Post Match Discussion - Round 12 (never in doubt)

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Had to sub someone. Liked the Toump today but thought all of ANB, Stretch and MJones were better. Bail the only other candidate really.

No injuries reported that I'm aware of.

Funny how you dont get injuries after a win huh??

[Nasher 33,617]

Funny how you dont get injuries after a win huh??

Hogan (and Garland?) available next round too. Feels like forever since our injury list has actually shrunk between matches. If both are available there are going to be two terribly stiff players playing for Casey that round.

[Bonkers 994]

Over the last few weeks we have seen strides made by Toumpas, Watts, Gawn, Spencer, Viney & Vince as well as others I'm sure I've forgot to mention. They are all at different stages of their career & perhaps some in particular were circling the toilet bowl of their MFC careers just 3 months ago. Today's win amongst the last month of footy has shown genuine signs of development for not just these players but the whole group & perhaps as a club we have turned a corner today. It's fitting that our worst loss of the modern era against Geelong has now been somewhat erased by our best win in the same era. The win gives genuine belief in our progress as well as coaching & development structure. The likes of Roos & McCartney appear to be having a big influence on our younger players & they genuinely look to believe they belong at the highest level. Hopefully we can keep taking one step at a time to become the club we want to be.

[jazza 1,323]

Just got in and had to switch on the computer.

Front row first tier seats and 6 dee player's sat right behind us.If i knew how to post my telephone pictures i would.

Played with 2 ruckmen today and yes they had thier best games for the club.

Bernie played a blinder.

Dunny BOG,by a mile.

Brayshaw is a gun and today earnt him another 50 games.tuff an hard at it.

Best win weve seen for awhile and definitely the best win at cat park.

Also was surprised at how many Dee fans actually showed up.

The bloke wearing No12 did okay.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Four wins to the Bye with the draw we've had is good.

A further half dozen on the way home would not be unreasonable.

Can we finish 9th??

[Tony Tea 2,809]

Is it too soon to say Melbourne has the wood over Geelong at Kardinia Park?

[Young Dee 1,303]

Hogan (and Garland?) available next round too. Feels like forever since our injury list has actually shrunk between matches. If both are available there are going to be two terribly stiff players playing for Casey that round.

and hopefully Vanders

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

Just realised why we won....... Ian Nankervis and the Foss rang the Hell's Bell in the pre match!!

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2015/12/geel-v-melb

Big thanks to Lucifer (and the Foss!!)

[Webber 10,538]

Over the last few weeks we have seen strides made by Toumpas, Watts, Gawn, Spencer, Viney & Vince as well as others I'm sure I've forgot to mention. They are all at different stages of their career & perhaps some in particular were circling the toilet bowl of their MFC careers just 3 months ago. Today's win amongst the last month of footy has shown genuine signs of development for not just these players but the whole group & perhaps as a club we have turned a corner today. It's fitting that our worst loss of the modern era against Geelong has now been somewhat erased by our best win in the same era. The win gives genuine belief in our progress as well as coaching & development structure. The likes of Roos & McCartney appear to be having a big influence on our younger players & they genuinely look to believe they belong at the highest level. Hopefully we can keep taking one step at a time to become the club we want to be.

Nicely said. There's definitely something going on down there that is different, and real this time.

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

Im all for sledging but this was a huge game for geelong and joel selwood didnt turn up until half way through the last, i don't think sledges mean much if you're playing a [censored] game

[monoccular 17,577]

Do we change the team for WCE

Who can we look forward to coming back?Newton?

Fitzpatrick?

Garland?

Vandenburg?

Frost 4 weeks (Brisbane?)

Salem 4 weeks (Brisbane?)

Hunt 4 weeks

Kent 6 weeks

Grimes 8 weeks

Pedersen season

Petracca season

Trengove season

?

Would like Frost, Salem and Kent to hurry up!

Did you forget Jesse Whathisname?

Vince's career at Melb has already overtaken Sylvia's.

Did long ago

He was good - backed up last weeks effort.

He now seems to go into contests hard and is backing his pace and foot skills (think he has finally turned a corner)

Next step is to be able to float forward and kick goals caus we cant rely on hogan and Garrlett all the time.

There was that one moment where he marked 10m in front and went to play on - almost stuffed it up - should know better then that. (you dont see hawthorn and sydney stuff those up)

Like today?? :-))

May be unpopular but i don't know if we would have won that if jesse played, we bomb to him way to often, his absence made us lower our eyes

Interesting thought process. Wasn't at the game and couldn't get TV - was the forward process vastly different this week??

Haven't read the whole thread but Jeffy deserves another mention. 4 goals in a performance we're almost coming to expect from him. Love your work Jeffy.

Mick Malthouse says hi Jeff.

If that ones true the media will let it slip like selwood tackle. Everyone loves Selwood...

Not sure I believe that, Selwood has mentioned in the past he respects Jonesy and they played Under 18s together for Vic - same draft class.

I won't forgive that from Selwood if that is true. Bag the club, most of the players, anyone, but don't say that about Jonesy you [censored].

Sorry but what is this all about? Is it that tweet - totally illegible on my iPad.

[Je Roos Salem 661]

Well, that was almost a surreal experience down at Geelong.

We just came to play and kept playing. Barely recognised the team in front of me, well both the teams actually.

Complete dominance in the middle. Watts was great, Vince and Jones were magnificent again. Viney made Selwood look like a C-grader.

