Queanbeyan Demon

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse.

Where's @Bitter but optimistic ?

Nothing to do with what Stephen thinks of him.

I agree with all the posters who recon Melkshake, JVR, Billings, Howes, Langford, AJ and Sharp should be in the mcgoos. Lucky we've got Doull, Carey, Ablett, Bartel, Dempsey, Goodes and Louis Gawn ready and fit to come in to take their place.

Me too. This is a test @Demonland. Please do not ban me again. Here goes: <Maynard>.

. . . until at least the 10 minute mark of the first quarter.

The cost of vaccinations and fumigation would off-set any benefits potentially derived.

Is footy still played on Saturday night? I must check my local guide.

Look brilliant Andy. This takes a lot of work and it's appreciated. Thank you.

What worked for Collingwood?

Shoot! I’m glad this is only the second time I’ve ventured into this thread—what a fact-free zone, filled with noise but no signal… It’s like watching a pub argument between nuffies who skipped the game, skimmed the stats, and still reckon they’ve cracked the code.

Such a fallacious argument that has zero basis in fact.

Yeah-nah. Jack Billings is the man for full forward. And we should never have traded Sam Frost, JJ, Hunt, Harmsy and big Grundy.

Amazing.

8:237.285

I watch Norf pretty much every week with my mad Norf mate. Like us, they shot themselves in the foot last week and should have won. Their back line leaks under pressure and they have six players across the ground that are coach (their own) killers. Having said that - they have six blokes, that if let off the leash, will carve us up. We should win, but this is no walk in the (VFL) park.

There is an undeniable collective statistical decline of the core group that delivered the 2021 premiership and still plays in 2024. This drop in output—particularly among key midfielders and defenders—has not been offset by the emergence of new talent. While a few players have shown modest improvement, no incoming player has matched the impact or consistency of the premiership players still on the list creating a widening performance gap that has contributed to the club’s overall stagnation and regression across key indicators. We'll see in the next few months if this trend is reversing.

In the words of Jack Dyer - I'm not commenting in case I say something.

Haven't the AFL made him change his name yet? Worse than Whiskers.

@Demonland and @Nasher should be bought in to implement an upgrade.

The canary in the coal mine for Melbourne is the collective statistical decline of the core group that delivered the 2021 premiership and still plays in 2024. This drop in output—particularly among key midfielders and defenders—has not been offset by the emergence of new talent. While a few players have shown modest improvement, no incoming player has matched the impact or consistency of the premiership players still on the list creating a widening performance gap that has contributed to the club’s overall stagnation and regression across key indicators.

Bit harsh on the VFL. Send them to Ashburton to umpire the tow truck drivers vs. the Medellin game and see how they go.

And that was just the reserves game.

And we're still only 50/50 to win it.

Who's currently acting as CEO?