Demons11

I agree with some of your points but the rule changes and our recruiting around these are not the reason we are in the current position. It is so evident to see that it’s purely effort at this point in time, the players are being lazy defensively. The footage is damning at how far behind they are lagging their opponents and this has nothing to do with speed but it’s their willingness to chase. T Mac out of form and Weed not stepping up has hurt us I agree but key position players are hard to find and if anything it may have been just another developing key position player they could have targeted. I’m sure you’ll agree that our key backs were our achilles heal and they filled this void with May and Lever but unfortunately we have had some bad luck with these players. I think the only place we are missing speed is up forward. Hannan has hurt us as has Smith. I think they have recruited some small forwards with pace in Chandler and Bedford but they are just 1st year players.

In fairness I don’t think anyone could foresee we would be in our current position.

Im assuming you’re one of Goodwins assistants with that comment. Lets keep the same players in then, that don’t run and chase.

I agree he has some limitations but at least he applies pressure and tackles.

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? ? ? got my tkts for Wednesday night but not sure I can bring myself to go

Does anybody know if Preuss trained yesterday?

Yeah you’re right the Hawks are flying now. They are paying 850 a year for Jaeger, what a great investment.

What’s happened them? They are having 1 down year and playing a heap of kids. The fact buddy is on 1m is not hurting them. 1m is f..k all in footy. I wish the Dees bad years were as good as the Swans.

He was All Australian captain last year and kicked 60 goals in 19 games. Not bad for a bloke who doesn’t train. Sydney also have the best culture in the AFL

You’re kidding mate. He is still better than any fwd we have.

People are kidding themselves. Take the cash and what it may take to get him but if he was gettable which I don’t think he is, you would take him in a heartbeat. The bloke is a freak!

Goody seemed pretty confident in his presser. He doesn’t usually play games when talking about injuries.

Hopefully not on ours

VDB is the big worry I’d say due to his previous issues. I think originally they said 2 weeks and now it has blown out considerably. I’m not overly concerned with May, I think they are just putting some extra work into him to set his season up. I’m sure I heard Goody say that Lever is only a few weeks away.

No way Lockhart comes straight back in.

Spargo stays in. His pace is desperately needed up forward.

Just on my way to Sydney, let’s hope our season turns around tonight.

Preusssseeeeee!!!!

Jack Martin says hello

I’m That’s a bit of an extreme view. Vince was 34 and Hibberd is out of form amongst 12 other players

Good summary, could Petty have been pulled out to play Thursday?

Cheers

Since I can’t get much sense out of anyone else, how’d Garlett go? Did he do enough to come in.