DEE fence

Mitch Robinson will be dropped, Fagan will grill him so bad.

Shows how on the money Goodwin was to use Brayshaw on Neale

Hardwick losing it in the box is fun too.

I actually find myself cheering for Lions as the underdog, world is strange.

Zorko a model citizen today, excellent inside 50, tiges being matched in middle by Lions.

Umpiring has been good, not too much whistle, only one obvious HTB missed.

McCluggage having a brilliant game, really impressive decision making, Lions aren't rolling over. Tiges playing like millionaires.

Richmond hardest to predict. Love that we are 50/50 at worst for every game we play. Not relying on miracles, and so thankful to the club for all their handwork.

Richmond, the attempt to sabotage Dusty will backfire spectacularly

It's never just one bloke, about a billion times more contagious than Covid, please hook him up to an IV, it's the lack of fluids that flattens you.

Fagan seems to be very dark on Robinson, I always thought it was against Melbourne he had his papers stamped.

Napier Hotel in Fitzroy / or the Standard, not a super big Dees crowd, but relaxed non feral crowd, good banter and no agro makes for a fun atmosphere and lots of good grub and fine beers to try.

Haven’t seen it posted anywhere bout Jason Taylor recruited Grundy, and he has been clear on the fact that he follows picks, I think he would have some very good insights into what Grundy offers that we might not be privy too. On the flip side, I am deeply suspicious of Grundy’s injury, we should get Richmond to proof him..

Another foot injury 😕 so sad for the kid, seems like absolute tattslotto the outlook/prognosis for these injuries when it happens to a Demon.

More than happy for you to be right, I just think the Pies can't keep pulling this 'just in time' offense, whereas I think we have scars on Geelong in finals. Rohan and some other front runners just consistently fail in the finals furnace. Geelong Swans and maybe Richmond (who really must be congratulated for doing a Lazarus) are the only serious teams left everyone else is noise.

Selwood meets Viney, I am so looking forward to us playing Geelong. There is a reason why the cats have them as a sponsor, they need a large supply of tidy whiteys before a Demons game.

Do you reckon he had the white paint ready?

So in Sudan we have a vast fleet of white 4WD (sadly Toyotas and not Range Rovers, all of the old MFC stickers I have get stuck on a rear windshield whenever I travel to a new sub office. I was most chuffed when an Essendon supporter from another agency OCHA, was in Damazine and sent me a picture asking 'is this you?'. The other pics are from Finland on the ferry, driving around after the Carlton win with the scarf out the window.

A small matter I suppose but from the vision showed there was no remonstration with Ladhams from the rest of the team. Question is was there anyone getting in Ladham's face after that dog act? Again only on vision shown I couldn't understand why Weed didn't body Ladhams.

Patrick McCartin is a key worry for me, was AA worthy this year - I feel like he is really going to shine in these finals. Personally I think we have to attack with smaller types providing running pressure. I think he would eat Tmac alive at the moment.

For all that Weed has not been what we hoped in the fwd line, he still represents a huge investment in time and method. He is obviously a good clubman and popular so I don’t see the need for him to find himself somewhere else, if he can fill a role in Ruck and execute that is worth something. Neville Jetta was a small forward failure, he went on to be a brilliant backman, Tmac was becoming a liability with his disposal in back half and looping kicks and became a gun forward. Just because Weed is not Tom Lynch doesn’t mean he is without value. And there are no ‘good’ ruckman hiding out there in plain sight. I mean Preuss is still on a list and he offered less than Weid did in his time in the ruck for us. One of the things that makes us potent at the moment is the team synergy, I am not saying it is the only thing or trumps other factors, just that it should be part of the calculus.

Too slick for me

The Swedes are the Nordic surrender monkeys who gave up Finland to the Russians in 1809, Helsinki, Finland since 1917 Hyva Suomi. Spent the summer (now) teaching the Finns to kick a Sherrin

Am in Helsinki for 1st Final, fast streaming net and mad sports friends, Sudan for the Grand Final sadly, will use a diplomat mates house for the fast net there. Watch AFL is ok, sometime the sound doesn’t run the same as the picture which can be frustrating.

Not being rude, but are you old enough to remember Elliot and Kernahan ? When I was young I thought Jezza, Fitzpatrick and Doull were gods, badly wished Rattan was playing for us and jealous as hell of Kouta, but between the 1st two names I mentioned and being patronized during the 80s and 90s by Carlton supporters... cannot agree