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Trent seems like a very well grounded and articulate young fella, as well as being a gifted, hard working, fast learning and courageous footballer.  He was drafted at the perfect time be an important part of an exciting journey with the MFC.

 

I sometimes think how lucky are these kids to have been picked up by the Dees just as we become a true premiership contender.

Then I smack myself up the side of the head and consider that this new bunch may very well have tipped the balance from mid-table battlers, to a top of the ladder team.

So many first to third year players, stepping in and playing like veterans. Legacy building work from Jason Taylor, Tim Lamb and team.


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Love that Choco has the younger players researching the MFC's past players. What an acquisition. Well spoken, Trent.

28 minutes ago, faultydet said:

I sometimes think how lucky are these kids to have been picked up by the Dees just as we become a true premiership contender.

Then I smack myself up the side of the head and consider that this new bunch may very well have tipped the balance from mid-table battlers, to a top of the ladder team.

So many first to third year players, stepping in and playing like veterans. Legacy building work from Jason Taylor, Tim Lamb and team.

You keep smacking yourself Faulty and you'll get concussion...

 
3 minutes ago, A F said:

Love that Choco has the younger players researching the MFC's past players. What an acquisition. Well spoken, Trent.

I loved this too Adam. Hate to look too far forward, given where we’ve come from; but these are the combined actions of an elite footy club. Nice that individual excellence is noticed and rewarded, but they one and all sound grounded by the team and structure. I’m loving where this is headed.

52 minutes ago, willmoy said:

You keep smacking yourself Faulty and you'll get concussion...

Mandatory 12 days away from DL? ?


Seems to always pop up in the background on the telly after we kick a goal with a big smile on his face. He’s enjoying his footy like all of them. 

On 6/1/2021 at 3:42 PM, A F said:

Love that Choco has the younger players researching the MFC's past players. What an acquisition. Well spoken, Trent.

This can't be underestimated. One of my questions I submitted for the zoom meeting they did last year was what sort of induction into the club do new recruits undertake? I think it's important they get schooled on the history of the club to make them appreciate where they are, develop their love for the club and make it more of a footy club rather than just a team.

Great to hear Williams is doing this with the new recruits.

  • Demonland changed the title to Trent Rivers in the Media

This is a great article. I especially like that Trent lives with Luke Jackson in the home of Mr and Mrs Brayshaw, Gus and his brothers, ‘not Gus’ and ‘also not Gus.’ What a household that’d be. ?

3 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Good article in The Age today about our boy Trent.

Backman to the future: Young Demon Rivers getting a kick out of footy

(Note to mods: might want to change the thread title to "Trent Rivers in the media")

He's the only footballer I've ever heard use 'coalesces' in an interview.


Fantastic young player and already a very important part of the 22. My only knock on River's is that my wife finds him quite attractive 

Just now, demonstone said:

How does she feel about Jone's, Harme's, Bray'shaw and 'Spargo?

I wasn't talking about the player, the Murray and Darling are her favourites 

18 minutes ago, Smokey said:

Fantastic young player and already a very important part of the 22. My only knock on River's is that my wife finds him quite attractive 

Consider him as a 'warm-up act'.

8 minutes ago, Smokey said:

I wasn't talking about the player, the Murray and Darling are her favourites 

Haha!  Not trying to pick on you Smokey.

It's bad enough that so many nuffies think that plurals (or any word ending in an "s") require an apostrophe, but inserting one into a player's name is beyond the pale. 

Same goes for the cringeworthy but ubiquitous "Go Dee's".  No apostrophe required!

That hereby ends today's grammar lesson from Demonland's  resident pedant.  :D


23 minutes ago, demonstone said:

Haha!  Not trying to pick on you Smokey.

It's bad enough that so many nuffies think that plurals (or any word ending in an "s") require an apostrophe, but inserting one into a player's name is beyond the pale. 

Same goes for the cringeworthy but ubiquitous "Go Dee's".  No apostrophe required!

That hereby ends today's grammar lesson from Demonland's  resident pedant.  :D

No one is safe from your sharp wit, myself included ?

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5 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Good article in The Age today about our boy Trent.

Backman to the future: Young Demon Rivers getting a kick out of footy

(Note to mods: might want to change the thread title to "Trent Rivers in the media")

Trent has gone from ‘riotously celebrating’ West Coasts prelim win in 2018 to playing an integral part in the side they beat. You have to love the stuff life deals up. 

 

 

2 hours ago, Smokey said:

I wasn't talking about the player, the Murray and Darling are her favourites 

Even if you were referring to the rivers, the apostrophe shouldn’t be there. Soz, if @demonstoneis a pedant, then consider me a ball-breaker. 
You can take the girl outta proofreading but you can’t take, etc. ?

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Further on that Trent Rivers article, and this is a serious question, what does Baum mean by “D” when he says...

 

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28 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Further on that Trent Rivers article, and this is a serious question, what does Baum mean by “D” when he says...

 

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D . . . . fence?


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