A sensational win when I least expected it. All the Dees fans just suddenly found a voice towards the end too, it was a fantastic atmosphere even though it was about 3 degrees

[Lord Travis 10,763]

Absolutely stunned by the win today. I had to work and turned the AFL app on during the 3rd quarter. What I saw was the boys showing a heap of fight that didn't let up. Our old heads like Dunn, Jones, Vince, Lumumba etc were finally all standing up together. The youngsters like Viney, Brayshaw, Stretch were all giving it their all. Seeing Brayshaw smashing into anything wearing navy and white that moved was a deelight. Seeing Viney just work Selwood over and win clearances was a deelight. Seeing Bernie racking up ball and set up/score goals was a deelight.

I never thought we had a hope of winning down there today. Years of conditioning will do that to you. I'm so happy and proud of the win. This is definitely one the team can reflect on and build into something great.

GO YOU MIGHT DEES!!!

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

I have said it before and I will repeat, I think Brendan McCartney has a lot to do with our progress. I know he has put a lot of time into Gawn and Watts as well as our first year players. Now reaping the benefits

Could work out well for McCartney if CAS end up having a quiet word with Mr Goodwin.

[Je Roos Salem 661]

It's as though last week's loss is what it took to show the team that we can''t hope to hold on to a lead and we have to play 4 quarters. Time will tell, but never seen us look so dangerous in our forward half. Most of the time there were options everywhere.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Did you forget Jesse Whathisname?

Did long ago

Like today?? :-))

Interesting thought process. Wasn't at the game and couldn't get TV - was the forward process vastly different this week??

Mick Malthouse says hi Jeff.

Sorry but what is this all about? Is it that tweet - totally illegible on my iPad.

Allegedly sledged Jones and called him the worst captain in the AFL. Being irrational, territorial football supporters, many of us have blown up.

[monoccular 17,577]

Over the last few weeks we have seen strides made by Toumpas, Watts, Gawn, Spencer, Viney & Vince as well as others I'm sure I've forgot to mention. They are all at different stages of their career & perhaps some in particular were circling the toilet bowl of their MFC careers just 3 months ago. Today's win amongst the last month of footy has shown genuine signs of development for not just these players but the whole group & perhaps as a club we have turned a corner today. It's fitting that our worst loss of the modern era against Geelong has now been somewhat erased by our best win in the same era. The win gives genuine belief in our progress as well as coaching & development structure. The likes of Roos & McCartney appear to be having a big influence on our younger players & they genuinely look to believe they belong at the highest level. Hopefully we can keep taking one step at a time to become the club we want to be.

Nicely said. There's definitely something going on down there that is different, and real this time.

Add in the complete career turnarounds last season by the previously much (and rightly) maligned Nev Jetta and Lynden Dunn.

Sure the individuals have to do the hard yards, but a coaching panel with great people skills seem to have engendered self belief in those listed who must seriously have doubted their abilities. They are all playing with self belief.

Well done club as a whole.

[JimmyNP 174]

Just had a look at the age profile of the list and geez the future is impressive.

Neal-Bullen 19, Petracca 19, Brayshaw 19, Salem 19, Kennedy Harris 20, Hogan 20, Viney 21, Kent 21, Toumpas 21, Tyson 21, Frost 21, McDonald 22. Wow.

[monoccular 17,577]

Allegedly sledged Jones and called him the worst captain in the AFL. Being irrational, territorial football supporters, many of us have blown up.

Thanks for the clarification

If Jones was the worst captain, where did that leave the Ducker today then??

What an [censored].

[Nasher 33,617]

Just had a look at the age profile of the list and geez the future is impressive.

Neal-Bullen 19, Petracca 19, Brayshaw 19, Salem 19, Kennedy Harris 20, Hogan 20, Viney 21, Kent 21, Toumpas 21, Tyson 21, Frost 21, McDonald 22. Wow.

Not to mention Stretch who is still only 18! Odd to think that the youngest player on our list played a hand in one of our best wins in yonks.

[Young Dee 1,303]

Just had a look at the age profile of the list and geez the future is impressive.

Neal-Bullen 19, Petracca 19, Brayshaw 19, Salem 19, Kennedy Harris 20, Hogan 20, Viney 21, Kent 21, Toumpas 21, Tyson 21, Frost 21, McDonald 22. Wow.

... GAWN 23, TRENGOVE 23, WATTS 24, VANDERS 24

amazing what can happen in a week

Edited June 21, 2015 by Young Dee

[highroller 112]

lol just saw the highlights of the start of the game with Foss ringing the bell and the big deal they were making about Enright etc. Kind of reminds me of Rocky 4 when Apollo Creed came out to the big fight against Drago then subsequently died lol - The Dees are Drago!

[BarnDee 287]

had to listen on the radio , missed the last qtr due to beer and pot belly at mates joint but just bloody wow with this sooooo good im gunna have a lot of fun this week , karma lives , and who got bog ? i,ll be buying all the papers tommora , wooooooohoooooo

[Goodvibes 3,596]

I'm still this pumped three hours on.

[chook fowler 19,569]

Just had a look at the age profile of the list and geez the future is impressive.

Neal-Bullen 19, Petracca 19, Brayshaw 19, Salem 19, Kennedy Harris 20, Hogan 20, Viney 21, Kent 21, Toumpas 21, Tyson 21, Frost 21, McDonald 22. Wow.

We forget McDonald is only 22 because he has been around so long.

He's done really well considering the amount of pressure our backline has been under.