Demon Dynasty

If we are 8 goals up with 5 minutes to go... why not!

Very slim chance of that now. Probably Nil. Just get double jabbed ASAP if you haven't already subject to getting recommendation from GP where appropriate. Soon as we hit 80% fully vaxxed the authorities need to open up (here in Vic) with some of the usual restrictions, such as masks indoors, distancing and limiting those who are indoors in workplace / events to those who are fully vaxxed. Most likely we'll be in lockdown till then. If we don't open up then the social / financial consequences for many will be horrific. For some it already would be. Anyone going indoors now needs to be wearing a N95 / P2 mask if you want to avoid catching it prior to getting fully vaxxed. Cloth & Surgical masks only prevent about 17% of virus particles from getting through vs Approx 80% prevention with respirator masks (N95/P2). Cloth & surgical do prevent those who have covid from exhaling particles (about 70%) but only if worn correctly and how many ppl ever wear them correctly!? And 70% is not prevention, especially for those who might be vulnerable or compromised where even small viral loads could result in unfortunate outcomes. We are heading for a Sydney level outbreak now.... just lagging behind but with one advantage. That lag will give many more a good chance of getting fully vaxxed before it gets pretty ugly.

Nothing surprising. Basically no large metropolis can shut it down, not to zero anyway. Not once it's out in the 10s / 20s / 30s (loose in the community). With an R0 of 5-6 Delta is Alpha on steroids (R0 average of approx 2.5). Melb in lockdown till we reach 80% or maybe even later. Late Nov / Mid Dec at best i reckon. Fun times ahead...not.

So like most Melbournians dieter!?

Some regional ppl are also guilty of coming in to and through Melb and back again though Jaded. It's not all one way. I personally witnessed a number of country folk flouting the ring of steel last year and taking routes around the check points to get in to Melb metro and out again. In addition, i could be wrong, but pretty sure freight carriers are still able to get through the interstate borders and drop/pick up their goods here...then head to the next state or back again (with permits). There's plenty of ways in which, even if we get back to zero, this bloody thing can sneak back in again and send us all back into yet another lockdown in a flash. Look at the 5th one caused by the removalist guys (who i believe may have since been banned from entering from NSW since). While I'm sure there are likely to be alot more going from the burbs out to regional and doing dumb things (eg wearing no masks & going inside public places / half masking etc), it also goes both ways. Nuckle heads don't just live inside a ring when it's in place!

The Sparrow, Melk, JJ & Harmes flip flop 'undecided / NQR' ongoing debates to me are an indication we are still lacking some real silk at the moment through the middle. Something we need to try and rectify whether at the draft or trade table. For now we've got a bunch of ok to average players who might 'just' fill a role on a good day but unfortunately aren't quite capable of taking it to the level many feel will make a difference to the present team's fortunes most weeks.

Apparently oven gloves/mitts are in very short supply HB

Skinny wings down there Mr Old. If you can get an exemption, sitting at a seat in the outer on the wing would be as effective as a playing wingman i reckon.

Could depend on how much sway the AFL/Broadcasters have over Dan & Co. Mr Old. As the old saying goes... Money talks, BS walks

IN: May, Viney, Macca & Baker OUT: Smith, Sparrow, Melk & Gus* *Managed Viney to play a down & dirty lock on Selwood Harmes to run with and off Danger

