Tolstoys Nudge

Hey Andy, George & Binman. Left a few vmails, fair to say I’m on edge & have gone through a gambit of emotive states in the preceding days but I’ve somehow ultimately landed in a good, super confident space! Lose this week and we become the FIRST team, since the year 2000 — To go out in straight sets in consecutive years. This is something that even a premiership will struggle to change, straighten, course-correct — which for me is another reason why this simply WONT happen. Melbourne FC are the best side in it, this isn’t a debate it’s fact. I’m convinced we will show that this week & for the masses worrying about selection this week, it actually matters little which way we go, as the 22nd player won’t win this game, topline talent/skill will, which is also why we’re the best team in it! Our defence will stand-up again, Max will dominate, Clarry will explode & Trac will do Trac things to lead us to victory. Personally I think Jordan will come in I wanted to write as yet again, like a big barramundi strutting through a muddy river, biting at every bit of lure and bait that’s bobbing about the place despite knowing full well what it represents, and that it’s there to entice and trap me, to make me click it, to sell clicks and more clicks.. but seriously, what a crock. To see that absolute douchecanue Damian Barrett and Lloyd say on AFL.Com that “we’ve been figured out” — is just manifestly, grossly & abhorrently incorrect & incongruously false in every single way. We had an expected score of a 4 goal WIN, HOW does that have ANYTHING to do with being figured out??? Can anyone tell me why Barrett writes this verbal fecal-matter on a consistent basis? How does player’s inability to convert correlate to being figured out? My query gents, is am I having some sort of reverse MFCSS and can’t see the writing painted in scarlet red on the white gyprocked wall? Am I delusional? I have no idea why I’m so fired up, but I need some leveller here… Are we the biggest flop and false-flag I’m the smart 23yrs? It cannot be, right? I’m right surely… I have no doubts we’re taking on the pies come GF day, I felt it right when Jack and May-blow-hard were jumper shoving & those invalid fools were chanting “Cooollingwooood” whilst our Gus laid lifeless in the middle of the G’ for a full 120s… WE WILL HAVE OUR VENGEANCE!!! Right? #itisgonnabeonglongweek & yet I still absolutely love it 🙌🙌🙌 Lordy, sorry Andy in the throes of typing I again missed your cut-off — must’ve been a big week of Q’s for a 3pm cut, no surprise there 😂😂😂 Have a great shows guys, as always. It’s gonna be a big week — can’t wait 🔴🔵

Like I said pre match, if we convert — we win!!! McAdam would’ve been mighty handy LN… now have to do it the hard way beating Lions at Gabba, but easier way is often fraught with danger. However the frustration is real and dominating a team for 3qtrs and losing is a sheethouse feeling & the rhetoric in mass media will be diabolical if we fail next week!

Will be 53/47 dees way due to MCC

There’s only ONE type of modern boot I’m afraid — contrary to popular belief! Long stops banned many moons ago 😞

It’ll haunt him that one

@binman prediction 💯 right, took to last min and for weather to appear better than anticipated, but we are now Favourites!!! Despite 90% of the floggy media tipping pies!

Rain is now less likely a major factor. We have this, sensing a real vibe! If we convert our chances we win. If that I’m 99%. Clarry to EXPLODE tonight #possesed 😈

Nope, it’s MFC 💯 https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sportsday/id1135853941?i=1000626943447

Nope, it’s MFC 💯 https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sportsday/id1135853941?i=1000626943447

Melksham’s. Competes so well in air, recovers at ground level, exactly what we need in 3rd fwd option — massive get for club!

I’m so filthy.. I hair wanna make that clear!!! I’m physically manifesting decades of media wrongdoing and solicitousness to absolutely fundamentally undermine all we do! Barrett, King (sometimes), Russell, Taylor, Hutchy, Sellers, Carey, Wilson, Thomas, Robinson, Connolly, G Healy (pre flag) the list goes on and on.. they undermine all we do and any other club making top (bar Saints maybe) 3yrs running would be glorified beyond all realms but we can’t even get 2 in the AA team, what a crock!!! Thanks the LORD for smart footy peeps like Whelo, Swamp & Hoyne (and even Cornes this year) for seeing our team for what it is, peaking strategically at right time! Have a great time tonight gents, if I’m still filthy later I’ll call in perhaps but can’t wait to on hear your thoughts, you guys have become the new beacon of our demons-week here at home where me and the 3 kids listen religiously! Well done again. I’ve been here at Demonland board since the early days and never imagined the podcast would become this good.. I nearly started my own just cus I used to think there was nothing out there and now here we are, whereby it’s now the definitive podcast for all of footy imho 👏🏻

The Harley deal could mean he is right — it’ll now be likely they take the compo needed to get Liam Henry, still hope but looking less likely than it was 6-12wks ago & even a week ago.

