Not complaining coz I’m a winter person but [censored] me dead it’s cold. The wind is brutal; ‘tis freezing and ‘tis blowing a gale. The boys will have trouble controlling the soccer ball. Yep… the soccer ball…SOCCER BALLLLLL 🫣

School holidays so there are some kids here, five or six kids but that’s better than none.

15 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Not complaining coz I’m a winter person but [censored] me dead it’s cold. The wind is brutal; ‘tis freezing and ‘tis blowing a gale. The boys will have trouble controlling the soccer ball. Yep… the soccer ball…SOCCER BALLLLLL 🫣

School holidays so there are some kids here, five or six kids but that’s better than none.

Did we cop any injuries in Adelaide GW.

And how is Petty? Is he over his concussion? And what are your thoughts on Kentfield? - should he be given a run, just so he can see what is required at the top level?

26 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Not complaining coz I’m a winter person but [censored] me dead it’s cold. The wind is brutal; ‘tis freezing and ‘tis blowing a gale. The boys will have trouble controlling the soccer ball. Yep… the soccer ball…SOCCER BALLLLLL 🫣

School holidays so there are some kids here, five or six kids but that’s better than none.

Hopefully they have mastered stuffing up the soccer ball, they can get back to learning how to kick a football😁

7 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

And how is Petty? Is he over his concussion? And what are your thoughts on Kentfield? - should he be given a run, just so he can see what is required at the top level?

And what is Kentfield's actual height?

19 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

Did we cop any injuries in Adelaide GW.

No new injuries 🙂

12 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

And how is Petty? Is he over his concussion? And what are your thoughts on Kentfield? - should he be given a run, just so he can see what is required at the top level?

Petty wasn’t here today. I doubt he’ll be right for Sunday. Apparently he was still groggy a day and a half after the incident. Howes wasn’t here either.

On Luker, Chocco wasn’t at the firsts on the weekend as he was needed at Casey. He said he thinks Luker played his best at that match and that they’re very pleased at his rate of progress.

I asked Luker if he feels he’s ready to debut this year, he said he’d love to but he doesn’t think he’s good enough, therefore he can’t see it happening. Not surprised at his reply since he really lacks confidence in himself. The good thing is he’s slowly gaining confidence, slowly but definitely surely.

All this soccer talk had me thinking, what would my MFC team be.

I'm a sucker for a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Striker - Melksham
CAM - Petracca - had to include him.
Wingers - Langdon and Kozzy (inverted role)
Double Pivot - Salem and Rivers
Defence: I;d probaly play Xavier Lindsay and Jake Bowey as my wingbacks. Disco Turner would be a CB but not sure May has the mobility - so probably throw H back there too.
GK: Lever. Gawn probably the better choice for Height but want better delivery from the back.

14 minutes ago, FireInTheBennelly said:

And what is Kentfield's actual height?

The answer’s not simple. He said he’s 196cm when he first gets out of bed in the morning but by bedtime at night he’s 194cm, then he proceeded to school me on how gravity affects our height and how it manifests itself in the changeable space between the discs in our spine. And if I didn’t love that boy before, I sure as hell do now 🤣

4 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Petty wasn’t here today. I doubt he’ll be right for Sunday. Apparently he was still groggy a day and a half after the incident. Howes wasn’t here either.

On Luker, Chocco wasn’t at the firsts on the weekend as he was needed at Casey. He said he thinks Luker played his best at that match and that they’re very pleased at his rate of progress.

I asked Luker if he feels he’s ready to debut this year, he said he’d love to but he doesn’t think he’s good enough, therefore he can’t see it happening. Not surprised at his reply since he really lacks confidence in himself. The good thing is he’s slowly gaining confidence, slowly but definitely surely.

Thanks GW we all hope that his self confidence continues to improve in line with his ability, did you ask him how tall he really is. lol.!!

2 minutes ago, roy11 said:

All this soccer talk had me thinking, what would my MFC team be.

I'm a sucker for a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Striker - Melksham
CAM - Petracca - had to include him.
Wingers - Langdon and Kozzy (inverted role)
Double Pivot - Salem and Rivers
Defence: I;d probaly play Xavier Lindsay and Jake Bowey as my wingbacks. Disco Turner would be a CB but not sure May has the mobility - so probably throw H back there too.
GK: Lever. Gawn probably the better choice for Height but want better delivery from the back.

