Who are the Dees chasing for 2017 and at what cost?

[Dockett 32 1,239]

We have a young team with 10 wins.

IMO we need an A grade leader wanting to take his career to the next level.

[von 1,559]

2 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

??????  Should we start playing 15 year olds

Mate, that's illegal. I'm talking about some real 18 - 21 year old quality. Really go hard in that age bracket. I think the way the games going that's where the glory is going to come from.

[Tough Kent 2,137]

1 minute ago, von said:

Mate, that's illegal. I'm talking about some real 18 - 21 year old quality. Really go hard in that age bracket. I think the way the games going that's where the glory is going to come from.

You do realise that we've had the youngest and least experienced 22 in 17 of the 22 rounds this year????? 

[von 1,559]

52 minutes ago, Generation dee said:

Jeez you've had some zingers today. You either have nfi or you're leaving it late to troll 

Sometimes a great mind is too far ahead of the pack to be understood by the masses and labelled accordingly. Only time will tell. If it's true I have nfi I'll be ok with that. Sometimes the conservative approach the afl takes in general is baffling. I guess it makes sense that it would trickle down through the clubs and to the supporters.

[von 1,559]

2 minutes ago, Tough Kent said:

You do realise that we've had the youngest and least experienced 22 in 17 of the 22 rounds this year????? 

Just imagine if we stuck to our guns and played a younger side in those other 5 games. 5 more wins puts us right in amongst the guts of premiership contention if I'm not mistaken.

[Tough Kent 2,137]

Just now, von said:

Just imagine if we stuck to our guns and played a younger side in those other 5 games. 5 more wins puts us right in amongst the guts of premiership contention if I'm not mistaken.

You're taking the [censored]. Go home. You're drunk.

[von 1,559]

Just now, Tough Kent said:

You're taking the [censored]. Go home. You're drunk.

Whatever mate. Can't handle the heat of a forward thinking football mind then get out of the kitchen as they say. Next you'll be telling me that we should trade our youth for experience.

[Tough Kent 2,137]

1 minute ago, von said:

Whatever mate. Can't handle the heat of a forward thinking football mind then get out of the kitchen as they say. Next you'll be telling me that we should trade our youth for experience.

No, I'll just tell you that you had no idea of the demographic of our side and now you're just covering your tracks so you don't look like a tool.

[picket fence 17,056]

On 8/24/2016 at 11:04 PM, rjay said:

Sanderson would be a great get...

As a player?? Sheeit I thought we needed more ON FIELD than OFF FIELD GENERALS?

[von 1,559]

4 minutes ago, Tough Kent said:

No, I'll just tell you that you had no idea of the demographic of our side and now you're just covering your tracks so you don't look like a tool.

I'm well aware of the demographics. Just see it a bit differently to you obviously. I'll take being called a tool as its more a reflection of the unaccepting nature you've shown to differing views on the balance a football side needs. As Leigh Matthews once said there is no right and wrong when it comes to a footballers age. It's what's between the head and in the heart that matters.

[Tough Kent 2,137]

3 minutes ago, von said:

I'm well aware of the demographics. Just see it a bit differently to you obviously. I'll take being called a tool as its more a reflection of the unaccepting nature you've shown to differing views on the balance a football side needs. As Leigh Matthews once said there is no right and wrong when it comes to a footballers age. It's what's between the head and in the heart that matters.

Yet you argue we need to add youth to the youngest 22 in the competition. I would've thought quality footballers with some experience would've been the priority?

[dazzledavey36 54,285]

1 hour ago, von said:

The youth of today's game are next seasons experienced campaigners. Meaning their spark will begin to fade as leadership becomes their priority. I'd like to see another couple of seasons of draft picks really start to influence our in field energy. I'm sick of the likes of Gawn, watts and next season brayshaw petracca, hogan losing their spark as their bodies mature.

Yep your clearly trolling now.

[Clayton van Oliver 1,823]

31 minutes ago, von said:

Just imagine if we stuck to our guns and played a younger side in those other 5 games. 5 more wins puts us right in amongst the guts of premiership contention if I'm not mistaken.

Yea surely one of them has a 5 year old son we could put on the track.

Maybe you're right. Maybe we can "youthful vigour" our way to a flag.

