Little Goffy

I suspect the bolded part of the text which I highlighted might not have been clear enough on the screen.

"Suns continue love affair after edging comeback Dogs." I mean, who writes these headlines?

Simply not true. Less true of us than any other club.

Three. We can't get the account number right for transfers to the umpires.

Well, credit to Pickett for not giving up when half of Demonland already had.

Gunston lining up for a goal to earn the umpires yet another Goal Assist.

Got home from grocery shopping (I don't choose the timetable) and saw the clip of the trip on Pickett with the bonus throw by Sicily. Just revolting. Like seeing maggots coming out of your kitchen bin. Stomach churning.

Tom '3/4 Full'arton!

Brayshaw's awareness was second to none. Always where he needed to be in order to take relieving marks or to force opponents to kick it right where May and Lever (and Hibberd) wanted it. Mentioning Hibberd, that is another medium-height excellent defensive mark missing from our list since the glory. We can realistically hope McVee develops in that direction, but at every height 'good readers of the play who can take a defensive mark' should be high on our most urgent shopping list. Are you reading this, Kalani?

I had tonight's Blues-Saints game entirely muted even when I gave it my full attention tonight and it really is a much better experience. You see things more clearly; you notice facial expressions more, the play feels more dynamic, you piece together for yourself what the free kick was for, and if you comment about something yourself you don't have to talk over the bore wetting his pants on the microphone. Another thought I was reminded of from this game - did the media go on a sniping spree at the Saints for their flat 20k crowd against the Dockers, or is there a functional 25% adjustment when comparing to Melbourne crowds?

When this thread first appeared I was earnestly sympathetic. But now, at 30 weeks of bump and feeling heart-aching relief every time I get to feel new round of busy kicking and wriggling while my wife sleeps, I'm just beginning to get a glimpse. One different thing I am sensing when insomnia take me circles just how utterly, utterly lonely that grief would be. More than I ever thought, gestures like this matter and I'm really glad the club made the commitment.

From the parts I watched, seemed like St Kilda's marking in connections kept them in the game, but their fumbling kept them out of it. Strange seeing the Saint's disposal efficiency being okay, but then you realise that a lot of those fumbles weren't even disposals but simply failing to pick up the ball cleanly and that sort of thing. Carlton supporters will be very pleased with the whole-team moment of gut running to lock up every St Kilda opponent as the Saints tried to bring it back quickly from a kick in. I think it ended in a Saad spoil-tackle which then led to the McKay sealer. I'm happy for McKay personally. Always good to see a redemption arc go 50m and through the middle.

Amazing lack of professionalism. Meanwhile, I've uncovered what Jay Clark thought was Oliver's highlight reel.

Gawn standing ten metres behind the goals might help the Hawks' accuracy but chances are Gawn himself would still shank it left. What I am looking out for is the magic moment Gawn takes a massive intercept mark and roosts it right back over the head of the defender. Ideally the defender would be Suckily who then loses the plot from Melksham sledging him and gives away a 50 from the restart.

To be fair, nobody on earth has replicated that five minute period. Pivotal X high stakes X absolute = eternal In a dream world Jackson becomes Blicavs with an extra 10cm. The ultimate tall utility. And he does so after going flat at Freo and being traded back to Melbourne for peanuts and on a modest contract.

Madden spent a lot of time forward, though he certainly excelled when he was the primary ruck (a Norm Smith medal seems emphatic confirmation). I'd take Gawn as first ruck without hesitation but would not complain if we slotted Madden in up forward and as relief ruck.

A couple of sub-Gawn games in round 2 and 3. Standard Gawn excellence in rounds 1 and 4. But these last four weeks have been exgawndinary. Meek and Chol's lack of accountability (whether personal or a matter of assigned role) could open the door for Gawn to have another massive impact against Hawthorn this weekend. Touch wood. Invoke the blessings of the beard.

BBO was just cruising the streets for sweet old ladies with superb moustaches.

At the end of 2022 he was seven seasons into a career of extraordinary achievement and, of particular interest, extraordinary consistency and durability. If that had been the symmetrical halfway point of his career, he would have finished as the all-time leader of every known inside midfield stat. He also had never missed a game after debut.

I look at it a bit like Celiacs disease. For every loudmouth who might not even have the illness but who feels a need to preach to everyone about going gluten free and FODMAP, there's a whole collection of people who are getting on with quietly adjusting their diet and longing for proper pizza. You have to be gracious even to the attention-seekers in order to do right by the quiet sufferers. You can bet there would be dozens of AFL players, coaches and staff who are managing some form of mental health problems and 'masking' it enough that it never comes to the public attention. As for us supporters, I've known a few over the years who were very clearly displacing all kinds of issues into football. Imagine being so table-thumpingly upset about a Brent Prismall mis-kick that a suburban football club goes quiet for a moment. Which reminds me; has everyone already seen the short video made by Norwich football club about a year ago? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8TgVR33KM

On the good ship 'let forwards be forwards', through all misfortunes we sing a merry song because destiny shall prove us right.

I'd say guess who but that smile gives it away. Game stats in the top left is a nice touch.

*hat tip in affirmation of sentiment*

In the whole of last season we had four games where we cracked the 100 point line. We've now had two in three weeks. Nevermind the opposition - that applies just as much to last season. I'm beginning to be hopeful that we can indeed learn to really attack in unpredictable and opportunistic ways. 12 individual goal-kickers is a nice sign. We really want this wave of young players to learn to other find a teammate or go after the goal, and never step in the chasm between them - the pointless long bomb. Particularly interesting given that we basically went into the Eagles game without a single classic full-time key forward target. Touch wood we may now even have two tall swingmen, in Petty and Turner, with all the appropriate caveats until one or both of them really put together a solid stretch of form. Also interesting to have seen Chandler rolling right back into defense at times. I think there's a rule against calling someone a swingman if they are under 180cm, but any versatility that allows us to switch and bait our forward line without sacrificing other areas of the ground is valuable. It takes zero imagination to picture a future where each of Windsor, Tholstrup and Langford can move between other roles and forward time, offering entirely different match-ups and maybe maximising their effective time on ground. A lot of ifs and buts. The seeds of a really effective whole-team attack are there.