mauriesy

"Charlie out of the spa and ready to go" (MFC website). Is that the worst pun of all time?

The article on the Age website has been amended to say ... "By my reckoning, there are currently nine A-grade ruckmen in the competition – Paddy Ryder (reigning All-Australian), Brodie Grundy (coming quickly), Nic Naitanui, Stefan Martin, Aaron Sandilands, Sam Jacobs, Matthew Kreuzer, Max Gawn and Ben McEvoy. "

I think it was extra Bomb It Long training.

Thoroughly agree with this. And many times it's not possible to do anything BUT "bomb it long". Where there's no leads forthcoming, or crowding inside the arc, it still gets an inside 50 with about a 40-50% chance to score. And a chance to lock it in. NOT "bombing it long" can lead to a tackle or a turn-over further up the ground through pressure or hesitation on the ball carrier getting caught looking for options. And a shorter distance back to the opposition goal. I put the mantra of "don't bomb it long" in the same category as "just kick it". Both meaningless without qualification.

Either is smoking. Would we like the club to sell cigarettes to make some money?

Sometimes you just have to make the right moral decision rather than a purely practical one.

Looking forward to a future with Olivinacca.

Except Jack Watts wouldn't have taken the mark that Gawn did in the first place.

You're just channelling the game from last year. I expect it to be quite different.

There's only one of each given out each year (unless there's a Brownlow tie).

April 1 isn't it?

The gnashing of teeth on this forum is only surpassed by a complete underestimation of the calibre of any opposition.

I wonder if Richmond are gnashing their teeth after fielding a full side last night and losing to a Crows side two down on the bench and missing some important players.

Hogan is fine.

My word, there's a lot of teeth-gnashing, woe-is-me, sooky Demons supporters.

Harry Taylor is good, but not 10 goals good.

So I'm assuming we lost by 10 goals?

Same old, same old Collingwood. Treloar, Pendlebury and that's about it.

Among the media ... A few think we're going to win the premiership Some think we'll finish top 4 Quite a few think we'll make the 8 A few think we'll miss the 8 Some say all the pieces are in place Some say we need some outside pace Some say we've got the best young list Some say we're not ready yet One says we haven't got enough 100-game players One says we're not united It just tells me most have got no idea. And that the season hasn't started yet.

50% chance of a shower, chiefly in the morning, total rainfall 1-2mm. By 3.20 it will hardly be "wet".

I think it's Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey.

I'll be there, but I don't know about "bushfire".

Since when have we ever though "we've got this" against Geelong? No matter who was missing? Since never.

2019 is still in this decade, but I get your angst.

Going by the Channel 9 report, since August last year when it happened he's had a heart operation to fix the hole, and pretty well recovered. Showed him jogging on the beach and kicking the footy with his kids. A good example of recognising the signs and getting help quick.