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Thanks, but not even close to being a legend… there are plenty of others doing it a hell of a lot tougher than I am. I don’t complain because I’m essentially a pragmatist 😁 But sincerely, I do appreciate your kind words.

Load up, load up, load up, with Choco Bullets! (apologies to 10CC)

Yes! My family love it too, because it means I’m not there 😉

We might just be the first boy band to comprise a bunch of guys in their second childhood.

Thanks SB… the actual treatment is not so bad in itself, but the cumulative affect of the toxic waste they keep pouring into me each fortnight, does tend to wear me out. I’ve been doing this now, for a total of 12 months, spread over almost 2 years. The gigs should be very good… I’ve just been offered a third gig now, at the beginning of October, so things are looking good musically.

Thanks D.O… the band is pretty much what keeps me sane, so not being able to do it for the last few months, has been a bit upsetting, but now I’ll make the most of it while I can.

This is not footy related, but has been passed by @Demonland for approval to post, and given the green light. For those not in the know, the back story is that I’m a stage four colorectal cancer sufferer with traces in the lungs and liver. Don’t worry, being the pragmatist that I am, I’m all good with it, and certainly am not using this post (or my other in the General Discussion forum) to garner sympathy or pity… I’m a happy man… at least I was until watching last Saturday’s game against Hawthorn. The reason I’m posting, is that I’ve been given a break from chemo which means that I’m able to perform with my band (yes, I’m in a band), albeit temporarily, so I thought I’d pass the details of our gigs on to any Sydney based D’Landers or any interstaters/out of towners who might be interested in dropping by for a bit of a look and listen, and to say hello. The music is a bit of a mash up of country, rockabilly, punk and anything else that takes our fancy. Members of the band have performed in bands such as (you’ll need to be old to recognise these) the Lime Spiders, the Cruel Sea, Chain, Grooveyard, the Prannies, and 50 Million Beers, among others. We will also have the guitarist from both the Sunnyboys and Saints sitting in at the second gig (Butchers Brew Bar). Anyway, the following images have the details on them. Hope to see and meet, some of you there. You may now resume normal transmission.

So, is it official? There’s nothing on the AFL site and nothing I can see on the MFC site.

A small correction: ‘er indoors’

Yes, there’s always a lot of good music, but sadly the number of venues seems to have dwindled out. I love that Kasey Chambers take on Eminem’s Lose Yourself… in fact I posted a link to it in one of the threads in the footy forum.

None of them are today.

That’s putting it very nicely!

Have we ever looked so disinterested… it’s pretty awful to watch.

Good news today as I began cycle 15 and entering six and a half months of chemo without a break… I’m being relieved of duties for at least two months, soo no more hospital visits except to have my chemo port flushed every six weeks. This means I can start looking for more gigs beyond the two I already have locked in (Marrickville Bowlo and Butchers Brew Bar). Such a relief. I’m also crossing all extremities in the hope that my sense of taste may return, even if just for a week or so, so that I can at least [censored] well enjoy food for a change. Again, if anyone reading this is in Sydney, or likely to be visiting Sydney on either the 31st August (Bowlo) or the 20th September (Butchers Brew), please try to make it along and say hello. I wish there was some way I could get this out to more Demonlanders as I feel this forum isn’t visited my too many.

For me it’s transitioning from defence to the forwards. To fix point 1, we need to fix our forwards leading patterns To fix point 2, we need to learn to stop just bombing the ball into the forward pocket. Unrelated to those first three points, we need our mids to improve their roving to Max’s hit outs and centre bounces. Clearances are going the opposition’s way far too often.

Would be particularly pleasing if it were against the Pies and even better if it denied them a spot in the top four.

I’m one who believes Bucks could (em-far-sis on the ‘could’) be a good choice… he has had time to reflect on his own coaching and where he went wrong, and, being in the media, has had the opportunity to remain in close contact with the modern game, getting quality analysis from various other footy brains. One poster mentioned that they didn’t like the fact that he had a big ego… I think that he has a lot of self belief (which could be mistaken for ego), and that that is a prerequisite if you’re going to take on the job of coaching a footy team. While I won’t be disappointed if he doesn’t get the job, I certainly won’t be disappointed if he does get the job. I think he’s worth the gamble.

A great choice of username… very appropriate in this instance! I’d be interested to hear what it was that led you to believe he didn’t relate to the players. From memory, Buckley had a very good (and close) relationship with his players, as could be witnessed with the way in which he consoled them after their close loss in the 2018 grand final. He also showed his empathetic side before the match had even started, when he consoled one of the cheer squad who was in tears after the banner had torn before the players had a chance to run though it.

Mark Twain certainly had a way with words! Oh, and that’s a great piece of writing by the way. You’ve reminded me that I miss the writings of Martin Flanagan.

Lachy Dovaston doesn’t even rate in that top 30? (or am I missing something?) If we’re looking for a goal kicking small forward, he would seem to be very good value and very gettable. EDIT: Well, he’s ranked 13th on that Herald-Sun list Whispering Jack posted below and gets a bit of a comparison to Hawthorn’s ‘Wizard’. Is it possible he could still be getable?

What you say may well be true, but I like to think that there is enough humanity left in us, that SG could at least be shown a modicum of respect and appreciation for what he had achieved which, in terms of this club’s history, is somewhat impressive.

Apparently the offer was made for him to coach the club for this weekend’s match against the Bulldogs, but he declined. This was according to an ABC News report.

As much as I’d like to think that it does…I don’t think it works that way.

Maybe I missed it, but why has no one mentioned the fact that he had both Pickett and Melksham benched for the last few minutes of the game, when any score would have seen us win the game (not that that would have excused the last quarter capitulation)? That was one of the worst examples of coaching I can recall for a long time.

Fair enough… perhaps he should have waited until after appropriate meetings had been had… I just get the feeling that his rather predictable letter has created more questions than it answers; but yes, I do understand (and appreciate) where you are coming from.