hardtack

3 hours ago, Lil_red_fire_engine said:

Photo gallery on MFC site from today's training has various pics of AMW, Salem, CJ, Petty and McAdam in some level of ball work in individual shots. Good to see they're all passed the point of just running laps and hopefully on the way to match practice shortly.
Edit: And per social video Culley in some level of modified training.

Can you or someone please provide a link.. I honestly cannot find it at all…I’ve looked on both the MFC app and their web site, and the latest reports etc that I can find, all seem to be about the intra-club match and injury reports.

I can’t remember if I shared these already or not, but here are three Instagram links to my band, Los Romeos Oxidados, performing at the Marrickville Bowlo late last year; the second of which, Mystery Train, was severely affected by my chemo voice which needs a good set of songs to warm up…

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOYMNHak9RO/?igsh=MXh6enFyMjllZnpleQ==

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOA7AQ-E5Fs/?igsh=c3V3Nzl3NzU0MzZ2

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOvVCLik5Cp/?igsh=MXJldXBmYTBjeGIwZg==

8 minutes ago, DubDee said:

I would assume it is in the contract with Foxtel/Kayo that the AFL cannot provide a stream for games on pay TV.

Otherwise people would not fork out for Foxtel

Yeah, that makes sense.

Am sitting in ‘the chair’ (electric, but not electric) being topped up with toxic waste, as I commence the third cycle of this chemo regime!

I have set up a link at PayPal if anyone feels like they’d like to donate, as many won’t be able to attend my birthday gig in March (27th) and some might just like to donate anyway:

www.paypal.me/LosTromeosJug

All donations will be totalled up on the day following the gig and a screenshot provided as proof. 50% of the donations will be given to the Cancer Council of NSW. Again with screenshots. In the interests of transparency, the other 50% will go to buying books and films (and maybe some food even 😉) to help me while away the hours (and hours) spent reclining on my sofa…I’m a sofa loafer!

18 minutes ago, Bigfoot said:

None of the AFL practice matches are being broadcast on free to air television so we are in the same boat as all the other teams.

I have Foxtel, so I’m ok, but it would be nice if the AFL could stream these games like they did with all of the VFL games last year.

Garry Lyon looks like he’s been on a week long bender!! 😵‍💫😳

1 hour ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

Which is driving us all around the Fishermans Bend.

My father worked there when it was the govt aircraft factory, way way way back when.

4 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

He can't fall back on kicking goals or being an aerial threat.

He is a HD Holden competing with a new Mazda 3.

He’s in Sydney and I’m in Sydney…if he touches the aerial on my Mazda 3, I’ll be p!ssed!

18 hours ago, adonski said:

Someone has uploaded the full thing (minus the first 5 minutes)

I hope they included the blackout… that was riveting viewing!!

23 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

How much did we lose by?

There were no losers…footy was the winner!

21 hours ago, cam.noble1 said:

Too bad the game was at 10 this morning, I was in fact at school, was just wondering if anyone had a way to replay the game. Maybe Melbourne might make a YouTube replay???? Thanks, Cam.

Hi Cam, you would have been better off posting this in the main Melbourne Demons section as very few posters come into the General Discussion section.

As for your question, go to the Match Report on the MelbourneFC web page or app, scroll to the end of the report and you’ll find a link there to a full replay.

13 hours ago, picket fence said:

Still can't forgive King for Jettisoning the 2nd best player I have seen since Rob Flower. Disgrace!

I very much doubt he would have returned to his best, and I honestly don’t think he would have been terribly invested in the club, given that, and I’m purely guessing at this point and so may be wrong, he and King didn’t seem to hit it off too well. The other thing is that his delivery (along with Trac’s) had gone right off and he had never been good in front of goals to begin with.

Personally, I see his loss as a great opportunity for us to rejuvenate our midfield, with Windsor, Rivers, Pickett, and Culley all likely to spend a lot of time there, along with old stalwarts in Steele and Viney. Exciting times ahead!

As for Clarry, I seriously want to see him thrive at GWS, as I think a happy Clarry onfield will see a happier Clarry off field, and god knows he needs that. I’ll be watching him and getting behind him (except when we play them). The change of scenery plus the fact that he’ll have Hogan and Bedford there to keep him company, will do him good, plus GWS losing Green from their midfield will give him the opportunity to prove his worth.

