Thank you TDI for the reply as I look forward to your take on the training days and the chats to players. I think many on this site hang out for your training day notes, for a lot of people, away from Melbourne this keeps them in touch with the club and its playing staff.

I would like to meet you tomorrow just to exchange views. I am the grey haired old bugger near the race.

Who said people wont be at Cranbourne at 2 ? I will. For too long a lot of MFC supporters act like little gods deeming nobody lives more than 10 kms from the GPO. That's one of the reasons our supporter base is so low and one of the oldest in age.

We seem to look down on people who live out here, I live in Pakenham and cant make training at Goshs paddock, but I enjoy the reports put on this site from Dees supporters. But hold training or match practice out here and the noses rise a bit higher. Come out breathe the air , we are people and Dees supporters out here too.

I'm sorry but Casey fields isn't just not close to the city it shouldn't even be classified as in Melbourne. It's passed Cranbourne which is a country town, same as Pakenham. Governments in their wisdom/hunger for cash have decided to allow Melbourne to sprawl so far as to stretch out there (and further) but it's still miles away.

It's our regional base and if we chose to use the facility then I'm fine with that. I'm glad you and others will be there. It should be marketed as an intraclub for our regional supporters and those in the middle to outer Eastern suburbs. Plenty of open trainings at Gosch's and the NAB challenge (one in Melbourne, one in Ballarat) then real games to come for the majority of our city supporters.

I enjoy the NAB challenge games at Casey (besides us always getting flogged) and without one this year I'm glad we are taking the intraclub out there as long as there's a realisation that it's probably not catering to the maximum attendance it could get at a closer venue. I guess I'm pretty much agreeing with what you say in that you're valid dees supporters and it's good for us to get out there.

I would go but I'm still in far too much pain from my knee surgery.

I will attend a Demons training session next week perhaps depending on my mobility on crutches.

Looking forward to having a chat to Brendan McCartney and welcoming him to the Melbourne Football Club actually. ☺

I thought you might be giving the "win " price there Trisul?

You have inspired me to get the train

Nicely droll OD, but it was indeed the train fare.

From 4 PM tomorrow I will have fingers and legs crossed, hoping for the best, no injuries and that we finally have a win!

Who said people wont be at Cranbourne at 2 ? I will. For too long a lot of MFC supporters act like little gods deeming nobody lives more than 10 kms from the GPO. That's one of the reasons our supporter base is so low and one of the oldest in age.

We seem to look down on people who live out here, I live in Pakenham and cant make training at Goshs paddock, but I enjoy the reports put on this site from Dees supporters. But hold training or match practice out here and the noses rise a bit higher. Come out breathe the air , we are people and Dees supporters out here too.

I have no problem with the location, but the time is absurd. I already miss most of our games during the season because I work Sundays. It pisses me off that they keep doing this with the practice matches as well. As a paid up member (twice over since I bought my Dad's membership too), I think I have a right to expect that the club would make at least a minimal effort to put these sort of events at a time when I and the majority of other members have half a chance of attending. It just makes so much more sense to do this on a Saturday afternoon. 3pm on a Thursday not even the schoolkids can got there. It's idiotic.

I remember last preseason Jimmy Toumpas kicked 4 goals in an intraclub game and everyone was so excited

Looking forward to the reports, but must remember that form in an intra club game means little

Looking forward to the reports, but must remember that form in an intra club game means little

And by the same token, poor form in an intra-club means little?

After several years of injuries to players during the pre-season the club thought this may help. Unfortunately a few players experienced bad punctures and will be out 4-2-6 weeks.

After several years of injuries to players during the pre-season the club thought this may help. Unfortunately a few players experienced bad punctures and will be out 4-2-6 weeks.

I believe two almost suffocated.

My sincere thanks to those who make the journey and report in advance.

To those who will later dissolve the thread into bickering about who is the least clever, in advance also, I hate you.

Edited February 19, 201510 yr by mordja

The thing about Toumpy kicking 4 in the intra club last year is that he kicked 3 of them on Maia Westrupp, who was nowhere near AFL standard. I reckon this actually worked against him in the end, cos he was then played as a forward pocket early in the season due to so many injuries we had and barely saw the ball for the first 5 rounds, with no key forwards to feed off. By this time he was out of form and his confidence shot, leading to a long stint in the VFL. I really hope thy play him on the ball or half back flank this year.

My sincere thanks to those who make the journey and report in advance.

To those who will later dissolve the thread into bickering about who is the least clever, in advance also, I hate you.

As well as a like button should we have a dislike button? And if you get too many dislikes you are sin binned for a period, a form of peer review system.

Edited February 19, 201510 yr by ManDee

As well as a like button should we have a dislike button? And if you get too many dislikes you are sin binned for a period, a form of peer review system.

We probably wouldn't get as many training reports if this was in place.

As well as a like button should we have a dislike button? And if you get too many dislikes you are sin binned for a period, a form of peer review system.

Funny, ManDee, I was thinking exactly the same thing a few days back, when yet another thread crashed & burned...!

As well as a like button should we have a dislike button? And if you get too many dislikes you are sin binned for a period, a form of peer review system.

i would get very lonely on here if you did that md

Sounds like 10 Casey players have been seconded to play in this game which suggests that we're resting/rehabbing a fair number of players at the moment.

I have no problem with the location, but the time is absurd. I already miss most of our games during the season because I work Sundays. It pisses me off that they keep doing this with the practice matches as well. As a paid up member (twice over since I bought my Dad's membership too), I think I have a right to expect that the club would make at least a minimal effort to put these sort of events at a time when I and the majority of other members have half a chance of attending. It just makes so much more sense to do this on a Saturday afternoon. 3pm on a Thursday not even the schoolkids can got there. It's idiotic.

First world problems

Sounds like 10 Casey players have been seconded to play in this game which suggests that we're resting/rehabbing a fair number of players at the moment.

or preparing for the Essendon match????

We would still get injuries out if this...

We are cursed!!!!!

Ben Guthrie on Twitter:

The Demons are going through their final prep ahead of today's intra-club at Casey. There will be 3 x 20 min q's.

No wonder we have a maths crisis* in this country. Three 20 minute quarters. Hmmm.

*Note: We may or may not actually have a maths crisis

...and which reminds me of this story

First goal goes to Hogan...trying to keep expectations down still but gets hard sometimes

Intraclub matches are perfect for Melbourne supporters with MFCSS.

If the forwards dominate we can safely assume that the backline is not up to AFL standard.

If the backline dominate we can safely assume that the forwards are going be a weakness.

It’s a perfect Lose-Lose situation.

First goal goes to Hogan...trying to keep expectations down still but gets hard sometimes

Too much info!