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Basil is a genius

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

A lot of us said he needed the rest and JKH should have played instead.

They ran the ball out of our forward line without any pressure and that was his role and ANB's.

Spargo as I said before will be a good player for us.

As for ANB he is a game killer for us. His turnovers and fumbles are so momentum shifting.

I don't know about his grunt work I hardly saw him lay a tackle, or get close to an opponent, except when he had the ball and then turned it over.

Anyway well done guys you deserve your finals chance after a very good year.

Win next week and we get the chance to pay back the Cats on the G.

I usually agree with your views, but you are really wrong about nibbler.

6 hours ago, Fifty-5 said:

Simon Godfrey, Paul Hopgood, Alex Neal-Bullen

Take another look at his corridor passes against the cats two weeks ago in a pressure game. If Godfrey or Hopgood made kicks like that in their dreams they would wake up and apologise.

4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Didn’t put him at the top of the Best Demons Ever List. I said he would be on the List. Obviously you don’t. 3 Blueys doesn’t happen every day. 

I don’t understand the venom for Jones. Some on here should be ashamed to call themselves  Demon fans. 

 

Exactly! Now that we’re a good team, Jones can “perhaps do us a favour and retire” FMD

On 5 December 2015 5:04:35 PM, KrazyJay said:

You cannot be serious?

I have never posted in this thread, purely on the basis that I only come here to talk footy, but UFC 193 in Melbourne was a huge event in the MMA world!

Ronda Rousey v Holly Holm was a fight that, to steal a phrase from another high profile American hero, "Millions.....and MILLIONS" of people were waiting for.

Smashing the all time attendance record, previously held by UFC 129.

The gate takings sit 4th in UFC history behind (Obviously ticket prices higher at these others) 

1. UFC 129 - GSP v Shields in GSP's home country (Canada) at the height of his fame
2. UFC 189 - McGregor v Mendez (The former being the biggest drawcard on the roster)
3. UFC 148 - Silva v Sonnen II (After Chael nearly defeated Silva in the first fight and a hype for this fight like few in fight history)

For Melbourne, Australia to achieve this is phenomenal in the scheme of things!

The card was huge if you are a true fighting fan and the fact that UFC 193 smashed the Commercial Purchases record (i.e.. Bars, Clubs, and other venues) previously held by Lesnar v Velasquez back at UFC 121, is a testament to the Melbourne sporting lovers.

The next card to hit Melbourne (albeit probably not at Etihad as it was a poor choice) will no doubt be another huge card as the UFC are aware that the attendance will be there.

You cannot compare UFC 193 with what we are about to witness next Sunday at UFC 194. It is apples and oranges!

Seeing Ronda, Jedrzejczyk, Mark Hunt, Robert Whittaker and the like is a big deal and should not be scoffed at.

But.... Conor McGregor v Jose Aldo and Chris Weidman v Luke Rockhold is, as you said, "Off it's head" and will smash the records out of the park in regards to PPV numbers, but they are hardly going to bring that fight to Melbourne when if to be held overseas it should've rightfully been in Dublin, Ireland...

Regardless, grab some mates, drink some beers and watch one of the biggest fight events the world has ever seen next Sunday 13th December 

the size of this crowd has nothing to do with how good the card was. Melbourne fans would have turned up no matter what.

and this "Seeing Ronda, Jedrzejczyk, Mark Hunt, Robert Whittaker and the like is a big deal and should not be scoffed at." well yeah actually i do scoff at that for a first time event in the sporting capital of the world.

i went to 110 in Sydney and saw Nogueira, Velasquez, Bisping, Wanderlei Silva. I went to 127 and saw Bj Penn, John Fitch, Pearson, Gustafsson. Fx2 i saw Alves, Kampmann, Benavitez, mighty mouse. i went to 156 in Vegas, Edgar, Aldo, Evans, Overeem, Woodley. even fight night 33 in Brissy i got to see Shogun! 

We got Roudy and not much else IMO.

As soon as this card lost Condit and Lawler, it lost my interest. that doesn't mean it's not a success.

Didn't post here as I didn't attend the UFC in my own backyard as i thought the card was utter rubbish. Cannot believe that is the best the UFC could give the sporting capital of the world for its first event. I can only assume they thought they would pull a crowd no matter who was on the card. UFC is an awesome spectacle live, but this substandard card turned out to be just that in my opinion. Having said that I would have loved to have seen Roudy get smashed! And I need to mention Whittaker who had a big win.

Compare this card to the next one, which is off its head!!!

Pendlebury

from what i hear he doesn't actually have any mental health issues as such. his partner was extremely homesick and has moved back home. i first heard Mitch was also homesick shortly after he did his hammy prior to xmas……his injury toll was really contributing to this. If he did a calf in recent times, it may have been the final straw.

he may well come back and play for us at some stage, but i think we would be better off assuming he won't.

Thanks again Norm

Thanks all the reports.

Frawley has missed the last 3 or 4 sessions. Clark the last 2 or 3.

I assume all good with these fellas.

I mentioned on the Monday training thread that Clark had injured his hamstring to some degree. copped some grief from a few clowns on here for some reason, but i stand by it.

Pretty sure Mitch did his hammy today, anyone confirm?

