Jaded No More

I feel like we could all use some light and laughter this weekend so here is Bear living his best life in a dog oodie

Another result going our way.

The missed opportunity of a win this weekend isn’t lost on me.

Adelaide have Darren Burgess written all over them. Running at full pace in the last quarter.

You’re right. We will never win again. Time to play for draft picks.

You obviously didn’t post much during the Neeld era. Those were the days 😂 We are in a very different era now. It’s a different type of disappointment when we lose because we are good enough to win in nearly every game. It stings more, but overall it’s a lot less depressing.

Why is it in crisis? Losing games is not a crisis. It’s not good but it’s also a very normal part of football. Can you elaborate why you think we are in a crisis?

FML

Hot tip: vacate the state if they win

I don’t disagree with that whatsoever. Everyone is entitled to post their opinion without ridicule. But there’s no doubt that there is a lot more angst thrown at those who vent over those who don’t.

I guess that other than Langdon, all the players you brought up have had injury concerns. So it definitely hasn’t helped our cause to have had nearly all our key players battling an injury of some type. Add to that Petty and now Clarry, and Kosi missing through suspension which I believe really mentally impacted him, and you’d be hard pressed to find a key senior player who has had an injury free run this season. Even Grundy is playing catch up from his knee injury.

Adelaide continue to impress, especially at home. Very happy we play them at the MCG. They look very very polished.

I wonder if the Pies going into KB after two easy kills will work against them. I’m probably dreaming

Sidebottom not likely to play KB?

It’s a rare occurrence and makes the journey much much harder. If you luck out with Victorian opponents then you might be a sneaky chance. But it’s definitely the least desirable way to get there for a reason.

They’re looking very good.

They missed heaps in the first half. It was the only reason we were still in the contest at half time.

How good is umpiring…. Said no one ever

On the last line I have no arguments. If we don’t make the top 4 we won’t win the flag.

Now I think you need to have a lie down if you think we are going to miss the 8. Look at our draw post Geelong game. If we don’t make the 8 it will be due to catastrophic injuries. Nothing else.

Because both games are played around the same time of year, and we can’t and won’t be made to travel to the NT twice in as many weeks. It just won’t happen.

We play Alice, we won’t get the Darwin game.

What do you disagree with? Goodwin is not going to face any pressure, nor should he, this season. If we don’t make the 8, then perhaps he might, but we will absolutely make the 8, so it’s a non issue.

The only way Goodwin comes under any real pressure this season is if we don’t make the 8, which we will. Much like in 2020, I think we need to look at the people around him and make some changes. The game has changed significantly since 2021 and fresh eyes could help to get the most out of our list.

And this is equally a problem as you say. I love to read the counterarguments. I love the always positive vibes of some on here like yourself. I think it’s great that you’re trying to come up with rational reasons so to why we are losing, just as much as others (like me), are trying to pinpoint the reasons why we are losing. Neither of these outlooks should be dismissed, so long as they’re done respectfully. The entire point of Demonland is to discuss the game and the team. The differing opinions is what makes this place so engaging, and I think we can all learn from one another. If I wanted a boring one sided discussion I’ll head over to the North Korea supporter forum.