Demon Dynasty

i thought that was to make themselves more attractive when presenting their case to magistrate/judge

Ah yeh.....silly me LDC!

Nah....already have our Hulk....

Edit: duplicate fat finger

Now I know why you chose Daisy Cutter!

DC would have been better. Bathe the whole stadium in green and re name it the Green Lantern!

When my doc asks me what the cause of the RSI in my scrolling finger was I will know exactly who to blame... WERRIDEE!

Measured as he was flying through the air attempting a specky DS!

Yeater's shot was from 35ish and pretty much directly in front on the run. To be fair it was going straight through the goals initially (for the sealer) till the last 10 meters when a hand of god saw it miraculously (for the Dorks) do a 45 degree sharp left turn (from behind the goals) and go sailing through for a behind (half goal post height!). I was gob smacked in disbelief at the time. Yeater was one of the main reasons we made the finals that year and, while not a naturally gifted footballer, was one of the most consistent and gutsy defenders i have ever seen in my days watching the Demons (at least from the first half memories....a tad sketchy after half time in many cases....so some might take me up on that!). People tend to remember the last few minutes (Stynes, Eishold, Yeates), which unfortunately weren't great obviously. But we forget little things that may also have cost us the match like the late Sean Wight in the 1st quarter (i think) giving off a blatant lifted throw as he was going to ground which i'm pretty sure the Dorks goaled from. Also the last torp from the square (by Tuck?) was allowed to get out the back (not enough numbers up/back in what was effectively the last play of the day). Probably a few others during the course of the game etc.

With Jack returning to the mid field I am hoping Hulk can now spend a bit more time closer to goal and start using that speed as a leading hit up forward more often. Starting to see this more already but we should now up the ante a little. This will put even more fear & chaos into the opp's defence along with a few more scoring opportunities for Jesse (and the team).

Well said. The cup for him first though pls. Then the legend cemented in stone. Chunk was (is) the glue, the sweat, the never say die spirit that has stuck and seen us through good times (tail end), not so good, horrid, the recovery and now hopefully some light at the end of a very long tunnel. A more loyal and consistent Demon I have not seen this side of Tulip.

There are knowns and then there are unknowns. Then there are known knowns and known unknowns. The question is where does this fit among the known known unknown knowns?....

A bit of an eye opener for me also FND. Hopefully the raw passion & joy of just playing the game for the enjoyment factor hasn't been completely lost

The Crows aren't tracking well. Take no notice of the Doggies game. If we bring our A game it could get ugly.

Tracking well above the Crows right now. Demons by 6 plus.... running away in the last. A potential blow out beckons.

We are running at a level way above the Crows right now. Anything is possible at AFL level but If we hold our form this should be a very solid win and if the tea leaves are correct there is a good chance of a pretty big blow out in the offing. Go Demons!

A bit in here on the Demons and what we are up to as well as some background on what game day and opp analysts are getting up to.... http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-22/bestlaid-plans-how-clubs-turn-tactics-into-triumph

The only player to have a bit of a mare on Sunday for mine was Vince (now sitting on the cusp of our best 22 IMO in current form or lack thereof...possibly tiring a little) but who do you manage him with? And then there's the timing against the old enemy. He probably lifts his output a cog or two against the old club so would have to have someone in damn fine form at Casey to warrant the change IMO. Personally i can't see who that "immediate" replacement would be at Casey unless Hunt / Wags or Frost had a stand out game and according to reports none of them managed this. From what i saw Smith did more than enough around the drop, in some of the contested packs and with his work rate to get to the contest and impact. In addition, weighted comparative stats had him ranked 12th on the day, which is impressive given his first game back in some time. Not even on the radar at this point. Spargo did enough generally and improved slightly on his game the week before (off a low base), although might be starting to tire a little (evidenced by his inaccuracy). On the flip side Jeffy didn't produce anything special to warrant a call up anyway if the reports are reliable. Spargo safe IMO. Looking like no change at this point. If so i feel that can only be a great positive as it sends yet another subtle message down and up the lines that you will need to perform at both AFL/VFL level if you wish to hold your place or get a call up AND allows the same line up to go around again chock full of confidence. If everything clicks again (fingers crossed) this allows the same group to add another layer to the trust and confidence that appears to be already building, especially if we come away with a win against a more highly rated foe. Go Demons!

I suspect that's because there's no Garret Bub!

His last 2 matches were off the charts work rate / output wise compared to the first 7. Also, statistically that was the 3rd best rated game by an MFC player all year, only bettered by Clarry's Rnd 7 & 8 games against the Saints & Suns. Has taken it to another level, but lets keep a lid on it a tad. The Crows are a whole different kettle of fish compared to the likes of the Suns / Blues. Good signs though!

Top 5 for tackles i50 only Rocky. Ranked No.4 of 29 guys who have played 2 games or more so far this season (for averaging purposes). Spargo seems to be the guy being compared, ranked 18th here. Obviously that's one pressure stat but there are others of course, such as 1%ers, Pressure Points (not publicly available accept via the Hun), Pressure Acts and no doubt others that the coaches get from Champion Data we don't have access to. The only other easily accessible publicly available pressure indicators are.... 1%ers where Jeffy is ranked 29th vs Spargo ranked 24th; and Defensive half pressure acts with Spargo just ahead here on 3.3 per match vs Jeffy's 2.4 So as you can see Jeffy is winning in one defensive stat but not so much (albeit still not far off) in the two others vs Spargo. Offensively Jeffy wins out in goal kicking averages 1.8 v 1.3 per match but then Spargo is ahead in other areas such as effective disposals (averaging about 5 more per game). Watching the two review videos from AFL StatsPro Spargo seems to get to a few more contests higher up the field vs Jeffy and working a little harder both ways. Maybe a work rate issue with Jeffy or could just be what is being asked from Jeffy by the coaches (eg., to play more time closer to the goals). Hard to compare the two reviews though given the level of intensity / pressure in the Tigers match (Jeffy) vs the Blues (Spargo) where it was obviously nothing near that level. Obviously the Coaches are looking at a whole lot of factors other than stats, including offensive / defensive work rate, how effective they're playing the role that was asked etc. They are also getting a whole stack of assistance from game/post game / opposition strategists who are putting together some interesting stuff behind the scenes to assist the Coach / line coaches. In the end they are in the best position to determine who is on track. We can only pontificate from the bleaches and try and take it in at the ground and on tv / replays etc where we are likely missing a fair whack of what's going on. Not to mention how they are going on the track during the week. http://www.afl.com.au/stats/stats-pro#/Compare?playerIds=CD_I270653,CD_I1002282&comparisonTab=h2h

Classic shirt front...considered part of the game. Can't recall anyone getting outed for that post Stan Magro...

Nor do I usually but the war office is AWOL on an offshore shopping assignment & wants every single piece of royal parafinalia I can get for when she returns. My driver hands it over after he finishes every morning. I usually throw it in the back of my Territory. Great for wrapping of antiques & other vintage matter when in transit. In answer to your question the two page spread covering the review of y'day has one page highlighting the Vince shirt front.

You wouldn't be happy with P42 of the Hun then Bub. Speaking of the Hun when was the last time the Demons had a 2 page spread in the Monday sports section!?? And the back page....T-Mac!