Tarax Club

Tom McDonald fit and firing there is no dilemma.

Incommunicado for first 3 quarters due to work/travel commitments. (The scenery was superb though). Only able to switch on for the final stanza, been a top day. Go you mighty Demons!!!

Regular bathing is OK WJ its good hygiene, main thing is don't drink the bath water...

Floral parts are in groups of four for both poppy and fuchsia. Fuchsia has additional coloured sepals typically deep pink petals are darker.

Flower power is definitely in!

6 Christian Petracca 5 Max Gawn 4 Clayton Oliver 3 Jake Lever 2 Jack Viney 1 Bayley Fritsch Honourable mentions; Ed Langdon Angus Brayshaw Christian Salem Kysaiah Pickett Tom McDonald Adam Tomlinson Neville Jetta Steven May Overall; Team with growing belief

Seen those big bad p*ssy cats right out of the ‘G’

Getting the impression Picket your MO is somewhat like this guy.

Last eve’s game at ‘G’ was exemplified by the wet weather skills of the modern footballer. Coaches and particularly players take note, less handball more kicking please. The judicious use of the kick off the ground was also most effective.

Competitive performance just need to lower the ? when going inside 50. Call on Kayo is that Adelaide centric now on ?. These people need to get out of town occasionally.

Given 2020 was an unusual year for the AFL competition prepared to cut #18 some slack. In fact to these eyes his form earlier in the disrupted, uncertain road trip that was the season was not “putrid” (sic) but contributed positively to the team performance. The hub experience was not to every team or individuals liking. Perhaps changing nappies and disrupted sleep patterns away from home were a factor. If footy IQ and high level forward skills are required JM should be seriously considered.

Yes Maxie’s Massive ball drop doesn’t help, provides plenty of opportunity for deviation off the perpendicular or other arcane voodoo to kick in.

In Max’s circumstances he should always ‘aim’ for the right peg. Maybe he should consider old “Chicken Legs” as his personal goal kicking coach. Seemed to be all over it from the commentary box. That being said, have seen Max kick a super checkside goal on the run from the boundary at Mararra. Using the non-preferred hoof facing down field! Pressure was off of course, practice shenanigans.

Picket your training posts (in this neck of the woods at least) have now achieved legendary status. Glad they're back! Best read of the week on DL by a country kilometer. Stirring stuff! Set the scene for a late Sunday showdown at the 'G'. May the PA be belting out Alice Cooper's Welcome to My Nightmare and the boyz come out with real intent.

6 Max Gawn 5 Ed Langdon 4 Kysaiah Pickett 3 Jayden Hunt 2 Christian Petracca 1 Jack Viney Honourable mentions; Luke Jackson Clayton Oliver Jake Lever Trent Rivers James Jordon Adam Tomlinson Angus Brayshaw Overall; A comprehensive team performance led admirably by Captain Max.

After the massive disappointment of the previous year's Grand Final let down, enthusiasm still resided within, all be it deep and almost dormant. Got there just before the start of the game and unwisely decided to forego the purchase of a Season's ticket. (Although ultimately it was to prove was another disappointing season finale). Don't remember much about the game itself, although Richard Osborne was clearly a threat, but do recall the No. 52, Stephen Tingay's very first kick in league footy. A tremendous snap from a fair distance out, that sailed high through the goal posts for the winner. The excitement in the old Southern Stand standing room area was palpable. Possibly reminiscent of the effect engendered by Kossie Pickett's "X" factor performance last weekend. Of course Stephen Tingay went on to establish himself as a great warrior for the MFC and a fan favourite. Although his MFC career was markedly effected by footy's and life's vicissitudes.

Memory probably doesn't serve me that well HT, however this you tube tribute video to Killer Kowalski appears to show KK applying a sleeper hold to an opponent. Of course he was renown for his abdominal claw hold which has an 'infamous' Melbourne Demons connection. In 1967, the Australian television presenter Don Lane (expat yank and Demons supporter) irritated Kowalski during an apparently friendly interview and was attacked with the Kowalski claw hold.

Got a real Buzz out of that! Goody putting the sleeper hold on Rats! Brings back memories of World Championship Wrestling and the great Killer Kowalski.

Delivered in Spades against Saints!

1 Clayton Oliver 2 Christian Salem 3 Christian Petracca 4 Steven May 5 Kosiah Pickett 6 Jayden Hunt Honourable mentions; Tom McDonald Adam Tomlinson Tom Sparrow Max Gawn Alex Neil-Bullen Nathan Jones

While disagreeing with your prognosis. Concur about the underwhelming performance of small defenders with the exception of Neville Jetta. Trent Rivers had some rookie moments where he appeared all at sea. Jayden Hunt's contribution last week has been under some scrutiny here on DL, but #3 has seemingly eluded the heat of the spotlight. But from where we're sitting needed to be working much harder and had little impact. Of course the exemplary performance of the tall defenders 'plastered over' some of the obvious cracks. As a collective those aforementioned gentlemen will need to lift their performance to counter the threat of the saints small forwards.

Superior coiffure?

6 May 5 Lever 4 McDonald 3 Jetta 2 Tomlinson 1 Jordon honourable mentions; Spargo Pickett Oliver Petracca