Little Goffy
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Hmm, how does final position work out with the 'wildcard' round thing?
Let's say Gold Coast lose to the winners of 9th/10th, does that make them officially 9th for draft purposes?
As in
Loser of wildcard horseballs round is ranked 10th. Winner is notionally 9th.
The team which finished 5th loses all their finals, including to this team notionally 9th?
So, even if Gold Coast finish 5th on the ladder, if they manage a solid pants-wetting in finals we could still be looking at the draft pick value of finishing 9th?
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Feels like the Dogs have taken a hit to their top-4 credentials as strong as we have taken a hit to our top-8 credentials.
Sigh. If we'd just done the work, we'd be tidily up the ladder in a season which is looking wide open.
Bit troubling to see Hawthorn looking like they've got a bit of the Richmond attack going on - a couple of dependable key targets and a swarm of annoying and effective small and medium forwards. I'm just glad they don't have a gamebreaker on the level of Dustin Martin, and that the core of the team is in the mature 27-34yr old group. They did a lot of trading, and good value trading to be sure, to get themselves into a competitive position. They might steal a premiership in a season like this which seems pretty even at the top, but I can at least hope there's no prospect of a [censored] dynasty. You can definitely see why they went so hard after Merrett, and they'll probably chase every top-level free agent on the planet.
Fingers crossed they fall short and cook both their list and their salary cap in the process.
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Looking at Sydney v Gold Coast result and with every passing round it seems more and more like 2026 is the year of the goal-kicking midfielder.
It'll be interesting to see which clubs can figure out how to mitigate the effect of the top grade attacking midfielders over the course of the season.
Last season Kysaiah Pickett cam about six disposals short of being the first player since Steve Johnsons to have 20 disposals and 2 goals a game at the same time.
This season right now Heeney, Bontempelli, and Petracca are on track for that double stat, while some 30 players listed as midfielders are on target for 20+ goals for the season, compared to just 12 last season.
I can imagine that as he develops and gains a bit of confidence and does the small non-negotiables better, Harvey Langford will become one of the hardest midfield weapons to contain. On the other hand, how does this evolution of the game affect the value of Zak Butters, who has apparently decided that goals just aren't a thing for him?
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54 minutes ago, red and blue forever said: Luckily it was my boss who put on that silly bet not me
I warned him we would be inconsistent this year too
He had just listened to me waffle how good the game was and randomly decided to take the punt on us.... did not think of asking me "hey I'm thinking of putting money on the Dees to win the granny, what do you think?" because i would have told him don't be stupid...
That said, as Clausewitz said, "All partial decisions are merely decisions in suspense, and may be negated or entirely reversed in the final outcome".
Our grand final win is still a live bet.
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3 hours ago, DubDee said: Swans in red and white, so the Suns decide to play in their pink jersey
afl kicking goals
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7 minutes ago, red and blue forever said: this will probably sound silly as I try not believe in the footy gods and fans effecting games B.S.
but I knew on friday we would lose.
My boss is a mad essendon supporter. but if fickle with his team over the last few years due to their poor performances.
so I had been talking up Melbourne to him after our great win against Gold Coast. which lead to him watching our game... getting very excited about how good we were.... and upon seeing the $67-1 odds of us winning the grand final, put $300 on US to win it...
it was done from there
sorry
See, this is exactly what they mean when they attach the 'What are you really gambling with?' notice to the ads. Fate, Redandblueforever, Fate is what you were gambling with.
Anyway, I keep getting 2006 thoughts in my head, whether it is the positive or negative.
2006 negative - we lost twice to Carlton, a team which only had one other win for the season, and thereby cost ourselves a top 4 spot. Turned out to be the last push of an era.
2006 positive - Geelong had a super talented but young and mentally brittle team which was playing exciting attacking football but not yet committing to the team things which are essential for real success. They got whacked a number of times but took it to heart and then after a sloppy loss in round 5, 2007, something clicked and they became an extraordinary unit of talent and commitment which won three of the next five premierships and never slipped back to mediocrity ever again.
