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Expected some player movement, but all of Birch, Sherriff and West would be a bit extreme. I don't hate it, assuming they can pick up some good picks and find a couple of experienced players, but our depth was already shallow this season without losing three regulars.

Sometimes you kick. Sometimes you get kicked.

I gave up listening to it religiously years ago but every time I did the sponsors were so two-bit and poxy that it was hard to believe the business could be profitable, especially now that it's operating out of multiple levels of a near-CBD office building rather than the tiny building they used to have on Swan Street. When Hutchy kept buying things and opening new stations I thought he must have cracked the secret to making it all work but it must all have been successful bluff that's catching up with him now. Hope Finey buys it for a dollar and reappoints himself to the Final Siren.

That was a filthy performance, but even if I was a bit surprised that West got dropped I don't know if she'd have helped. I'd bring her back next week but our problem was that North knew exactly where the panic, hack kicks were going to land, so somebody with questionable kicking would have just fed them more chances to counter. What we needed was aerial contests in the forward line, I don't expect them to regularly pull down contested marks but at least bring the ball to ground instead of letting the opposition mark unchallenged and launch the other way. Haven't watched the replay (and won't) after being at the ground so not sure if there's a reason but I hated Harris going in the ruck and Pearce playing out of the square at the start of the second half. She took that great mark but is an awful set shot so you're losing both a good ruck and a prominent (albeit well down on her best) forward for what gain? I'm not writing us off for the year, but interested in the thoughts of better judges about what we can do to get the forward line going again. Aimee Mackin is lively but green as grass, and I don't think Gall is the answer. Is there a change that can free Hore to play longer forward, or something more left-field like using Gay in the Sherriff role? And we really could do with finding a crumber in the trade/draft period.

I'm happy to be conservative and pull up in the late 60s.

I think a suspension is fair (but wouldn't be surprised if JVR spoiling the Gold Coast bloke into oblivion is used as a precedent to let him off) but carrying on like he's the devil is a bit rich. If Brayshaw had KOed Maynard in the same circumstances this board would be full of Zapruder footage style analysis of why it wasn't his fault. He horribly mistimed something, it had serious consequences but not going to hold a lifetime grudge against him over it.

Worried that we're still vulnerable to not kicking big enough scores against good teams. Hopefully Campbell takes the second ruck heat off Harris to give us a permanent marking target inside 50. I'm open to winning more Grand Finals 19-15 but it's a high risk strategy.

Hadn't seen that before @Grapeviney posted, but Ron did put a weird ad in the papers before returning as coach. On that note, I'd love scans of any member comms from the pre-internet era. Alternatively, if you just want to get rid of any old MFC paperwork PM me and I'll take it off your hands!

I remember his massive shank on debut after taking the big mark over Dustin Fletcher. Lucky we already had the game won. That was an enjoyable night the week after the Bruise Free fiasco, Watts took a screamer, Bailey punched the roof of the bench on the siren and the water spraying looked like glass flying everywhere. Cue about three weeks of turning the corner before falling off a cliff.

Thanks @Demonland for the tag. Would certainly be interested in adding to the Demonwiki archive if they are still available.

Putrid idea but now we've got the flag I'm a lot calmer about the structure of the league being unnecessarily changed.

He had a massive go in conditions that didn't suit him, but even as somebody who's been dying to get him back in the side any danger of a late change when you realise it's going to bucket down all day? I'm not confident Spargo or Melksham (if played from the start) would have done much more, but going with the selected lineup in that weather was optimistic.

Got the confirmation email that Redlegs members can just show up and get in. Now the issue of finding one spare seat, and of the corporate boxes right behind being filled with drunken, Pies supporting buffoons.

If eligible I bet it's that random Carlton defender who took a bunch of marks.

Just wondering how the booing worked out.

Booing is embarrassing under any circumstances, but it's the worst kind of theatrics after he played a key role in the flag and left without serious angst. I'm not happy about him leaving but not enough to get excited about it like when Scully snuck out the side door of a flaming wreck in the dead of night. The highlight of the Scully return was mass-abuse being hurled at him, then James McDonald getting a round of applause for his first touch. That was totally classless but I'd say retaliation for Dogs fans booing Hunter first rather than any issue with Baker.

(Thanks to management for letting me reboot this thread to do a plug) After two solid years, The Last Hurrah has reached the end of its life in bookstores but I've grabbed a few of the remaining copies to sell directly at a discount. If you're interested you can order here. If you're looking for multiples DM me and I'll work out the postage. These copies include the text of a bonus chapter about 2021 and the lead-up to the Grand Final, so if you've already got the book and just want to read that DM me your email address and I'll send it over. Appreciate the kind words in this thread, and everyone who supported the book when it was in shops. Due to not having any interest in non-MFC topics my career as a professional author is over, but I'm hoping to do the 1965-1987 story as an amateur in the next couple of years.

Always liked Harmes but every successful team has players fall off the side. I'd be sad to see him go but better to get a game at a mid-table mediocrity than spend half the year at Casey or as a sub.

Not quite embarrassing but Petracca's five goal assists is the most by an MFC player since the stat was first kept in 2003. Previous record was 4 - set 15 times between 2007 and 2022.

Of course they're going to lay the boots in when you're putrid but go back and watch any hint of an upset and they blow the front of their pants.

Commentators live for punting home the underdog. When we were rubbish opposition fans complained about the same thing in our games.

Call them the Devils and bring in Norwood so we can go full Collingwood sook twice at the same time.

I'm a soft touch so would rather another white elephant 20th team than anybody losing their club BUT if I was being ruthless I'd pick the most unfortunate Victorian club when the music stopped and merge them with Gold Coast. And if I was to be an absolute bastard about it I'd point out that Arden Street would work nicely for us as a city training venue if no longer required by North.

Players who went to other clubs and won a flag. I hope this is the first Demonland post ever to mention Horrie Drane. Player Clubs Years Vin Gardiner Carlton 1908, 1915 Horrie Drane South Melbourne 1909 Ted Wade South Melbourne 1909 Vernon Hazel Essendon 1911 Bill Daly South Melbourne 1918 Lou Riley Collingwood 1935-1936 Peter McLean Carlton 1968 Peter Keenan North Melbourne 1977 Stan Alves North Melbourne 1977 Greg Wells Carlton 1981 Michael Byrne Hawthorn 1983 Tony Elshaug Essendon 1985 Earl Spalding Carlton 1995 Clay Sampson Adelaide 1997 Martin Pike North Melbourne Brisbane Lions 1999 2001-2003 Matthew Bishop Port Adelaide 2004 Darren Jolly Sydney Collingwood 2005 2010 Steven Armstrong West Coast 2006 James Frawley Hawthorn 2015

Definitely Nathan Bassett. I don't even think Hart was drafted, he was just added to Adelaide's list in their early days.