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Fritsch for Laurie if Fritsch is good. No change if not. I despise Essendon above all others and I take great pleasure in their struggles. Hope we pulverise them.

The free he tried to pay against Langdon in the back pocket when the boundary umpire had already called it touched out was the ultimate waving his d*** around moment. Nah, you clearly know better than the lowly boundary umpire who literally has one job and was standing two metres away. Infuriating.

Disco playing forward would make it add up better. Otherwise I can’t see how we’re having Disco, TMac, Petty and Lever all in the same back line.

Amazing. As I said earlier in the thread: cruel, unusual, beautiful torture.

I’m sure it’s a great interview but I listened to 4 minutes of absolute floggery from the hosts and developed a severe hatred for their voices before I even got to the bit I was there to listen to, and could go no further. Not sure if I’m getting old or what but my tolerance for this kind of “media” has never been lower.

I find both teams largely inoffensive and tend to barrack for both a lot in neutral games. As such I was watching with not much skin in it but a loose preference for the Crows. Absolutely intense finish. Love our game when it’s like that.

That’s a bit different though. Bedford was clearly behind a glut of other like types, including ANB, Chandler etc. He didn’t get tonnes of opportunities, but at the time we were hot off a flag, pressing for another one, and it was a hard team to get in to. McVee was a best 22 player who was clearly already being given every opportunity of success. The idea that he’d jump in to Freo as a running half back when they’ve already got the likes of Clark etc was ridiculously and obviously naive in my opinion.

If this is as it seems on face value, Guerra should resign. It’s easy to hold Richardson up as the scapegoat, but the most senior person in the room in a pre-planned meeting automatically becomes accountable for the content. I will reserve further judgement until the facts come to light, noting at the moment we’ve heard one version of events, but my initial impression is “yikes”.

Who couldn’t see that coming from a mile away? Remember Jeremy Howe sooking off to Collingwood because they promised him forward line time? Played half a season as a forward before they worked out he did his best work as a defender. Players who think they are better than they are get sold the “grass is greener” opportunity pitch, then end up just doing what they did before because it turns out, the original club knew their limitations.

This Carlton side has found a new, cruel form of torture for its fans. I’ve never seen anything like it, and I am 100% here for it.

What a gift. You’ve got Essendon and North Melbourne captains begging to get out, setting everything on fire on the way out. Then you’ve got St Kilda, giving away their heart and soul captain who doesn’t want to leave, basically for free, and breaking his heart in the process. Thanks again Saints.

I haven’t seen a replay, but I thought the one against Hewitt was clearly an umpire error. The one against Evans was correct - at least from a HTB perspective. There’s an argument he was taken high, but you see heaps of those not get called high.

Funny you mention that, at half time when looking at the job ahead, I thought back to that game in 2008. The Aussie Wonaeamirri game. This was definitely up there with that.

Incredible that we scored 100 after a 1 goal half. Lever turned back the clock, and Sparrow played his best game in yonks. Kozzie you are an absolute star. I’m buzzing.

How the heck are we going to chair off the two heaviest blokes in the team simultaneously? Seriously though, absolutely love TMac and Gawn playing their 250th together. Special milestone to be shared together with two of my all time faves. Well done boys.

10.5k at North Hobart Oval (full house) saw the Devils knock off Coburg in their first VFL game. Rubbish effort at the G for sure.

Golly. Surely there’s room for a bit of nuance in between “he’s rubbish” and whatever hyperbole we’re using to describe his greatness. He’s clearly a player who has had to work his butt off just to get to best 22 level. Good on him for having the game of his career and kicking such a crucial goal to cap it off.

GWS saw no need to change a side that lost by 81 points. That has to be a first, surely.

💯 Amazing how we know - and I say this with a heart full of love - that half the other posters on Demonland are nuffies that don’t know their butthole from their elbow, but we assume our mates who go for other clubs are wizards who are the authority on all matters about their players. Essendon supporters hated Jake Melksham and celebrated when he was traded to Melbourne. Half of us bought in to that and decided he was a dud before he’d walked in the door. Anyone still think it?

Nah. Two players got 1 and two got2. So the splits had to be 5/4, 5/3, 4/3, 2/2 and 1/1.

In one of Roo’s earlier goals, he and Mihocek started leading at the same ball. Mihocek aborted mission and blocked his opponent out Roo took the grab virtually uncontested. I honestly could have cried with joy. Forwards who don’t interfere with each other. What a concept.

Not just Petty relief rucking - Petty relief rucking from a key defensive post. Conventional wisdom said that’s impossible and the second ruck must be a forward. I’ve always wondered why nobody ever did that, but as a footy fan I’m pretty good at gaslighting myself in to believing that if it were possible, coaches who live, eat and breathe footy would give it a crack.

Even though we had a promising pre-season, given that we’re a new look side with new leadership, it’s still a huge relief that we’re not garbage. Especially how some other teams have started. So glad van Rooyen has remembered how to play football after his amnesia last year. Absolutely love the long kick forward to a player in space back in the MFC repertoire after a prolonged absence. Ditto forwards who protect the leading player instead of adding to the contest. Not perfect but plenty to work with. I’m happy.

Not injured, just a fringe player. Nice to see him doing well but the recognition he’s getting in this thread is a bit over the top. This is his 5th year on their list and he’s yet to establish a spot. I’ll be surprised if he’s not in and out of their side this year too.

Nah. I have no capacity to enjoy a Hawthorn win.