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Id have thought giving your doc your "ring" would be enough Wouldnt involve an acronym or you could end up with an 800 page report 18 months of inuendo before being found not guilty but having to outlay $500K

Brilliant. Confirms my self diagnosis of others far more able than myself. And no one likes a tla or fla more than me .

Almost too cryptic for me Dc/ err on the deliberatly unthinking side. I do have a reputation for BS although I think it is undeserved. Am working on my deliberation being too slow and my thinking too irrational so may have to consider freudian reference to add a degree of pseudo legitimacy

It is. Although it is also the noB$ thread and I would be devasted if that was enforced

Am really appreciating this travelogue. Hope that your efforts to restore the reputations of all involved in the sordid tale are rewarded. (restoring does not imply only improving) I am confident that we have the most able and determined representatives undertaking this task. Only the obvious talent that is being exposed through Dland reporting will resolve the greatest threat to life as we know it. continued expose will make Dland compulsory reading for any journalist, sportsperson, politician needing to retain a link to reality. What will the Sydney perspective on Melbourne tanking be??? The next gripping episode promises so much! Lets hope that unlike the Wilson inspired fairytale it can deliver.

What a delight WJ I trust the cruise continues for some time! Seems to be developing into a case of "Wheres Wally" .

I doubt that Hef could have the stimulating conversation likely in your company (if this thread and site is anything to go by) and while his much publicised life has had its highlights I am sure they are all proportional to those you have had. We can all conentrate on what we have not what we wished we had or what others have and we can progress. I unfortunately do not have the pleasure of your company but then you are not enjoying a swim in my pool. Its a bloody great life and the Dees will have some sort of a year. Dont get me started on "living" on $35 a day either

Thought I responded to this post and all went blanck Eggnog??? Fire????? Normal???? I must be in a parrallel universe its so bloody hot here. Perhaps need to bunker down and watch a different replay to see that demon flag In the meantime wish all on Dland a happy festive season with a great new year I think we are due for one .....it must be happeneing somewhere...lets hope the reality bus takes us there.

Did the world end? AmI still alive or am I in some parallel dimension where the opposite of reality exists?? And if so why didnt Melbourne win the flag and sydney tank?? Its all too much!!!

I prefer this thread so little B$

had a visit from fellow D supporter and after consuming most of the Woewodin celebratory port he had brought, we solved quite a few problems of the world and agreed that the dees give us reason to hope. Even felt ok the next day recommend the woewodin port.

Bananas @$1.99 here could Moloneys indicated move to the Lions impact on the balance of trade from the banana republic Is there likely to be wholesale market (of the fruit variety) movement to cater for the economic shifts arising from the move. The Banana led recovery could be in full swing assisted by recipes such as the above to be included in the series of AFL endorsed magazines devoted to diet and performance enhancing natural substances. Leveraging off the controversy of Lance Armstrong ("the king of doping") AFL sees that they can engage with a new demographic to spread their reach. MFC is well positioned with an array of under developed body types to promote the potential and future of such aides. Can MFC benefit from this exposure as Morton Cook etc bulk up or move out! opps sorry Got a bit carried away and distracted even myself Banana excitement can do that!!!!

Maybe we have to use this as incentive to our existing list. To get the rewards you have to lift your game. Who will step up to be our Wellingham, our Lynch, our Caddy or our Kennedy, our Ablett, our Swan Maybe an excellent thread for those who know the capabilities and talents to align them with the top brownlow voters or the top performers at other clubs. In spirit of my title I would only like to see this in a positive fashion as the humour would be to easy generate Jones = Chapman???Ablett??? has the motor the toughness the ball winning ability and even the hair style

Bloody amazing Good ball handling skills and strong on both sides A lot of forward progress and still an emphasis on containment. It would appear some overindulgence with complexity to satisfy what could be analysed as a simple outcome. Has maybe some comparisons with our game. with the right tools and systems a consistent outcome can be expected. Even some of the randomness still achieves the required result. There is order in the chaos. Sorry just diverted into an old obsession.

Gotta love this thread!!!!