Get ready for the Demon Harley — it’s coming! Would have to be a monumental change of beliefs & player ratings from now to October for it to fall over. Get excited!!! This kid is sheer dynamite & as for ceiling, his is Gar superior to ANY of this or last years draft choices, don’t even begin to argue about it, just ask JT. Personally, I’d of been wrapped with Watson & Sanders but Harley could be anything.

Dominion, Dee-minion 👌🏻

I agree but he is always gonna be linked cus he’s Victorian and at a club not winning for 3-5yrs after already being [censored] for 4

Exactly

Incorrect, esp when multiple clubs in same state — dees are under no obligation to trade yes not uncontracted mate that’s the diff

Exactly — they likely wouldn’t even if we did convince him to move.. but u have to be in it to win it right

They’ll pay if it means getting a higher pick, that’s absolutely certain!!! Just depends on the cash to reward ratio amigo

Hey mate, all I know is that right now it’s just due diligence & having the convo with plyr agents etc — Only one I know for certain they’re even slightly bullish on going back a ways is Allen — I think Georgiadis is one I’ve heard most of that helps!!!

Tommo not surprising at all, in 21’ he lead comp, prior to knee — with 1 lost contest I blv. His issue is speed off mark, that’s it!

It’ll be a bidding war, assuming he will go interstate, if not — I’m telling you we will keep him! that bargaining power alone even if it’s jsut Geelong he nominates, — ergo, no bidding war — that alone should mean we get a 1st rndr esp if we pay a small Amy of salary as that’ll up the currency even more. Staying 65% IMHO. But right. Is, that’s solely opinion based.

Will retire. 💯 I’m told (barring miracle knee swelling dissipation within 3-4wks) Club is already now approaching higher $$$ fwd targets and it’s only reason we’re also considering Grundy move ie free cap for a ‘play now’ Fwd. **DISCLAIMER** Do not read if you’re a troll as you will undoubtedly be triggered. I’m lucky enough to get to talk to many club & AFL folk through my work and regularly ask Q’s for my own excitement (in fact I don’t ask anymore as they now just share cus they know if they tell me not to I won’t) so pls ignore below if you can’t handle the fact that clubs openly talk to agents and players about potential moves in a volume that’s completely obscenely larger than you’d ever imagine, I won’t answer Q’s cus I can’t & wont get specific for no other reason than I’ll be breaking a prof trust (unless I get approval to or it’s form a non direct source ie a media type or club insider not employed by the AFL, a club or player) & I like having solid relationships, simples. My intent as always is to share some fun info to help fellow Demonlanders know some interesting stuff, ie stuff I’d wanna know before I had the lucky happenstance of getting this type of info… Thus, there’s no perniciousness or subversive or egotistical function or form to it whatsoever — Deal with it or DO NOT READ on!!!*** Dreaming (probably) Targets: (chase cus gotta ask to know) Allen, McKay, King, Naughton (hate kicking but like versatility as cover for May of Jeffs/Roo develop as planned), Walker (god he’d be ideal for 12-24m, but no chance), Dixon Genuine Targets: Georgiadis, McLean, L McDonald, Darling, Silvagni, Fullarton, Jones, Day, Hayes, DGB, Koschitzke, Reid, Waterman, Edwards, Coleman-Jones, Treacy, McLaughlin, Derkson, Voss, Burgess Kuek. — Garoni, Keitel, (non-afl listed), Backup Ruck/Fwd Targets: S Hayes, Fullarton, Teakle, Bryan, Edwards, Miller, Ruck Targets (if Grundy does go): S Hayes, Phillips (rumours of coaxing out of retirement), Flynn, Pruess, Goldy, Sweet Clubs pref desired toolkit (as given to player agents): Aggression, Competitive edge, Finishing *Bold denotes heard from multiple sources (2* diff ppl or 1 w/further source named) I’ll share some non-key-fwd names further along as right now it’s pretty sparse.

WHAT?!?! valie has inc CONSIDERABLY, the eye of the be(holder) being awe hold ALL cards. Why we’d trade him for anything less than top 18 pick is beyond me. No salary cover either, 3 teams or more bidding = Dees have the nuts. id prefer to keep him, Max is 3yrs older & I can smell an injury if we do trade Grundy. But if we get good cover, sure trade him but only on OUR terms!!!

Roos coaches will assure that ain’t happening, own benefit is GC jumping Freo I guess but boy I rkn odds of NM winning are $30-1