Jaded No More

Gawn is cooked. Shocking decision to play him.

[censored] could the umpires not help them? They don’t need it.

Christ this is looking scary. Midfield can’t get their hands on it. Defenders walking it out. Horrible signs.

Well so far we can’t get our hands on it which is always good start.

Disco being sub makes me think that Gawn is still struggling with fitness.

Yep it would take me one and a half hours via a public transport to get to Marvel. Driving would take probably the same, plus paying $40 for parking is not on my agenda. I only just finished work for the day. It’s a ridiculous time.

Will be watching on TV tonight as there is no possible way for me to make it to Marvel at 7:10pm on a Friday night.

I am going to go Carlton because this is what the AFL wants, and just like last year with the Pies, what the AFL wants the AFL gets. Brisbane will [censored] the bed again in finals.

Laurie must not be doing what he’s being asked. There is no other explanation for why they’d drop him after his game last week. He must be missing something.

No, it’s a baby born after miscarriage or stillbirth.

His haters on Demonland have gone very quiet.

That's adorable. Also great news for Tmac and his wife who are expecting their third child after the sad loss of their baby earlier this year. Rainbow babies are very special.

Tom Morris, eat your heart out!

It is, which is why anyone delusional enough to think he could play again this year needs to put those thoughts to bed. He is listed as “indefinite” for a very good reason. There are no guarantees of when he will return to AFL.

It is, which is why anyone delusional enough to think he could play again this year needs to put those thoughts to bed. He is listed as “indefinite” for a very good reason. There are no guarantees of when he will return to AFL.

Which is to be expected after not one but two internal organs had to be operated on. He is coming off a much better base than most and will be back to his best physical self soon enough. It’s the mental side of things that will be much harder to “train” I think.

Ummm no he wouldn’t. He has a serious injury and he’s lucky to have avoided surgery. Most players miss weeks if not months with this type of injury.

My Facebook “memories” reminded me of this day with a status update that simply read “FML why do I support Melbourne” Facebook is just a great way to remember what an embarrassing human you were in youth.

When one door closed… I would love to see us try Bowey or Howes on the wing in Windsor’s absence. It would be easy to plonk Hunter back in there, but it won’t achieve much right now.

Might be a blessing in disguise, as it will give him a few extra weeks off after a very demanding season where he probably played more games than anyone imagined.

Tom Morris is like a defective parrot. He only knows how to repeat the same thing over and over again.

[censored] news, syndesmosis is no joke. Surely you take no risks with him and give him the rest of the year off to start pre-season fresh.

That's because he went home for the birth of his twins. Hard to be an emergency when you're not in the same state.

You’d also imagine that he was well paid for many years prior to his ACL. He’s a smart man, I’m sure he has taken measures to secure his future and the future of his family. Not to mention that a rookie salary is still a decent salary.

Correct, and which part of that do you disagree with? Their best players played better for longer. That is usually where games are won and lost. Our best players IMO are Gawn, Trac, Clarry, May and Lever. Gawn is clearly struggling with his broken leg, Trac isn’t there, Clarry isn’t at his best for a variety of reasons including his fitness, May was struggling (reported to be under a cloud pre game- not sure how true), and Lever had a below average game. Certainly in a 2 point loss, the margin for error is so small that everything matters, but especially how well your best players perform.