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16 hours ago, Super Sub Schache said:

 

Straight Sets Simon was made to look very silly after he came back into the team and played well after the horrendous decision to drop him after the Collingwood game earlier in the year.

Holy Grail Goodwin finished the season in the top 4 on the back of this and other necessary decisions. Injuries to key forwards crippled us in the finals nothing else.

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18 hours ago, rjay said:

I think people forget that Melksham's spot was really a make up spot because of other injuries to KPF's

If we look at our preferred structure, 2 KPF's and a ruck/forward.

..If BBB is fit then we have 2 spots to fit him JVR and Petty for starters.

Plus a lot of pressure on for the small/medium forwards.

Interesting 2024 ahead.

Bbb is a wild card.

A fit a firing Bbb would make a world of difference but I feel he's a long shot. (Tmac even much longer). 

Therefore playing Petty forward seems like a fait accompli. So Turner full-time is a good fit but is Tommo a better option?

Would love to see what Jefferson airplane can do but maybe he needs more time at Casey. Besides Max probably needs some help in Fullerton playing. Can Fullerton be a forward for us?

I'm not fully sold on Laurie as yet but here's hoping he has a stellar season.

I wish we had found a proven big forward to replace an aging Tmac and Bbb. We have to hope Petty' s body is up to the job. It will be exciting for sure if it is. He hasn't really had much time forward but the game when he kicked those six goals shows he could be the next dominant ff for us.

I have high hopes for Jvr this season too. He has come a long way in a short amount of time.

A lot to look forward to this season. I feel confident of playing finals again.

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21 hours ago, Super Sub Schache said:

1) Learn how to use the sub

2) Hire a chauffeur 

In all seriousness Tomlinson deserves first crack at the third defender position.

Straight Sets Simon was made to look very silly after he came back into the team and played well after the horrendous decision to drop him after the Collingwood game earlier in the year.

As someone else here said"...puerile..." comment re Goodwin.

Viney has the outlet kick with under a minute. He nails it we win.

He hits a blues player on the chest.

We lose. Game over.

Simon can't be out there kicking it.

Grow up and move on.

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14 hours ago, Roost it far said:

Well he’d want to improve on his last match……that was a howler

Silly me, I forgot Goody injured our forwards himself. Dontchya hate when your Coach does that. 🙄 

I also forgot he refused to select a player who may (or may not) have made himself unavailable. No excuse though, right? Goody should’ve forced said player kicking and screaming onto the ground, right?

I also forgot he only won us one premiership and not three consecutive premierships, an easy peasy feat one would think, right?

Seems I’m super forgetful since I also forgot Goody oversees the score review system and is in fact the one who declared Tracc’s goal was touched vs Carlton.

The list goes on.

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6 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

As someone else here said"...puerile..." comment re Goodwin.

Simon can't be out there kicking it.

Grow up and move on.

👏👏👏

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Just now, leave it to deever said:

Would love to see what Jefferson airplane can do but maybe he needs more time at Casey.

 

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Deever going to upgrade that to Jefferson Starship the Weid has Gawn but the mullet is back!

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2 hours ago, Demon17 said:

As someone else here said"...puerile..." comment re Goodwin.

Viney has the outlet kick with under a minute. He nails it we win.

He hits a blues player on the chest.

We lose. Game over.

Simon can't be out there kicking it.

Grow up and move on.

The Carlton game was annoying/frustrating to lose but the Pies game was the one that cost us. A KO'd Brayshaw and terrible kicking for goal (eg guys like Fritsch who usually never miss) cost us the game and possibly the flag. Had we scraped past Carlton we wouldn't have beaten Brisbane in the PF anyway.

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8 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

How do we get rid of these [censored] trolls ?

Unfortunately, nothing we can do about them, DZ. I’m sure they’re slowly driving posters away, though.  

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22 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Moves Our Supporters Should Make In 2024…

Collins dictionary definition of supporter:

  • Supporters are people who support someone or something, for example a political leader or a sports team.

Collins dictionary definition of support:

  • verb: if you support someone or their ideas or aims, you agree with them, and perhaps help them because you want them to succeed.
  • noun: If you give support to someone during a difficult or unhappy time, you are kind to them and help them.

Collins dictionary definition of troll:

  • noun: In Scandinavian mythology, trolls are creatures who look like ugly people. They live in caves or on mountains and steal children
  • verb: If you troll someone, you deliberately try to upset them or start an argument with them, especially by posting offensive or unkind things on the internet.
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3 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

The Carlton game was annoying/frustrating to lose but the Pies game was the one that cost us. A KO'd Brayshaw and terrible kicking for goal (eg guys like Fritsch who usually never miss) cost us the game and possibly the flag. Had we scraped past Carlton we wouldn't have beaten Brisbane in the PF anyway.