Weighted Average Scores up to & including Rnd 22, 2021 vs 2019 Player 2021 Score 2021 Rank 2019 Score % Change vs 2019 2019 Rank Change in Rank vs 2019 C Oliver 5.180 1 4.643 11.57 1 0 C Petracca 4.065 2 2.616 55.39 10 8 Steven May 3.967 3 2.446 62.18 14 11 C Salem 3.914 4 3.448 13.52 3 -1 Jake Lever 3.595 5 2.313 55.43 17 12 J Harmes 3.464 6 3.850 -10.03 2 -4 Max Gawn # 3.395 7 3.256 4.27 4 -3 Jack Viney 3.161 8 3.068 3.03 5 -3 Ed Langdon 3.124 9 J Bowey 2.933 10 James Jordan 2.908 11 A Brayshaw 2.861 12 2.894 -1.14 6 -6 Trent Rivers 2.688 13 T McDonald # 2.622 14 2.150 21.95 19 5 Jayden Hunt 2.597 15 1.958 32.64 22 7 M Brown* 2.475 16 A Tomlinson 2.475 16 L Jackson # 2.438 18 M Hibberd 2.433 19 2.124 14.55 20 1 Alex N-Bullen 2.354 20 1.984 18.65 21 1 A Vandenberg 2.338 21 Oskar Baker* 2.325 22 1.714 35.65 29 7 K Pickett 2.320 23 Nathan Jones 2.214 24 2.711 -18.33 7 -17 Bayley Fritsch 2.170 25 2.641 -17.83 9 -16 H Petty 2.113 26 1.905 10.92 24 -2 Charlie Spargo 2.069 27 1.375 50.47 35 8 Tom Sparrow 2.021 28 1.075 88.00 37 9 Ben Brown # 1.875 29 Neville Jetta 1.865 30 2.264 -17.62 18 -12 J Melksham 1.853 31 1.931 -4.04 23 -8 S Weideman 1.055 32 1.818 -41.97 27 -5 K Chandler* 0.250 33 Average Team Score - Top 22 67.31 59.62 12.90 Hit outs to advantage not captured * Only played one match not an average score Stats courtesy of footywire.com

Rnd 22, 2021 MCG - Demons vs Crows Our 2nd best conversion rate for the year only behind our Rnd 7 match vs the Kangas Disposals Per Goal 23.4 % In50s Goal 30.8 Conversion % 69.6 This Rnd Disposals Per Goal 22.0 % In50s Goal 27.1 Conversion % 66.7 Not getting overly excited with this win both from what i saw and statistically. The team score only 6.5% better than our average team score in 2019 which was a horrid season against one of the worst teams in the AFL this season is a real worry for mine. Having said that we were missing two of our best players (on their day) in Macca and May so still a fair amount of upside. The three under performers / disappointments for mine, especially given how we lost to the Crows last time were Gus, Sparrow & Melk. The two big positives that came out of today for me were Lingers and Salem who appear to be back to somewhere near their best. And then Dogga, who seems to have gone to another level since his match against the Suns and must be a shoe in for the Rising Star surely. When was the last time an MFC player kicked 7? Player Score Rank Christian Salem 4.625 1 Christian Petracca 4.625 1 Bayley Fritsch 4.375 3 Max Gawn # 3.925 4 Clayton Oliver 3.750 5 Charlie Spargo 3.350 6 Ed Langdon 3.325 7 Trent Rivers 3.200 8 Luke Jackson # 3.125 9 Harrison Petty 2.950 10 Kysaiah Pickett 2.950 10 James Harmes 2.800 12 James Jordon 2.675 13 Alex N-Bullen 2.650 14 Ben Brown # 2.525 15 Jake Lever 2.500 16 Jake Bowey 2.400 17 Michael Hibberd 2.375 18 Tom Sparrow 1.600 19 Joel Smith 1.450 20 Angus Brayshaw 1.250 21 Jake Melksham 1.050 22 Team Score 63.48 Top 6 24.65 Bottom 6 10.13 # Hit outs to advantage not captured Stats courtesy of footywire.com

Gus is having a shocker....lazy lazy lazy. Baker next week pls

Pressure or lack thereof inside 50 today is abysmal

Been awful as has Sparrow

Needed the extra pre season though Chook. Multiple leads, strength in contest and ground ball follow up. Might play in our favour now touch wood.

Been the difference at stoppages and contested ground ball so far

Nice work in the clinches there... Lingers going ok just wish he'd stop bombing it. Nice finish from Dogga & BB

Hand is nowhere near it in that second shot....easy goal decision

Spargo should almost always look to dish off if he is not within 30 meters or less like that one

Spargo,your angle was better...be smarter son

Seedsman running hot like last time. Stick Harmes on him at stoppages pls

I don't get this signing. Havent seen him stick his hand up at VFL level to this point. Also appears to be injury prone in a big way. White is a better player in every aspect at VFL level for mine on his day (also has the occasional off game) and he's not on our list. Could be a late bloomer but surely there's plenty of high end talented alternatives out there to fill his place?

I doubt it Mr Leg. The AFL will want as many stars up and running as possible me thinks. They've already taken too many hits in this pandemic.

That's obvious Mr Old. Subliminally your predictor also hates that awful abbreviation. Tip: Use 'DEMONS' instead FTW! 😁