Supermercado

Couldn't get a priority pick though.

I was pessimistic before last week because going 0-2 would have put us in a huge hole, but after winning these two games and having Lauren Pearce and Lily Mithen to come back in the only thing that concerns me is the lack of an accurate forward target. Difficult conditions the last two weeks but Cunningham has barely fired a shot and Shelley Scott's set shots ruin her excellent work to get to the ball in the first place. Need to follow on from last night and kick goals from a variety of sources.

Daisy and Paxman are superb. If we don't have a genuine tilt at a flag before they go there should be an inquest.

Doomsday scenario is we're 21-0 and the season gets cancelled due to a deadly pandemic

Forget the AFLW debate, what about this: Might be a positive for some but won't do much for me. Current game length worth carting myself across town for, less attractive travelling in and out for 90 minutes of game time. I bet you the AFL will give over to this in a heartbeat in the hope that more people will stay home, the ratings will go up and the next broadcast deal will bring in a motza. Will also ensure we never lose either of the top two record VFL/AFL losses ?

Shocking luck. I know it would be hard to turn back relatively big money but probably getting close to the point where he needs to give it away for his own good.

There's no way they're sending a Victorian team there - imagine having fans from the south, fans from the north and fans from Victoria all having to be catered for. My prediction is that they won't want 20 teams so a Victorian club will be merged with Gold Coast (ironic if North, but I'd want to keep our finances above float just in case) to pump them up, opening the space for a brand new club to start in Tasmania.

Demonbracket Grand Final results are in: Congratulations to your winner Max Gawn, who defeated Clayton Oliver by 160-48. Max joins Nathan Jones as the only man to win twice: 2012 - James Frawley d. Nathan Jones 2013 - Tom McDonald d. Mitch Clark 2014 - Nathan Jones d. Jack Watts 2015 - Nathan Jones [2] d. Dom Tyson 2016 - Jack Viney d. Nathan Jones 2017 - Max Gawn d. Jack Viney 2018 - Neville Jetta d. Clayton Oliver 2019 - Clayton Oliver d. Neville Jetta 2020 - Max Gawn [2] d. Clayton Oliver Thanks to everyone who supported this tournament over the last nine years (including two on Demonland) - and especially for this contest, which was by far the most votes in a match ever.

As we approach the mid point of Demonbracket Grand Final weekend, please welcome our half time entertainer. (And don't forget to pick between Oliver and Gawn if you haven't already)

Classified #demonbracket semi final results 1. Clayton Oliver d. 4. James Harmes 99-43 2. Max Gawn d. 5. Christian Petracca 101-41 Grand Final voting commences NOW, and is open until 19:00 Monday night. 1. Clayton Oliver vs 2. Max Gawn

Official Demonbracket quarter final scores 1. Clayton Oliver d. Neville Jetta 102-45 4. James Harmes d. 6. Bayley Fritsch 103-44 5. Christian Petracca d. 3. Jack Viney 114-33 2. Max Gawn d. 7. Christian Salem 125-22 Semi finals, open until 19:00 Friday. 1. Clayton Oliver vs 4. James Harmes 5. Christian Petracca vs 2. Max Gawn

Demonbracket Day 8 results: Neville Jetta d. 8.Angus Brayshaw 99-38 4. James Harmes d. Jake Melksham 79-58 3. Jack Viney d. Sam Weideman 102-35 2. Max Gawn d. Marty Hore 134-3 Quarter Finals - open until 19:00 Wednesday. All but one seed survives to the elite eight. 1. Clayton Oliver vs Neville Jetta 6. Bayley Fritsch vs 4. James Harmes 3. Jack Viney vs 5. Christian Petracca 7. Christian Salem vs 2. Max Gawn

#demonbracket Day 7 results. A good day for the seeds but we farewell two former winners. 1. Clayton Oliver d. Nathan Jones 120-20 5. Christian Petracca d. Tom McDonald 84-56 6. Bayley Fritsch d. Jake Lever 83-57 7. Christian Salem d. Jay Lockhart 131-9 Day 8 matches, open until 19:00 Wednesday night Neville Jetta vs 8.Angus Brayshaw Jake Melksham vs 4. James Harmes 3. Jack Viney vs Sam Weideman Marty Hore vs 2. Max Gawn In light of other developments today, the organising committee draw your attention to this pre-tournament rule: Harley Bennell is a preliminary entrant. If he isn't an officially listed Melbourne player by Friday 24 January he will be ineligible to participate We welcome Harley to the club but confirm there will be no wildcard entries. Now, off to Iowa to provide vote counting assistance.

