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PRESEASON TRAINING: Friday 14th February 2025


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8 minutes ago, kev martin said:

How was Ed Langdon?

Did he play as an onballer? 

Leather poisoning.  Played mainly on-ball.  Saw him on the wing and half-forward, but 85% midfield.

George and Mentha didn't play.  Nor did Viney.

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    29 minutes ago, Gator said:

    Yes, McAdam injured his leg and took no further part in the match.

    Rivers played on-ball all game.  He didn't play in defence.

    Bowey played defence all game, despite his goal.

    If I get time I'll add some more thoughts.

    Reality check for the Demonland delusional. Turns 30 this year & has played 7 & 3 senior games in the last 2 years.

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    6 minutes ago, Gator said:

    [...] Nor did Viney.

    Yep.  Someone was wearing 7 but it wasn't Viney.  

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    9 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

    Reality check for the Demonland delusional. Turns 30 this year & has played 7 & 3 senior games in the last 2 years.

    Chill out mate. Everyone is supporting HUMANS hoping they do well. Sometimes it doesn’t work out. Would love to be at your work giving you a hard time every time something went wrong for you. To$$er is a good word to describe you.

    He has been working and training really hard and getting super fit, so how about supporting guys that are giving 100%

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    McAdam suspected Achilles injury according to Ch7 report. Shute! 

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    A bit premature I know but do we need to wait for the mid season draft if McAdam is done for the year?

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    1 minute ago, adonski said:

    A bit premature I know but do we need to wait for the mid season draft if McAdam is done for the year?

    I’d pull the trigger on Roy George personally if it’s a season ender 

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    2 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    I’d pull the trigger on Roy George personally if it’s a season ender 

    Can we do that now, or do we wait til the mid szn draft?

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    Absent: May, Pickett (All Stars), McVee, Windor, Kentfield, Mentha

    Present but not playing: Petracca, Viney, Spargo, Tholstrup, Melksham

    Starting Blue 18 (+ just 2 interchange):

    B: Petty, TMac, Lever, Howes, Bowey Salem

    M: Gawn, Oliver, Langdon, Rivers

    Wings: Lindsay, Billings

    F: Sparrow, Fritsch, JVR, Chandler, Turner, Langford

    Inter: Sharp and McAdam (just these two rotating into the Blue team for the first half.

    Seems a signal that these twenty are in the mix re Round 1 considering the number absent and injured.

    McAdam's injury looks serious (2nd stanza) - either knee or ankle, no weight at all as he went straight into the rooms. Both Laurie and AMW were treated for minor knocks but re-entered the game.

    For three of the stanzas all of the following stayed in white/gray, so I would expect to start with Casey this year:

    Adams, Hore, Laurie, Verrall, Brown, Johnson, AMW, Sestan, Fullarton, Campbell, Jefferson

    Woewodin rotated with Lindsay between teams.

    Other observations later.

     

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    Just now, adonski said:

    Can we do that now, or do we wait til the mid szn draft?

    If it’s season ending we can before Feb 21

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    13 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    I’d pull the trigger on Roy George personally if it’s a season ender 

    If there’s any replacement, I’d prefer to see Jai Culley over him. Culley has had a big pre season already and knows what it takes.  He has higher desire given his axing from the eagles. Some eagles fans comments suggest he was unlucky to get axed and had a future.  

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    9 minutes ago, adonski said:

     

    From that, looks like Jeffo and Disco swapped between the teams.

    Fritta looks gooooood

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    It's very concerning with the injuries that are starting to mount up.

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    14 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    It's very concerning with the injuries that are starting to mount up.

    Trac’s being protected and is back in full training next week. 
    Windsor has a foot infection and will be back next week.

    Judd and Kolt are unfortunate and McAdam was a wildcard but no surprise that he’s injured.  
     

    Other than that it’s a pretty clean list. 
    Compared to other teams as well, I think we’ve had a great run at it so far… touch wood. 

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    So unfortunate for McAdam but this opens the door for Jefferson now I reckon. Fairly sure that he was in the ‘A’ team for match sim either earlier this week or last week when McAdam was sitting out so sounds as though he is next in line.

    Round 1 team

    B: Howes, May, Petty

    HB: Salem, Lever, Windsor

    C: Billings, Oliver, Sharp

    HF: Fritsch, Turner, Petracca

    F: Jefferson, JVR, Chandler

    R: Gawn, Viney, Rivers

    I: Bowey, Langdon, Sparrow, Langford, Lindsay

    Suspended: Pickett

    Injured: Tholstrup, McVee, McAdam

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    All I’ve take. From this is that the beer they had available means that the club doesn’t think people want to drink beer or just all have awful taste.

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    1 hour ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    I’d pull the trigger on Roy George personally if it’s a season ender 

    Do you really want to draft him? Do you really want to make him crumb?

     

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    5 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

    I’ve been here for 45 mins (force of habit, a couple of us got here at the same time we would were we putting on a sausage sizzle)

     Apart from MFC staff, vendors and security staff there’s literally no one here. The Mr Whippy lady was told to expect 2,500 people, so for her sake I hope once the school day finishes there’ll be a flood of  people through the gates.

    This is what’s on offer from the Casey canteen:

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    Very uninspiring beer list. 

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    1 hour ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Chill out mate. Everyone is supporting HUMANS hoping they do well. Sometimes it doesn’t work out. Would love to be at your work giving you a hard time every time something went wrong for you. To$$er is a good word to describe you.

    He has been working and training really hard and getting super fit, so how about supporting guys that are giving 100%

    So calling me a To$$er is ok under Demonland guidelines ??? Where are the moderators when you need them.

    You are totally in la la land about McAdam.

    I am simply stating the facts.

    At 29 years of age the best indicator of what Shane will do this year is what he did in the last 2 years - 7 games & 3 games.

    He is a bust.

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    1 hour ago, Mickey said:

    Fritta looks gooooood

    When hasn't he?

    We could question his defensive efforts at time but as a fanbase I reckon we still somehow underrate him. 

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