So, is this a stumble on the way up for a new wave of talent which makes us determined to harden our game, or is it a slip-up as we make a last push with an old guard?
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Overall Vibe - 2006 vs Carlton
(look up both games, then look at the ladder, then rage)
Littler Goffy - Late withdrawal (naptime)
Worth noting that Littler Goffy remains undefeated with a ~90% win-loss even in quarters watched.
Unfortunately for the club, we took him to the pool this morning and he then slept the whole way through the game.
So that is Fremantle, Essendon, 1st half vs Carlton, and first quarter vs St Kilda that he has missed.
If the club would like to get in contact about a position for Tiny Goffy on the coaching panel, as his manager I can be contacted via direct message here on Demonland.
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I mean, I guess we might as well.
6 Gawn.
5 Steele
4 Pickett (although I hesistate with so many turnovers)
3 Langford
2 Chandler
1 Turner
I dunno, feel like I'm giving out votes for anyone who didn't [censored] their pants.
We stopped. I do believe it was 13 goals to 2 after the midpoint of the second quarter, and we hadn't seemed great before that either.
Bank the zero points. Move on.
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When your only change a week after beating the ladder leaders is to replace a not quite there VFL player with your five-time leading goalkicker, and the opponent is in an absolute record-breaking slump...
Time to get anxious, Demons.
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That Goodwin was advocating for the Trac and Clarry moves at least as early as 2024 paints a very different picture from the stuck in a rut story 'some people' have been trotting out for a long time.
You don't talk about moving your highest profile players on unless you are seriously aware of limitations to the game plan and the need to transform. As GawnoftheDead noted above, we went all-out drafting speedy, skillful attacking players as far back as 2023.
The picture we can now confidently form is of Goodwin pressing to reform the game style and list but being held back by club politics and the perceived need to retain 'marquee' players.
Is it any wonder Goodwin was getting strained and taut and bringing a mood of stress to the club. Hands tied behind his back and then finally sacked for the consequences of it.
And, hmm, what has happened to all those constant leaks?
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There's a beautiful expression that "the opposite of love isn't hate, it is indifference".
Collingwood are an enemy, a toxic liability to Australian football, a combination of grotty inbred sneering inferiority and the unaccoubtability of the rich moron shielded by family lawyers and devoid of civic virtue. It is a duty of all football supporters to do harm to the Collingwood football club.
Essendon are an inconvenience. With due respect to Ghosty's personal glorious vendetta, success this week is to play our way, earn the four points and move on.
Fact is, if Essendon were dropped from the AFL the only thing we'd miss would be the memes.
Demons by 50 with the coach putting the focus on winning every quarter and learning to not let inferior teams get a look in.
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Wow, it takes Carlton an entire half to waste a game of football. Collingwood can do it in just three minutes.
Yawnfest overall but Ahhh ha ha ha ha haaaaaa.
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Weird situation where we currently have genuine dilemmas about spots in the firsts, but could look very very thin with just a couple of injuries in the wrong parts of the ground.
On the bright side, I think our team has received the message that your specific size and shape isn't as important as what you do when you are in a given situation. We should give out the Melksham-Jetta award at the best and fairest.
That can mitigate a particular positional weakness, but not eliminate it. I'm glad we aren't giving up 15cm on Peter Wright out there on saturday, for example.
Apologies for taking the thread on a tangent, but my biggest interest in the team sheet will be how it evolves over the season and then into our 2028 premiership squad.
We might be right at the peak of a transition with both Max's on the field and effective.
We might already have our tall forwards. Surely there's at least adequacy to be found?
We're starting to look alright for small forward / half forward types, but a lot of water to go under that bridge. The interest in Bailey Humphrey makes sense as we could use a 'punch' to go with the swarm.