Out to Angus Brayshaw in Round 2 by 124 votes to 16.

Demonbracket Day 6 results: 4. James Harmes d. Alex Neal-Bullen 126-7 Nathan Jones d. Joel Smith 111-22 Sam Weideman d. Michael Hibberd 68-65 Marty Hore d. Harrison Petty 94-39 Day 7 matches, and hello the top seed is here. 1. Clayton Oliver vs Nathan Jones Tom McDonald vs 5. Christian Petracca 6. Bayley Fritsch vs Jake Lever 7. Christian Salem vs Jay Lockhart Vote by 19:00hrs Tuesday.

Side 1, track 3 "Struggle" Yes, that will do nicely.

#demonbracket Day 5 results Jake Melksham d. Steven May 104-48 Jay Lockhart d. Josh Wagner 130-22 6. Bayley Fritsch d. Jayden Hunt 106-46 7. Christian Salem d. Oskar Baker 146-6 Open until 7pm Monday, Day 6 features the following blockbusters: 4. James Harmes vs Alex Neal-Bullen Joel Smith vs Nathan Jones Sam Weideman vs Michael Hibberd Marty Hore vs Harrison Petty

Day 4 Demonbracket results: 8. Angus Brayshaw d. Oscar McDonald 124-16 5. Christian Petracca d. Ed Langdon 129-11 Jake Lever d. Tom Sparrow 128-12 Tom McDonald d. Mitch Hannan 126-14 Neville Jetta d. Aaron vandenBerg 112-28 Day 5 sees Round 2 roll on, with these games open until 7pm Friday. Jake Melksham vs Steven May Jay Lockhart vs Josh Wagner 6. Bayley Fritsch vs Jayden Hunt 7. Christian Salem vs Oskar Baker

Day 3 results. Round 1 concludes with: Ed Langdon d. Braydon Preuss 84-41 Joel Smith d. Toby Bedford 102-23 Marty Hore d. Kysaiah Pickett 64-61 Jake Lever d. Adam Tomlinson 115-10 Sam Weideman d. Luke Jackson 83-42 Day 4 games, open until 19:00 tomorrow night. Oscar McDonald vs 8. Angus Brayshaw Ed Langdon vs 5. Christian Petracca Jake Lever vs Tom Sparrow Tom McDonald vs Mitch Hannan Neville Jetta vs Aaron vandenBerg Happy selecting!

Day 2 results: Kysaiah Pickett d. Mitch Brown 120-8 Harrison Petty d. Kyle Dunkley 92-36 Luke Jackson d. James Jordon 108-20 Tom Sparrow d. Kade Kolodjashnij 80-48 Jay Lockhart d. Charlie Spargo 93-35 Day 3 games are live until 19:00 Wednesday, where Round 1 concludes with these bumper matchups: Braydon Preuss vs Ed Langdon Toby Bedford vs Joel Smith Kysaiah Pickett vs Marty Hore Jake Lever vs Adam Tomlinson Luke Jackson vs Sam Weideman

Demonbracket Day 1 results: Adam Tomlinson d. Austin Bradtke 94-27 Toby Bedford d. Aaron Nietschke 92-29 Oskar Baker d. Corey Wagner 101-20 Steven May d. Kade Chandler 109-12 Ed Langdon d. Trent Rivers 94-27 Day 2 matches, open until 19:00 Tuesday Mitch Brown vs Kysaiah Pickett Harrison Petty vs Kyle Dunkley James Jordon vs Luke Jackson Kade Kolodjashnij vs Tom Sparrow Jay Lockhart vs Charlie Spargo

This is a beautiful thing, thank you.

