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Thanks TTWL... as the human "mynas" on these forums seem to have all but driven TDI off Demonland, any and all training reports are appreciated by those of us scattered far and wide outside of Melbourne.

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Thanks TTWL... as the human "mynas" on these forums seem to have all but driven TDI off Demonland, any and all training reports are appreciated by those of us scattered far and wide outside of Melbourne.

I second that!

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I second that!

I second that.

Thanks TTWL... as the human "mynas" on these forums seem to have all but driven TDI off Demonland, any and all training reports are appreciated by those of us scattered far and wide outside of Melbourne.

and third that.

bluddy mynas,,,

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Thanks TTWL... as the human "mynas" on these forums seem to have all but driven TDI off Demonland, any and all training reports are appreciated by those of us scattered far and wide outside of Melbourne.

Even those of us in Melbourne appreciate all such reports.

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Thanks TTWL... as the human "mynas" on these forums seem to have all but driven TDI off Demonland, any and all training reports are appreciated by those of us scattered far and wide outside of Melbourne.

was it just a few, or a whole statutory of them?

And, whilst on collective nouns, here are a few for our dear Queen's Birthday opponents

Magpies, a charm of

Magpies, a congregation of

Magpies, a flock of

Magpies, a gulp of

Magpies, a mischief of

Magpies, a murder of

Magpies, a tiding of

Magpies, a tidings of

Magpies, a tittering of

Magpies, a tribe of

The first is clearly very inappropriate!

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was it just a few, or a whole statutory of them?

i Love collective/group nouns... how on earth did they come up with things like a "statutory of mynas" and a "murder of crows"?

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Training was on again, same drills as per the last few weeks, ball movement, ball movement, ball movement, with designated kickers and more and less defenders

Tyson and Jamar only ran laps

Whole squad very upbeat, the skills today were very good, with the normal one or two errant kicks and handballs

Viney looks ready to tear somebody apart

Jeff Garlett arranged a performance by Indigenous dancers at the end of the session, lot of footy dept and admin staff attended

The boots that Jeff is going to wear on Saturday are cool, put a pic on Twitter later

Complimented Fitzy on his game, said he is really enjoying the role down back, same with Aaron vandenBerg, really enjoyed the role he was given

Any questions as per the norm

Pics on Twitter Demonpk later

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I haven't been driven off, will still do the training reports, and that's all, the rest of the topics bore me now, same subjects discussed 1000 ways

Of course spoke to both Nev and Jack, neither sure at the moment, both said the team thing, will be hard to replace a fellow player who played their role and the team won, but of course both want to be named, especially Nev

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I'm just really pleased to hear that the mood is very upbeat :) - if they are happy, less likely to leave at end of year (Howe/Garland etc.).. We are in with a big chance :)

Go Dees :)

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I'm just really pleased to hear that the mood is very upbeat :) - if they are happy, less likely to leave at end of year (Howe/Garland etc.).. We are in with a big chance :)

Go Dees :)

Told Howie that was right next to him in the crowd for his hanger at the weekend, and was going to offer him pen on way down.......got the reply i thought it would, just thought Garlo wasn't training, means nothing these days, Garlett wasn't there last week for last session

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I was at the game last week ( a rare event) and while pleased with the win and the visible evidence of some of my feelings, I was never confident that there would not be a turnaround until about bugler time.

The players still seemed to lose concentration at times and forgot the little things that made them competitive and put them in front.

They need to play with intensity for the whole game as any drop off in effort is exploited and the momentum can quickly swing.

Forward line pressure at the start was apalling and it seemed the crowd from the fence to level 3 were all aware of it. Yelling for players to lock it in, man up, pressure. These tactics worked as the doggies were forced into mistakes. In defence and in the middle the pressure on opponents was generally more sustained.

It was to me the example of intensity on your opposition that resulted in poor disposal and provided turnovers that we were able to exploit. added to the scoreboard pressure as the dogs scored badly we began to get more confident.

it isnt about feeling good its about performing under intense pressure.

Pressure on getting named in a successful side means greater intensity at training and better performance in the intensity of a match.

Sorry for that long preamble.

But was there a more intense and competitive attitude at training than usual TDI?

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I was at the game last week ( a rare event) and while pleased with the win and the visible evidence of some of my feelings, I was never confident that there would not be a turnaround until about bugler time.

The players still seemed to lose concentration at times and forgot the little things that made them competitive and put them in front.

They need to play with intensity for the whole game as any drop off in effort is exploited and the momentum can quickly swing.

Forward line pressure at the start was apalling and it seemed the crowd from the fence to level 3 were all aware of it. Yelling for players to lock it in, man up, pressure. These tactics worked as the doggies were forced into mistakes. In defence and in the middle the pressure on opponents was generally more sustained.

