Little Goffy

Yeesh, now I know why my tiny creature spent the last hour or so fussing and crying. He was protecting me from seeing that. Cue the fightback now he's getting a good feed, but it would take a lot. It appeared to go up a while ago, but maybe now is the time for the classic scrap for dignity.

All this talk of Frankston being rough or not reminds me of my mum's stories of teaching at Balmain High. Bal-million-dollars-for-a-studio-main. When she taught there is was a rough as guts neighbourhood full of factory worker migrants from nefarious uncouth places like Italy and Greece.

Perhaps ironically, or just coincidentally, if we had lost Pickett I suspect we'd be looking more closely at Sumner-Pickett. Still, he'd clearly be an asset when it comes to making a forward line less predictable. He plays like he grew up stealing the ball in the playground and having five guys chasing to get it back off him. If we do draft him can we please nickname him 'Somemore-Pickett'?

57 to 20, a good percentage booster... Oh. What, you couldn't even manage one more behind to bring us to a neat 300? This team is looking a bit special.

Love the AI generated stats highlights on the AFL website "The Tigers struggled to maintain territory, having just 19% of the quarter spent in their forward half. With the lack of territory, they weren't able to hit the scoreboard in the opening quarter for the first time this season, becoming the fourth team in 2025 to achieve this." 'Achieve this'. A reminded that AI does not know right from wrong, good from evil, or achievement from failure.

Only Fox or Kayo where I am. Guess I'll just be following the stats and scores. The return of the Bannan Hammer continues! So glad - I was convinced she would be the prototype of the perfect AFLW player. Fast, tall, good balance of strenght and agility, and high initiative. Sometime went wrong in her confidence for a while and she was struggling to get into games consistently, but that seems to be turning back in her favour bit by bit. Back on the watch-list for AFLW superstar.

I think in the back of all our minds is the fact that if Angus Brayshaw had ever played again or even taken an end if season lap of honour, the Collingwood crowd would have booed him. There are deep problems in some people's values, every club has a slice of these people who take football as an opportunity to embrace a completely anti-moral tribalism, but... there's a scale where some clubs actively leverage it and some clubs have it embedded in their executive culture. We all know the game would be better and even richer if Collingwood were removed.

Magpies fans calls those free kicks the 'sealers'.

I'll be looking forward to this one as part of an AFLW and VFL weekend extravaganza. The only thing better than going into a weekend optimistic about a win is going into a weekend optimistic about two wins! For those travelling down to Frankston, remember to bring your pingers. In this case, not a euphemism for [euphemism], but a 'active-interactive predation deterrent device' used to keep dolphins away from fishing nets. But seriously, take care, I hear the crowd can be a bit different down there.

About half past noon. Actually, I asked ChatGPT for a laugh. It was rather plain-speaking. To summarise: Current stage: "Peak of inflated expectations" Next phase: "Trough of disillusionment This could happen in 12–24 months, possibly longer. Signs are already showing "Bubble-burst-type corrections could begin as soon as 2025, with clearer signs by 2026–2027" ... Want a “Days until potential AI bubble burst” counter based on this estimate? Let’s say July 1, 2026 as a hypothetical midpoint. That would be 303 days from today (Sept 2, 2025).

I saw 'Brisbane Asscrack Jumper' and assumed it was creatively delivered news about Dayne Zorko retiring. Anyway, not sure what the point of starting a whole new thread about it is. Not even worth merging with the AFLW game thread, would expect mods to just delete.

Ha ha cop that ya filthy umpires. Also Collingwood.

Wow, Port Adelaide just packing up shop in second halves. I don't think I'll ever quite be able to have sympathy for Port supporters, but that is painful for sure.

Well, we're winning, but the butterfingers marking has cost us a big lead at qtr time. Conditions, adapting, etc etc, we'll be right. Meanwhile, I thought it was funny when Rigoni, who is fairly tall and looks like she's already had four well-balanced pre-seasons, was being given her jumper by someone who will probably still look like a fresh-faced teenage recruit when she is 35.

I just realised McVee is waiting to reveal his contract until the right moment to propose. "Will you marry me and my incentive-based 600k a year for four years?" I'm actually semi-serious and will be expecting prizes and acclaim if I've picked it.

Now I'm really confused. I live in Sydney and would like to know more about this strange concept of 'buying a house in NSW'. Perhaps a quaint tradition that is still carried on in rural areas? Crocheting, climbing trees, giving way to pedestrians and buying a house - the classic elements of the bucolic lifestyle.

On the other hand, so many quality players are academy picks that the remainder of the first couple of rounds are significantly diluted, and by the time they have been 'paid for' something like a dozen other selections will gave gone into the trash compactor. Speaking of academy etc... am I right recalling we have White, Sinnema, a Cat B rookie and another academy player all on our own 'preferential' dance card?

Woewodin looks just a little bit more adult than he did early in the season. Nevermind the mystery of an august tan! Can't help wondering if, as with his dad, his body has just taken a little longer to finish growing into itself and with a good pre-season now he could start to produce more complete games without those pesky instances of being '5% short of what the moment needed'.

I see Don has been visited by the same gypsy woman who confirmed for me that we are locked in for the 2028 premiership.

After such a potent start to the season, this is a game to go into with a real focus on a calmly professional effort. A mentality of 'get the job done every minute' even if we're nine goals up at half time. Especially as we need to be building that whole team commitment to defensive efforts given the injuries. Also, I very much want us to break records for the winning margin and see the Zanker-Hore-Harris-Bannan taller forward machine take over.

I agree but with one caveat... So far. I have the smallest glimmer of a feeling that his successor is already on our list.

That set of 75 games milestones gave me another of my happy-place moments where I just think 'Damn, we've got some top grade players'.

I voted No.

Gets a mention in the Champion data version of an All-Autralian discussion, too. Don't really care much for the Rising Star award, but I do have time for stoking the fires of 'Langford could be immense'. We can realistically expect to see him produce multiple BoGs next year, and then what? WINGSIf you're going to pick wingers, pick the right ones. This year, the battle for the two spots on the ground might be fought between six eligible players. According to the ratings, Collingwood duo Jack Crisp (12.9) and Steele Sidebottom (11.4) should be leading the way. Behind them are Brayden Fiorini (11.2), Ollie Dempsey (11.1), Bailey Williams (10.2) and first-year youngster Harvey Langford (10.1).

I have it on no authority that Mcvee is waiting for this thread to reach 1000 posts before announcing here. If all parties ever agree on anything, Demonland ceases to exist. No matter the difference of opinion, weight or alcohol consumptions, it is a bit rude to call Luke's mum a 'stumbling block'. Ghosty, I'm sure the reference to egg on your face was just about your daily effirt trying to create one regular egg by combining four others. I have one more theory; McVee's manager is letting things stew until media numpties get frothy enough to begin calling McVee a disgruntled 'young gun' or another 'Melbourne star' looking for the exit.