At Least I Saw a Flag

Turner's great. What a (mid season?) draft pick he turned out to be. 200+ game player.

What could possibly go wrong?

If Lynch plays, so should TMac. Glad to see that the thug Nankervis isn't playing. He usually tries to assault Max. X. Taylor ... needs to adapt to the faster pace of AFL. Probably good for him to get another run, this time against a weaker team. Heath ... definite yes from me. Even though Richmond's ruck stocks are depleted. Is McAdam still on our list? If so, has he been playing for Casey?

I wonder if the boys were somehow spurred on to produce such a wonderful performance by the need to redeem themselves from the 'shame' of the previous week. 🤔

I hate the filth so much.

So good they named a highway after him ... albeit the shortest highway in Australia.

Just watched the replay. (I was at the match.) That kick by Culley to Roo right at the end was really good... so composed.

I actually don't mind Healy as a commentator. Seems I'm the odd one out here. I'm not sure that the players who are out injured are necessarily best 23 any more ... other than Bowey, and perhaps Rivers. However future injuries will presumably facilitate their returns to the side at some stage ... I'm thinking Tmac, Viney, Salem. In each case, I think lack of pace is perhaps the main issue. I can relate to that ... even I've slowed down!!

Wow ... best match since 2021 GF!! I'm really happy for myself ... and for GW and Demon Army who put in so much!!

With the utmost respect, I think that’s a bit of a binary trap. There’s a fundamental distinction between being 'prepared' for an unfavourable outcome and being indifferent to the qualitative manner in which it occurs. To suggest that any critique of a performance constitutes a 'caveat' on acceptance is to dismiss the very nature of elite sports. Sport isn’t merely a spreadsheet of wins and losses; it’s a performance of intent and an execution of systems. One can be perfectly composed in the face of a defeat—accepting the four points are gone—while still identifying a performance that falls below the threshold of professional expectation. If we view every loss as identical, we lose the ability to distinguish between a team that is building toward something and a team that is experiencing a systemic collapse. Requiring a baseline of effort and tactical discipline isn't about 'conditional' acceptance; it’s about maintaining a standard. To conflate the two is to ignore the indicators that actually determine a club's long-term trajectory.

I think peeps can accept losses ... I can. But there are losses ... and there are losses. And this falls into the latter category. Happy to elaborate if required.

Let me add one ... Garry 'genuine sh#t bloke' Lyon's 'commentary'. Or to keep it simple, just Garry "genuine sh#t bloke' Lyon.

I asked before the match "What could go wrong?" Having watched the match, I think the answer should have been "everything".

Hmm, I'm not sure the Demons will win this.

Not ideal