Clayton van Oliver

I really don't get this 'last five games' bizzo. Since when are we counting pre season? Also, if you're not seeing this as a journey, to be enjoyed and taken with all the ups and downs, you haven't been paying attention. Simon Goodwin knows what it takes; none of us do here. Unless someone here wants to put forward their 200+ games and two premiership medals?

Stick fat. Took a week for mids to get going, forward line looked better this week. Backline will take a while. I know everyone's freaking out but until Lever and May are back they won't drop Oscar, maybe Frost for getting pushed off too easy. But he's an angry unit and has improvement in him. I know this opinion is against the grain, but we saw last year that it's a marathon with Goody and the boys. Lockhart shows something, Tracc was way better. Viney showed mongrel moments. Jones will get going. Stick fat and trust. Edit: spelling and support for Jones and Viney

Yea nah we're gonna be fine. And if you're going to count pre-season games, didn't we beat collingwood in a meaningless praccy? So I would put it at 4 matches. We had as bad a run last year, then we tweaked, learned and improved. We're going to be fine.

I'm not worried. We will come good. Only 3 weeks in, Goody ain't dumb, everyone needs to chill out.

Imagine having to go to Amersfoort ?

1. Begrudged winter 2. Escaped winter 3. Got engaged Come oooon footy season

That probably speaks to the low quality of my French, I'm afraid

L'homme dus jour d l'an? I like it. Gives class.

Does this mean we are like the NY Yankees now?

@praha, what a time to be alive 1. My housemate Geert, who received a Dees scarf from me last xmas. 2. One of my best mates, known to peruse this site, with whom I work on boats. Edit: For what it's worth Geert told me excitedly about you, and Julian about you telling him about Geert. @Skuit is right about not trusting boat guys. But he also lives on a boat ?

It's fair enough too, really wish him the best. Anyone who's lived in Freo knows what a fishbowl it is. I hope they don't load all their expectations on him the way they did with Pav. When they inevitably do, I hope he can handle it as well as Pav did. At least nobody can smoke darts on the Cap' strip, so he won't be alone in that. Edit: forgot original reason for post. Dees are in business of winning finals, so good to have players who are happy at home AND on field.

Just loved Whitey. Hope May can bring similar qualities. God he was tough. RIP

No! It's about instant rage and CAPS LOCK!!

Oh nice, so 23 and 28. Cmon JT!

Defo wouldn't trust a toilet he's sat on

Hogan confirmed to be on Demonland.

I've found that staying reasonably bent throughout has kept it pretty level ?

No, this can be forgotten.

I camembert the suspense much longer. Actually no it's fine. I'm fine If he stays, I hope he's emental-ly prepared and emotionally invested in the club. If he goes, then may it be for a feta trade price than Freo think is appropriate.

Not here. Morning in the Twerp, greatest city in Belgium and where Frenzal Rhomb played a bloody great little gig last night Edit: Jesse didn't sign last night here, either

I know he's a local lad, but be interesting to see how he goes in the fishbowl of Freo, as their great white hope. Used to often run into Pav and others when I lived there (10 years ago now) but then they hadn't shifted to Cockburn. [censored], has Jesse realised he'd have to go to Cockburn every second day?

He's staying. Considering about 20% of the online ads I'm now getting are for Hogan.com apparel, Jesse's career is obviously a giant marketing campaign for them. They're not gonna cut it short now by putting him in Perth.

But how's the atmosphere at the ground!

Me too. [censored] hate 186. Peter Siddle takes a wicket when few others look likely. On topic, really interesting phase of our development, that the FD can show a hardness in looking after club's long-term interests. I really like it. No one player makes a team, and I'd rather them be saying to Jesse, ok if you're not going to commit long-term, we're going to shop you. Old MFC would've been in the Freo, St Kilda, North realm of desperation, but we seem calm and cool.

Massive step of assimilation mate: the realisation that the best way to get in the good graces of a Dutchman is to give them as much [censored] as possible.