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TRAINING: Friday May 3rd 2024

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1 minute ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

Thanks, WCW. I shared BBB's words, particularly his final two paragraphs, on my socials.

Love that man. Good role model. I hope the boys (and their fathers) are listening. 

Please send that man a big hug. 

Gave him a big hug as soon as I saw him this morning. I didn’t say much, I didn’t have to. I only said, “Ben, your Insta post” and he knew. I said “Thank you” and again, no elaboration was necessary.

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    1 hour ago, kev martin said:

    I'd like to say I enjoyed writing my observations of training for you. Thank you for your support 

    However this site has decided to fall on the side of the apathetic and/or misogynist. 

    My post about domestic conditions were deleted, without any explanation. 

    Somethings are bigger than footy.

    Establishing a society with equal access to all, without oppression, ridicule and violence is important to me.

    I will not post again.

     

    Comments are often deleted if they completely sidetrack the topic at hand. So people can follow the topic they clicked on. 

    I would say with certainty this was not to dismiss this important issue. We all appreciate your great contributions on here. Perhaps start a thread on DV and footys efforts this round? It’s a massive issue and I know too many women who have suffered

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    2 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Gave him a big hug as soon as I saw him this morning. I didn’t say much, I didn’t have to. I only said, “Ben, your Insta post” and he knew. I said “Thank you” and again, no elaboration was necessary.

    That's awesome :-)

    I'm so happy Ben is at the Dees. He deserved success, and I hope (given his skills of course, but probably more so his good character) that he picks up a leadership position at the club when he hangs up those big boots. 

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    11 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Hey Kev, on occasion I’ve decided to ditch DL permanently for whatever reason. But I was given valuable advice from some beautiful souls here, that being to not sever ties completely, rather take a break of indefinite length. Come back when you feel you’re ready. It would be a crying shame to lose you for good. Please consider this. 💕

    BTW, (Rare) credit to the AFL for shining a light this round on the ever-growing scourge that is violence against women. Clubs have been issued a directive to bring attention to the cause. Our banner tomorrow night will address this in no uncertain terms.

    Also, just when you think you can’t possibly love BBB any more than you already do, he posts this on instagram


     

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    I’m not going off topic since I thanked BBB for his post and told him I’d share it with as many people as possible, for which he was sincerely grateful. This was at training so I’m also not derailing the (training) thread. 

    In supermarket this morning 2 middle age men .Quote Idont see what the big deal is its only 30 odd dead not as if its hundreds. GOOD GRIEF WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO

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    1 hour ago, Neil Crompton said:

    @Demonland, given the post above, can there please be an explanation given to Kev as to why his post was deleted? I’m sure all of us would hate to lose him as a DL contributor, and it’s certainly not like him to get upset over nothing. I didn’t see the posts at the time, and I don’t need to know what they were about, but I believe @kev martin does deserve an explanation. Thanks. (Think of this as a good-guy defence).

    From my understanding, the posts were removed because the thread veered off topic and the discussion escalated. Domestic violence, especially violence towards women, is undeniably an essential issue for discussion. However, the decision to remove posts was not targeted at any individual, including Kev, but was a part of our longstanding policy at Demonland to maintain focus on football-related topics and to deescalate heated discussions.

    I regret that Kev is disappointed his posts, which were meritorious and other posts were removed, but we had received multiple reports about the thread being off-topic and becoming contentious. Our moderators work on a part-time, volunteer basis and cannot selectively moderate posts, and sometimes, it’s more conducive to overall harmony to stick to football topics, which is the primary reason we are all here.

    While the subject of domestic violence and violence against women is significant and warrants discussion, our experience has shown that such sensitive topics often lead to uncivil and disrespectful exchanges, eventually spilling over into other threads. Our moderators are not trained in these sensitive topics and issue and sometimes are overwhelmed and should not be burdened with managing these conflicts. I apologize if this approach seems inadequate, but after managing this community for over twenty-five years, I have observed that our members primarily seek to engage in peaceful and safe discussions about football.

    I want to express my gratitude to Kev for his valuable contributions through his training reports over the years. His efforts have been greatly appreciated, and he will be missed. Thank you, @kev martin.

