Bitter but optimistic

An excellent question Timothy, I too would like to know more about the selection panel.

A decent after dinner port will help in that case. I'd keep him away from the cheese board though

For which we are ever grateful Saty !

The owner wanted to get a pokies licence but some local wowser group and the council opposed it. It went to VCAT and he was rolled. He owns two other pubs with pokies so basically, he cracked the [censored] and closed it. I don't give a flyer either way about pokies but the council was small minded in this. They and the community would have been better off to work with the owner. IE demand certain improvements and investments for their support. There have been some attempts to revive it but without success.

Thank you for your aristocratic concern Earl. Yes, the local Public House is as dead as that famous parrot, and has been for some years. A dispute over " one armed bandits", was the crux of the problem. A sad sign of the times but I do keep The Manor's cellar amply stocked.

Fumbles!!! You'd think it was wet weather game.

Geez what a ruck blooper by DeKonig .

Want have a punt on how many more before the final siren Stiffy?

Good call Stiffy - should have been a free.

Yep. First bite to McKay.

Just turned on the footy and the first thing I cop is Lynch's stupid mug! FMD! Time for a refill.

Please tell me you're not going to keep this throughout the season Demonstone.

Can't believe some of the above posts. People actually go to the footy and don't drink booze!!! I just opened a Shiraz to help recover from the shock.

A few going for a Melbourne/Filth Grand Final. That would be huge but I can't see it - Collingwood are not good enough. Clarrie for the Brownlow. I would love it but sadly can't see it either. He and Trac just pick each other's pockets too much.

I watched the game against Richmond and actually thought we were too good for pre season - it liked abut round six form. I'll be an interested watcher of the tigers tonight to try and get a gauge on our form.

As usual I shall manoeuvre my prodigious buttocks into my reserved seat on Saturday and drink plenty of overpriced beer. I expect Moonshadow ( a defrocked Demonlander) will also be there ...and possibly Biffen ( also a defrocked Demonlander). I expect nothing less than a comfortable victory over the denizens of Melbourne's less salubrious barrio .

I must say I feel more warped than usual - I just backed Carlton to roll the Tiggers.

Indeed dc - the good old days! Who can forget a day at the footy (or moreso a day at the cricket) with a few mates and an esky roughly the size of a ute's tub.

I'll just add my worst. The price of beer, I believe is going up again. A very moderate intake of say one pregame and one per quarter would leave a $50 plus hole in The Manor's coffers.

In order to get some value in a pre season multi, I have included Port Adelaide in my final eight. Not much love for them above - does anyone else think they can make it?

At the moment, I am planning to hook up The Manor's glampervan and drive to Alice for the game. However, if Melbourne's weather is really depressing around that time , I may watch the game from Thailand - possibly in the company of The mayor of Bangkok @Sir Why You Little! A question though. If I do go to Alice, can I simply produce my membership card to gain admission, or must I make some sort of booking?

Fritsch out mmmmm! I’d like to know just what his injury is.

Please don't donate your empty booze bottles picket - you'd fill the place up.

Pah !!! I can do that with a golf ball. Without trying.

Good on him -he's put his hand up. He just has to keep doing that and hope for an opportunity.