It's JT's constitutional right to bare arms! Time to Restump Podcast the exorcising of the Demons. 

The Dees are zero and four so, in theory, this shouldn't be a danger game for us. And to be honest, when you look at how mentally and physically depleted they are, even from a superstitiously purple perspective, it kind of isn't.

They're horribly out of form, there seems plenty not right internally and they're seemingly dropping players to make confusing statements. They’ve pretty much just dropped their recognised forward line what appears to be predominantly based on panic. 

Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Jack Jack Viney in the middle being fed by Max Gawn made you feel a little uneasy yesteryear. But, while they’re still highly productive in their own right, they're far from their premiership year selves and they don’t seem to have the same on field support network around them. It's leaving the task up to too few. 

While they have 2026 Fremantle forward Kozzi Pickett out there, they look a touch fragile in the scoring department and with him and defender Steven May under injury clouds all week, their defence might be a tad shaky as well.

Is this the dreaded research based arrogant confidence rearing its ugly and unwanted head again? We all know hubris is the downfall of man, but it really is difficult to feel unassured again this week.  That all probably says more about where Melbourne is at, rather than it does about our ability to put them away with ease.

On the flip side of Melbourne’s woes, we're in pretty decent shape and maybe, to further rub salt into the Dee's wounds, we've brought in Oscar McDonald to face his former Demons. 

While we’re on an upwards trend, we’re probably not playing as well as we appear. We’re 10th in the league for defence and other than Geelong in round one, we haven’t as yet played any team that is top eight for offence. So, while banking the four points is the primary concern, this is an opportunistic game to tune up our system, put some much needed emphasis on tightening up our defence and stack on a few percentage points. 

The Restump Investment turned Salvage Operation Club is back again. We’ve unsurprisingly struggled but Jojo has built his term deposit bank to $400. The inevitable fall is getting bigger!

If you’re looking for a good listen this good Friday, what can we tell you, your GPS coordinates are way off. However, if its 30 life wasting minutes of purple prattle you are after, we’ve got you covered! So, come right in, bring your ears and make yourselves at home. 

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