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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. 

Did you get around to watching them yet? I’d be interested in your thoughts.

10 hours ago, Go Ds said:

Just saw that there is a greyhound called Van Rooyen running at Healesville. Unfortunately that's not a glamorous venue and he came last. But he probably wouldn't have had this honour in his first year. 😄

There’s a band here in Sydney who’s lead guitarist and vocalist’s name is Phil Van Rooyen; I should ask him if he is related as it’s not a particularly common name. Anyway, the name of the band is Van Ruin… hopefully that is what he will do to the opposition backs this year.

34 minutes ago, Oxdee said:

Mcvee and chandler barely make our best 22.

Sorry, but I really don’t understand your assessment… McVee was already proving himself last season against some of the best forwards in the competition, and with ANB no longer there across half forward with his pressure acts and tackling, Chandler becomes a more important part of the team.

4 hours ago, Dee Boys said:

I’m desperate to see Jeffo succeed as I feel a player of his type would make us so much better.

I watch him closely whenever I’m at training. Physically he’s a tick, definitely has an AFL ready body now.

But I’m afraid skill and intensity wise he’s still a long way off. Just my opinion. Sorry @picket fence!

He has an exoskeleton??

6 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Saints sizing up to have a crack at TDK by the sounds of it.

My brain doesn’t function well enough to remember the initials of every AFL player, and the only TDK that immediately springs to mind for me, is the old cassette tape brand. Who is it?

I must say I’m becoming a little dubious as to the veracity of Ralph’s claims in his post on X… as far as I can tell, nothing has yet appeared on the AFL site, and they’re usually all over this kind of thing in a flash.  Could he have gone off a little too quickly on this one, or am I missing something?

29 minutes ago, jaydenh10 said:

the Geelong way

That was the first thought that entered my mind, followed by Carlton with the Judd saga.

There are some superb photographs in the second collection (Nyirripi?)… particularly the image of Ricky holding up the young fella with the colours in his hair (pic #20), which is just a beautiful photo regardless of the footy connection. Also, I want that guy competing with Ricky in pic #37 on our list, purely for his hairstyle… best I’ve seen since Nathan Carroll.

How would it even be possible for Freo to come in under the salary cap and get both Kozzie and Warner? Both the Swans and the Dees would be remiss if they didn’t ask for two 2025 draft first rounders (and possibly a future 3rd rounder?), but even if Freo could somehow manage that, that doesn’t solve their salary cap conundrum, so, they would more than likely have to trade a top echelon player to one of the clubs; not only do they have a clutch of players on top dollar, they will have players like Amis (sp?) who will be demanding increases (can they afford to lose him, for example).

Yes, Kozzie will depart, so it may as well be at the end of this season as at any other time, but we MUST demand a top deal either in multiple picks or a player swap that also includes a pick (current or future, I don’t care) from them.

However it pans out though, both clubs must be absolutely ropable that this has been leaked. Who needs this kind of [censored] before the season has even kicked off… this can have such a big impact on team morale.

2 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Speaking of Grille'd the Sri Lankan Cricket Team are being baked and cremated on their home turf doctored wickets!! Aussies 5-627 What are they doing? 'I'd make runs on that pitch!

That’s the strangest pitch, it resembles concrete with hessian cloth laid over the top.

1 hour ago, DeelightfulPlay said:

You can't react to your own post 😂 but dw, I reacted to yours!

Wow, I’d never noticed that before! Well, at least I got to use one of my favourite scenes from that film.

What happened to the reaction buttons on my post immediately above this one? Is this censorship?

EDIT: No, it’s just me at my dumbest 🤣

9 hours ago, picket fence said:

Let's not speculate anything at this stage!

Fair enough

On 28/01/2025 at 21:30, praha said:

Fair Work signed off on the traineeships. The union says they're not worthwhile but if you're keen for a career in hospitality it can get you a great gig managing a bar or restaurant. Many fast food joints do the same thing. I got paid less back in the day at Maccas to do the same thing. I'm sure businesses are taking advantage of it but Grill'd did nothing wrong legally. 

Maybe not legally, but definitely morally; many staff were kept on those traineeship wages for extended (that is, beyond reasonable) periods of time. That was according to info I saw dated October 2024.

https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/grill-d-accused-of-shonky-wage-deal-20241021-p5kk4t

Hopefully they are investing more in their staff now, and not just the MFC.

21 minutes ago, rjay said:

It's been a hard road for a while now mate.

True, but at least I had almost a year off the ‘gear’ 😁

2 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

I just sincerely hope Luker’s ok. He’s just a kid really. 

Yes, that’s a thought I’ve had in the meantime…is it possible that he’s suffering from, as much as I don’t like the term for reasons unknown to me, a mental illness? In which case would the club put him on the long term injury list so that he has the option of returning when ready, or alternatively, could he be considering walking away from footy?

@waynewussell @Scoop Junior @anyonewhowenttotrainingatGoschspaddocktoday… did any of you keep track of numbers of goals scored during the simulations, who was scoring them, and how they were scored?

Signed, an interested interstate nuffy.

47 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Luker wasn’t at training, nor was he in the team photo.

Andy was at training though. He walked over from the rooms with Koz. 

Any chance that Luker could be in WA for family reasons?

5 hours ago, waynewussell said:

I asked Kilani if he was coming, he responded with, "How you going"

Did he say that with a sly wink?

7 hours ago, old dee said:

Thanks hardtack. Interesting it has not been explained by the person who made the comment. Enjoy 2025 hardtack. 

People are essentially lazy I think.

I just had the first chemotherapy session of my return, and feeling ok so far…but it is early days yet 😁. Hopefully this doesn’t spoil my 2025 too much; I will be on this for a few months, I suspect.

3 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Let’s hope the boys used Selley’s…………..

 

Tarzan’s Grip!

6 hours ago, old dee said:

What does “ a bit too good for demo leaders” mean?

Perhaps that a lot of posters have called out his previously thin build? He has bulked up quite a bit now.

1 hour ago, old dee said:

I know I am old but I have absolutely no idea what you are saying. Please explain! Sorry I couldn't help the last sentence but would still like to know.⁵

I think it’s a reference to the muscle definition in Jefferson’s arms, as can be seen in the photo above. But what would I know…I’m old as well.

Maybe it’s because I’m in Sydney and we aren’t saturated with radio (and TV maybe?) talk about AFL comings and goings, but I’ve noticed no media talk of us being a bottom 5 team or even being out of finals contention.

But there are good reasons why such a lack of confidence might exist… as has already been pointed out, our very poor second half of last season, we are the equal second oldest list in the comp, Trac is yet to show conclusively that there are no detrimental effects from his injuries (mental or physical), yes he’s looking much fitter physically, but Clarrie is yet to show conclusively that his head is back in the game, we have lost two very important cogs in ANB and Brayshaw (the latter definitely affected last season’s results…you’d hope so, but have we yet found a suitable replacement?), it is yet to be determined if we have a fully and effectively functioning forward line, rookies are known to often have the second year blues (otherwise they wouldn’t have coined a term for it), our new coaching line up is yet to show whether they will make the changes that will bring results (we’ll have to wait until game-day to find that out) and finally, something out of the club’s control, there are 17 other teams, all looking to improve their performances and who also have quality rookies and experienced older heads, so until we face them, we have no idea whether all of the aforementioned will see us rise or fall.

Having said all of that, and as I said in another topic, I believe we’ll finish in the eight, but not top four, meaning our odds for a premiership are not good.

1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

Who bought you to kill the party?

It’s my inner realist… let me apologise on my behalf.