Demonised

And some goal kicking drills when it's wet/slippery, please. Get the hoses out, if necessary.

A thousand times no. I'd rather have Declan Keilty.

Imagine how many Brownlows he would have won if he was in a good team.

Is it true that we've had eight goal quarters in two games we've lost this year, against North and now Adelaide?

Sorry, no. Dunn has never been a good mark, especially overhead.

Yep. I was being charitable. At the end of the second we were in front after a storming eight goal quarter. Start of the third was our chance to come out red hot and make a statement.

First ten minutes of the third quarter, they kicked four unanswered goals. Crucial. Should have been us.

This year is about next year.

On a day like this, the game can change quickly. A few goals, a few more ... Go Dees.

Agreed - but if it's a raffle I want the Demons to have the winning ticket.

I think we had the better of the umpiring. We got away with quite a few dodgy disposals, and a number of 50/50s went our way.

I would have liked to win this one.

So many Hawthorn hacks off the ground went straight to a Hawks player. Couldn't believe it.

Where do people think Mitch White stands? Obviously Wagner has been preferred so far this year, but is he close? On the outer? Born under a wanderin' star?

And I didn't know until you just pointed it out. Well, I never ...

Not a bad article. This Adam Woolcock can write, for one, and he's put his finger on some troublesome areas for us. Is he the headline right? I hope not, but we'll know at the end of the year.

Nicely formatted. Extra kudos for using bullet points.

There, there.

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

Dunn is a better mark than Garland? Respectfully disagree. Dunn's overhead work has been embarrassing, especially this year.

Nope. As the rules currently say, ball held in --> ball up. Just dropping the ball and throwing a fist/foot at it? And why not? At least it keeps the thing moving.

I get petrified about every game. I've been a Demons supporter for too long.

Can't see that happening. Players standing around looking at each other? Our game would still reward the skilful, hard possession and disposal. If someone takes possession, is tackled correctly they'd still have two opportunities - dispose of it correctly or attempt to dispose of it correctly. The balance is still in favour of the player going for the ball, not the lurker waiting to tackle.

Can't see that happening. Our game would still reward the skilful, hard possession and disposal.

I favour getting rid of prior opportunity all together. At the moment, it gives carte blanche for players to take the ball, simply clutch it to their chest and accept the tackle, knowing that they'll get a ball up and can reset. Forget it. If you're tackled, you immediately have to get rid of the ball correctly - or make a legitimate attempt. This will keep the ball moving, open things up, reduce the number of ball ups. Yes, if you take the ball and are immediately tackled well by someone you didn't see coming, you're pinged - unless you punch or kick it away. Good enough for me.