Demon Dynasty

Of course Dazzle. Great that he is but... just not sure the AFL/7 (pretty much in lock step) will be looking at it the same way as reasonable/ fair minded folk are. The tribunal outcome is yet another huge 'tell' for me as to their line of thinking and directives being sent down the line to their circus masters

Fits my hypothesis that the AFL are looking after their 'select protected list' of 'nothing to see here' marquee clubs and players Red. Namely their 4 biggest Vic clubs... Pies, Tigers, Bombers & the Blues and all interstates Plus a special list of Marquee players including but not limited to; The Bont, Danger, Hawkins, Buddy (see 1 week vs Kozzy 2 for a much more damaging incident), Dusty (less so now vs when he/Richmond were up and about), Cripps (gets off and wins Chas) etc. That's not to say players from these clubs / marquee list won't get cited or suspended but more often than not they're suspensions are initially not severe eg; sometimes just a week or a fine and/or they quite get often have original finding reduced on appeal or suspension is reversed (Newman vs Roohey just one example).

Pretty ballsy from Chunk given he 'presently' has a chanel 7 contract Has he just kissed any renewal goodbye?

Possibly Gleeson .... or Gleeson (and the others?) coerced by somone upon high within the AFL to deliver a pre-determined outcome?

100% this ☝🏼

Que Mr Leg

DA stalwart and a Melbourne tragic... enough said (as you can see i didn't use the abbreviated nuffie version "nuff" there)

A better buy than PacWest and many of the other U.S. regional banks right at this moment QD

I think you're underselling yourself a little WC

Sacre' bleu Bubs.... Darryl Lee versions only pls!

This plus you can also resize photos to about 40% of their original pixels Red (assuming your phone offers that option) and this will help keep you below the allotment limit for a tad longer

Now you're talking Layzie. Hope you caught that Azz.

Pineapple pizza... culinary cardinal sin! Bit harsh on the choco side though Azz! Some choc coated peanuts perhaps? Sultanas? Now that i know you're into pineapples, how about my late old man's fav below? Problem with this one was if you only liked one or two sections the rest usually ended up in the bin.

Yes... queue was often immense &/or they were sold out by time you got there. Seem to recall Bertie being a mostly 'Show' cult fan fav vs outside of there 🤔

Ughhh flake is possibly my fav favourite. Are you sure Bubs? It's still listed on their website as being in there. Maybe you got a flakey box!

Yet some may argue, as crucial as the question raging across DL of late... "Should Petty play forward or back?" FWIW i'm voting for ye olde classic Violet Crumble. One of my fav Royal Show bags as an ankle biter.

All the "Petty has to go back to defence" landers go...

Would need to spend three hours or more condensing that 2020 reponse into a few lines that the odd lander might be bothered reading on a good day Bin! Even then maybe not a good idea to pin as i see this thread as a general place where anyone can drop anything remotely Demon/AFL stats related and general discussions thereof. The other option is i could put a small para at the bottom of the tables giving a very brief background as to how they were concocted.

Bonjour Dz. Presently sitting about 950 nautical miles off the coast of Oz in the bay of Lifou, New Caledonia. Have internet but the French might describe it as cette putain de merde! Something i cannot repeat in English within the hallowed halls of DL. I also need my laptop which i didnt bring for obvious reasons. So bottom line i will be putting the ratings against the GC together most likely just before the Hawks match then follow it up shortly after with that one.

AFL Circus constantly setting examples of 'MFC players' in situations where no serious injury or concussion eventuates Eg; Smith/Kozzy & now Ballard /JVR. Yet others we know are love children of the AFL (and their mouth piece commentators... Cornes a major one) either don't even get free kicked/looked at or decisions are reversed or severly reduced (in some cases to just a fine) on appeal. How often do you hear commentators say of other big Vic Club or interstate players "nothing in that, move on" or "he'll get off that's incidental contact" yet if it's an MFC player "oh boy likely to be in trouble there", "looks bad", "will probably get looked at", "at least 1 or 2 weeks maybe worse"? Etc. And even if it should be looked at... often just glossed over during the week and no MRO action. In particular Kozzy. Even after the verdict...."should've been three!", "lucky to only get two". Laughable as no concussion / no injury & Smith played out the match yet here we have the AFL circus trying to crucify (and did) another MFC player. It's because the MFC is obviously not on the Circus's (read Chanel 7/SEN's) protected species list and are free game. The Cripps fiasco last year a classic example, which also resulted in him winning the Chas with almost everyone in the entire circus going along with the ring master's directive, including zero controversial comments on the award night. Imagine if that had've been ANB, Harmes or May etc. There's no way that hearing and eventual technicality verdict even gets to court lol. Had JVR wanted to take him out he could've coat hangered him but no, fist went straight ahead at the ball drop. The rest was incidental contact and GC has officially said "no damage/concussion". Sounds like we going to push back on this one. Fine at worst using the Lynch/Cripps/others precedents. "No more Mr nice guy" MFC. Must act as the other Circus favourites often do & take this all the way.

Out of interest let's take a look at this season so far vs our 2021 flag year.... Top four in CENTER clearances (on averages) so far in 2023 are... Clarry 3.5 Viney 2.4 Tracc 2.4 Gawny 1.4 TOTAL 9.7 5th Grundy 1.1 Season 2021 (top 4) Clarry 2.9 Tracc 2.8 Viney 2.0 Gawny 1.8 TOTAL 9.5 5th Harmes 0.9 STOPPAGE Clearances 2023 (Top 4) Tracc 3.6 Clarry 3.4 Grundy 2.7 Viney 2.4 TOTAL 12.1 5th Hunter 1.8 Season 2021 (top 4) Clarry 4.5 Tracc 3.5 Viney 3.3 Gawn 2.6 TOTAL 13.9 5th Harmes 2.1 So center clearances are about even (stats don't tell you where the players are directing them though....quality factor?) Stoppage clearances we are down roughly 2 clearances a match with Clarry & Viney each down approx one clearance per match (so far)

I suspect that's been the case for many years now Abyss Confirmed by Carey in his pilot podcast series recently.... ..."it really wasn’t something I was totally enjoying,” Carey added. “I knew you could just go there on autopilot, you knew what you had to say... you are muzzled to what you can say, you train yourself to what you should and shouldn’t say."...

Very good Brownie I believe a VG leading forward would change us for the better up forward though. Players streaming off HB and through the middle under heat...someone leading at them instead of most running away is a must have in the mix. Players not only need to just lower their vision.... it helps when they see someone coming at them or on a lead to fat side/up the guts. Is the answer BBB or Macca in the medium to long term. Maybe not but in the short term they're it. Obviously it's BBB at the moment. He should be straight in.

Super tough game to adjudicate. They're only human so understandable that they're going to make occasional mistakes and blunders. However the constant tinkering isn't helping. This parricular rule is now defunct...probably to suit the AFL's "keep the game moving at all costs" agenda. Very hard game to watch due to the umps generally not on the same page and often selectively ignoring some very obvious frees either by intention and/or incompetence. Yes no doubt some by accident given the degree of difficulty. However the HTB variation is the worst at present for mine. It leaves everyone, including the players, unsure of what constitutes not just a legal tackle but a tackle that is likely to be rewarded (if ever) through great effort and then ensuring the tackled player is not brought to ground with hands tied and head in danger. If the umps tightened up on prior, incorrect disposal & insufficient attempt the game would be cleaned up nicely and so many less 360 tackles made resulting in injury, concussions and potential weeks for the tackler. The HTB interpretation is now a farce and a blight on the game and one which the AFL appears happy to annoint and allow to continue on to the detriment of everyone involved in this sport.