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It sounds as though Ben is in a better place now, which is terrific.

Was that @WalkingCivilWar taking the money? I should’ve said hi, whilst making her go back and forth for the Pepsi Max! Maybe we should have a designated Demonland area for those wishing to say hello?

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H fellas - a couple of observations from me: - I’ve posted over the last year or so that we have looked heavy or under pressure in games: a stark contrast to 2021, where we played with freedom and flair. Whether this was the weight of expectation or not, we seem to have returned to a more joyous way of playing this season, which no doubt has contributed to our good start. - Hats off to Lingers, who is starting to return to his best. The last couple of games have seen the return of his gut running return and his defensive ability, helping the transition from the back line. A fit and firing Lingers is a joy to see!

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Only on a Melbourne fans’ forum 😂

Why do they play Melbourne games at the 'G?! Because it's our home ground! Why do they let other teams play there is a more pertinent question. I actually thought 44k was pretty good yesterday, given the weather. The Shane Warne stand (where I sit) is always going to be emptier than the MCC, which was pretty full all around to the Olympic Stand, for Melbourne games. As an aside - we have a great view from our seats, but those sunny afternoon games early in the season are a killer!

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To top it off, we have to see Cameron Ling’s cheesy grin, cracking inbred Geelong in-jokes with Dangerfield and Holmes.

I find it interesting that the accepted narrative in footy journalism is to speculate about player moves before most teams have even started the year. We’ve had Oliver, Petty, JUH amongst others. I thought it was ‘not done’ to speak about other teams’ contracted players? In public at least? This industry is becoming a deeper and darker cesspool, with the journalists lying on their backs at the bottom, feeding on it all.

Correct - the desperation for relevance from some of these people is beyond ridiculous. Oliver is in the middle of a massive contract - no team can afford to give us what is required for us to give up Clarry.

Good take on Max - he looks like he’s had enough (in a good way) and is ready to play angry 😤

Absolutely correct - he may not have intended to have ended his career, but no doubt he was intending to leave a bit on Gus. He'll have to live with that - as Gus said, the scans showed that there was a significant damage after the QF. Pies fans still saying nothing to see here - Maynard got off. Doesn't make it alright.

Worse - it was the Collingwoood chant.

Great pick up! Love it! 18 years?! Pfff! Peanuts - we've waited 57 before! No - I believe that the great avenger is already a Dees player - in the midst of adversity, people with character come to the fore!

To paraphrase Paul Kelly: “They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn. And in the hour of the greatest slaughter, the great avenger is being born.” Resurgam

That’s a fair point - Top 4 in the past 3 seasons is some achievement. I guess I was highlighting the fact I haven’t been convinced over the past couple of years - I get that the ladder doesn’t lie - but I don’t quite believe this team at the moment.

That's certainly the other way of looking at it! Hopefully, you're right.

I don't disagree with what he says at all. Even though we made Top 4 the last 2 years, I have to say that there weren't many games that I didn't go home feeling underwhelmed at the performance - even though we might have got the win. Winning ugly is all very well to get the Top 4 opportunity, but you need to back that up where it matters - so far we haven't. It felt at the games, over the last couple of years, as though it was a real slog for the players. Where there was a real freedom and joy in the way the team played in 2021, the past two years have seemed very heavy and burdensome (I get that we had a target on our backs in 2022). I'm not sure what the answer is, by the way, although I believe we should be using Kozzy in a Bobby Hill type role. Hopefully, in Billings and Windsor, we have recruited some better ball users, although we can't load Windsor up with expectation at this stage. It will be interesting to see if there is a marked difference in game style this year - certainly something needs to freshen up, to put a bit of spark back: at the moment, to me, it all feels a bit stale.

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I know - but I’m still salty after they changed the NGA rules to give Mac Andrew to GC. It does sound as though those players are rated quite highly, though.

Yes …And the Dees begin their influx of F/S with Kalani White in 2025 and Marley Davey the year after, I believe. Although, I think Noah Yze is available next year, but that doesn’t fit my narrative 😂

AFL to overhaul draft on Father/Son picks “What’s that you say? The Dees have got three gun father son picks coming up? Time to put a stop to this!” It’s about making clubs part with first round picks to secure F/S if their selection gets nominated in the first round, to stop what happened this year, with R1 bloating out to 29 picks. The idea will be overseen by Geoff Walsh and was proposed by Graeme Allen (and Steven Wells) as soon as the Daicos boys were picked up for nothing.