Everything posted by La Dee-vina Comedia
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2018 Membership Thread
That's good to know. Do they like you?
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The Ox and Marko sacked by SEN
Those of us who remember the Truth newspaper know that it was a shocker. But it's hardly surprising when you read this entry in Wikipedia about its proprietor, John Norton. And we think the politicians of today leave something to be desired! (It will take 5-10 minutes to read the entry...but it's worth it. Particularly the reference to his "performance" in the NSW Parliament.)
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The Ox and Marko sacked by SEN
And has the added advantage of being directly relevant to the Melbourne Football Club thereby bringing this thread back on track.
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The Ox and Marko sacked by SEN
You weren't working in this place, were you? Greatest headline ever. Bar none.
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The Ox and Marko sacked by SEN
Not quite. The owners of SEN (and some other media assets) is the ASX listed Pacific Star Network. A couple of weeks ago Pacific Star Network announced that it had formed some sort of agreement with Croc Media (a joint venture maybe?) and that Craig Hutcheson would be the new CEO. I'm not sure if that deal has closed or whether Hutcheson has taken up the CEO role yet. The end of the Schwarz and Marco show may or may not be unrelated to the changes. However, as annoying as some people find him on air, Hutcheson clearly has an eye for sports media and appears to have been very successful growing Croc Media over the last 10 years.
- Crystal Ball 2018: Predictions for next season
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Harley Balic is settling in nicely
Can you expand on this? Why does Watts' departure lead, in your view, to an expectation that the midfield will be more attacking? I don't understand where you're coming from.
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Harley Balic is settling in nicely
Why? What's that got to do with how he plays football? If you were saying that about a player who is homesick, I'd understand it, but now that he's home and that potentially depressive scenario has been removed, why is it now a concern?
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2018 Membership Thread
Keep them away from Richmond supporters. That should help.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - CHARLIE SPARGO
Conspiracy theory question...have there ever been questions about prospective draftees missing the Combine with supposed injuries so as to avoid close scrutiny? I stress that this question is not at all about Spargo. But it seems to me if a prospective draftee wishes to get to a specific club and that club wants that same player, couldn't they concoct an "injury" to reduce other clubs' interest in said player?
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Crystal Ball 2018: Predictions for next season
Having cruelled the careers of Bate, Georgiou and Spencer by choosing monikers linked to their names*, DeeSpencer will again re-name himself and have the rest of Demonland arguing over the career expectations of the new borderline player he is named after. My prediction (unless he now deliberately chooses to avoid it) is that Dean Kent might find his name or character somehow incorporated into DeeSpencer's new name. *For those who don't know, DeeSpencer was previously known as The Master and Georgiou R R Martin (and possibly others before I joined Demonland).
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - CHARLIE SPARGO
Wow, someone believes our recruiters have only been watching these players for just one year. Three to four years is more likely.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - OSKAR BAKER
Just to ensure Demonland isn't accused of fake news, Tina Louise's character was called Ginger Grant. (Fred Astaire used to dance with Ginger Rogers.)
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - OSKAR BAKER
Seems a better fit for St Kilda who already have a J Bruce on their list.
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Injury List - Season 2018
Presumably Stevens responds by creating a story about the club's miracle team of health professionals fixing strained hamstrings on the spot.
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Injury List - Season 2018
Any chance Jones owns a small, baby cow and he somehow hurt it?
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Injury List - Season 2018
Alternatively, at only 1 hour and 4 minutes, that's a pretty short-term opinion on both of them !
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Best MFC team in last 50 years
Except for Schwarz, Jakovich, Woewodin, T Johnstone, Bennett and Wight...
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Best MFC team in last 50 years
Ernest, I'm not sure I agree with you. On the rare occasion I see replays of games from the 60s and 70s I'm regularly surprised at how poor the quality actually is. I think we collectively remember the highlights of our youth and forget those dreadful games in the mudheaps of suburban grounds, the inability of players to find targets and the slow ball movement of the time caused by players almost always taking a mark and stopping before determining where to send their next kick.
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Best MFC team in last 50 years
I misread this on the first go and thought it was making a comment about Ray Biffen's propensity to place opposition players horizontally onto stretchers. Actually, makes sense that way, too.
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Jack Trengove signed by Port Adelaide as a Delisted Free Agent
Haven't they also "lost" (ie, delisted, traded, etc) something like 13 players? Even if they bring in Lindsay Thomas, that still leaves 6 slots for new players. My concern if I were a PA supporter is whether the 2018 version of the team can gel with so much change.
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Jack Trengove signed by Port Adelaide as a Delisted Free Agent
PA club rules must have something about having a Jack Trengove on their playing list at all times. Good luck to our (former) Jack. Hope he can make a success of his second chance.
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Millionaire Ex-Demon
Actually, the company is nearly worth $200 million. His personal wealth is around $90 m (based on today's share price).
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Billy Hartung
Sure you haven't got this back-to-front? He's played an average of 15.75 games per year over four years, the first couple of which were with a Premiership team. I'm agnostic about whether we should add him to our list, but I think it might be fairer to suggest Sam Blease is a poor man's Billy Hartung.
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Best MFC team in last 50 years
I don't think it's a big call at all (unless your referring to the question of whether Fremantle's and Gold Coast's best teams would also beat us). And hardly surprising given we've never had a team good enough to win a Premiership during that time.