7 hours ago, Deepfreeze said:

What was actually wrong with Angry's performance?

Just because Decastella and some other (American?) 'celebrity' were laughing began a narrative that the entire half time show was all his fault.

He sang 1 song and the batmobile would have had nothing to do with him. Play it again and tell me precisely what was wrong with his performance.

I didn’t like it. I’ve never been a fan of his, although he’s always had excellent guitarists who went on to better things; Ian Rilen being a case in point, playing with Rose Tattoo and then moving on to X and Sardine IV, both infinitely better bands, in my opinion.

You seem to have taken my comment personally? Are you related in some way?

2 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Jeffo landed heavily on his elbow. I hope he’s okay. He’s going great guns

He appeared to be touching his knee afterwards as he talked to teammates

I’m a little surprised that the stream quality, apart from it breaking for a bit, is so good. It’s a shame they can’t put up a name with each score, but I guess beggars can’t be choosers

Was that Matthews who scored white team’s only goal?

Do we have the team lists anywhere?

21 hours ago, The Lobster Effect said:

Great video. Who are some other Dees celebrities who could have hypothetically featured?

Ones off the top of my head (not all of them necessarily big names or likeable)... Neil Mitchell, Mike Sheahan, Derryn Hinch, Nazeem Hussein, Rob Sitch, Rob Gel, Mal Walden, 2 of the Sooshi Mango guys...

Rob McKenzie of McKenzie Theory fame

David Bland of the old TV mime show Kommotion (hosted by Ken Sparks)

Dave Bridie of Not Drowning Waving and My Friend the Chocolate Cake fame, and performed a brilliant version of Grand Old Flag on Marngrook Footy.

1 hour ago, Ghostwriter said:

I posted this in the Superbowl Halftime Show thread but it’s more relevant to this topic since it’s about training:

Speaking of music yesterday’s Gosch’s soundtrack was brought to us by CJ. He made the playlist specifically for training. At one point in warmups Reggie (XT) and CJ were kinda dancing, only for a few seconds but their timing/rhythm was super impressive. It got me thinking that perhaps dancing should be part of the training program. They already do yoga and pilates but dancing hones a different skill set.

Actually it’s interesting that you say that… now, my memory is currently as dodgy as, but I seem to recall that a few decades ago, maybe in the Gutnik years, someone was brought into the club to conduct ballet oriented training, to develop their ability to leap, and I’m guessing, to work on their balance.

55 minutes ago, binman said:

I think you missed the gag HT (Bad Bunny was 6 in 2001).

I wish I could blame my meds, but I was this stupid long before they came along 🤣

7 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Bad Bunny has been around a lot longer than most people realise.

I first became aware of him way back in 2001 when he appeared in the movie 'Donnie Darko'.

Wow! That I did not know! I loved that movie…must drag out the disc and watch it again.

5 hours ago, Tarax Club said:

“Was uns nicht umbringt, macht uns starker.”

(That what does not kill us, makes us stronger).

I saw that and immediately thought of Get Smart.

6 hours ago, Roost it far said:

Like injuries at training so are the days of our lives.

Like mince meat through an hourglass, so are the hammies at Gosch’s Paddock.

8 hours ago, BDA said:

Fair comment

I note you reference to an older generation of musicians. They expressed their politics through their music. Which I’m fine with. And I get the sense they meant what they sang about. I don’t get that sense from modern musicians. I’ve picked on bono because he can’t walk past a microphone without pontificating, yet he has some very questionable tax structures in place.

i guess its the hypocrisy that gets on my nerves

Yeah, I know what you mean…there is a lot of grandstanding, which I’m not keen on, but really, I don’t mind the politicking of Springsteen, the Dropkick Murphys, early Midnight Oil, and a number of others as they have pretty much been political animals from the get go.

I think that current events around the world have ‘enticed’ politically minded musicians out of the shadows… to me that’s understandable, but I don’t expect others to agree with what I think.

1 minute ago, Oxdee said:

So 15% of your national audience understood what he was saying. Enough said

Well, in all fairness, I’d say that maybe less than 2% of those watching Kid Rock would have understood what he was saying.