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Gawn - a huge loss Viney - obviously played underdone Brayshaw - disposals were amateurish Petty - tried but failed Oliver - many irrelevant possessions Petracca - involved too late Rivers - loose but tried Bowey - not the worst Lever - played with passion Harmes - not to standard Langdon - had little input Neal-Bullen - was rarely noticed McDonald - had no influence Fritsch - was obviously underdone Spargo - was easily outpointed Grundy - tried but ineffective Hunter - had little influence Sparrow - a nothing game Chandler - took his chances McVee - regularly looked lost Melksham - probably on field Brown - our only forward

Gawn - the perfect game Petracca - prolific and unstoppable Oliver - a selfless game Pickett - offer him anything McDonald - was often bypassed Brown - finest Demon performance Grundy - will be awesome Langdon - was not dominant Hunter - will be vital Spargo - ten important minutes Brayshaw - great second half Neal-Bullen - better second half Rivers - impressive fitness level Lever - defensive general again Chandler - some important possessions Harmes - impressive tagging game Sparrow - impressive tagging game McVee - some important touches Melksham - took his chances Bowey - constantly instilled confidence Laurie - had little involvement Tomlinson - 4 consistent quarters Petty - looked nervous early

Thanks for the mention

My first preseason venture out to training today, and I believe there’s going to be major headaches about filling the 2 key forward positions Brown is moving very freely and looks strong TMac is probably the pick of the bunch looking leaner and moving unencumbered JVR is everything you want from a KPP with skills, agility, and ‘attitude’ aplenty Fritsch of course picks himself KEV MARTIN'S TRAINING REPORT

Foxtel have a ‘best matches ever’ series of replays through the off season, and it seems like we have NEVER actually played a close final let alone home and away match. I MAY be exaggerating but unless you’re a Geelong , Essendon or Collingwood supporter there’s little point in looking for your team to be to be screened 😱 Watching the 2021 Grand Final for the 87th time is never uninspiring but surely there’s some other games where we’ve excelled since replays came into vogue

I was working today so had to rely on SEN’s coverage of the game😱 Whomever thought Zorko could pass as an eloquent expert comment’s man was obviously high on pickle juice or some other concoction.. he was embarrassingly inept and inappropriate, and seemingly unable to string 2 sensible words together.

I liked the character from the old tv show, the Waltons, however it was revealed to me only recently that the name was John Boy🤦‍♂️

Shache was involved in one of the most significant sliding doors moments of our grand final win and after about 40 viewings of the replay I’m still at a loss to understand how he wasn’t paid a free kick for a high tackle in front of goal when Angus attempted a spoil that seemed so obviously imperfectly executed.

Woops👍

Gawn - outstanding then declined Viney - important injury free Petracca - was outstanding consistently Oliver - rightfully Brownlow favourite May - the consummate professional Brayshaw - versatile and consistent Fritsch - important but inconsistent Langdon - rarely hurt opposition Pickett - exciting in bursts Petty - a major improver Lever - seemingly injury affected Harmes - only one gear Jackson - overrated and disappointing Neal-Bullen - rarely found rhythm Hibberd - found another gear Spargo - rarely imposed himself Sparrow - often went missing Salem - injury curtailed effectiveness B.Brown - a major disappointment Rivers - rarely stood out Hunt - was not convincing Melksham - passed use date Jordon - tried but vanilla McDonald - a major loss Bowey - was unfairly maligned Bedford - didn’t take chances Weideman - Jane , not Tarzan Tomlinson - deserved more chances Smith - injury plagued again Dunstan - couldn’t convince selectors Chandler - was treated harshly Brown - not required standard Turner - showed some promise van Rooyen - cause for optimism Baker - limited skill set Laurie - jury is out

The elephant in the room … we weren’t fit enough

I was planning to do one in the next few days

Gawn - useless against mediocrity Petracca - tried but ineffective Oliver - season worst game Viney - had no influence Neal-Bullen - nothing after first Harmes - mediocre at best Brayshaw - gave little drive Petty - season worst game Salem - lost all composure Hunt - not required standard Jackson - counted his money Langdon - disposal was amateurish May - not his fault Lever - poor under pressure Brown - an embarrassing performance Pickett - important but undisciplined Melksham - another inept display Sparrow - was he playing? Fritsch - unsighted second half Hibberd - age has wearied Rivers - loose and unsighted Spargo - continued poor year

WA SEN commentator Paul(?) Haselby said on radio today that he feels Freo may be getting cold feet on the idea of investing so much money into recruiting LJ because of his very average year. It’s a huge risk for them and it would impinge significantly on their efforts to recruit or retain other important players.

Actually I meant the ( incorrectly paid ) but provocative manhandling of Franklin that completely transformed the momentum of the game

Gawn - had little influence Viney - disappeared after first Oliver - inspirational and prolific Petracca - injured before injury Jackson - head was elsewhere Brown - was absolutely useless Langdon - disappeared after first Spargo - disappeared after first Brayshaw - limited by injury Pickett - a total failure May - one fateful mistake Petty - seemingly no mistakes Fritsch - ten minute game Hunt - poor under pressure Neal-Bullen - tried but failed Harmes - disposal was poor Hibberd - needed sick bed Sparrow - had little involvement Salem - seemingly avoided pressure Melksham - the bad Melkshy Rivers - was rarely sighted Lever - couldn’t get involved

My 3 worder after the game will be composed by the pool in 28c temperature at my Bali hotel . Go you Demons!

This ‘friend’ of yours seems to regularly have issues…just sayin’

Gosh 100 more pages of conjecture have just been set in motion

So did LJ

Hopefully good enough to have tabs kept on him

AND he has a son

No video of the chickens?

Just an unusual aside: As I mentioned earlier, I’ll be in Bali until the morning AFTER our first final🙄. and I was relieved that the ABC has a coverage here on the hotel room tv ,however I was amazed to discover the Storm game televised live last night without ANY commentary.. the only audible sounds were from the referees and a few errant swear words from players. I’m not sure whether this would be preferable to hearing BT’s ramblings and histrionics… oh wait.

A few years ago when he was still an active Dees’ supporter , Neil Mitchell pushed the idea of a new anthem written by prolific and historically successful tunesmith Mike Brady ( I think ) He played it relentlessly on his program for a week with little audience impact. I suspect tradition will always overcome new innovations