Day 1 voting is now live. Until 19:00 AEDST Monday night your opening selections are: Austin Bradtke vs Adam Tomlinson Toby Bedford vs Aaron Nietschke Corey Wagner vs Oskar Baker Kade Chandler vs Steven May Trent Rivers vs Ed Langdon

The tournament draw is now complete - forum exclusive voting commences Sunday evening. Don't vote on anything yet, the first few days will feature a combination of Prelim and R1 matches. Preliminary Round Austin Bradtke vs Adam Tomlinson Trent Rivers vs Ed Langdon Toby Bedford vs Aaron Nietschke Mitch Brown vs Kysaiah Pickett James Jordon vs Luke Jackson Round 1 Braydon Preuss vs Trent Rivers/Ed Langdon Toby Bedford/Aaron Nietschke vs Joel Smith Corey Wagner vs Oskar Baker Mitch Brown/Kysaiah Pickett vs Marty Hore Harrison Petty vs Kyle Dunkley Kade Kolodjashnij vs Tom Sparrow Jay Lockhart vs Charlie Spargo Jake Lever vs Austin Bradtke/Adam Tomlinson James Jordon/Luke Jackson vs Sam Weideman Kade Chandler vs Steven May Round 2 4. James Harmes vs Alex Neal-Bullen Neville Jetta vs Aaron vandenBerg Toby Bedford/Aaron Nietschke/Joel Smith vs Nathan Jones Oscar McDonald vs 8. Angus Brayshaw 6. Bayley Fritsch vs Jayden Hunt James Jordon/Luke Jackson/Sam Weideman vs Michael Hibberd Mitch Brown/Kysaiah Pickett/Marty Hore vs Harrison Petty/Kyle Dunkley Tom McDonald vs Mitch Hannan Jake Lever/Austin Bradtke/Adam Tomlinson vs Kade Kolodjashnij/Tom Sparrow 7. Christian Salem vs Corey Wagner/Oskar Baker Jake Melksham vs Kade Chandler/Steven May Jay Lockhart/Charlie Spargo vs Josh Wagner Braydon Preuss/Trent Rivers/Ed Langdon vs 5. Christian Petracca Round 3 1. Clayton Oliver vs Toby Bedford/Aaron Nietschke/Joel Smith/Nathan Jones Neville Jetta/Aaron vandenBerg vs 8. Angus Brayshaw/Oscar McDonald 6. Bayley Fritsch/Jayden Hunt vs Jake Lever/Austin Bradtke/Adam Tomlinson/Kade Kolodjashnij/Tom Sparrow Jake Melksham/Kade Chandler/Steven May vs 4. James Harmes/Alex Neal-Bullen 3. Jack Viney vs James Jordon/Luke Jackson/Sam Weideman/Michael Hibberd Tom McDonald/Mitch Hannan vs 5. Christian Petracca/Braydon Preuss/Trent Rivers/Ed Langdon 7. Christian Salem/Corey Wagner/Oskar Baker vs Jay Lockhart/Charlie Spargo/Josh Wagner Mitch Brown/Kysaiah Pickett/Marty Hore/Harrison Petty/Kyle Dunkley vs 2. Max Gawn Quarter Final Oliver/Bedford/Nietschke/Smith/Jones vs Jetta/vandenBerg/Brayshaw/O.McDonald Fritsch/Hunt/Lever/Bradtke/Tomlinson/Kolodjasnij/Sparrow vs Melksham/Chandler/May/Harmes/Neal-Bullen Viney/Jordon/Jackson/Weideman/Hibberd vs T. McDonald/Hannan/Petracca/Preuss/Rivers/Langdon Salem/C. Wagner/Baker/Lockhart/Spargo/J. Wagner vs Brown/Pickett/Hore/Petty/Dunkley/Gawn

