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Rod Grinter Riot Squad

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  1. Awful morning here, raining and cold. Can’t imagine there being much of a crowd
  2. I can confirm that the Uncle’s profile picture is accurate
  3. Going to be at the Alice Springs Brewery from about 7.30, any Demonlanders want to join us just send me a message
  4. It was pretty cool going past a cop car doing 165 and you weren’t doing anything wrong
  5. Nah, the current government took that bonus away, limit now 130
  6. 7.3degrees here now, feels like 2.2 according to the app. In almost a decade here, today is the worst I have experienced. As for drainage, I can’t say, but rain hasn’t been heavy enough, so I expect it to be slippery but not really wet. I will try get to training session and report from there. Anyone at training, I will have heavy demon’s jacket with big MFC on back, with two kids, boy 9, girl in glasses 13, my name is Dave, introduce yourselves please on a side note, until today, I have never worn the jacket during the day in Alice
  7. If I can tolerate the cold!! see what the kids say, will go out to get fireworks so will try time it then.
  8. Mate, it can get below zero at night in winter, but days are normally sunny and 20+ degrees. The coldest ever recorded high in Alice is 7 degrees, we could match that today. I suspect we will have a very poor crowd as the weather is a huge turn off for locals.
  9. So cold up here it’s ridiculous and the forecast only gets worse… Open clinic then training session Saturday for those that are here: https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1366715/demons-to-host-open-training-in-alice-springs For those that want a special experience, head out to Santa Teresa (about an hour drive on road that goes past airport, 50km of dirt but can easily do in a 2wd for a 2.30 pm start at the grass oval there.
  10. Head out toWest Macs instead. not sure what drainage of oval is like, three days of consecutive rain in the footy season is extremely rare, so don’t expect it to be a problem (am expecting less rain to hit town than forecast), but …
  11. Can’t recall last time the daytime highs were that low here
  12. Just saw the weather forecast… Safe to say, looks like the Victorians are bringing the weather
  13. Here is a classic example of why I have no faith that we have the right people running the AFL https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/acting-afl-ceo-andrew-dillon-says-rules-are-clear-on-what-is-a-dangerous-tackle/news-story/cd8025c59325fbe58148b949cb56598e The Xavier mafia need to be forced out
  14. Most road kill happens when it’s been very dry out here, in those times you can see a great deal. This year not so much of a problem, though definitely take care of driving at night
  15. For those staying in the CBD area, well worth a walk up ANZAC hill to watch the madness unfold
  16. It’s a brilliant game, in a wonderful setting and often sold out. BTW, sightings of Lungkatta are not too common out here
  17. For all those coming to Alice, don’t expect a great nights sleep on the Saturday night. July 1st is Territory day, the one day a year that firework ms are legal, they sell like hotcakes all day and go off through the night. to call it a bit crazy is an understatement!
  18. I would recommend Discovery Parks, 15-20 minute walk to game, it’s just out of town, but nothing in town is far
  19. If you are staying at one of the campgrounds south of the gap, we should have a few at the Alice Springs Brewery, a popular local… Consider a day trip without trailer to Chmabers Pllar, or to the East Mac’s. Another day trip without the trailer would be palm valley. Returning home, I would strongly suggest a trip to the West Mac’s, a stunning place, stay at Glen Helen the drive the Mereenie loop to Kings Canyon, doing the hike around the canyon. Both of these places are brilliant and the trailer should have no issues with the loop. From the canyon, head to Uluru and Kata Tjuṯa for a few days before heading back south. Just a few suggestions for you, there’s a heap you can do out here, just depends on your timeframe.
  20. Quite definitely Would happily meet up for drinks on Saturday night or after game if any interested?
  21. Way back when the AFL made the head sacrosanct, many thought I was crazy for arguing strongly against it for the reasons you have articulated. When I learned to play football, we were not taught to go head first, it’s a modern technique (and tactic), developed to draw free kicks. By making superficial efforts to protect the head, the AFL have made the game more dangerous and less skilled.
  22. A prediction on where some clowns are taking our game
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