Meggs

1 hour ago, Monbon said:

Any chance of naming them? 

Need some help with a couple…

Sitting down in order:

Russell Robertson, David Neitz, Dr Andrew Daff, Andrew Leoncelli, Anthony McDonald, Travis Johnstone, Daniel Ward

Standing up in order:

Nathan Brown, tall guy?, Guy Rigoni (his daughter Gemma has just been recruited to our AFLW team), ??, Brad Green, Alistair Nicholson, the reverend Neil Daniher, Paul Hopgood, Ben Dutchy Holland, Bring Back Stephen Powell, ??, Rod Grinter.

2 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Hawks trying to punch multiple of our players.

Hopefully not punching them, just pinching.

Nice conspiracy theory DS, Libby and Daisy are close.   Time will tell 😎.

20 hours ago, Storm Boy said:

Hi Megs. Are you confident that the Melbourne AFLW side will be able to keep the team together and reject lucrative offers from other clubs. 

Good question.  On the recent AFLW Tagged Podcast, Ruby Schleischer also raised this issue.  Expecting movement.

Gold Coast are chasing our defender Charlotte Wilson and along with speedy father-daughter selection Jemma Rigoni joining us, there's 2 changes already.  

Gemma Bastiani has written a piece here highlighting some of our weaknesses. 

List management will inevitably result in some existing players moving clubs this offseason but hopefully none of the untouchables.  

A big-bodied midfielder and a strong key defender would surely be on top of our shopping list.  

3 hours ago, Dees_In_October said:

This is the first year that I feel like what we added in personnel or game plan was consolidation rather than progress. 

Great post @Dees_In_October

100% concur with this particular statement.

Blaithin Mackin certainly one exception who has improved and Aimee looks a keeper.  Agree on Goldie too.  Our Irish contingent really stood up these last 3 ordinary weeks.

Thanks @Dees_In_October 

Rhi comes straight in if she’s cherry ripe.

We really miss the run of Casey and Lampy.

Cats will be a serious challenge this week.

Nah 😎let Brisbane defeat Adelaide at home this weekend while we knock off North on Saturday to go top of the ladder.

Then in round 10, after beating Freo in round 9, we defeat Brisbane to become minor premiers, McLelland trophy winners and first dibs on a home grand final at Ikon….

6.  Edo Z, was incredible with 5 marks, 5 goals and a poster.  BOG?

5.  Gay, Maddi was strong all day and led our defensive group 

4.  Goldie, incredible energy and matched the Crows’ strength at the contest

5. Hanksy, was in everything trying her best against the Crows’ behemoths

6. Hore, moved into the middle by Mick to counteract their mid strength which reduced our forward power 

Special mention to Lize Mac with 2 fantastic running goals.

4 goals in 6:47?

Dying moments of last season’s Grand Final, Captain Kate intercepts Brisbane’s last foray and kicks to VC Tyla for a game saving mark.  

On field leadership.  Great choices.

1 hour ago, Dees_In_October said:

Agree that a mix of Casey and Princes Park games is preferable. I also like that PP attracts a different crowd of Dees fans. We're also undefeated at PP from five starts and it's becoming the preferred finals venue.

Yes, those Ikon evening vibes have been an enjoyable experience for Dees fans.  Winning helps! 

The Season 8 opener against the Pies on Friday September 1, with Bri Davey and Brit Bonnici returning, will be a cracker.  

Will they run a practice game double header like they did last season?   Hope so.

On 6/14/2023 at 11:07 AM, ex52k2 said:

 In looking this up I noticed that round 14  2015   adelaide  vs  geelong  match was cancelled, can anybody remember why?

The tragic passing of Adelaide senior coach Phil Walsh.

1 hour ago, Jjrogan said:

Steven Baker gotta be the tagger.  He was suspended for 28 games in his career. 

Retired from AFL, then got suspended for 6 weeks for rough conduct in a preseason game for Sorrento!

Had to be de-registered from all forms of football but he won his appeal.  

Yes, he was an ‘Thug’.  Regularly terrorised Aaron Davey, a true Saint, and once KO’d The Whizz earning a 7 week suspension.

7 minutes ago, Kent said:

By the way who's is the female host with Robbo

That’s AFLW Demon premiership KPD Libby Birch, no 9 😎

Thanks @Dees_In_October Aimee certainly has an impressive CV.   

Watching her Gaelic football highlights you can see she has a turn of speed, shows good strength, possesses the Mackin Family candy store and is a natural left footer !

Meggs is excited.

Hope these mounting injuries aren’t somehow related to the newly laid turf post the Ed Sheerin concert…we play tmrw night

The standard of footy tonight is terrific. Two Top 4 teams for sure.    Max Holmes looks a beauty.  What could’ve been.

Anyway it’s such a contrast to last night’s fumblefest.   Enjoying this entertainment.

Meggs would argue that the AFLCA champion players award rating system has slightly more gravitas than Mr Robinson’s rambling prognostications.   So let’s not pay too much attention to him, Clarry should be no. 1.

Previous ‘Demon’ winners of AFLCA:

2022 Oliver / Miller,  2021 Oliver,  2018 Gawn and in 2006 Simon Goodwin 😉

Just now, Return to Glory said:

Brisbane getting the rub of the green big time.

The umpires non call when it was clearly holding the ball allowed Brisbane to kick inside 50 and receive a 50:50 free and convert.  That’s the quarter time difference, a free kick.  Hopefully over the course of the game it evens out.

The conditions here are not conducive for high scoring footy. We are doing pretty well considering the wind and now the rain…nonetheless a few good opportunities went begging that first half.

8 minutes ago, poita said:

I think I'd rather get Adelaide in the QF and an easier preliminary final, than vice versa. Then hope that Adelaide can surprise Brisbane on the other side.

North are building ominously towards finals and will likely finish 4th (they should defeat Richmond next week).  Their Irish girls are slamming it, Wall is a beast, and Jazzy Garner is (close to) the best player in the league.

If we miss top spot (more likely than not) then Brisbane will have to play North.  The Lions 🦁 may well be surprised.

But we are building nicely too.  Our depth and skills and the evenness of our list has positioned us as genuine Season 7 contenders.  

Just watching the goal kicking practice, it’s very windy here.  No rain clouds at least.  

18 hours ago, BDA said:

Just watched the Crows Geelong game. Crows scraped home by 2 points.

I don't think the Crows are at the same level this year at all. You can't write them off because they're a champion team but I don't think they can win it. It's us and the Lions I reckon

North look awesome this afternoon at Victoria Park against the Pies.  A 5-goal 2nd quarter and up 25 points at HT.  There’s still a half to play though.

Geelong have really improved so not surprised they did well.  Crows are still a threat but agree they are look inferior to the Season 6 version.

On 10/4/2022 at 12:25 PM, BDA said:

The doggies have had a soft run. they've beaten GWS, Freo, Port and the Hawks who are all siting in the bottom 6. They've been beaten by North and Geelong

We'll beat them handy I reckon. 

Agree @BDA

Meggs is in USA with no coverage unfortunately so will be appreciatively monitoring this thread for updates 😎
 

1 hour ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Well done Richmond.  Kept Brisbane down in the leaders pack. 18 points to 14!!!

Starce suggested they may have been a bit too pleased with themselves after beating us last week. 

A nice vibe at Ikon.