Adam The God

Not talking about you mate, it's just a general theme of some Demonlanders posting speculation without properly engaging with what has been reported.

An absolute must, mate.

It's a bit of a problem on Demonland all year 'round. I've lost count of the amount of people that come on and say something they've completely misinterpreted in the press.

I reckon we'll see a pivot soon in the Western world. Stagnant wages, increased market speculation and financialisation driving GDP, and too many people finding themselves on or below the poverty line. There'll be anarchy unless the government does more. Lots of the business community need a change. They want stability and market deregulation offers anything but. Speculators love the instability, but they're ultimately gambling. The US may be a basket case, but we've got some problems too. NAIRU has never worked. Look at Japan. It has maintained full employment and runs one of the strongest closed economies in the world, with a modest trade surplus and careful capital controls, and a centre-right government. The golden age of capitalism was driven by both sides of politics pursuing a full employment agenda. Menzies used to crow about his massive fiscal deficits. Since Keating everyone's been bragging about their fiscal surpluses, which drain wealth from the private sector and if you run them consecutively, always trigger recessions or exponentially increase the private debt burden, and then eventually trigger recessions. These Left and Right labels mean practically nothing in the neoliberal age. Some of the neoliberal nonsense I've heard the Greens sprout is proof of that and the ALP still praise Keating, one of our worst treasurers in a line of absolute failures in this country.

I coached both of them from a young age. Tom is a better player in my view. Smith and Polec are both lovely kicks, while Tom is a neat enough kick.

I remember, but the time is now. It's half back or nothing. He often plays defensive roles forward. Tackles aren't the only measure. They're a nice measure, but don't tell the whole story.

They can't push him out the door and then claim they want a first rounder for him.

Bit lanky, but he goes alright.

I'd be seriously considering all three. We need runners like this on our list. It's absolutely what we've lacked and it's what's transformed an ordinary St Kilda into a finals side.

I like Mitch and that goal he kicked against Geelong in the final will live long in the memory. I think we need to renew through our half forward-wing line on our list though. If the Doggies are keen, good luck to all involved.

Reading the tea leaves, mate.

I think Melksham has to play half back as @Patches O’houlihan has suggested. Use his kicking as a weapon off half back.

I'd play Fritsch high half forward and wing, but I can also see the half back argument.

Trump is a symptom of the Left's surrender to neoliberalism. Just as the Five Star Movement in Italy and the populist Left Front in France are symptoms of the Left's tacit implementation of neoliberal economic reform throughout the 1960s-1980s (Denis Healey, Bill Hayden, Francois Mitterrand, Jacques Delors, Bob Hawke and Paul Keating for starters). The EU is a neoliberal disaster created (mostly) by neoliberals on the Left. I disagree with Trump's jingoistic rhetoric and everything about him personally, but I think the rest can learn from the increased domestic, somewhat isolationist policy pivot. Globalisation is inherently neoliberal, concerned with the free flow of big business capital across borders, making our countries, environment and markets increasingly more unstable. As Minsky said (the guy who predicted the GFC), stability breeds instability. Trump's rhetoric is straight from the dictator playbook and America will be in trouble if he gets reelected, but if Biden gets in and maintains the status quo, things will only get worse internally.

He needs to get stronger again. He showed signs this year of being able to compete in the air against bigger bodies, but he still double-grabs too much for my liking. If McDonald is leaving and Brown is coming in, Weideman needs to become stronger in the air. I'd be playing him up the ground and keeping Brown deeper.

He's also the sort of player they have a bit of.

I actually think Brown nominating Melbourne makes McDonald seem more appealing to other clubs, particularly if those other clubs see Tom as a defensive option.

I couldn't care less about what Collingwood supporters try to say on BigFooty. If he comes cheaply, he'd be a nice addition to our outside run.

I'd be happy with pick 78 if we didn't have to pay any of the remaining contract.

It seems clear to me that we've agreed in principle with Brown and his management, and that's why we're now being open about trading McDonald again. I'd expect Brown to announce us as his preferred destination in the coming days.

I never said Brown was a great player, but he's a very good player at his best. And a KPF. Mihocek is a third tall at best, but he's ultimately a mid-sized forward. We have enough of those.

Handy player, but not for our needs.

Reckon we were playing games there.

Weideman is not a great mark at this stage. He often two grabs contested marks. North have stuffed this up and now his trade value has diminished to our benefit. How does a 60+ goal a year forward not suit our game style? This is another artificial barrier. Do people not want to succeed?

Let's wait and see, OD. Think you'll find we're a far better destination than Essendon.