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I thought Bull was excellent. The first two goals of the 3rd quarter were achieved because he killed the contest when outnumbered 2 to 1 at full forward. What a great day.

What even is this feeling?

Carlton play a tough contested brand of footy, but just have far too many crap players. No coaching or game plan can help when you’ve got the likes of Kerridge who rack up possessions on the wing, turn inboard and kick a scrubber along the ground in to the centre and turn a clear avenue to goal in to another contest. We’re in 3rd gear. Find 4th and we will annihilate them. And Plugger McDonald, you are a star.

Wonder when the last time we had all jumper numbers 1-10 in the team at the same time?

I’ve noticed the same thing. The expectation pre-match makes me feel sick, but I embrace it. It’s still better than that overarching sense of impending doom. I also found it really difficult watching to the end of the Hawks and Tiges games when we were playing poo. In the past I’d always watched to the end looking for some morsel of things to take out of the game, but when you know one or two minor acts aren’t going to cut for taking the edge off the smashing, that was really hard to take.

It means it might be sending your password from you to the server in plain text instead of being encrypted - it increases your risk of having your Demonland account hacked from minuscule to minusculy less minuscule. Up to you whether you want to live with that (I am) - I’m 99% sure it’s always been that way anyway.

This is number 6 that I can think of. This migration was nowhere near as painful for me as the previous one, which took several days. Hopefully the last for some time!

Thanks. We really shouldn’t overlook the efforts Andy ( @Demonland) puts in either - we’ve both been stuffing about with this since early this morning to get it going. It takes a team to do this stuff!

Whew. That was a lot less comfortable than we were expecting and took a lot longer, but we made it. Welcome to the new server!

Not sure. I’ve always just assumed the site was always offline when I am asleep.

Hi all, I’ll be making a change at around 10pm to point the site at the new server. Since the new server isn’t actually online until 2am, this means the site will go down once I make the change and won’t come back up until after 2am. I am doing it so early because I am not as good at staying up until 2am as I used to be.

Prestia choosing Melbourne also would have required Melbourne to choose Prestia, of course. The vast majority of the time the players are going to choose the club that pursues them the hardest.

Nice! Now do all the other numbers so we can see which one has the best team.

This just belies all evidence. He hasn’t missed a game; not a bad effort for someone supposedly no longer good enough for a spot on the list.

He’s had no trouble at all retaining his place in the side and he hasn’t had any injury woes. I’d say he’s playing better now than he did last year as well. At this stage I’d anticipate him still being on the list next year, but there’s still a lot of season to go yet. He’ll be the last player they offer a contract to and it will depend on what happens with everyone else, and he will understand that. I love Bernie still. He instantly made us better in the Roos era, and while he’s not the dynamic player he was then, he still plays a tough brand of footy and still adds to the side. Looking forward to seeing him clock up his 100th MFC game later in the year.

TMac will relief ruck instead of stints on the wing. Smith will play the forward/wing role TMac had been doing. Structurally we’ll be fine and Smith had been the clear standout at Casey by all reports. He comes in to the side flying. Great to see effort get reward. I’m very excited now.

I don’t think the rules allow him to play for Carlton this week

“Indefinite” almost literally means “not sure”.

To be fair, he’s only a deadeye Richard in front of goal. He is still capable of a woeful miskick in general play. We’re just more inclined to forgive it when he kicks 5 goals in a 10 goal win.

In: Smith Out: Weideman TMac to ruck. Not ideal but think you reward the Casey form. Edit: forgot Viney ? stupid flu brain. Too hard for me then.

If that’s all true, Worsfold *has* to go. Probably Neeld too, but it seems absurd to pick off the 2ic instead of the boss.

I’m building some serious bloodlust for this game. We should maul them. Can’t wait.

That’s got to be rubbish.

The only change will be the “forced” change of someone for Viney. There’s no way they will diddle around the edges like bringing Garlett in. Not after a 69 point win.

Oliver will become one of the all time, all club greats. No pressure though of course ?