So [censored] off that Matt Brown and Condit is cancelled this week. The only fight I was really looking forward to. Matt Brown has been awesome lately.

that sucks! was shaping as a great match-up.

yeah it was something else, and it never comes across as loud on TV as what it does when you are there, people were going nuts. Hunt started great in the last round but you are right, Big foot came back and it certainly wasn't a 10-8 round. having said that when the ref stopped the fight to take a look at big foot's cut, i thought Hunt was seconds away from finishing him. wouldn't be the only time i thought that in the fight though!

good to hear about the title fight here, even though i think Etihad will suck as a UFC venue.

Thought I'd revive this old beast seeing as its been a while, and a lot has happened.

Cain Velasquez has has pretty much closed the heavyweight division. Shut up shop, it's all over.

Anderson, what were you doing? The Weidman fight was one if the most gripping and gut wrenching 10 minutes I'd ever seen in sport. Too much typing to go into it all, but I liken it to a serial killer wanting to get caught.

He'll smash Weidman in New Years.

Pettis is amazing to watch. Busting Henderson's arm propelled him to my top 5 favourite people in world history.

Vitor the destroyer. I'd sooner retire than want to fight him at the minute. Human highlight wrecking ball. Took him 15 years to discover he has legs and feet!

I thought Gustafsson beat Jones in what was a great fight.

Speaking of great fights, the Mexican standoff between Melendez and Sanchez was just as entertaining as a fight can get. Absolutely awesome.

The welterweight division. STACKED. So many talented and dangerous contenders.

Lombard, Lawlor, McDonald, Woodley to name a few...

And finally, the worst judging decision since Paqiou v Tim Bradley... Hendricks belted GSP. I actually gained a lot of respect for GSP for surviving that fight. But surviving a beating doesn't mean you won. Total joke of a decision and something needs to be done.

Rhonda Rousey is bat [censored] mental. In a bad way.

The upcoming card in Brisbane is choc full of great fights.

Havent checked back here for ages, and only just picked up your post.

i agree with pretty much everything there, especially the GSP/Hendricks fight. clearly won by Hendricks.

i think Anderson was probably just a bit bored, but he's been carrying on like that in the ring for a while now and it's been gradually getting worse. hopefully he's learnt a lesson. really looking forward to the rematch and think he will win easily.

Just got home from Brisbane and i gotta say i wasn't overly excited about this card beforehand. my thoughts after the event is that i think i may witnessed the best heavyweight bout in UFC history. it was certainly the best fight i have seen live, we were buzzing all night after that. Also the "draw" decision was spot on in my opinion.

great to see Shogun live and dish out a brutal KO, even though it was at the expense of Te Huna.

The Hippo provided great protection for the canvas for three rounds, and kept in tact his record of not trying any submission attempt from the bottom. (i take the [censored] but he has 5 times the heart that i have)

The Hulk just destroyed Pat Barry. one thing they didnt show on the telecast was when Barry tried to get up straight after being KO'D, and ran head first into the bottom of the cage. looked quite nasty. I like Pat Barry, but i'm not sure where he goes from here. he was mega [censored] at losing that.

A few other really good fights on this card made it a great event, and i'm really glad i decided to go.

Australia Vs Canada in TUF coming up, and hopefully we get another cracking card in the not too distant future.

I like Salem, Lennon or KK in that order. Would be happy with Freeman because we need speed, his kicking looks a bit average from the footage, reminds me of a young Matt White.

We need ball getters, but equally we need good to great kicks. Good kicks are my priority now we've acquired some ball getters. Salem looks quick enough, with a beautiful kick. Lennon looks a beautiful kick too, and nice in the air.

All the players around the mark look really good prospects, surely we won't [censored] this one up.

agree with the White comparison of Freeman, and hence a reservation. i also really like Salem but i'm not seeing the Pendlebury comparison thats has been mentioned, Dom Tyson fills that much better.

no go on the Kennedy front, said he hadn't heard the rumour and has no intention of leaving the swans. second hand from a mate who played golf with him today.

really like the look of Salem

he watches "Friends".....

Dear God No!!!!

i need 5 seasons of breaking bad........Stat!

I heard an interesting comment from a keen Richmond friend of mine today on a certain DM.

He said look at the number of games he kills them till half time them drops off dramatically in the second half.

He claims this happens most weeks.

Also claims it is the direct result of his "Life style"

Hmm that seems to fit a lot of the rumors!

They were all talking about Martin's "lifestyle" second halves on FC last night. that was exactly the term they used.

You're dreaming. Most likely no PP.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/clubs-oppose-priority-draft-pick-for-melbourne-20130910-2th5k.html

which club would ever agree to another club getting a priority pick?

The opinion of the other clubs should have no bearing on the AFL's decision.

Paul Roos has done what?

There is a difference between putting it on the table for and taking the right offer and putting it on the table and taking the best offer you can get. Who would you want from StKilda, Brisbane, Carlton or Western Bulldogs to be willing to trade it?

lets start with Hanley and Rich.

as many have said it will be difficult to trade for A grade mids, maybe we need to look at multiple B+ mids with A grade potential. should get better value also.

"The thought of coaching Melbourne doesn't scare me, not the club itself or any other club," he said.

That sounds like someone who is thinking about coaching.

I challenge you to say with a straight face that the injury to Dawes didn't have a drastic effect on the functionality of our forward line.

It was almost a carbon copy of what happened in the first round of the NAB cup, in fact.

all our injuries are having a large impact, we as supporters know this, but i would much prefer our coach to use it as a positive and tell us it creates an opportunity for another player (Fitzy) rather than "oh well, he will have to sit in the stands with Mitch and Frawley".

He also started playing the injury card in this press conference too.