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Harmes? Really? I must have been watching a different game. When I get to the thread on changes for the North game, he's high on my list for consideration for demotion. 6. Hogan 5. Garlett 4. Oliver 3. Jones 2. Hibberd 1. Melksham (thought he provided the forwards with excellent delivery from outside 50. Something that's been too often lacking in the last few years, if not decades.)

By the way, too much "blaming" going on. A game is about 120 minutes with thousands of individual decisions and physical actions. Every player, coach and umpire tries their best. No blame needs to be apportioned to anyone.

So, the f word is acceptable on Twitter and basically in the repertoire of every stand-up comedian but not on Demonland or on the football field. Good to know. In the context of how it was said, that is, Lewis wasn't standing right in front of the umpire or intimidating him physically, I'm surprised that use of this language today is considered to be abuse.

I get what you're saying...except the AFL still has to take responsibility for what it's media unit publishes. For example, if the content is defamatory and the defamed party sues, it's the AFL which pays up. Hence, also, my point about OH&S.

Not sure what this post is doing here. It's far too sensible.

Interesting approach. I'm not sure how old you are now, but if you've already reached adulthood, did you argue that once you'd turned 17 you should be allowed into pubs because you were into your 18th year? If so, how did that work out for you?

This is the most interesting post on this thread. It's the first time I've seen any reference to Weideman doing some ruck training. (Perhaps he's been doing this training for some time and maybe it has previously been reported, but it is certainly the first time I have become aware of it.) Unless he can pinch hit in the ruck, he's never going to fill in for Tom McDonald. Broadening his skill set gives him the best chance to get picked. His second best chance is if Hogan is unavailable.

No.

Agreed, along with their midfield and forward line.

Does money received from the tooth fairy get included in the salary cap?

They'd have to beat some Demonland posters first.

Completely irrelevant, I know...but I do like the retro look of his black boots.

I hope that's not the sound of a balloon bursting.

There's a lot to unpack in this sentence. Possibly the most original piece of writing on Demonland ever.

I'm fascinated that the AFL's own website can be this critical of a current player. On the one hand, it's to be admired for its honesty; on the other it's hardly helpful to one of its contracted players. (I wonder also about the AFL's OH&S liability if a player it criticises like this subsequently suffers from depression). On balance, I think the AFL shouldn't be publishing these sorts of stories. That's what the media is for.

As what "panned out"? All your comments about JW are about his onfield performance yet there's adequate evidence circulating, although perhaps not formally confirmed, that the club chose to move JW on because of his off-field commitment (such as to injury rehab). Furthermore, nothing onfield has actually "panned out" given he hasn't played a game for premiership points with Port and we haven't played one without him.

Thanks. Amusingly, when I do that the image becomes too big for the screen. Magnifies to about 125%. I know, some people are never satisfied...

Don't know about others but when I "click to enlarge" I get a smaller version. It's the full article, but smaller.

Not sure whether a sore toe would be more painful in the foot kicking the ball or planted on the ground thereby taking the full weight. Presumably others on Demonland have experience and can advise.

Thanks for the clarification. I misunderstood and thought that the 7,000 new members were part of the 35K. My point, though, that holding on to old members should be easier than recruiting new ones still stands. It's customer service 101.

So, on the other side of that same coin, if we're pretty close to last year's figure, that also means we must have about 7,000 new members. And that's about 20% of the current membership. That's impressive, although the non-renewal rate is equally unimpressive. The club needs to identify better ways to hold on to members - it should be easier to keep what you've got than continually finding new people to sign up.

Assuming the two with "test" against their names pass their test.

I see it differently, but with the same ultimate effect. Getting Lever freed Tom McDonald to go forward which made Watts redundant. So, in my view it seems that the Lever and Watts trades are intrinsically linked, but not because of the salary cap.

Or, why should Facebook and Twitter be any different to traditional media? For example, why does Bauer Media get sued for publishing defamatory comments and Facebook and Twitter not?

Yes he is. And 'fake news' and defamation are why we should all be grateful for the wonderful job done by Demonland's administrators and moderators.