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    I went to training but l couldn’t tell who did what.l ran into WCW  and we talked the whole time! Well somebody did most of the talking! A most pleasant morning standing in the sun.

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    2 minutes ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

    That's awesome :-)

    I'm so happy Ben is at the Dees. He deserved success, and I hope (given his skills of course, but probably more so his good character) that he picks up a leadership position at the club when he hangs up those big boots. 

    Ben’s very invested in our W team. He’s not going anywhere anytime soon. We are blessed to have him around the club in any capacity. If my 18yo was a rookie with us I’d be delighted to know he’s benefiting just by being in BBB’s presence. 

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    1 hour ago, Demonland said:

    Interesting to note that McAdam was not out with the Casey boys. 

    Interesting to say the least.

    Hope it's just a load management issue but it certainly throws doubt on his selection against Carlton

    Our game after Carlton is the Eagles in Perth. Perhaps he and Bowey are being set for that one.

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    6 minutes ago, Dingo said:

    I went to training but l couldn’t tell who did what.l ran into WCW  and we talked the whole time! Well somebody did most of the talking! A most pleasant morning standing in the sun.

    Yep, Dingo never shuts up. I couldn’t get a word in edgeways. đŸ€Ł

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    1 minute ago, Demonland said:

    As mentioned earlier Jeff White's son Kilani is at the club all week. He was shadowing Greg Stafford and is almost as tall as Staff who stands at 2.03m or 6 ft 8 in.

    Can we nab him and Kalani? 2-for-1? 😏

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    28 minutes ago, forever demons said:

    In supermarket this morning 2 middle age men .Quote Idont see what the big deal is its only 30 odd dead not as if its hundreds. GOOD GRIEF WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO

    Are you friggin serious, this ignorance is what women are up against,  unfortunately.

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    49 minutes ago, forever demons said:

    In supermarket this morning 2 middle age men .Quote Idont see what the big deal is its only 30 odd dead not as if its hundreds. GOOD GRIEF WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO

    Did you call them out?

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    25 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    Any particularly insightful observations from the captains run? Did we look ok? any surprises on the track etc. TIA.

    The training run was typical of all the Captain's Run I have observed in the past. I was a fairly quick and light session to get the legs moving with little contact and pressure. Players looked switched on. Skills were sharp. Goal kicking for the most part was accurate from my vantage point.

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    Chin obviously pulled up fine with his knee?

    @WalkingCivilWar did you talk to Kalani to make sure he is going to nominate the Dees, and explain there will be hell to pay otherwise?

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    5 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

    Did you call them out?

    I would guess not as he’s still alive and posting 

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    1 hour ago, picket fence said:

    Um what exactly does it mean... Waylaying of young men??

    Suspect WCW's been up burning the midnight candle Mr Fence...

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    39 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    Any particularly insightful observations from the captains run? Did we look ok? any surprises on the track etc. TIA.

    I'll also add that there were no surprises in any of the lines. Usual forwards (including Disco) were with the forwards whenever they split into lines. Usual mids with Mids and usual defenders were with the defenders.

    The only anomaly I observed was when the Defenders split off and were just doing a kick to kick type drill Max joined in with them.

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    1 minute ago, Demonland said:

    I'll also add that there were no surprises in any of the lines. Usual forwards (including Disco) were with the forwards whenever they split into lines. Usual mids with Mids and usual defenders were with the defenders.

    The only anomaly I observed was when the Defenders split off and were just doing a kick to kick type drill Max joined in with them.

    Gawn to play on Hawkins đŸ€·đŸ»â€â™‚ïž

     

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    1 hour ago, forever demons said:

    Happy anniversary

    Thanks FD âœŒđŸŒ

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    1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Interesting to say the least.

    Hope it's just a load management issue but it certainly throws doubt on his selection against Carlton

    Our game after Carlton is the Eagles in Perth. Perhaps he and Bowey are being set for that one.

    Goody confirmed in his presser that McAdam wouldn’t play against Carlton because it’s a short break off the Geelong game. A marathon not a sprint.  

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