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I shed a tear when this man passed…

My former bandmate’s son, Tom Ralphs (based in Norwich, UK); oh, and he happens to be wearing one of my band’s t-shirts 😉

Is there any chance they might opt for Noah Yze over Sinema?

You seem to be channeling a certain world leader PF 😉

I would suggest everyone holds off the criticism full stop. He was putting in the effort over the last preseason, and by all reports looking the goods, until he was floored by an Achilles injury, which I’m sure he would have preferred not to suffer! He didn’t choose to get injured, and for the fact that he is still prepared to try to get himself back on the park, he should be lauded rather than admonished! I’d love to see him succeed, although I do get the feeling time may be his biggest enemy, but if not, then I’m not going to begrudge him seeing out his contract, at least playing competitive footy at Casey.

If you’re going to take on a profile name of Ted Lasso, shouldn’t you perhaps, be taking on a more conciliatory position 😉

On Demonland, 40 IS whippersnapper territory!

Is it an indication of how highly we rate Tom Matthews, that this topic is yet to bear his name in the title (when they’re usually updated within seconds). Poor… what was his name again?

I guess that’s what my son was getting at (no, I’m not throwing him under the bus 🤣), so yes, I do understand your point.

I’m so happy that we’ve taken Latrelle onboard, as it’s about time we had another X factor player running around in our forward line (well, since his cousin has gone into the mid-field, in a more or less permanent posting). There’s a certain regular poster on here, who I hope won’t take a fence at my comments, but, as my son so wisely pointed out, Sharp would likely have no place in the team in the short term, as he would be somewhat superfluous, seeing that we have Viney and Steele there already. Also, I’d think that Taylor et al are looking forward to next year’s stronger draft, to pick up a mid or two, and there’s also every likelihood we’ll be making another play for Humphrey. Oh, and I’m reminded of another player who had a lot of x-factor about him, but who’d played little senior level football (Darwin and a trial at Port Melbourne) and was taken pick 3 in the rookie draft, Aaron Davey.

Not from the Thredgolds of ‘Thorough Grip Garterettes’ fame, by any chance?

The dilly-dallying didn’t annoy me half as much as all of that shilly-shallying!!

And Petracca says (in a Monty Python voice, of course). “I’m not dead yet!”

Interesting choices, given that he is 191cm.

Being a now youthful team: An ominous entry onto the playing field:

If you’re after something energised and not necessarily linked directly to ‘demons’ as such, I’d go for this…

I am the god of hell-fire…

Happening to me as well, but no solution that I’m aware of, I’m afraid. It seems to be rather haphazard, not doing it all the time.

And if it was at Casey and we played like we are today, we still would have lost; other than our first quarter, we’ve played incredibly poor footy.

I reckon that if we trade up we’ll possibly throw in a future first (GCS pick) so we can get a high first plus a pick that could get us Dovistan (otherwise Pickett). If we just go with 7 & 8, then there’s every chance we’ll grab Dovistan with 8. As you can tell, I’m absolute dog [censored] when it comes to this sort of thing 🤣

I’d be happy for us to get Grlj, if for no other reason than to see what BT does with his name, and Dovaston… if we missed Grlj, I’m starting to like the look of Oliver Greeves. I haven’t seen any footage of him playing, but I like what I’ve read in Twomey’s Phantom Form Guide… “Greeves was unavailable to test at the Draft Combine through illness, with the midfielder ruled out of participating. The midfielder has put up some very good performances this season, and it's his capacity to go forward and be a threat that has clubs considering him early on as well. He kicked 4.2 from 35 disposals in Eastern's preliminary final, and also had 24 disposals and a goal in the Ranges' Grand Final win. A bigger-bodied midfielder who can easily shift forward and be a marking target.”

I actually like the look of Oliver Greeves.

I’m hopeful we might pick up Harry Dean, just so we can give him the nickname of ‘Stanton’.

Actually my bad Macca…turns out he was born in Victoria and then went to NZ.

More of my recent acquisitions: Katsuhito Ishii Collection Modern Times (Criterion) Seven Samurai Limited Edition Das Cabinet Des Dr Caligari All Astro Boy episodes from all series Frankenstein Complete Legacy Collection Being There Space 1999 The Ultimate Collection Hiroshima Mon Amour (Criterion) Torch the Battery Boy Complete Series 1&2 What Dreams May Come The Residents Present: Triple Trouble Essential Godard Box Set Brunuel Box Set Mystery Train (Criterion) Essential Fellini Collection (Criterion) Repulsion (Criterion) Vincent Price Collection Silent Avant-Garde Pink Flamingos (Criterion) Female Trouble (Criterion) Polyester (Criterion) There were a number of others of the Criterion Collection as well - these are all a mix of Blu Ray and UHD 4K discs.