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30 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Believe it or not the emoji has disappeared from my emoji options.

Did you pinch it, bb ...

That and the facepalm have gone awol.

2 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

@Demonstone, @Cranky Franky and @hardtack, can we tempt you over to NoT$NoB$, where Herzog and Fassbinder will feel very comfortable?

(I appreciate that might be a bridge too far for you, at least, Mr Stone!😄)

Ok, fair point… but getting back on track, I think that if Jonesy report is true and he is coming back, there could be a big change in attitude…

2 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Apropos of nothing at all, I once saw a short film called 'Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe'.

It was at the old Valhalla Cinema in Victoria Street, Richmond in the early 80s.

The result of a bet he had with Klaus Kinski. The short film is included as sn extra in a Blu Ray box set I have of Werner Herzog films, along with Burden of Dreams, the documentary on the making of Fitzcarraldo.

32 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

It’s a toss up between Helter Skelter and Ken Kesey. But suspect Kesey would rather eat his hat.

I was thinking Jim Jones v Nathan Jones

54 minutes ago, COOLX said:

A rubbish co-captain with no balls. Ordinary player in a weak team. Nothing to offer. Are trying to get number one draft pick next year? Goody must be laughing as Jones is no threat to his job. Such a very underwhelming situation we are in.

Time to change your profile name to KOOLADE.

17 hours ago, old dee said:

You would probably be locked out at Casey anyway Hardtack.

Yeah, even if it was an open session 🤣

I’d find it impossible to do a top 100, purely because there are so many songs that I’d hate to have to rate one above the other 😁. I was a bit surprised however, that you don’t have a single Easybeats song in there.

I’ll see if I can put together a list at some point.

Thanks @kev martin, that’s very helpful.

I’d hate to get down there only to find they were at Casey… because we’ll be flying down on hard earned frequent flyer points I suspect we will therefore need to book a fair way in advance, something that only adds to the degree of difficulty.

On 25/10/2024 at 15:46, Bring-Back-Powell said:

For the actual start to preseason, I reckon you’d be looking at 11 November for the 1st to 4 year players and 25 November for the balance.

You’d imagine there will be a stack of senior players making early appearances for obvious reasons.

Thanks BBP!

However and apologies, I should have been clearer, as I’m thinking of next year after they return from the Xmas/new year break. I’ll amend my original post. 

Asking about Preseason Training times.

I probably ask this question every year, but does anyone know when the club will resume full training after the Xmas/New Years break, next year?

I want to catch at least one session at Gosch’s with my son, if I’m in any condition to make the trip down from Sydney; unfortunately there’s no way we can get to Casey, so sessions there are out of the question.

Thanks in advance!

7 hours ago, Redleg said:

Sorry if the story was boring.

Yaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwnnn!!

😉Just kidding… an enjoyable anecdote that’s probably needed at this point in the thread… the speculation does my head in, but at least this time there are enough good draftees to go around for everyone!

On 20/10/2024 at 23:03, deespicable me said:

Either of these two would be fantastic.

Both would be better!

(Smith & Smillie - for context)

On 18/10/2024 at 13:06, Ethan Tremblay said:

Silo is on Apple. Godzilla Minus One is on my list to watch. And I’ll have to add The Boy and the Heron. Thanks for the recommendations. 

While you’re on Netflix, watch the Korean series, Move to Heaven… it’s one of the best drama series I’ve seen, full stop.

Also, there’s the second season of a great Korean series Hellbound, starting on Friday (on Netflix).

Any dates for Delisted Free Agency?

I’m hoping we get him with pick 5… there are enough quality mids that pick 9 will still be well used.

13 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The first season or two of For All Mankind was really good. After that, it went downhill (IMO). Still watchable, just not as good. The Penguin is amazing. @hardtack @Macca are you up to date? I thought the latest episode (ep. 4) was one of the best episodes within any series that I’ve seen in a long time. Season two of Silo premieres soon, really enjoyed season 1. Am going to check out Hello Tomorrow now. 

I’m just getting to the end of Season 1 of For All Mankind (about to start ep.9 of 10) and am loving it. I’m up to date with The Penguin, and yes, that 4th episode was excellent.

