Giles

Will be fun to check how this goes during the year. It’s based on what’s on the ‘net. It seems to have thrown up some strange positions Predicted 2025 AFL Ladder - end of Home and Away Brisbane Lions - Strong squad, expected to be a top contender. Western Bulldogs - Talented list, pushing for the premiership. Sydney Swans - Young talent stepping up, finals certainty. Port Adelaide Power - Strong midfield, likely top-four finish. GWS Giants - Competitive squad, consistent finals team. Fremantle Dockers - On the rise with a solid young core. Carlton Blues - Talented but inconsistent, should make finals. Geelong Cats - Aging but still dangerous in September. Just missing finals: St Kilda Saints - Strong squad but may fall short. Gold Coast Suns - Improving but not quite top-eight ready. Essendon Bombers - Mid-table, still developing. Collingwood Magpies - Slight decline after recent success. Lower teams: Melbourne Demons - Struggling with consistency. Adelaide Crows - Rebuilding, not finals-ready. North Melbourne Kangaroos - Young squad, still developing. Richmond Tigers - Significant drop-off from previous years. Hawthorn Hawks - Rebuilding phase continues. West Coast Eagles - Expected to finish last, still struggling.

Pretty well spot on. It's the perfect storm. Trading out some senior players and then getting hit with serious injuries to important leaders. We now enter a rebuild. But what seems worse (and I was there on Friday), is our spirit, effort and endeavour. In the second half I watched our players around the ball, rather than the ball. These things were non-existent and our body language deplorable. Many didn't call for the ball, didn't look to find position, and simply looked like they didn't want to be there. Things they can be controlled without the ball; shepherding, running, tackling, picking up, backing up, taking space... I could go on, weren't there. These players are not at all inspired. There's more to this than injuries.

Chamois is Chinese but Euro styled. All sizes can be catered for. It's a more relaxed fit than race cut... by the way, we're not racing. What's OEM, MFR?

Putting together a Demon Cycling Kit. Full kit can be done for less than $100 including jersey (short sleeve), bib & braces and socks. Let me know if you or your friends and family are interested. It will be short run and these will go quickly. Can provide sizing guide

Anyone know who we play next week and where? I'm getting nothing from the AFL website. I'm also getting nothing from the MFC page re training schedule.

Completely agree. Brad Green left the field with a detached retina before the ball was even bounced and Michael Long performed the most cowardly act on a 19yr old. Troy was rushed to hospital. Michael was raced to the AFL hall of fame. Times have indeed changed. Burgoyne did cop a massive $1k fine for his sling tackle on an opponent who never had the ball.

Let's have him choose our next coach

Agree with all... except your assessment of Jones. He was prob the only one with any poise tonight.

He did really well to respond following the 4 day break

I’ve been wondering for years why this club has had no success for such a long time. This club doesn’t have a home. Where is our social club? The kids don’t know where the team trains. The players don't know where the kids are. They players don't have to look the kids in the eye after their last performance. If we won a flag, where would we take the Cup? Where would the family celebration be? We're the only club in the AFL without a home training ground and a heartland. We gave it up in the 80s. Simply, we don’t have a home and home is where the heart is. We have no heart.　

Is this the same guy who got rubbed out for biting? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-10/essendon-conor-mckenna-suspended-for-biting-tory-dickson/9638358

Switch off after the 7th goal is kicked for the match... that will warm you.

Great win! I've loved both games from Zanker this year. She's got a great future in this comp. Size, pace, good decision making, overhead marking and kicking; what's not to like? (You may recall the set shot goal she made last year as a teenager from 45 out on the boundary late in the 3rd against the Bulldogs.) Also liked the games of Shelley Scott, Kate Hore, Shelley Heath, Maddie Gay, Aleisha Newman, Meg Downie and Libby Birch. It's been a great start for us given the loss of three key players with season ending knee injuries before round 1 (Lauren Pearce, Katherine Smith and Shae Sloane). Add to it that Bianca Jakobsson decided to join the police force just before season start and Lily Mithen is still yet to play. The structures and game plan seem good this year. There's a clear to plan to put our leadership strength to halfback (Paxman, O’Dea and Daisy Pearce). Highlight was Zanker's contested give to Paxman for a right foot snap. Can't wait for Hore to kick straight and Newman to get some still, dry playing conditions. Sad news for Ainslie Kemp for her third long term knee injury.

Better team no! Better club, yes.

Does Goodie say, "Brisbane is a quality side" or does he come clean and confess we are a crap side and a crap club?