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With or without Rankine, I think the result would have still been the same. That Hawthorn side is so well drilled! They don’t panic with the ball, are always looking for a loose man and always lowering their eyes when going into the forward 50m…unlike the Crows who despite working the ball well out of defence and up the ground, would continually destroy all of that good work by bombing it into the forward 50 (reminds me of another team). I seriously believe that the Hawks could be playing in the grand final if they continue to show this kind of form.

On what do you base your “dud” description? The guy is, like all first time coaches, an unknown quantity, but this unknown quantity impressed a highly credentialed panel that he was the right person for the job! Would you have said the same thing about Sam Mitchell? Sorry, but your rants are laughable… probably is best you take a break; no game is worth getting that worked up about..

When asked his views on the Melbourne playing list, Steven King stated that he believes Salem has a lot to offer, Langford is a shining example for all new recruits and he hopes that McDonald, despite what the Tommy knockers would like to think, will play on in 2026. He also hopes that Green will go the extra mile to take his place in the stand and watch the team go round at the MCG, or will walk the long mile to sit under the dome at Marvel Stadium when necessary. In summing up he said, rather than dwell on past misery, let’s prepare for a Demons revival!

@Demonland Please, please, please bring back the facepalm emoji!!

Steven King, the coach with the ‘It’ factor!

Yes, there were seven of us on stage… we usually have six, but Richard Burgman (Saints and Sunnyboys) was sitting in on guitar; you can see him playing a black and white Stratocaster standing directly behind Ged, our pedal steel player… and Ged has only been playing pedal steel for maybe five years; he used to be the guitarist for The Lime Spiders, and more recently was a founding member, with his brother, of The Cruel Sea. I’ll be fine I think… our next gig is on Saturday week (20th) and then another of the 4th October. It’s good for the soul, if not the body 😉

Fixed (and thank you)… but the word ‘I diot’ is censored? Seriously?

Damn!! Now they’ve moved Langdon from 15 to 19… so, does Langford get 15 or 9?

Coen Brothers!!

I owe you an apology rjay… I saw this post the other day and planned to get back with a reply after I’d finished whatever it was I was doing at the time… obviously I didn’t! All is reasonably ok, but despite now being on a break from chemo, I’m still occasionally being hit hard by the toxic waste still coursing through my veins! The gig went very well… in fact, much better than I was expecting. We ended up with a good sized crowd for the venue and they were very responsive which was really encouraging. The following is a link to a video a friend did on his phone and whacked up on Instagram… I’m pretty happy with it. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOYMNHak9RO/?igsh=MXh6enFyMjllZnpleQ==

Why is it so?

But, but, but, but, El Jefe ain’t goin’ nowhere, is he?

I’ve been a Dees supporter since approximately 1960 until now, and in that time I’ve seen Barrassi, Alves, Schwarz, Lyon, Flower, the Wizard, Jimmy, and so many more great players at the club, but in all of that time I’ve not seen any player that comes close to matching (apologies Jimmy) Max!! He is not just a ruckman… he’s a full back, a full forward, and a 209cm midfielder… a true Renaissance man!

Strange… it must be an issue with the AFL app on my phone; the setting have my location as NSW, so I’m not sure why it thinks I’m out of the country 😁

Is viewing the VFL finals on the AFL app restricted to viewers in Victoria? All home and away games were viewable for me in NSW, but when I tried viewing today’s game I kept getting a message saying I can’t view from outside of Australia (maybe they have a shortage of error messages?). I could still view it on the 7+ app on my TV, but the streaming picture quality was atrocious!!

Our gig this week is on the Sunday from 4’ish, so you’ll have plenty of time to head over to the gig after Saturday’s game 😉 if you do make it along, please make sure you say hello… I’ll be the guy wearing a beanie and sitting down while singing 🤣

Thanks so much for your best wishes PKaL!! It’s maybe a bit odd, but I’ve never really considered myself to be courageous (or any of those other superlatives), as I just go about my life as best I can and whenever I reflect on my condition, I usually consider how lucky I’ve been compared to so many others… it’s my inner pragmatist 😉 I think this break I’m on for the next couple of months, is a great outcome, and if it gets extended like it did early last year, then break out the party favours!! 😉 Again, thanks for your kind words.

Haha… very true Rog! But I pride myself on my ability to sit through an entire season of that rubbish, without necking myself. Thanks for your best wishes… I’m looking forward to the gig and whether I can make it through to the end.

Thanks for the offer DP, I’ll definitely give that some consideration if I can talk the rest of the band into a trip down that way (or even my son, if it’s not for music related reasons). I think we chatted about Beechworth a while back as friends of mine moved there some time back… Steve Burrell and his partner Debbie, and guitarist Jeff Mercer. Should you leave your mobile number exposed here, or is that a business number? Yes, Melbourne was always the music centre and up until I left for Sydney in 1979, with inordinate amounts of time spent at the Station Hotel, the Tiger Room and Tiger Lounge, the Kingston Hotel, the London Tavern and the Crystal Ballroom. As for Ged’s time in the Cruel Sea, he and his brother started it as an instrumentals band, so when Tex Perkins came along, he decided to call it quits and filled in time with a ‘tribute’ band of sorts, called the Green Spiders who had a Melbourne based frontman, Ripley Hood. Hope to catch up in the not too distant future.

Sorry to be so late in replying (I got no notification). Firstly, thanks for your kind wishes. Secondly, yes, music is a great antidote for everything that is going wrong. I’ve been involved in bands for over fifty years now (first gigs in Werribee in 1972), and have never lost my love of it… whether it be performing, practicing or or just simply throwing on some headphones and listening to it. Like you, I’ve spent a lifetime attending gigs and that has helped me in musical pursuits, enabling me to connect with musicians I’ve been watching. The guitarist from the Saints who sits in with us is not the original, that was Ed Kuepper… the person who plays with us occasionally is Richard Burgman, who played with the version of the Saints that had the late Janine Hall on bass (she was another friend from the music circle that I mixed with when I first moved to Sydney and lived in Darlinghurst). Richard was also the guitarist with The Sunnyboys. Our regular guitarist/pedal steel player is a guy named Ged Corben, who played guitar with The Lime Spiders way back in the day, and was later a founding member of The Cruel Sea… they started as an instrumentals band. I saw The Aints which is Ed Kuepper’s band and they were fantastic! He’s still doing shows in various guises, so I’m sure you’d be able to catch him somewhere around Melbourne at some time.

Thanks so much mate! So far our event page on Farcebook is showing about 120 going or interested, so hopefully it might end up being a reasonable crowd… but I’d still love to see (and meet) a few Sydney Demons coming along. It’s free entry which makes it affordable for all!!

I’d like to see a ‘Battle of the Bands’ type of arrangement, that runs through the home and away season at venues around the country, with the eventual winner being given the GF entertainment spot, as well as a recording contract and a substantial payment for their appearance. The overall cost would be a fraction of what the AFL currently spends. Whoever appears as the GF entertainment is not going to attract punters, as the match is a full house regardless; so what does it matter who is appearing… why not give up and coming talent an opportunity to step up!

So instead, you duplicate it 🤣

Are they going to play the ‘Tourettes’ card?

That sounds like a great idea Macca, so let’s do it. You should try to get the Admins to promote it as an activity to do, now that after tomorrow, the Dees have no more involvement in the remaining few weeks of the season. Sadly not enough posters on this site, visit this particular Forum, so it’s hard to develop much real discussion. Anyway, onward and upward I say!!