Max kinda sucks at soccer

Just now, Ghostwriter said:

Max kinda sucks at soccer

Vindication from my chief scout.

1 minute ago, DeeZone said:

Thanks GW we all hope that his self confidence continues to improve in line with his ability, did you ask him how tall he really is. lol.!!

See above, DZ. Heads up, it’s complicated 😂

1 minute ago, Ghostwriter said:

See above, DZ. Heads up, it’s complicated 😂

Ha ha somewhere between 194-196cm.

6 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Max kinda sucks at soccer

It must be the 9 meter gap between man and ball

I asked Sesto about his progress. He said he was expecting to be available this weekend but they’ve decided to give it another week. He said, “I’ll be right for the Carlton match.” Initially l thought he meant the firsts and he’d let it slip out but then I realised Casey plays Carlton VFL on the same weekend and that’s to what he was referring.

Cold and windy, but soccer was still the go - the boys loved it and the Captain and Vice Captain combined for the winning goal!

Quite a few absentees today:

May, Lever, Spargo, Turner, Melksham, Langford, Lindsay, Howes, Campbell,Fullarton, Petty, Pickett and Henderson.

Hore (out for the year) and MacAdam also absent, but AMW was present for a short period.

Goal-kicking practice again and Trac, as usual, was last from the field - certainly trying hard that boy.

51 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Petty wasn’t here today. I doubt he’ll be right for Sunday. Apparently he was still groggy a day and a half after the incident. Howes wasn’t here either.

On Luker, Chocco wasn’t at the firsts on the weekend as he was needed at Casey. He said he thinks Luker played his best at that match and that they’re very pleased at his rate of progress.

I asked Luker if he feels he’s ready to debut this year, he said he’d love to but he doesn’t think he’s good enough, therefore he can’t see it happening. Not surprised at his reply since he really lacks confidence in himself. The good thing is he’s slowly gaining confidence, slowly but definitely surely.

Presumably the 12-day concussion protocol also prevents players from participating in any form of physical training. Petty and Howe were concussed on 28 June, so are still within that 12 day timeline.

9 minutes ago, Harvey Wallbanger said:

Cold and windy, but soccer was still the go - the boys loved it and the Captain and Vice Captain combined for the winning goal!

Quite a few absentees today:

May, Lever, Spargo, Turner, Melksham, Langford, Lindsay, Howes, Campbell,Fullarton, Petty, Pickett and Henderson.

Hore (out for the year) and MacAdam also absent, but AMW was present for a short period.

Goal-kicking practice again and Trac, as usual, was last from the field - certainly trying hard that boy.

I read about the soccer training each week. It’s a wind up, yeah, youse bast…. av got together to fool us for not attending training in winter, yeah

I've heard a rumour the Club has asked whether we can train at AAMI so that we can use a rectangular pitch, with proper goals and all...🙂

26 minutes ago, DubDee said:

There was a kids’ footy clinic this morning at Gosch’s. Clarrie would’ve been in his element. He loves children.

2 hours ago, Ollie fan said:

And how is Petty? Is he over his concussion? And what are your thoughts on Kentfield? - should he be given a run, just so he can see what is required at the top level?

Can't believe supporters are scraping the absolute bottom of the barrell.

One half decent game in the seconds & now suggestions of a promotion. Great method to develop players.

8 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

Can't believe supporters are scraping the absolute bottom of the barrell.

One half decent game in the seconds & now suggestions of a promotion. Great method to develop players.

Well, I will tell you one thing about Kentfield, he would attack the ball a lot harder than Jefferson to make a contest at least.

2 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

Petty wasn’t here today. I doubt he’ll be right for Sunday. Apparently he was still groggy a day and a half after the incident. Howes wasn’t here either.

On Luker, Chocco wasn’t at the firsts on the weekend as he was needed at Casey. He said he thinks Luker played his best at that match and that they’re very pleased at his rate of progress.

I asked Luker if he feels he’s ready to debut this year, he said he’d love to but he doesn’t think he’s good enough, therefore he can’t see it happening. Not surprised at his reply since he really lacks confidence in himself. The good thing is he’s slowly gaining confidence, slowly but definitely surely.

If you can @Ghostwriter put your feelers out and find him a girlfriend everyone on Demonland is counting on you.

I think then we'll watch his confidence rise to the surface.

😂😂😂