Friends, it's time for the only democratic institution you can still have faith in. Where we ask you to make an arbitrary decision on a matchup between two or more Melbourne players, and eventually uncover a people's champion. The draw will go live on Friday night, in advance of forum exclusive early voting beginning Sunday night. Thanks to Demonland for again hosting one of the voting booths for the tournament. Tournament schedule Friday 24 January - Live draw from 18:00 AEDST on @demonblog Monday 27 January - Preliminary Round/Round 1, part 1 Tuesday 28 January - Preliminary Round/Round 1, part 2 Wednesday 29 January - Round 1, part 3 Thursday 30 January - Round 2, part 1 Friday 31 January - Round 2, part 2 Monday 3 February - Round 2, part 3 Tuesday 4 February - Round 2, part 4 Wednesday 5 February - Round 3, part 1 Thursday 6 February - Round 3, part 2 Friday 7 February - Quarter Final day Monday 10 February - Semi Final day Tuesday 11 February - Grand Final day Honour Roll 2012 - James Frawley d. Nathan Jones 2013 - Tom McDonald d. Mitch Clark 2014 - Nathan Jones d. Jack Watts 2015 - Nathan Jones [2] d. Dom Tyson 2016 - Jack Viney d. Nathan Jones 2017 - Max Gawn d. Jack Viney 2018 - Neville Jetta d. Clayton Oliver 2019 - Clayton Oliver d. Neville Jetta Rules (TLDR version) Pick who you like better from the given matchup. Rules The voting criteria for each match-up is your personal business. It need not have anything to do with football if you don't want it to, but if does then the best of British luck to you. We won't ask questions, and nor should anyone else. Vote shamers will be denounced. Voting will be conducted between 0700 and 1900 AEDST unless otherwise noted You must cast a valid vote for every match that day or none of your votes on that day's matches will count. You must pick a winner in every match up. No half votes, no "I can't split them". Yes you can, and you must. Non-MFC fans are welcome to vote as long as you follow all other rules In the event of a tie both players will advance to the next round, except in the case of the Grand Final where a replay will be held the following day. If a match features three or more players and two or more tie for the most votes they will advance with all other players eliminated. We reserve the right to refuse an excessive number of multiple votes from the same person using multiple accounts Voting will be conducted in an open format via Twitter, BigFooty, Demonland and Facebook. If you're intensely private, hate social media, or just want to join the list of email voters email demonblogger AT gmail.com. Harley Bennell is not eligible (unless he's signed by 18:00 Friday night) as he not currently an MFC listed player. The decision of the Demonbracket Organising Committee is final. The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lucerne Seeded to Round 3 1. Clayton Oliver (reigning champion/best and fairest winner) 2. Max Gawn (best and fairest winner) 3. Jack Viney (next higher best and fairest finisher) Seeded to Round 2 (next five highest best and fairest finishers) 4. James Harmes 5. Christian Petracca 6. Bayley Fritsch 7. Christian Salem 8. Angus Brayshaw Enter at Round 2 (next 11 most total MFC games) 9. Nathan Jones 10. Tom McDonald 11. Neville Jetta 12. Oscar McDonald 13. Alex Neal-Bullen 14. Jayden Hunt 15. Michael Hibberd 16. Jake Melksham 17. Mitch Hannan 18. Josh Wagner 19. Aaron vandenBerg Enter at Round 1 (remainder of MFC senior players) 20. Sam Weideman 21. Charlie Spargo 22. Jake Lever 23. Marty Hore 24. Jay Lockhart 25. Corey Wagner 26. Joel Smith 27. Harrison Petty 28. Oskar Baker 29. Steven May 30. Braydon Preuss 31. Kyle Dunkley 32. Tom Sparrow 33. Kade Kolodjashnij 34. Kade Chandler Preliminary Round (new draftees, trades, and next lowest games total) 35. Ed Langdon 36. Adam Tomlinson 37. James Jordon 38. Toby Bedford 39. Austin Bradtke 40. Aaron Nietschke 41. Luke Jackson 42. Kysaiah Pickett 43. Trent Rivers 44. Mitch Brown 45. Harley Bennell (if signed by 18:00 Friday January 24)