La Dee-vina Comedia

Always like an article that states the bleeding obvious as if it's an original thought..."The Demons are keen to land a first-class replacement for Pert..." Really? That's such an insight! Who would have thought.

The bottom photo could be of Josh Schache fans, of course.

Wrong thread. I assume this should be in the Lookalikes thread comparing these two with Mick Martyn and David Neitz (the post-retirement version)

I love these reports. Please keep them coming. What I struggle with is the idea that players won't make mistakes while training. If that were the case, it would suggest our defensive pressure isn't good enough! So, while I appreciate every training report, I also recognise that if all we ever heard was that the onballers and forwards were dominating, I'd be worried about our defence.

It's also disappointing that the new draftees don't have their photos on the MFC website against their jumper numbers.

Just goes to show that I get all my footy news from Demonland, not the MFC's own website. But thanks for providing the link.

Wouldn't mind having this thread pinned to make it easy to find out who is who, particularly among the new players and those with new numbers.

Unprofessional? Maybe. Or perhaps he's got a sense of humour and is just trolling Fremantle and its supporters.

Is this what you used?

I like what I read, but it doesn't necessarily mean he'll be ready for round 1. For a start, those words don't tell us whether he's fit enough, whether he understands the gameplan, or whether he understands the role Goodwin wants him to play. Nevertheless, I'm optimistic about him and hope that he does well.

I have no idea if Bell wants the Melbourne CEO role, or whether Melbourne wants Bell. But, just for the purposes of this thread discussion, let's just say that's going to happen. How should Bell deal with this latest Pickett news/gossip right now?

Ah well...but I've now solved #12. But am I first to do so?

I'm not old enough to remember Barassi as a Melbourne footballer, so Flower is clearly the best player I've seen in a Melbourne jumper. Also, the most watchable. I have never understood how he only received the B&F once. All I can think of is that the voters of the award in his time held him to impossible standards that others did not have to meet. I concur with earlier comments that the MFC should do more to recognise him. I like the idea of an award named after him...but what should it be for?

Noah Taylor to play Max in the movie version.

It's not that long ago that footballers used to have too much say about returning to the ground after being concussed. Taking the decision away from players after receiving abdominal injuries seems like the next logical step to protect players from themselves.