Dees_In_October

I guess Daisy kind of goes without saying. Clearly one of the best leaders the Dees have ever had. Completely agree on Downie though, loved the way she went about it last season. Marinoff would be a great acquisition!

I don't worry about Clayton. In the scheme of things, he's due some delayed 'second year blues'. Any downturn from him learning to deal with the extra attention, either due to his performance last year or the absence of other players, is just part of the process.

Can't un-see that now! I wouldn't want that demon now either. Something more like the 80s one but in contrasting colours, sort of silhouetted where the monogram is now.

As a kid I loved what I think of as the 'hair on fire' version. Not so much now. I can see our current one but with a demon instead of the monogram. That way it has the best of both worlds, with the demon, and also the word 'Melbourne' being in there.

Was desperate as always during some really crucial plays late.

Sometimes I try to make a gif of one of his lightning handpasses, but even in slow motion, it's too quick to be worth it. I'm only just barely exaggerating!

If Oliver won the Brownlow, I don't think I'd be able to stand the masses' cries of "Stager! Diver!" Gah, I'm angry just thinking about it. But it probably won't happen, this year at least. Will be nice to watch the count with Dees players wracking up some good numbers for once though.

If memory serves, isn't Clayton on the lower end for minutes played? Maybe that's changed since earlier in the season though.

They brought out the sawdust at half time. Too bad for anyone who fell in it before that! A tough effort by Clarry though. And there were a couple of handballs that caught my eye as GIF-worthy. Will see what the replay reveals!

20 years old today!

Tonight, it was me, but in a proud way. So courageous.

Might have to make a footpass supercut too!

Here are the Oliver gifs I've posted so far this year. I thought I had better quality on the St Kilda one somewhere but can't find it at the minute. I'm planning to make a handball supercut at the end of the season. Haven't got to Monday's game yet.

Credit where it's due. It's no Leo Barry, but enjoyable nonetheless.

AFL website replay

Knew instantly which you were referring to!

He has some potential, I guess.

Had to slow down and enlarge to see properly. Smaller, speed of light version aka reality.

I love the way his hands just seem to emerge from the pack or tackle in slow motion and then extend out Inspector Gadget style and hit a target like a bullet. There's something about it that's different to the usual 'slick' hands... it's quick but more deliberate looking and somehow really easy to spot despite the speed. Great to watch.

2016 Brownlow count, Round 19. Gawn is 11 votes behind the leader and gets the 3 votes against Gold Coast. (With some lip-reading) he can be seen confidently telling his teammates, "This is it, I'm coming!" What a legend.

Gosh. Now I feel like we didn't celebrate it enough!

Seems like a good time to revisit: