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I’m so happy that we’ve taken Latrelle onboard, as it’s about time we had another X factor player running around in our forward line (well, since his cousin has gone into the mid-field, in a more or less permanent posting). There’s a certain regular poster on here, who I hope won’t take a fence at my comments, but, as my son so wisely pointed out, Sharp would likely have no place in the team in the short term, as he would be somewhat superfluous, seeing that we have Viney and Steele there already. Also, I’d think that Taylor et al are looking forward to next year’s stronger draft, to pick up a mid or two, and there’s also every likelihood we’ll be making another play for Humphrey. Oh, and I’m reminded of another player who had a lot of x-factor about him, but who’d played little senior level football (Darwin and a trial at Port Melbourne) and was taken pick 3 in the rookie draft, Aaron Davey.

Not from the Thredgolds of ‘Thorough Grip Garterettes’ fame, by any chance?

The dilly-dallying didn’t annoy me half as much as all of that shilly-shallying!!

And Petracca says (in a Monty Python voice, of course). “I’m not dead yet!”

Interesting choices, given that he is 191cm.

Being a now youthful team: An ominous entry onto the playing field:

If you’re after something energised and not necessarily linked directly to ‘demons’ as such, I’d go for this…

I am the god of hell-fire…

Happening to me as well, but no solution that I’m aware of, I’m afraid. It seems to be rather haphazard, not doing it all the time.

And if it was at Casey and we played like we are today, we still would have lost; other than our first quarter, we’ve played incredibly poor footy.

I reckon that if we trade up we’ll possibly throw in a future first (GCS pick) so we can get a high first plus a pick that could get us Dovistan (otherwise Pickett). If we just go with 7 & 8, then there’s every chance we’ll grab Dovistan with 8. As you can tell, I’m absolute dog [censored] when it comes to this sort of thing 🤣

I’d be happy for us to get Grlj, if for no other reason than to see what BT does with his name, and Dovaston… if we missed Grlj, I’m starting to like the look of Oliver Greeves. I haven’t seen any footage of him playing, but I like what I’ve read in Twomey’s Phantom Form Guide… “Greeves was unavailable to test at the Draft Combine through illness, with the midfielder ruled out of participating. The midfielder has put up some very good performances this season, and it's his capacity to go forward and be a threat that has clubs considering him early on as well. He kicked 4.2 from 35 disposals in Eastern's preliminary final, and also had 24 disposals and a goal in the Ranges' Grand Final win. A bigger-bodied midfielder who can easily shift forward and be a marking target.”

I actually like the look of Oliver Greeves.

I’m hopeful we might pick up Harry Dean, just so we can give him the nickname of ‘Stanton’.

Actually my bad Macca…turns out he was born in Victoria and then went to NZ.

More of my recent acquisitions: Katsuhito Ishii Collection Modern Times (Criterion) Seven Samurai Limited Edition Das Cabinet Des Dr Caligari All Astro Boy episodes from all series Frankenstein Complete Legacy Collection Being There Space 1999 The Ultimate Collection Hiroshima Mon Amour (Criterion) Torch the Battery Boy Complete Series 1&2 What Dreams May Come The Residents Present: Triple Trouble Essential Godard Box Set Brunuel Box Set Mystery Train (Criterion) Essential Fellini Collection (Criterion) Repulsion (Criterion) Vincent Price Collection Silent Avant-Garde Pink Flamingos (Criterion) Female Trouble (Criterion) Polyester (Criterion) There were a number of others of the Criterion Collection as well - these are all a mix of Blu Ray and UHD 4K discs.

He’s from NZ isn’t he? 😁

Thanks mate… no problem, I’ll try to find it myself (I’m a lazy sod 😁). EDIT: found it, but unfortunately it’s behind a paywall, and the usual trick I use for the Age and Sydney Morning Herald (turning off Java script in the browser), doesn’t work 😞

It’s a bastard of a disease that sadly doesn’t discriminate when it comes to the victim’s age or situation. It’s so wrong that someone in the prime of her life and with a young family who love her, should have to suffer so much and be taken from those who love her, far too soon. Do you have a link to the article @Redleg ?

I thought that was a very good article which was a little more honest (transparent?) than anything I’ve read coming out of the club in recent years; however, my inner ‘Nosey Parker’ would love to have read the reason for Clarrie’s supposed storming out of his meeting with King and what was actually said at that point of the meeting (particularly Clarrie’s parting words). There’s a lot of talk about the new recruits such as Mihocek and Steele and the influence they will have on the playing group, not to mention May’s commitment to teaching the young up and coming players that will replace him in the not too distant future. However, the big unknown is whether King is capable of successfully implementing the plans he sold to the interview panel… I live in hope! I’m looking forward to season ‘26 with a reasonable level of excitement!

Hopefully we pick up Lachy Dovaston in the draft.

I don’t think it’s baloney at all… for all we know, I could be as old or even older than you 😉, although if the 1947 in your profile name is your year of birth, you do win by 5 years 😁 In this case I believe ‘trite’ is appropriate… particularly as the comparing of a footballer’s onfield performance (or lack of) with ‘being in the trenches’, is somewhat trivialising something as serious as trench warfare. Anyway, it was a tongue in cheek comment and is definitely not the first time this point has been made on Demonland over the years. Let’s just leave it at that.

Well, you actually didn’t mention anything about ‘discriminatory’, and as the Oxford describes that term as “making or showing an unjust or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, sex, age, or disability.”, I’m a little unsure of the point you are making. I doubt that you’re much older than myself so can you explain what your last sentence means. I certainly wasn’t inferring anything at all…merely commenting that the expression is ‘trite’ (if that’s what you were getting at).

It was a joke…but just out of interest, in what way was it rude? It was not directed at the poster, but at that phrase which is so often used and so inappropriate, in describing a footballer.

As you should be! You’re most welcome.