in games like this and then snatch a win, often from us. Now , we're doing it. Good.

Peralta!

Peralta!

Likewise the two handed scoop where the fist is somewhere limply behind the ball but the motive power comes from the other hand.

Confidence is a bubble, easily burst - and then you're left with nothing.

It's the weather I tell you! The games we've lost, it's been unseasonably warm, and we're a cold weather team. Winter is coming; watch us turn things around! Makes about as much sense as any other theory for our woes ...

Why do I get the awful feeling that JKH will be ready before Vanders or Joel Smith?

Overthinking it is his downfall.

Looks like we're going to have to win the flag from eighth spot on the ladder.

We're south of their border? Bizarre.

My plane trip home was almost a perfect blackout - left Cairns at 7 pm, arrived in Melbourne at 10.10 to find that Demons were up by 30 with four minutes to play. Still wasn't confident.

Nice point, but note that most style guides insist on a space before an ellipsis ...

He's become one of our most important players.

One problem with playing young players is that they can't play their natural game, the one that got them to where they are. They're trying their hardest to follow team rules, to play the role spelled out to them by the coaching staff, to position themselves where they're told ... I think they're second guessing themselves all the time and consequently don't play with confidence. The ones that do are rare beasts indeed.

Extra points if you pronounced it 'looxury' in your head.

Luxury.

You had me at 'Lovely user of the ball'.

If we're looking for a fullback, Tassie Johnson sneaks into 'last 50 years'.

It's not just dropping the knees, either. It's the throwing the arm up to leverage the tackle neck-wards. Appalling.