Dale Roberts seen making furtive entrances at some Claremont fashion boutique. Apparently looks great in a blazer! If we only had his current twitter contact we could see how this potential champion shapes up. Been told he is the type that Neeld likes. Hard at it no compromise player. Has the ability to remain hidden in the contest until he bursts free making something out of nothing. With his alleged aerobic capacity can play forward back or on the side. Would be prepared to bleed red and blue if necessary Too much????

Need to start a new thread on this bloke He has only potential now that the glandular fever is under control Not only left foot which was why Hawks had him marked for attention but has elite figures on beep test at a west Coast footy clinic apparently they told him to avoid official contacts from Afl to fly under the radar a bit. Did have a reputation as a party boy and his twitter activities were conducted under some obscure name to avoid the obvious media attention hence the rep for singing apparently very strong in the contest due to great core strength and his cycling history had him with aerobic capacity equal to Indurain. Has been reported that he wants to become a one club player just like his dad. Apparently minor negative is that DB has shown interest in him for Adelaide which may deter a lot of Melb supporters. Rookie for mine nothin to lose

Given the eclectic mix of this site thought I,d throw in a snippet Bloke in town who have had many conversations with about many matters but not footy saw me in my car today and noticed my Demons scarf (I know tragic isnt it??) Says "follow the dees do you" yes "I played 7 games with em" says Barry Hodges "Billy Barrott was taken off me in myonly memorable game" Didnt have the physiology capacity to make it at league level but did move to Port lincoln Same colours as DEES and made the team of the century there. Is now in Beechworth and gauranteed some more refined discussions on the higher order intellectual matters such as wether moloney should be traded or spencer perservered with OR maybe Ill just continue the existing friendship and discuss matters usely contained on this thread such as race results olympics etc?

Just a thought on Injuries I could just be ducking for cover on the culture research Could it be that injuries are an outcome of how the game is played YES obviously BUT Do teams that receive more protection from the umpires reflected from the awarding of free kicks have a better injury rate than than those receiving less free kicks. If you play tackle or are tackled poorly does this produce injuries or are there more injuries occurring because of overextension etc. Perhaps our high injury count is because our younger smaller less developed body types are being smashed by older larger better developed body types. Can improved umpire protection restrict some injuries? It may require access to obscure statistics (where is stan from stradbroke when you need him)

"What doesnt kill you makes you stronger" Neitsche??????

So thats whats wrong with Cherries these days If I could only find that I blame Jack Watts thread now

Good point JM but even pain can be positive.

Have enjoyed all on this post even if the topic may have beeen derailed sometimes Keep up the banter it does divert from some of the more painful aspects of supporting the DEES.

I thoght the throwing the tv bit was avery amusing lighthearted comment on what is obviously a divisive issue for Demon supporters. I suppose no player has ever made a mistake in the pressure of a match nor received a spray from the coach coz so many think this is unusual I must have been at too many matches and watched too much footy and I cant remember the perfect game played by anyone. \Its the mistakes; How you handle them, how you learn from them and how you develop from them thats more important. Wether Morton reads this or the article is probably less important than how he develops from it I saw him do some good things some ordinary things some hopeless things He wasnt alone. Why and How these acts occurred will need some reflection but he needs to concentrate on the good things and keep them coming I have been ambivalent on Morton and others but Crikey Id love to see the bloke play to his max more often coz I too reckon he just might have it.

I was there at the time and it is still too raw to objectively remember. It seems as others have said more a takeover of the Hawks but the process being undertaken effectively meant the powerbrokers (the suits) treated the members with some disdain and certainly communications were not transparent. The vote tampering which was a perceived as legitimate was part of the arrogance displayed and when statements that "we had looked everywhere for sponsors and had nowhere else to go" was responded to by Joe Gutnick stating "you did not ask me" there was a palpable air of mistrust. While I have no doubt the intention of the board was to ensure MFC survival it was survival as they saw it not as was apparent for the majority of supporters Brian Dixon and the Gutnick camp may have lost the vote but won the court of public opinion. The fashion that JIm used in getting the club revitalised was a direct contradiction. Seeking and getting the involvement in a publicised fashion of all members and supporters. Democracy rather than a benevolent patriachial dictatorship. I hope we do not see the demise of Melbourne but believe we will need to have some on field success to maintain our relevance to the next generation of supporters.