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What now with Billy Stretch? Delisting?

Did we have any Academy players in this game?

They say that Melbourne cooled on Gray as it ramped up its efforts for free agent Magpie Jamie Elliott, but is now the time to consider him again.

Varcoe?

Not good to get dropped for a final after being a regular for so long. We need a player of his type in our forward line.

Melbourne’s overall percentage for the season is 77.9%. It’s percentage in time on is 77.2% so there’s no significant difference. The stats that I would be interested in would be our scores for and against (and percentage) in final quarters this year and also our relative shooting accuracy percentage (last week 29 v 75 for the Swans). I suspect both figures will go a long way to help us understand what ailed the club in 2019.

Allowing Stephenson to play in this round is yet another outrageous aspect of the AFL’s handling of this scandal and goes against all logic and the way suspensions have been dealt with in the past 120 years. But ... as a sign of how the way the competition is run, we will gratefully accept the decision to allow him to play if it helps Casey make the finals :?

6. Clayton Oliver 5. Bailey Fritsch 4. James Harmes 3. Christian Salem 2. Christian Petracca 1. Jordan Lewis

Jordan Lewis could be in a bit of strife for an accidental head high bump.

Does anyone know who the top ruckmen in the under 18 competition are and when Bradkte’s likely to play against them?

I really don’t get people worrying about how the results of other games are going to help our cause at this stage of the season. Being 15th or 16th after round 4 means Jack Shyzen. Our job ATM is to string some wins together and not worry about the others.

I don’t think Salem was given nearly enough credit for his game on Thursday night.

Good get. I don’t understand why it took so long for the club to play the Gawn/Preuss card. I think that as long as they both remain for, the combination will be potent against many of the other teams.

Don’t you just love September when the bananas are ripe and nobody in the GWS team has a relative weighing over 200kg.

Tweet from Sam Landsberger - Demon fans who sat through .. 2008: Melb 5.11 (41) def by Gee 24.13 (157) 2011: Melb 7.5 (47) def by Gee 37.11 (233) 2013: Melb 5.6 (36) def by Ess 28.16 (184) 2014: Melb 3.16 (34) def by GWS 15.8 (98) 2016: Melb 6.8 (48) def by Gee 24.11 (155) Last night was for you. ??

Yet another job for another person at Bomberland at the time of the injection regime. Not particularly a good look for the AFL, is it?

You're watching Redtube with your grandkids?

Look on the bright side Redleg. Had we not been so pathetic for all those years, you might have lost 100s of hours of glorious irreplaceable vision of great Demon victories.

That's going to happen anyway.

OK. Is discussion about the old man allowed?

England beaten by Pakistan in three days. How many do they have to lose before South Africa gets to #1 in the world rankings?

It's in Victoria. Post code Vic 3126. Nice people like Garry Lyon live here.

I think you've had too much Xmas cheer Redleg. I'm in Canterbury and there's not a sniff of sea air in my nostrils. Moreover, I don't believe they allow boguns like Dermie into this part of town.

Some good news for Demon fans. I went to a barbecue on Christmas Day and Tom Banana Fritter and his family were there. I spoke to Tom and he said that he is yet to make up his mind whether to stay at Melbourne or go to GWS. However, he did add that he and the folks are flying up to Sydney on New Year's Day just to have another good look around but the way he spoke of his love of the club and how he wants to be a one club player suggested that he will definitely stay. BTW, the BBQ had to be cancelled after Phil B F started hoeing into the food early eating all the steaks, chops, sausages, salads, felafels and the ... er, um ... banana fritters. It was like someone worked over the food table with a vacuum cleaner.

How many days to go?