Ghostwriter

you’ve just given the likes of Sam Manure tomorrow’s clickbait headline. I also read replies and reactions even though I probably shouldn’t on account of my gossamer-thin skin and the fact that I take everything to heart despite being told to harden the [censored] up on many occasions and I really do want to harden the [censored] up and I’ve tried so many times to no avail so it’s not for want of trying.

It wasn’t a legit injury though. He came off in the first quarter for “awareness” reasons. The commentators (Dwayne and Dunstall) said there’s nothing in it. And when he was coming off he smiled at the camera. But yeah, give Tracc the Brownlow now regardless 😅

I just listened to the poddy and agree with everyone else… great job, guys. Just wanna touch on a couple of things Binman said… JT when selecting rookies, (Paraphrasing) looks for skills, footy IQ etc. but (still paraphrasing) he places a lot of weight on their personalities. This is true. It’s no coincidence that without exception every new kid is levelheaded, mature, polite and respectful. I’d be surprised to hear that any of them party or act up at all. Hell, *Luker goes to bed at 8pm every night and sleeps for 10-11 hours and has a 2-hour nap every day! Ok maybe they’re not all like that but they’re humble, lovely people dedicated to being their best on and off the field. The other thing is about Shane. I too hate the comments about drafting him being a bust. And you know who else wouldn’t like it? Max, that’s who. At a Q&A recently in Shepparton (I wasn’t there but my friend was) Max was asked which players he considers will have a great year despite currently flying under the radar. Max said Shane for one and went on to praise him highly. Of course, this was pre-injury. The other player Max named was Jibba (Jack Billings) and again he heaped praise on him. Maybe we all need to hit the reset button on our perception of our players 🤷‍♀️

Ghosts can’t be seen, so we’ll never know.

Allow me… You’re welcome!

I reckon his mum alone could be the reason for the vice captaincy (or even the captaincy)! That bat-sch!tt crazy beautiful woman is a huge asset to any club. Gonna miss Shazza as much as we miss Nibs.

An absolute travesty, wrong on every level. But not a mystery. One wears navy blue and white, the other wears red, white and blue.

Co-vice captain, no less. And totally deserving of it, too. 😊

It is awesome and really imperative. Every one of the new boys has been warmly welcomed and made to feel like part of the “family” and it shows. On the subject, considering the reports of Dan Houston deciding against a move to the MFC because of supposed ingrained toxic culture problems, etc., I’ve asked each of our new guys individually if this was ever a concern for them or their parents. Without exception, all said that it wasn’t. They’d clearly met with our club with open minds and seen for themselves that they’d be part of a great club. Anyone who says yeah but at the time of Houston possibly wanting to come here the culture was indeed terrible, I say no, culture and values and integrity of a club don’t change overnight. I’m not denying we had problems, coz we did. But the dramatic and scathing reports are clearly incongruous with the trust parents of rookies are showing for our club. IMHO.

Marvel is a banner crew’s best friend because our mortal enemies: the wind, the rain and the dewy grass don’t get a gig 😁 You’re right about the ease of using the amenities at Marvel and on a selfish level folks from the north-western suburbs can get there with more ease than getting to the ‘G. I don’t get off at Southern Cross, I get off at North Melbourne and it’s a 15-min walk. Too easy.

The name was actually suggested by @Supreme_Demon so he should get the credit. TBH I didn’t think it would take off, I mentioned it to Harvey and he was instantly keen (probs because no one else was around 😅).

This is likely the first fully DL initiated case but there is one other semi-DL initiated one, that being Jibba for Jack Billings. What happened was, this time last year our awesome DA seamstress was unpicking a handheld cloth banner which said “Tap Brothers” (remember that particular five minutes in history 😅) and she said I could choose new wording and always get first dibs on the banner. I wanted Jack to feel welcome so I asked for “Jibba 14” Then I found out the boys were actually calling him “Jabba” not “Jibba” and I told him about it. He said, “well, it looks like that’s my new nickname.” Cut to last night and there was me, Harvey and Jibba (and a couple of others) chatting when Jeffo joins us and brings up the subject of Bison. Jeffo probably wanted to make sure Harvey likes it before telling all the boys about it. Harvey was a little embarrassed to admit he likes it and he was quick to add, “I didn’t suggest it, though” and he nods towards me. Jibba says, “All good, she made mine up, too.” LOL because Jibba isn’t a compliment like Bison is. 😅

We did, thank you SD. There weren’t as many of us this year mainly due to the outrageous jump in ticket prices, but we were still as boisterous as always. It’s easy to forget we’re not in M3 at the ‘G just yet 🤭

#34 will be vacant until next season 😉 #47 and above are unassigned