It was to me the example of intensity on your opposition that resulted in poor disposal and provided turnovers that we were able to exploit. added to the scoreboard pressure as the dogs scored badly we began to get more confident.

it isnt about feeling good its about performing under intense pressure.

Pressure on getting named in a successful side means greater intensity at training and better performance in the intensity of a match.

Sorry for that long preamble.

But was there a more intense and competitive attitude at training than usual TDI?

I don't mind your preamble, but that is the whole point of where we are at now, from what I can see there are only 3 teams at the moment who can maintain the rage for the whole 4 quarters, Sydney, Hawthorn and Freo, West Coast and GWS are using speed of movment at the moment, but other teams will fgure that out as they have done with Port

We are a long way off, the intensity at training counts for nought, in fact Roos stresses getting the skills right at training rather than the intensity, you need the intensity during the game and if your skills are good, you won't be putting yurself under pressure

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was it just a few, or a whole statutory of them?

And, whilst on collective nouns, here are a few for our dear Queen's Birthday opponents

Magpies, a charm of

Magpies, a congregation of

Magpies, a flock of

Magpies, a gulp of

Magpies, a mischief of

Magpies, a murder of

Magpies, a tiding of

Magpies, a tidings of

Magpies, a tittering of

Magpies, a tribe of

The first is clearly very inappropriate!

A mongrel of?

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there are only 3 teams at the moment who can maintain the rage for the whole 4 quarters, Sydney, Hawthorn and Freo,

And further to the point on how difficult it is - have a look at the Hawks this year - they have talent oozing on every line yet they have been very shoddy starters and have not really been able to maintain the rage for 4 quarters with one glaring exception ( damn their eyes).

Sydney have also had moments of turning off. First half against the dockers.

The point is that the team you mention are so good that in most cases they can recover from slow starts or passages where their intensity drops off - we can't

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Any questions as per the norm

If you see Matt Burgan could you ask him why they have stopped putting up the Casey games in their entirety on the website? They were very good I thought.

Thanks and thanks for ignoring the dopes.

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was it just a few, or a whole statutory of them?

And, whilst on collective nouns, here are a few for our dear Queen's Birthday opponents

Magpies, a charm of

Magpies, a congregation of

Magpies, a flock of

Magpies, a gulp of

Magpies, a mischief of

Magpies, a murder of

Magpies, a tiding of

Magpies, a tidings of

Magpies, a tittering of

Magpies, a tribe of

The first is clearly very inappropriate!

A grill of magpies.

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Sorry if you're squeamish but that is a grill of deer.

or a grill of magpies...

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I don't mind your preamble, but that is the whole point of where we are at now, from what I can see there are only 3 teams at the moment who can maintain the rage for the whole 4 quarters, Sydney, Hawthorn and Freo, West Coast and GWS are using speed of movment at the moment, but other teams will fgure that out as they have done with Port

We are a long way off, the intensity at training counts for nought, in fact Roos stresses getting the skills right at training rather than the intensity, you need the intensity during the game and if your skills are good, you won't be putting yurself under pressure

Thanks TDI

Guess Im just an old fashioned as you train so do you play type.

I guess the intensity Im referring to refers more to focus and concentration. The skills are improved when you are concentrating and they then become instinctive when you are under pressure. I reckon its the value of experience. The more you experience pressure the better you can perform within it.

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Saty, in the Dogs game I thought there were a number of occasions where a forward got a mark on the very edge of their range or capability, and very deliberately went back to take the shot, instead of trying to give it short to a lead, or hand off to a better kick.

The examples were Jeffy's goal, Toump's second goal, Howe's two shots from the boundary (especially the second which was further out), Hogan's shot that just missed from just beyond 50m, and of course Ro Bail's miss. Maybe Pedo's first goal too, I'm not so sure about that one. They all seemed to ignore a risky short pass or two, took a deep breath, went back & had the shot.

I wondered whether this is just what happened on the day, or whether it's a team instruction that if you get a mark inside 50, it's your responsibility to get the goal.

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was it just a few, or a whole statutory of them?

And, whilst on collective nouns, here are a few for our dear Queen's Birthday opponents

Magpies, a charm of

Magpies, a congregation of

Magpies, a flock of

Magpies, a gulp of

Magpies, a mischief of

Magpies, a murder of

Magpies, a tiding of

Magpies, a tidings of

Magpies, a tittering of

Magpies, a tribe of

The first is clearly very inappropriate!

surely

a filth of magpies

a feral of tigers

a scum of bombers

a buggary of saints

a maul of swans

a coke of eagles

a handbag of cats

a shinbone of roos

a whimper of dogs

an arrogance of hawks

a sewer of blues

a brimstone of demons

an abomination of dockers

a vegas of suns

a tatterdemalion of lions

an abuse of powers

a pita of crows

a kindergarten of giants

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