Altitude camp for two

[M_9 1,665]

Frustration prompts Demon pair to organise altitude trip

[Jaded No More 57,968]

Brilliant leadership and ownership from these two.

Good to see players actually taking some responsibility and making the effort to get themselves better prepared for next season.

I applaud their effort and commitment in the face of playing for the biggest shitbasket going around.

[DeeSpencer 23,134]

Fantastic leadership.

Please take Trengove with you. Maybe McKenzie, Evans, Howe and a few others.

I think every supporter would be wrapped to see Blease go but he is recovering from injury.

Oh and Sylvia and Jamar will be in Vegas with Moloney, which is obviously more important than training.

[What 18,810]

Awesome stuff.

Gotta love these 2 blokes, two gems among a pile of [censored]

Odds on Watts or Sylvia ever doing the same thing?

[RalphiusMaximus 5,993]

Brilliant initiative by these two. This is the sort of thing we would love to be seeing from a raft of our younger players (not mentioning the W word) when it comes to taking responsibility for your own performance. Even better would be if the leadership group were to organise for the whole team to head out there, even if it meant paying their own way. Again, it would be a statement on their commitment to becoming a truly competitive AFL standard team instead of the amateurs they currently appear to be.

[old dee 22,854]

Awesome stuff.

Gotta love these 2 blokes, two gems among a pile of [censored]

Odds on Watts or Sylvia ever doing the same thing?

Chances are hh they will be elsewhere in 2014 anyway

[old dee 22,854]

Brilliant initiative by these two. This is the sort of thing we would love to be seeing from a raft of our younger players (not mentioning the W word) when it comes to taking responsibility for your own performance. Even better would be if the leadership group were to organise for the whole team to head out there, even if it meant paying their own way. Again, it would be a statement on their commitment to becoming a truly competitive AFL standard team instead of the amateurs they currently appear to be.

They would need to RM because without a major sponsor we will be lucky to have enough to return to Darwin let alone Arizona! Edited August 27, 2013 by old dee

[Young Dee 1,303]

Where are our wealthy die hard demon supporters with private jets?

The team can't afford to do that and if they did it would throw a spanner into Neelds heat training (Darwin)

[rjay 23,922]

Damn you Dawesy, every time I think you were a waste of a pick you go and do something like this. At least the guy shows good leadership, I truly hope he can show it consistently on field from here on.

A good news story.

[old dee 22,854]

Where are our wealthy die hard demon supporters with private jets?

The team can't afford to do that and if they did it would throw a spanner into Neelds heat training (Darwin)

That was an Enormous success YD.

[old dee 22,854]

Damn you Dawesy, every time I think you were a waste of a pick you go and do something like this. At least the guy shows good leadership, I truly hope he can show it consistently on field from here on.

A good news story.

Yes it really is a pity he does not get on the park very often.

[Go the Biff 3,132]

Brilliant leadership and ownership from these two.

Good to see players actually taking some responsibility and making the effort to get themselves better prepared for next season.

I applaud their effort and commitment in the face of playing for the biggest shitbasket going around.

It's been a shite year on so many fronts. All enjoyment has been sucked out of footy. I don't GaF about finals, Essendon, Jack Trengove's choice of foot cream or Jack Watts playing future. But that third line was gold. Thanks Jaded.

[DeeSpencer 23,134]

Where are our wealthy die hard demon supporters with private jets?

The team can't afford to do that and if they did it would throw a spanner into Neelds heat training (Darwin)

Misson's heat training. Neeld was much more interested in an altitude camp. Personally I'd be very interested in them just staying home and learning football skills with a short camp for team bonding. Seemed to work pretty well for Port.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Perhaps if the cost is not significant, some of the supporters might want to sponsor a player to accompany them, it might do the World of good for Trenners and Grimes to go and maybe get their fitness levels up and rid themselves of the niggling injuries.

Maybe Blease could develop a tank, worth a thought.

[stuie 7,374]

Perhaps if the cost is not significant, some of the supporters might want to sponsor a player to accompany them, it might do the World of good for Trenners and Grimes to go and maybe get their fitness levels up and rid themselves of the niggling injuries.

Maybe Blease could develop a tank, worth a thought.

I'm sure the players earn enough to fund themselves.

[bing181 8,167]

Perhaps if the cost is not significant, some of the supporters might want to sponsor a player to accompany them, it might do the World of good for Trenners and Grimes to go and maybe get their fitness levels up and rid themselves of the niggling injuries.

Maybe Blease could develop a tank, worth a thought.

Not disagreeing, but not forgetting either that both Dawes and Clark not only missed significant slabs of the season, but effectively missed most/all of the last pre-season as well. If they'd been knocked from pillar to post in 20+ games of footy, with a full, hard pre-season before that, suspect that they'd be looking to sit on a beach somewhere for a while rather than start in early with extra training.

[Chook 14,502]

Chris Dawes and Mitch Clark deserve an altitude camp, but everyone else deserves an attitude camp led by R Lee Ermey (aka that psycho drill instructor from Full Metal Jacket).

At this attitude camp they will be required to recite the following, every evening before going to sleep:

This is my football.

There are many others like it, but this one is mine.

My football is my best friend. It is my life.

I must master it as I must master my life.

Without me, my football is useless.

Without my football, I am useless.

I must kick my football true.

I must kick straighter than my enemy who is trying to beat me.

I must beat him before he beats me. I will.

Before Jim I swear this creed: My football and myself are defenders of my Club.

We are the masters of our enemy.

We are the saviors of my team.

So be it, until there is no Enemy, but Victory.

Go Dees.

Edited August 27, 2013 by Chook

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Not disagreeing, but not forgetting either that both Dawes and Clark not only missed significant slabs of the season, but effectively missed most/all of the last pre-season as well. If they'd been knocked from pillar to post in 20+ games of footy, with a full, hard pre-season before that, suspect that they'd be looking to sit on a beach somewhere for a while rather than start in early with extra training.

You're probably right it was a bit of a bubble thought and maybe they do need time away from each other.

[PartyTimeJohnny 533]

Jesus, these two just made me fall in love with them all over again.

[DemonFrog 1,347]

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AFL investigates Clubs for altitude training.

[sue 8,434]

I'm sure the players earn enough to fund themselves.

Presumably they can claim it as a tax deduction. Still, good on them.

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,213]

Still holding out hope that the Clark/Dawes combo will be as good as the Lloyd/Lucas, Ablett/Brownless and Dunstall/Brereton combos.

[dazzledavey36 48,788]

Still holding out hope that the Clark/Dawes combo will be as good as the Lloyd/Lucas, Ablett/Brownless and Dunstall/Brereton combos.

Surely this is a joke.. Edited August 27, 2013 by dazzledavey36

[McQueen 17,863]

Still holding out hope that the Clark/Dawes combo will be as good as the Lloyd/Lucas, Ablett/Brownless and Dunstall/Brereton combos.

Still holding out hope we can get enough decent midfielders to get the ball inside 50 regularly enough to see this.

[CHAMP 347]

Flagstaff AZ is at an altitude of only 6,910 feet, Kosciusko National Park might be a local, less-glamourous option.

Kiandra is at 4,600 feet, it would be better than nothing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiandra,_New_South_Wales

Hell, Hotham Heights is even closer and it's 5610 feet. In an Opel Astra OTC you could be there in under 3 hours.

Only 80 km away is Mt Donna Buang @ 4147':

http://www.cycle2max.com/bike-hill-climb/Mt-Donna-Buang.aspx?id=902

Edited August 28, 2013 by CHAMP