Nasher

He may or may not be a great coach at this level, but the way in which just about every softy on the list were eradicated in one hit and replaced with players who fill a clear need is still resonating with me. Whether we get there or not will be revealed in the fullness of time and I'm not making any bold predictions, but this group has a clear vision of where it is going and has plotted a path to get there; hopefully the group has the ability to deliver on that vision.

Because all foot injuries are equal.

As intended.

Nasty, mean spirited and inappropriate. That's why I chose not to post it when I thought exactly the same thing.

I wondered the same thing Ben. It's all well and good to plead that Craig was under-resourced at the time, and relative to the resourcing we're seeing now there's no doubt he was. But if his resourcing was comparable to other clubs at the time then his performance need to be scaled accordingly. Like you though, I have no idea how our resourcing compared to other clubs at the time (and I don't just mean the "rich" clubs, I mean all the clubs).

And just to go for the hattrick of consecutive posts - I'm also happy to put my hand up for judging. I promise to judge with the impartialty of the AFL in a tanking inquiry and the integrity of a Pakistani fast bowler. Please leave any bribes in unmarked brown paper bags - thanks.

Here's the post of mine that Rogue moderator deleted

Yaaayyyyyy! Finally.

Technically I didn't name names. Nonetheless, the bottom of the barrell hasn't been reached yet re: NZ. (Can I say that?)

Eww. We'll have to start calling you Barry, H_T.

I just threw up a little in my mouth.

Our sport really does not need this. 99% of me desperately hopes this is false. But if someone must be found guilty, Essendon is a good choice. 1% of me wants this to be true.

This made me feel sick to the stomach, regardless of who it is. I hope the player is ok.

*Any posts that name the player, allude to who the player is, or attempt to narrow down who the player is will be deleted on sight.* (even if it's clearly tongue in cheek - sorry Billy)

Billy, Hogan is a listed Melbourne player.

I've uploaded Six6Six's photos. There are *lots* (great work Six6Six!), so we don't flood the thread I've only posted the first 5. The rest can be found on this link: http://demonland.com/training-28012013-six6six/

Six6six, I got your PM but can't respond or do anything while I'm browsing from my phone. I shall give you a hand in an hour or so when i'm at the PC

This is how society's attitudes change though. There's a (very long) period of ignoring the elephant in the room, then a period of "shouting it from the rooftops", and lastly comes acceptance. I'm quite happy to move from the first period to the second on this issue.

Good story and I fully agree with his stance. The fact that it is still something that needs to "come out" shows that we've got a long way to go in our society in regards to acceptance. I look forward to the day when homosexuality (or any-sexuality) is not some big secret we need to muster up the courage to tell our family and friends.

Then again, maybe not? Wrong era it would seem - although "went to school with" is a very loose term, it could mean one was in year 12 at the same time the other was in year 7. FAMILY TIES Melbourne draftee Michael Newton (No. 43), from the Murray Bushrangers, is no relation to the Demons’ media manager, Leigh Newton, although the former ruckman has a brother called Michael, who went to school with this Michael Newton. If that makes any sense. Source: The Age via diesel_18 on 'ology: http://demonology.midnight.net.au/Index.PHP?Mode=Forum&SubMode=DisplayPosts&MessageThreadID=10498&BoardType=0

1999 - M Newton could be Michael Newton, brother of Leigh (referenced about half way through that article). I vaguely remember the earlier Michael Newton coming up in discussion once on Demonland when talking about "our" Michael Newton (which is how I knew to try and track this guy down), but I can't find the thread now. If I remember correctly it was around the "Juice" nickname and how it was actually Michael (the first)'s nickname and not Leigh's.

W.Pearson = William Earnest Pearson? http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7192.html

Probability of me getting that level of info out of him is zilch WJ, it took months to get a solitary password from him. Graeme might be able to as he knows him on a more social level, but even then I imagine it would be a huge stretch.

There was an article published on the MFC website last year that Neeld discovered it after poring through all the players' draft notes quite late in the piece, indicating that it was indeed a discovery.

Going back further than that Bob, I believe Demonology started out as an email list or news group or something like that, and Demonland was a school project.