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  1. Dees_In_October
    Just saw this being advertised and thought there might be some young demons' parents here who'd be interested: Junior member telethon 2017 - Register for your chance to get a call from an MFC player! How would you like your child to be called by one of the Melbourne Football Club players? Register your child below to receive a call on Tuesday 16th May between 6pm and 8pm. http://melbourne2.snapforms.com.au/form/2017-junior-member-telethon
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    This will be interesting. I hope none of our key players are lured away, but it's always a possibility. Probably a good sign that there is that core 12-15 group that I'd be sad/annoyed to lose. It won't happen, but can you image Daisy running around in any other jumper? Perish the thought! In the bigger picture, consistency between lists year to year is so important at this stage, especially in terms of fan's attachments to their gun players. At the same time, there are probably players in the position of wanting to switch teams due to financial limitations, especially geographically. For the teams looking to fill particular roles that they lacked this season, beyond trading, there's got to be a lot of untapped potential out there in players who didn't nominate for this year for whatever reason. I get the feeling that some superstars are going to come out of nowhere... hopefully to the Dees!
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    I reckon if they announced today that #40,000 will be presented with some kind of prize on Sunday, they'd get a bunch of people trying to win it.
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    Always a favourite. Gets the best out of himself and always puts the team first. Never tries to do too much and as a result, often comes out equal or on top- an underrated approach! Congrats Jetta.
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    I think both Daisy and O'Dea finished on 7 votes. So yep, classic vote spreading situation. A nice problem to have of course and hopefully continues.
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    Had to slow down and enlarge to see properly. Smaller, speed of light version aka reality.
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    Congrats to Daisy and Karen! And all the winners. From the MFC website: Winners and top polling players AFLW Players’ MVP, proudly presented by The Line Erin Phillips – Adelaide Crows (204) Karen Paxman – Melbourne (149) Darcy Vescio – Carlton (132) Most Courageous, proudly presented by Bob Jane T-Marts Chelsea Randall – Adelaide Crows (80) Brianna Davey – Carlton (57) Jessica Dal Pos – GWS Giants (22) Best Captain, proudly presented by KPMG Daisy Pearce – Melbourne (63) Erin Phillips – Adelaide Crows (30) Emma Zielke – Brisbane Lions (27) MVP Voting Process MVP voting is a two-stage process, beginning with each player voting for the three teammates they consider to have been the most valuable this season. Each club’s votes are then tallied to form a nomination list comprising 54 players across the 18 teams. In the second round of voting, all players vote for their MVP on a 3, 2, 1 basis from the nominees of the 17 other clubs. The votes are tallied and the player with the highest score wins the honour of MVP. Players cannot vote for their own teammates in stage two of the process. A similar process is followed for Most Courageous, but every captain is automatically nominated for the Best Captain Award.
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    I believe there is a clause that allows this in such situations. Go Dees! Never in doubt
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    Hunt- those first few steps. Classic.
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    Good work Gus
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    SPENCIL!
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    I briefly heard Mel commentating on a game this weekend (Carlton v WB I think) and she was great, bringing some inside word on the players. Also humour, in particular when they were talking about a player who had been forced to choose between footy and equestrian, to which Mel quipped, "You call that a choice?" Glad to have her in the red and blue.
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    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.
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    Another great win! So many contributors, with Daisy being just immense again. Her score involvements must be through the roof. Best of all, she brings other players along with her. The player that suddenly leaped out to me this week was Grierson, who took it up another notch with some strong marks and great presence around the ground. And Rocky for the win:
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    All 'modernised' footy songs sound weird to me, even just the newer club's ones. The change of wording was necessary but they didn't have to change the style. Lucky us that there wasn't anything that needed changing about our song- the best song there is! It's kind of surprising that more of the teams don't have 'boys' etc. in their songs... Essendon, Sydney and North are the only others?
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    I love that, like Lucifer's Hero above, I'm already thinking about what's best for Melbourne when choosing who to barrack for in neutral games. Great game yesterday. I get the feeling that our leadership group has a really good influence and control over the vibe and focus of the team. Aside from the obvious best contributors (Paxman, Pearce, O'Dea, Mifsud etc.) I really like the way Humphries goes about it. Also, if and when Mifsud really gets her goalkicking boots on, watch out!
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    Repeat all season please:
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    Love it. I reckon Demonland can take credit for this!
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    It is proportionate to the crime against other crimes. A player in the men's league does a similar hit, they miss 25%ish of their season and endure the wrath of their coach and teammates for making themselves unavailable. The punishment for the player is not being able to take the field in as many games as they would otherwise have available to them. There aren't any instances in the men's game where a player is penalised by missing an entire season (drug offences aside!). Anyway, I've ranted enough. A longer season will hopefully solve this in time.
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    That's like saying human life expectancy is irrelevant to the punishments given for crimes. A jail sentence is the amount of time the criminal will spend behind bars in relation to the average human lifespan. In footy, there isn't some inherent length of time that makes a penalty just. It's in proportion to a season, or a career. I'm not saying that it wasn't a dog act or that this kind of play should be encouraged. But I think the penalty given is enough to deter others. It's not like players in the men's game are wiped out for the length of time the player on the receiving end is injured. That's way too arbitrary. And Meg's out for the hamstring as well anyway. The implication that the MRP are somehow going lightly on the women's competition is one that shouldn't be perpetuated.
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    This is a good point and one I can't really see a solution to, especially since fines are off the table. You can't really suspend someone for half a game. The half game could be applied cumulatively for repeat offenses although that kind of happens already with carry over points... Oh wait, there is one solution, make the season longer! Then it'll be apples and apples with the men's penalties, which as we all know are shining examples of reason, fairness and consistency!
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    I agree. As you say, 2 weeks (down from 3) is equivalent to 5-6 weeks in the men's game, which I think is a fair penalty for an act like this. In fact, when I saw the incident at the time, I made a quick calculation with this in mind and said "that deserves 3 weeks". As in, that's an appalling act, and deserves a harsh suspension. The penalty is meant to be punishment, but also a deterrent, and if players aren't deterred by the possibility of missing out on 25% of a season they've waited a lifetime for, I don't think anything would. I think the strong reaction to it is partly because in our minds 2 weeks is a paltry penalty in the men's game. But that's not the case here. Good luck to Downie with her recovery and look forward to seeing her out there next year.
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    Not my best gif-work but you get the idea.
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    Would love to know what was said at half time (actually said, not just what they told the media). Completely shifted the mindset and approach. Best comeback so far in the league- sets a good standard for us in the future. Go Dees!
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    I think the general vibe is 'women' when referring to the women's league, 'girls' or 'women' when referring to the players in plural, and 'girl' or 'woman' when referring to individual players, or a rule like holding the man/woman. As Ethan points out, 'boys' is thrown around in the AFL, as is 'men'.
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