Correct on both imo Dr G. Sums up the season but should have had more than 2 goals against the filth at half time also.

I suspect a lions prelim would have been a hiding to nothing. But at least it would have kept those 5 year olds in the media at bay

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5 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Silly me, I forgot Goody injured our forwards himself. Dontchya hate when your Coach does that. 🙄 

I also forgot he refused to select a player who may (or may not) have made himself unavailable. No excuse though, right? Goody should’ve forced said player kicking and screaming onto the ground, right?

I also forgot he only won us one premiership and not three consecutive premierships, an easy peasy feat one would think, right?

Seems I’m super forgetful since I also forgot Goody oversees the score review system and is in fact the one who declared Tracc’s goal was touched vs Carlton.

The list goes on.

I’m not attacking him personally but the team discipline in that game was atrocious.  The week prior we got jumped by the Pies and wet our pants. We’ve now lost 4 finals in a row. We just missed a golden opportunity to win a flag and we all know how rare that opportunity is…..so yes I’m a bit cranky about watching the pie scum with our medals. We have a list that demands we play Preliminary finals as a pass mark. We now sit below that pass mark and he’s the Boss. I’m pretty sure he’d be the first to admit the last 2 games weren’t his best. Also it’s a footy forum, surely we can pot the coach occasionally! 
Anyway you’re clearly a passionate supporter and I like that you go into bat for the team. 

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3 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

The Carlton game was annoying/frustrating to lose but the Pies game was the one that cost us. A KO'd Brayshaw and terrible kicking for goal (eg guys like Fritsch who usually never miss) cost us the game and possibly the flag. Had we scraped past Carlton we wouldn't have beaten Brisbane in the PF anyway.

Pure comjecture here. I reckon we have had Brisvegas measure in the main in the last 3 seasons

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15 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

We have a list that demands we play Preliminary finals as a pass mark.

When fit...

First you have to have a good list, then it needs to stay fit and on the park.

We only had one half of the equation at the end of the season.

...and to add to it, most of our injuries occurred in our weakest area of the ground where thy could be least afforded.

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17 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

I’m not attacking him personally but the team discipline in that game was atrocious.  The week prior we got jumped by the Pies and wet our pants. We’ve now lost 4 finals in a row. We just missed a golden opportunity to win a flag and we all know how rare that opportunity is…..so yes I’m a bit cranky about watching the pie scum with our medals. We have a list that demands we play Preliminary finals as a pass mark. We now sit below that pass mark and he’s the Boss. I’m pretty sure he’d be the first to admit the last 2 games weren’t his best. Also it’s a footy forum, surely we can pot the coach occasionally! 
Anyway you’re clearly a passionate supporter and I like that you go into bat for the team. 

All good, RiF. I shouldn’t have quoted your post (which wasn’t terribly inflammatory) but I just couldn’t bring myself to quote another poster who one could say is a belligerent know-it-all and needs to find a hobby, or something to do other than trolling this forum and changing his username from one  childish and unfunny name to another just as childish and unfunny. I mean, I have a strong constitution, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still some things that make me projectile vomit.

And yes, I do go in to bat for our players and our coach, and I’ll continue to do so forever, despite the fact that I shouldn’t have to on a [censored] Demons forum. 🙄 

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1 minute ago, Fanatique Demon said:

You mean people whose opinions differ from ours? Like it or not, everyone can contribute.

You’re right. Except that’s not the case here. No, in this case it’s the name-calling, the relentless and repetitious bagging, the stubborn narrow-mindedness, the disrespectful treatment of our own. This is NOT simply a matter of someone having an opinion that differs.

What’s endlessly frustrating is that they aren’t breaching any DL rules and won’t be unless and until stupidity becomes the grounds on which someone can be banned. Until then, they’ll be called out on it.

Every. Single. Time. 

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3 hours ago, Fanatique Demon said:

You mean people whose opinions differ from ours? Like it or not, everyone can contribute.

No mate, not the ones that have different opinions.

I’m talking about the repetitive name-calling and same lame azz sub jokes from the ‘Straight Sets Simon’ brigade. These aren’t contributions whatsoever.

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3 hours ago, Fanatique Demon said:

You mean people whose opinions differ from ours? Like it or not, everyone can contribute.

I think having differing opinions is one of the great things about footy and sport in general.

As others have pointed out however some of the name calling is puerile.

The thing I find most disappointing is those who don't really stand by their opinions with a solid reasoning.

They will throw things out there but don't back them up and/or come up with an alternative strategy.

This seems a common problem with society in general these days. 

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