As is the case with every other Demons supporter, I have suffered through this deep trough of defeats, mis-starts and off-field disasters that have besieged us in recent years and, like every other supporter I arrive in the new year with a sense of hope that this season will be different. I look at training reports and the media and look for any glint of gold amongst the dross to indicate that there is hope.

Well this year I am going to approach it differently.

I am looking at the team as a clean slate. No history for each player. what you see is what you get. No more "so-and-so needs to do more of this" "What's-his-name can't do that" "Blah blah blah cost us a game last year and he will do it again." I will judge them afresh from their performance at training, in pre-season games and in each game they play be it for the Dees or Casey. This is their second year under Roos, there are a bunch of new players and the team structures and game plan are bedded down more than last year.

I want to give them all the opportunity to convince me that they are players I want to watch in my team.

It will be hard to set aside the prejudices that the many losing seasons have ingrained in me but I will try. I will still judge any player harshly if they do not step up when required, I will still criticize if they make mistakes but I will not let the players history colour my view of them this year.

All are first years players as far as I am concerned.

Any one else want to give this a go?

You gave it a try, so did I, but breath and wasted seem to be the go, like I said at a marketing meeting, words that spring to mind with MFC...whingers

I do not believe i was ""whinging"", just because i mock, doesn't mean I don't care.

if any supporters have earned the right to a good ole whinge, it's us

Although i applaud your sentiment, the reality is that if we are still sh7t, it's likely you will still get angry with players. Don't bother fighting it.

Once we are better, our players will be less sh7t, and you won't get as angry.

ps curry and beer your avatar is hot.

You gave it a try, so did I, but breath and wasted seem to be the go, like I said at a marketing meeting, words that spring to mind with MFC...whingers

whingers?? after the last 5 decades of rubbish we have been served up, Meanwhile i have seen 11 Whorethorn Premierships

John Kennedy Snr learnt his craft through Norm Smith.

I have every right to be angry

i have never whinged...You may have.

ps curry and beer your avatar is hot.

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This Watts guy.

Based on this years clean slate.

He hasn't done anything out on the track that warrants a game.

It is amazing how his groin improved enough to get a trip to the Sunshine Coast.