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TRAINING: Tuesday 19th March 2024
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to WalkingCivilWar's topic in Melbourne Demons
Love your work WCW, but there are a couple of nicknames you've used who I can't identify. It may be obvious to others, but who are Jibba and Knuckles (sounds like the name of a kid's TV program). -
I find the Sicily decision to be quite strange. Kicking a player deliberately is horrendous behaviour and should be penalised strongly. I would have thought if he's guilty, it should be a three week penalty, irrespective of any harm to the recipient. Alternatively, if he didn't connect, I can see an argument that he should get off altogether. Irrespective of my view, I expect Sicily to play next week.
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VOTES: Rd 01 vs Western Bulldogs
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
6. Oliver 5. Gawn 4. May 3. Billings 2. Petracca 1. Chandler -
TRAINING: Monday 11th March 2024
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to kev martin's topic in Melbourne Demons
I'm not sure about the argument that Salem doesn't have leg speed. See this article from 2021. I appreciate it's now 2024, but at least it's fact-based, rather than a subjective assessment. -
When did the expression "speed on the ball" first get used? It seems to me to be a recent addition to the AFL commentary lexicon. And is it an expression derived from another sport?
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No Stats for Umps for Brownlow Voting
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
The AFL Coaches Award is mostly won by midfielders, too. Maybe we need to accept that the midfielders are the most important players in the way the game is played today. Here's the list of winners. Interestingly, some non-midfielders won in its early years (Warren Treadrea and Barry Hall in 2004 and 2005). -
PREGAME: Rd 01 vs Western Bulldogs
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
That "nice guy" finished first in 2021. I don't think he needs to change his game. However, some others could come to Gawn's assistance. -
POSTGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
The best thing about the loss is that we end Round Zero inside the eight. Win next weekend and we could still be in the eight. Ergo, we could remain in the eight all year. -
PREGAME: Rd 01 vs Western Bulldogs
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
MRO report is out and much to my surprise, Spargo was not cited. Nor was any other Melbourne player. Apparently Spargo's actions didn't even warrant a comment from the MRO. -
PREGAME: Rd 01 vs Western Bulldogs
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
Didn't look great on the TV, either. Most optimistic expression I could use would be "clumsy" which is the polite way of saying it was deliberate and head-high, although not necessarily forceful. -
6. Viney 5. Salem 4. Langdon 3. May 2. Bowey 1. Oliver
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GAMEDAY: Opening Round vs Sydney
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
Sydney is your second favourite city? Really? I reckon I have 100 ahead of it. (It used to be about 70, then Peter V'Landys happened.) -
Tom Sparrow Re-Signs Until 2026
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
I just can't imagine a Sparrow amongst Crows. Having said that, a quick Google search will identify various books, movies and parables with both "Crow" and "Sparrow" in the title. -
Welcome to Demonland: Blake Howes
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Whispering_Jack's topic in Melbourne Demons
In fact, the AFL's decision is all about the head, or, at least, what goes on inside it. The AFL believes not publishing player weights may be beneficial to some players' mental health. I'm not convinced, but I assume the AFL has had specialist advice which supports this decision. -
According to the MFC release (above) training was due to commence at 3.15pm today. Come on Sydney Demons...where's the report?
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PREGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
Do you mean they can convert Brian Taylor into Anthony Hudson? That's impressive. -
What may help is that the State Government could see an opportunity to take the state seat of Caulfield. It's currently held by David Southwick, the deputy leader of the Liberal party (the party currently in opposition). Whether the temptation is enough for the Government to throw some dollars at Caulfield Racecourse remains to be seen.
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PREGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
I haven't seen the full team yet but is it correct that the announcement will include the sub as part of the team, rather than having a player "promoted" from the emergencies just before the game? If so, that's a significant improvement. On that point, I'd be looking for a "runner" as the sub. I expect Windsor will play somewhere around mid-60% of game time. Oliver may also be slightly underdone (he would normally play around 90-92% of game time but may play less than that in the first 2-3 weeks). Just because of these two reasons, I'd like another runner to be available to share the load. -
PREGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
An arguable claim. You may be correct, but I'm sure others would support Gawn, Petracca, Viney and May as other contenders for the title. Me? I think it's Gawn for his play plus his leadership. -
PREGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
Doesn't Goodwin have a policy of not picking debutants as the sub? -
PREGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
Fixed it -
PREGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
I'm not sure players are the best judges of their own readiness to play under any circumstance. -
PREGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
My suspicion is that the AFL has an ongoing promise to Richmond and Carlton that they will play the first game of Round 1 every year. And the AFL has found a way to stick to that promise. -
PREGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney
La Dee-vina Comedia replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
I see that the AFL's own media people can't work out whether next week should be called Opening Round or Round 1 so they've used both.