I haven’t seen any of Silo yet; is that on Apple TV+ or Netflix or Prime or Foxtel? 🤣. I have been watching The Rings of Power on Prime, which is very good. On Netflix they are currently showing three movies which I can’t recommend highly enough, two of which are the same movie, one in colour and the other in B&W, Godzilla Minus One, and the other is Hayao Miyazaki’s most recent animation, The Boy and the Heron.

I’d be happy for us to take Tauru with our pick 5 and then the best of the midfielders available at our pick 9

3 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Tim Lamb saying in an interview on the MFC site that we have 4 picks in top 12 in the next two years. 

That's fantastic but I am scratching my head re next years picks? I assume he means tow first rounders next year?

Can anyone enlighten me?

Also said that he has never been more excited in his career at the talent in this draft.

Another big statement

 

Maybe he’s intimating that both Kozzie/Clarry and Trac are packing up and moving out next year? 😁😉

2 hours ago, Roost it far said:

No idea just running the law of averages over a  23 year old mid season selection who hasn’t played a game yet. Always happy to be wrong on these hunches.

He’ll be out of contract next year, so if we’re still looking for a player of his type, I’m sure we’ll be able to land him. It’ll be interesting to see if GWS play him next year, if for no other reason than to see why they didn’t let him go 😁.

24 minutes ago, old55 said:

Old dee confused Bowey for Weid.

In all fairness, that’s an easy mistake 😉

56 minutes ago, forever demons said:

Steady Ethan get grip of yourself

Um 

3 minutes ago, Nascent said:

BOMBERS PONDER OPTIONS ON TOP PICK

ESSENDON has conceded it will be difficult to move up the draft order and get in ahead of an Isaac Kako bid, with the Bombers now listening to rival offers for their No.9 selection.

As reported by AFL.com.au on Wednesday, Melbourne is among the teams expected to come hard for pick No.9 as Essendon ponders moving the selection back or into the future to avoid it being absorbed by an earlier bid on Kako.

Speaking to AFL.com.au's Gettable on Thursday, Bombers list manager Matt Rosa revealed the club had tried to get up the order but said it is unlikely such a possibility would eventuate.

"We've explored that," Rosa said.

"We've spoken to some clubs ahead of us to see if there's the potential of moving up. But I think, as time goes on, we've really realised that it's going to be hard to potentially move up in this draft. Everyone is valuing those high picks. It's something that we'll keep exploring, but I would say it's unlikely at this stage."

 

 

Isaac Kako celebrates a goal during Vic Metro's Marsh U18 National Championships Boys match against Vic Country on July 14, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos

Instead, Essendon is more likely to move the pick back – subsequently amassing more points to match a bid on Kako – or into the future, to ensure it doesn't get lost completely when a bid on the small forward is placed.

"We're still living in a space where we're just assessing all of our options," Rosa said.

"We have had some offers and some interest in that pick No.9, whether it be for us to move back and potentially move into the future. We're in a position where we've just really got to listen to all opportunities.

"Clearly, the pointy end of this draft is strong. It would need to be quite a special offer for us to consider giving up that pick No.9 at this stage. But we're listening to all options at the moment."

Essendon could wait through the Trade Period and into draft night before deciding on whether it shifts pick No.9, with the club hopeful of using three or four selections at this year's draft. – Riley Beveridge

Edit: Apologies for font size.

You don’t possibly have a larger font do you? I’m having a little trouble reading your post.

On 01/02/2023 at 09:22, Dee Zephyr said:

Slow Horses (spy thriller) on Apple TV. Gary Oldman is very good in it I thought and the comedy is gold.

I got a free 3 months access to Apple TV+ and have been doing a bit of binging. Slow Horses is brilliant (just finished season 1); so good in fact that it kept me watching into the wee small hours.  I also watched Hello Tomorrow which is a retro-futuristic series in the vein of the superb Fallout, but without the violence. I loved it.

I’ve been recommended a series called For All Mankind, so it looks like I’m going to get good value out of my free time on Apple TV+.

On 04/10/2024 at 14:52, DeeSpencer said:

 

They aren’t great but Ned McHenry and Will Hamill are both better than many delisted free agents. 

 

Ned McHenry could be a good replacement for ANB and would cost very little.

Not directly related to the ANB trade, but would the now delisted McHenry be worth the club looking at as a replacement for ANB?