Everything posted by Nasher
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VOTES: Rd 08 vs Sydney
6. Oliver 5. McDonald 4. May 3. Harmes 2. Jordon 1. Salem Negative infinity points to Luke Darcy who several times referred to James Jordon as Jordon Jones in the broadcast. I honestly weep for the state of our great game's commentary.
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POSTGAME: Rd 08 vs Sydney
Second. https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2019/111620190411.html
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CHANGES: Rd 09 vs Carlton
No change.
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CHANGES: Rd 09 vs Carlton
I've figured it out. There's an in-joke that I'm not part of, to always just say "drop Melksham" irrespective of how he plays or how the game plays out. That's the only explanation for it.
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POSTGAME: Rd 08 vs Sydney
Nah, point not proven yet. Keep proving it please Tom!
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POSTGAME: Rd 08 vs Sydney
Harmes was great. it's easy to get excited about the shiny and new (Sparrow), but sometimes the old and worn in is just what you need. I thought he was awesome. May was HUGE.
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POSTGAME: Rd 08 vs Sydney
Corky according to post match interview with Ling. He'll be right.
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POSTGAME: Rd 08 vs Sydney
Imagine if you said at half time in the match thread that you thought that the best setup was to have Tom McDonald in defence? Won us the game with that mark and goal. I might have to dust Plugger off again. That was by far the most tough opponent we've had. Definitely not the prettiest win but I'd argue the most satisfying one yet.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 08 vs Sydney
Cool. My position is that by the end of the season, having played every game between now and then, he'll have settled and established himself as an AFL quality key defender. Let's meet back in the first round of finals and compare notes.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 08 vs Sydney
Imagine not looking that good as a 21 year old, 12 game key defender. There is 0% chance they drop him now. Show him some belief. He will deliver in the back half of the year.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 08 vs Sydney
Enjoyed the games of Harmes and Jordon so far. Harmes has justified his selection and Jordon continues to improve. Benny Brown looks more of an aerial threat today compared to last week. Dees by 30.
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TEAMS: Rd 08 vs Sydney
T.McDonald - 1 tackle B.Fritsch - 1 tackle M.Hibberd - 0 tackles MUST BE GOODIES BESTIES IF NOT DROPPED IMMEDIATELY
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TEAMS: Rd 08 vs Sydney
Good to see the Melksham haters out in force. The most obvious case of groupthink Iâve seen on this forum I reckon. Heâs the best deliverer of the ball in to the 50 we have. For the same reason you all argued (rightfully) with me until you went blue that Spargoâs job isnât about getting heaps of the ball, Melkshamâs job isnât to lay stacks of tackles. Itâs to link up at half forward, win contests when needed and make sure we get meaningful delivery. Many seem to be assessing Melkshamâs performance against Spargoâs role.
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demonology
@Finkswas instrumental in the platform move - he was basically the project manager and I was the technical resource and made most of the decisions around it with my advice. He was the site rep who I saw as my âbossâ in that process and we talked on the phone often during the migration. Not sure why but Andy (Demonland) didnât have a lot of involvement in the day to day management in that era. Finks faded in to the background and Andy started actively running the show again a few years later.
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SEN now
Iâd prefer reason and objectivity, personally. There are more than enough angles matters can be viewed on with good thought, without the need for deliberate, provocative contrarianism.
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SEN now
As a wise man once said, nuffies gonâ nuff. Thereâs no better example than Kane Cornes. Iâm pretty good at being able to see an argument from multiple angles but I canât understand Cornesâ position on this one, or anyone whoâs been critical of it. What are people worried is going to happen? Heâs not going to plateau yet. For the first four years of the seven, heâll improve, and heâs already a star. Heâs a core element to our flag push over the next 5 years - of course we want him locked away. It gives certainty to everyone who is working on delivering said flag - the players, the coaches, Christian himself, and the supporters. The only thing is that could plausibly happen is he slows down in the last few years, but so what. Petracca at 80% is still better than the average player out there that would otherwise be on the list.
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demonology
I agree. Myself and @Rhino Richardsdid the vast majority of the moderation on here in the early days after the platform move. Both of us copped quite a lot of stick for our hard line stance on things, but Iâve got zero regrets, I think it was essential for setting a benchmark for expected behaviour. I think itâs paid off now, but Iâm probably biased!
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demonology
Iâd forgotten about two sheds jackson - that was a gut wrenching moment too. These forums do certainly offer a bunch of strangers a sense of connectedness.
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Coach Killers
Yep, the Bailey rebuild was progressing. Whoâs to say how it would have finished up, but the board stuck their neck in, dragged the playing group in and the rest is history. A shameful period in our history.
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demonology
That reminds me - markc was another passionate Melbourne man that frequented both sites. I hope Iâve got my wires crossed here but did I read recently that he had passed away?
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demonology
@george_on_the_outer?
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Sam Weideman re-signs until 2023
Maybe this is optimistic but I think heâll recognise that if he is good enough and waits long enough, his time will come. He is only one BB or TMac injury (or form lapse) away from getting in - then itâs his spot to lose. His position is no different to Harry Pettyâs. I canât see him going. He strikes me as a well balanced kid with a good head on his shoulders. I think heâll back himself to break in to the side and hold his spot. I certainly wouldnât resent him if he did choose to look for further opportunities, I just donât think he will.
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demonology
It was just called âNasherâs testâ - pretty sure the skin got wiped in one of the software updates years ago. I reckon Iâve still got the original Demonology source code at home. If I find myself with a few spare hours with nothing better to do, Iâll have a go at recreating a Demonology skin on here and we can have a throwback Thursday or something.
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demonology
There was. I canât remember what it was called but it was run by a guy called Deestroy (no relation to our own @Deestroy All) who had ragequit from Demonology for some reason and started his own community.
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demonology
I was more active on âology than âland in the earlier years too, until I helped move âland on to the platform itâs still on today. That was in 2005. I still remember it, we went live the day before my birthday, I was home sick with a shocking cold. Youâve all been stuck with me as admin, hater of haters and defender of whipping boys ever since :) At one point when âology was struggling and Tim was offline, I was working on a plan to move Demonology on to the Demonland platform, but re-skinned to look exactly like Demonology, to keep the members who liked the simplistic look and feel âology had. There was a hidden forum on here that if you clicked on it, took you what for all intents and purposes was Demonology, but was just another corner of Demonland. Never got that plan off the ground though. There are still heaps of the original âology crew kicking around too. Baghdad Bob, Pollyanna, Axis of Bob, RGRS, demonstone, as well as the ones who have posted on here already. The âtakeoverâ of âology was done by a lunatic who had been banned from âland and was a serial pest. I lost track of what happened after that.