We have a great variety of general midfielders, wingers and flankers. We'll want to make sure the burden of physically contesting isn't place too heavily on too few, though. Fortunately it is ~relatively~ easy to acquire at least a respectable inside mid to play a role.
Our big question is for 'true' defenders. Could be looking great if X Taylor, White, Howes, Petty and Turner all kick along - that would be a very mobile, diverse and pretty tall defensive core. I love Jake Bowey and am optimistic about AMW. But with all that said, defense is where we have the most 'ifs' which need to line up at the moment.
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6 minutes ago, picket fence said: Except for 21 Goodwins coaching was very very ordinary! Cost us at least another 1 perhaps 2 Premierships!
Get a grip
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1 hour ago, BoBo said: Would you describe it more as Kangaphant or Eleroo?
Depends if it us a forward facing pouch or rearward wombat-style.
Meanwhile the weather has shifted to favour ducks, so I guess Walker is in for a good half.
Carlton do seem to be stemming the bleeding in the third, but that coukd be a combination of the aquatic environment and some evener-upper free kicks.
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On 02/04/2026 at 22:23, Dee Vinci said: Possibly. But I wager yes. But we can all agree Carlton were not last week towards the end.
Achshually that was the related quantum paradox of function collapse.
2 hours ago, Engorged Onion said: Do you mean not drafting them?
In which case you may not have a premiership. Pretty sure you/we all were lauding Petracca, Oliver and Viney during that period of time despite their shortcomings... thank god for Ben Brown's long arms...
I think it is important to remember that Christian Salem was also a crucial part of that premiership and there are people mindlessly slagging off at him every week even though he's still a Demon.
In fact, pretty much everyone in that '21 team has their own cluster of K-Drama style anti-fans.
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3 hours ago, John Crow Batty said: Still better than what I've got stuck in my head after scrolling through this thread.
Bit I do-do-do-do-doot-do-do wish all the best to Mummy Sharp, Daddy Sharp and even Grandma Sharp.
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9 minutes ago, Demonstone said: You're overlooking a very important difference.
It's quite common for women, having just had a baby, to say that they'd like to have another one.
No man in history, having just been kicked in the nuts, has ever said they wouldn't mind another.
I present to you a Mr Michael Voss.
I think we have a clue about the contents of his half-time addresses.
I wonder how the equation changes if you had a baby every time you got kicked in the nuts. Like a mobile game - tap twice to respawn.
And because I will mention my little creature at every opportunity - when I pass him to his mum after time apart he invariably gives her a big gooey 'kiss' (attempts to eat parts of her face), but do the reverse and he always goes for the excited flailing arms and legs until he manages to get his fingers up my nose and a solid kick to the crotch. It is basically the self defence routine from Miss Congeniality.
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Has always had both an exclamation mark and a question mark next to his name, but is producing quite a period with his recent dash and slash game. I wouldn't brace too hard to get him until the asterisk is removed regarding his consistency, and we have a clear quotation on his price.
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A teacher with 200+ games of VFL experience?
Where have I heard that and 'back to back premierships' before?
I'll give him a fair run at it, while nursing my disappointment that we couldn't find the appropriate immortal telepathic entity which our women's team deserves.
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There's a character test involved in this game.
Because we've got wins on the board, because we now know we're playing good football, because we go into the game as strong favourites, and because there's a general sense that getting the win itself is of great importance against contemptible Essendon.
Got to keep the focus on how we play and continuing to grow, and not be thinking too much about the result.
In the perfect world, our players would look up at the scoreboard for the first time at the end of the game and think, "oh,yeah, it did feel like we were going well". 😁
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HAD A GUTFULL
in Melbourne Demons
Well I for one thought the washed out pink uniforms against Sydney's red and whitwme, the tiny suburban ground with no undercover seating, the dreadfully inadequate stadium lights and very limited camera positions all made for an excellent saturday night spectacle between the two great nepo baby clubs.
Guuuut fuuuuul
I'm going to start a political party with the sole message of anti-shabbiness.