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  1. TeamPlayedFine39
    He's had a kid this year so hopefully he's looking at this as a year of Paternity Leave and enjoying every moment of it.
  2. TeamPlayedFine39
    I would go in unchanged; a big win and no one really put in a great showing for Casey. Take Grimes, Harmes and ANB on the flight and if the rain is that torrential, perhaps sub one of them into the line-up for one of our tall defenders.
  3. TeamPlayedFine39
    The moment the ball is in his hands, his head shoots up and he looks for the gaps to exploit. He is a brave, attacking and very tough young man who is quickly becoming one of my favorites. His blonde hair and 'soft' looks hide a hardened competitor who uses his pace to attack, defend and pressure the opposition; he's a real find. There was a large chorus calling for him to be delisted last year, but once again, this football department has stuck fast and are developing a real weapon for us.
  4. TeamPlayedFine39
    We need to take some of the sting out of the game while they have the momentum.
  5. TeamPlayedFine39
    Better sign him up then!
  6. TeamPlayedFine39
    Look at the strut on him!
  7. TeamPlayedFine39
    I was more referring to stkilda' rebound after last weeks smashing.
  8. TeamPlayedFine39
    Further proof (if it was actually needed) that young teams are unpredictable and inconsistent.
  9. TeamPlayedFine39
    North finished in 8th place last year and made it through to the Preliminary Final; currently top of the ladder. I'm sure that the Bulldogs (6) and Crows (7) also got a lot more out of their finals last year than false hope - they're both playing great football this year. Personally, I'd take playing finals football over finishing 9-18th and putting my feet up through September.
  10. TeamPlayedFine39
    I was expecting / hoping for ten wins at the start of the season and that hasn't changed. I don't think even 12 wins will get you 8th spot this year.
  11. TeamPlayedFine39
    It's mostly fun and games and guess-work for the media at this stage. However I do take some heart from the fact that if anyone would be parochially cheering for Hogan to come home, it'd be Gossage.
  12. TeamPlayedFine39
    It really couldn't be any simpler; the coaches are asking players to undertake certain roles and play to a particular structure. O'Mac, when he's in the team is doing what the coaches are asking him to do - so he stays. Others, are not- so they go.
  13. TeamPlayedFine39
    I wouldn't be shocked to see Grimes play this weekend too.
  14. TeamPlayedFine39
    As a Dees fan living overseas, I always like reading about how other people, far from home experience the matches. This is one match I'm really sad to miss.
  15. TeamPlayedFine39
    Agreed - it will hopefully come with experience. Though he's been on the list for a few years, he's played very few games - even at VFL level. A degree of this needs to also be his teammates finding him; he's a guy I'd wanna get the ball to off half back because his pace opens up either the opposite wing with a kick or the corridor with his pace. Loved that tackle on the weekend.
  16. TeamPlayedFine39
    That photo of Trac hugging Trengove got me... There's also a bit of poetry in him returning against Hawthorn, the team he debuted against Round one 2010.
  17. TeamPlayedFine39
    Such great news!
  18. TeamPlayedFine39
    Exactly... I can only cling to the idea that the team is greater than the sum of its parts. We have enough talent in there to play some quality football, when we play it right. A win this weekend would be on par with our effort in Geelong last year, where we fielded a very under-strength team.
  19. TeamPlayedFine39
    A lot of people on here are talking about the Hawthorn team 'on paper'; they are however, playing some pretty putrid football at the moment. The last quarter against the Lions flattered the scoreline last week and they were luck/fortunate to scrape through for wins against the Adelaide, StKilda and the Bulldogs; they could easily be 4 and 6. This is not the Hawthorn team we have come to know and fear for the past 4 years. With that said, they are still a good team, but on their current form we have every chance of knocking them off if we bring our best football.
  20. TeamPlayedFine39
    Love to hear Nev get a mention outside of the club- deserves every bit of it. On current form I'd expect Viney and Gawn to be in the squad. GAWN has been immense, but it'll take a few years of awesomeness to dislodge Goldy.
  21. TeamPlayedFine39
    Agreed. The Essendon match was the low point of this year; I cannot conceive of one being worse. The next week though we played some great football and almost knocked off the top of the table team. While I'm not advocating 'honorable losses', we have a opportunity to make a big statement this weekend against the Hawks, who incidently are a mere shadow of the team they were for the last four years. Someone in here talked of our gradual improvement, and they are sport on. This is not a revolutionary turn around; there will be ups and there will be downs. But just like I didn't buy into the media hype last week, I don't accept the media (and Demonland) eulogies this week.
  22. TeamPlayedFine39
    Nope. We're building a very good list. Young, inconsistent, frustrating, inexperienced... But very, very talented. We haven't played two terrible matches in a row this year- let's see how this weekend plays out.
  23. TeamPlayedFine39
    I do see what you mean, that is suggesting that these two aren't amongst the two worst lists in the league. Fremantle and Essendon's lists have massive issues that one top four pick is not going to alleviate at the end of the year. They both have some talent missing, but Essendon were very ordinary last year and Freo's slide began halfway through 2015. No system's perfect, but I think this one's working alright.
  24. TeamPlayedFine39
    The current system works. There was a once in a generation situation with the expansion teams coming in; however we have had ample opportunities to rebuild through the current drafting system... we just kept stuffing up.
  25. TeamPlayedFine39
    Good on Carlton. Living proof that developing teams are terrible some weeks and world beaters another.
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