P-man

In again, thanks. The Chunky Tulips.

I think anyone expecting Jesse to run around with a million dollar smile now is in for a rude shock. It’s not in his makeup to be Guy Smiley on the field. Will Jesse play better? Maybe. It’s unlikely to click straight away given the team he’s playing in now. His supply will be coming from essentially a bunch of kids. We will see what leadership qualities he has because he’s going to be on the back of a few hidings this year. His leadership wasn’t really called upon during his time at Melbourne. I don’t mind Riewoldt as a person but he is prone to some off the mark comments. Saying T Mac wouldn’t be on the list this time last year is one such example. That’s just plain incorrect. Riewoldt also has admitted his bitterness over not winning a premiership and I sense some of that bitterness being directed towards the club that is on the brink of breaking its premiership drought. Were that to happen, it would leave his beloved Saints as the last remaining club mired in the 1960s, They blew their big chance and are a mile away from getting another. He feels a large degree of responsibility for that.

So you maintain that the majority of posters wanted Goodwin sacked last year? Or am I misunderstanding your post? I see no problem in asking questions of everyone, coach included, after a bad loss. There is a chasm between that and calling for someone’s head.

I must have missed the thread last year where “every man and his dog” wanted Goodwin sacked. Probably because it never happened.

Vanders’ tackling is a thing of beauty.

It’s not easy to break through all the football cliches with a message that resonates, but they achieved it and then some with that video. It’s also great to see Goody drop the stoicism. Even for just a moment.

Bump for any last minute predictions. Entries close 28 February.

Jetta Oliver

Name is one of my nicknames in real life. I’m lazy. Display pic represented what it was like to be a Demon approaching the 2010 season. Unimpressed and waiting for the next turd to drop. That little fella had no idea what was still to come. Things are a lot rosier now obv but I’ve grown too attached to let him go.

Holy hell, Preuss is a monster.

Richmond second? Please. I wondered why they didn’t list the rankings of their midfield last season. For good reason. 8th for contested possessions and 17th for clearances. 17th! Shane Edwards being All Australian is simply testament to the dodgy nature of the AA selection process.

I was and am a Pedo fan as I think most here are, and he wasn’t always treated fairly at the selection table, but his time was up.

Have only heard bad things about the new format and can now see why. Carlton sitting there for 5 minutes while Sam Walsh twiddled his thumbs was idiotic. Seeing the head coach read out the player’s name and handing them the jumper was a great feature and that’s been stripped as well by the looks. Now it’s just Gil meandering on and off stage? How inspiring. They make sme odd decisions.

Here we go again lads and ladettes. Time to place your predictions for season 2019, i.e. how easily will we win the flag next year? Just kidding. There’s a chance we’ll be runner up I guess. Any success. Any failing. Any accolade. Any controversy. Be as optimistic or pessimistic as you like. This is a safe space for sad sacks. Closest to the pin with their quality and quantity of predictions will win the much coveted, much desired, much craved......okay maybe not craved....Demonland Crystal Ball. PREVIOUS BALL HANDLERS 2018: Skuit 2017: ding 2016: wretched.sylph

Back off you lot. I saw her first ?

“With his run and endurance Sparrow will be of great value to the Demons who already have a star midfield with Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca and Nathan Jones in the middle” Unrelated but these kinds of statements intrigue me. In naming our top three midfielders they’ve managed to leave out two of the top three in Brayshaw and Viney.

One of the strangest press conferences I’ve seen. Three minutes of questions about life on the farm with a football related question thrown in at the end. You’d swear they’d never met someone from the country before.

I’m a bit disappointed he was having tea and scones with Fyfe and Lyon while the season was still alive, but I won’t boo him. That being said, I don’t see the big deal about booing ex players as a general rule. It’s all a bit of pantomime fun regardless of who it is.

Top four and prelim. I’ll begrudingly be happy with a 5-8 finish if we go on to win the flag ?

It’s a difficult draw but I legitimately fear no other side. It’s a weird feeling.

I think the aim was to have enough Irishmen to field a Gaelic football side in case the AFL thing didn’t work out.

Frost deserves more credit for tidying up his disposal by foot this season. How temporary it will be remains to be seen but there was a marked improvement. Assuming we have a few games to wait before Lever returns then hopefully we get an early indication as to who is more deserving to keep their spot out of Frosty and Oscar. I’d wager the coaches will favour Oscar.

Far too young. RIP.

At pick 13. A great pick up yes but Cripps and Docherty aside, check out the rest of their haul: Luke Reynolds, Cameron Wood, Blaine Johnson, Heath Scotland, Ciaran Sheehan, Ciaran Byrne, Cameron Giles, Nick Holman, Dale Thomas, Andrejs Everitt. Yikes.