The Reverend

Can Rob play?

Don't ever do that again. When I see Petracca I mist over and ignore surrounding details!

(Byronesque) It reminded me of what football used to be like and why my mother didn't want me to play. I let her think she had eventually convinced me to give it away when I was approaching 40! Having been on both ends of a few of those during my time I can honestly say they rarely hurt...until the next day. Copping one was an exercise in "Oh Shite! - Good night." Delivering one properly was quite satisfying in a sick sort of way but I could never understand those blokes who gloated about their prowess. It doesn't take much courage to line someone up when they're not expecting it. In times gone by it would have been a thing of beauty but now it is just a sickening collision. These type of bumps need to be removed but jeeze, Byron Picket would have loved it. Times have changed and we need to move on. Give him eight.

I'm hoping for another 10 but then I've always been a bit greedy.

Yes you're right. I am still basking in the glow of several whiskies and some surprisingly good Chinese beer. I expect to fall into some sort of alcohol induced coma shortly. Hopefully when I wake, it will not have been a dream.

Nah, not quite. Better than masturbation I guess.

How farkin good is that?!!!!!

So it's true then?

Is this really happening? I'm in Beijing and I'm not sure this is real. It could be a glitch with the internet where I've got the pictures from one game and the scores from another. tell me it's true!

I wasn't making excuses. I was questioning your arrogant, supercilious attitude that had a shot at people who support Demonland financially. If you don't like what you read here and aren't prepared to chip in to meet the costs of providing a forum for supporters you should just go away and sulk somewhere else.

Go away. Are you a supporter? We don't need your kind of support.

How times have changed. This time last year it would have been Jack Watts' fault.

We fuggin won!!!

We fuggin won!!!

We fuggin won!!!

We fuggin won!!!

We fuggin won!

We fuggin won!

I'm in Beijing and I'll be watching at Paddy O'Shea's or The Den. I'll have a celebratory pint with you in spirit! God it's hard being so far away when things are looking so bright for such a long time.

I think it's time I intervened. You are being very naughty boys. We are about to witness the resurrection of the MFC and all you boys can do is make silly puns. Stop it now or the mighty one will smite you to the ground and send you to bed without your dinner. Now go and say three Hail Vineys and let's hear no more of this.

I'm living and working in Beijing at the moment and here bags are scanned when you enter the subway and water bottles are tested to make sure you're not carrying volatile liquids. Occasionally you will be physically frisked as you enter. Around some areas in central Beijing there are often machine-gun toting soldiers so a fence at the G is not too much to complain about. Can't wait for next weekend. I've got my AFL Global Pass so I can watch every game live. I've also found a bar called Paddy O'Shea's that serves great beers and sensational French fries and screens AFL on the big screen. Won't be the same as being at the G but it will have to do. Go DEES!

Okay, I'll be first to ask, what is "the ring of steel"?

You're starting to sound like me OD. You're still a little conservative though. I'm going 37 points. Maybe more, but I'm trying to keep a lid on things. Living in China is more frustrating than following the Dees. Didn't think that was possible but you live and learn. The country has a set of very strange mechanisms for making things happen and nothing can be done immediately. Everything takes "...one or two days, but maybe longer". However, I can get the AFL global pass so I can watch every game live in gloriously slow streaming. The internet here is variable between non-existent - stunningly pathetic. Ah well, as we say over here,"It's China!" GO DEES!

You leave yourself open when you make a statement like that. Get ready to ride the bumps.

You're starting to sound like me OD. You're still a little conservative though. I'm going 37 points. Maybe more but I'm trying to keep a lid on things. GO DEES!