[von 1,559]

10 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Yep your clearly trolling now.

i don't think that's fair. Hogan has a mature body already, where's his spark. Out the window. I'm positive watts and Gawn will become predictably dependable until their bodies fail them. Just watching trends is all I'm doing. Look at the way hunt came in full of youth and running. Blew our game plan wide open and showed the way for many. 

[von 1,559]

16 minutes ago, Tough Kent said:

Yet you argue we need to add youth to the youngest 22 in the competition. I would've thought quality footballers with some experience would've been the priority?

It is because of this quote I see the young and virile footballer as the way of the future. Quality is undoubtably important but it seems like the afl is trending in one direction. Look at tonight's game with gws dismantling an old and irrelevant north. It was spelt out pretty clearly.

[von 1,559]

10 minutes ago, AmDamDemon said:

Yea surely one of them has a 5 year old son we could put on the track.

Maybe you're right. Maybe we can "youthful vigour" our way to a flag.

Baby bombers Hawks of 08 and gws this year. Speaks for itself. They don't call it the fountain of youth for nothing. Youth is an everlasting gift from the loins of God himself. If only we could find a way to harness it's true powers.

[Tough Kent 2,137]

2 minutes ago, von said:

It is because of this quote I see the young and virile footballer as the way of the future. Quality is undoubtably important but it seems like the afl is trending in one direction. Look at tonight's game with gws dismantling an old and irrelevant north. It was spelt out pretty clearly.

Ignore.

[dazzledavey36 54,285]

5 minutes ago, Tough Kent said:

Ignore.

Clearly has no grasp on the reality of todays game where experience and leadership is the key to winning premierships.

I have no worked out Von is just Cam Schwab trolling just for laughs.

[Clayton van Oliver 1,823]

7 minutes ago, von said:

Baby bombers Hawks of 08 and gws this year. Speaks for itself. They don't call it the fountain of youth for nothing. Youth is an everlasting gift from the loins of God himself. If only we could find a way to harness it's true powers.

By definition not

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[Willmoy1947 4,081]

Another (von) from  2014, that explains it. Measles.....

[whatwhat say what 22,700]

looking beyond just players:

 

would love to poach yze back from the hawks to master skills. he's been an integral part of clarkson's coaching team, with the hawks' disposal amongst the best in the competition.

 

would we look at neil balme as a football manager? the only way that could happen i think is if mahoney is transitioned into the deputy ceo role, as if you bring balme in on top of mahoney it's clearly a demotion for josh.

 

i wonder if rawlings - who has masterminded a third defensive structure change in almost as many years - will look to move on to new opportunities, and whether or not the dees might look at freshening up their off-field coaching ranks, with the likes of rawlings having been their prior to roos, and mathews and fruity allison coming in in roos' wake.

 

will goodwin want different people in his assistant ranks? former crows and bombers might be an option you would expect.

[Adam The God 30,128]

17 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

looking beyond just players:

 

would love to poach yze back from the hawks to master skills. he's been an integral part of clarkson's coaching team, with the hawks' disposal amongst the best in the competition.

 

would we look at neil balme as a football manager? the only way that could happen i think is if mahoney is transitioned into the deputy ceo role, as if you bring balme in on top of mahoney it's clearly a demotion for josh.

 

i wonder if rawlings - who has masterminded a third defensive structure change in almost as many years - will look to move on to new opportunities, and whether or not the dees might look at freshening up their off-field coaching ranks, with the likes of rawlings having been their prior to roos, and mathews and fruity allison coming in in roos' wake.

 

will goodwin want different people in his assistant ranks? former crows and bombers might be an option you would expect.

Mahoney should keep the job. He's seemingly very good at it. 

RE: Goodwin wanting to bring in assistants, I'd prefer we didn't bring in people who haven't won the ultimate thing. Roos' assistants have. And clearly Stafford is another one who has been brilliant.

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Nothing wrong with fresh blood (coaching assistants)

[Adam The God 30,128]

28 minutes ago, ENYAW said:

Nothing wrong with fresh blood (coaching assistants)

There is if you want to make the coaching change as smooth as possible.

[BLWNBA 928]

On 23 August 2016 at 6:08 PM, johndemons said:

If anyone saw Dangerfield speaking on Talking Footy, you could see how intelligent he is...intelligent people that can sit on a tv show and provide 20 minutes of thought provoking analysis, Sam Mitchell and Luke Hodge are other examples. 

You lost me when you listed Mitchell and Hoge as intelligent. Thank you for the laugh.