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To quote jackaub from December last year in the Your Expectations for 2017 thread: "Sports bet have us at $23, tenth place behind Essendon. Go Figure!" From my point of view, I believe that if we had not had the important player outs we have had this year, this thread would not have seen the light of day.

Well on the bright side, if we were winning easily every week, playing finals and winning flags, all you'd have to look forward to would be our inevitable fall from grace.

Just looked out the hotel window, sky is mostly blue, some wind, but not gusty, and according to the weather app on my phone, any chance of rain will be 0% by 1:30pm at which time the temperature will be 11c (feels like 1c). This has been a public service announcement.

Well, we made it to our Kingston accommodation and decided to wander down to the shops to stock up on some food. Weather is a little windy, very light rain but made worse by the fact it's [censored] cold. Went to IGA and found the shelves are almost as empty as the footpaths... it was only 4pm and the place is like a ghost town!

If Patton doesn't get up to play on Saturday, they are without their top 3 goal scorers in Cameron, Patton and Greene. Lobb, their next best, has scored half as many goals as Greene. It's a very hard decision for GWS... do they risk Patton knowing that if he does a hammy it will directly impact their finals campaign, or do they risk losing the game and potentially a top 4 spot?

Just saw on AFL 360, Patton is in doubt.

"It was a horrible loss, as horrible as I can remember." Not hard to see why your words were construed the way they were. Given the playing conditions, the fact the Roos had a pretty much full strength team on board, their familiarity with the ground and the fact that they were coming off a strong performance the week before, the loss was probably not as surprising as many seem to think.

I get the feeling that if yesterday's loss was a sign of pressure getting to the players based on the possibility of playing finals, then I expect it will be a very quick exit if we actually do play finals.

Garlett stuck one really good tackle... can't recall which quarter or who it was on, but the thing that made it stand out was the fact that he used both arms to wrap the player up, while most others were throwing out one arm hoping to snare a player.

Any income from pokies is a "gross" figure (in the worst possible sense of the word).

Likewise DOF... we're in the Hill Stand 2.

Damn... I just upgraded from my VIC16 because I was told it WOULD work on the C64

I lived in Canberra for a total of about 3 years in the 70's and more recently (in the last decade) would stay there frequently for work. Over that time, it has certainly improved as a place to visit and there are some good eateries and bars around Kingston and Manuka. My son and I are staying in Kingston so it's a short walk to the ground.

Was on an iMac using Firefox

One possible "bug"... the "Mark Forum as Read" button/link at the bottom of the Demonland Forums page, doesn't appear to do anything (it appears there is no longer a "Mark Site as Read" option).

I would think it might relate more to his involvement with the RAP program.

I would have signed their admission papers for the rubber room.

Just the other day I was considering suggesting the site needed more "like" button options a la farcebook (angry, laugh, thumbs up etc)... nice to see.

We're learning to win more than we lose... foot on the throat can come later.

I suspect the negative is that wearing a helmet may give the wearer a false sense of security and so, rather than attacking the play with more caution, they may in fact go in harder, increasing the risk of further concussions (particularly if helmets don't significantly slow down the rate at which the brain is forced against the inside of the skull).

My son and I are heading down from Sydney. I booked tickets through the members option on the MFC website and we are in the Hills Stand section 2. http://manukaoval.com.au/ticketing/seating-plan/

My only concern from this game related to the condition in which Max and Oliver finished. I get the feeling that Oliver may have at some point towards the end, gone to ground and jarred his right knee... he was heavily favouring that leg and keeping it straightened, and the knee itself was very heavily coated in dirt. i think my favorite play of the day was Hogan's second goal...the way in which he fell off his opponent to gather the ball and run into goal was pure genius!

Doesn't he play for Carlton?

Have we been allowed one advantage yet? I'm not usually a critic of the umpiring, but this certainly looks like a systematic approach to slow down our run.

Well, it could be said that most of the interstate teams lend a lie to the theory, as they have at one time or another been able to consistently win on the road and follow up at home. I'd be more inclined to think it's the time and effort spent playing in extremely humid conditions that drains the players, rather than the travel component.