joeboy

6 - Oliver - what's not to love?

5 - Jones - like wine

4 - Salem - love him with the ball

3 - Garlett - always looked dangerous

2 - Jetta - reliable and focused all game

1 - Watts - great second half

Jones - courageous and inspiring

Viney - troublesome decision making

Hogan - an important presence

Salem - prolific and composed

Watts - last quarter heroics

Petracca - not his best

Lewis - slow and indecisive 

Brayshaw - some handy cameos

Gawn - probably broke even

Tyson - prolific but wasteful

Oliver - genius at large

Stretch - determined and effective

Melksham - tentative but handy

Hannan - was almost good

T.McDonald - quiet but reliable

O.McDonald - no glaring errors

Weideman - some important touches

Hunt - exciting but limited

Neal- Bullen - was rarely noticed

Garlett - most dangerous forward

Jetta - solid all game

Harmes - disposal was problematic

6 - Oliver

5 - Jones

4 - Vince

3 - Lewis

2 - Gawn

1 - Hogan

Jetta - rusty but effective

T.McDonald - held up defence

Smith - impressive before injury

Melksham - finding his feet

O.McDonald - rarely imbued confidence

Hunt - loved his energy

Salem - not his best

Stretch - played important role

Jones - outstanding all game

Lewis - erratic then composed

Oliver - loved his style

Gawn - dominated despite injury

Vince - vintage professional performance

Petracca - some exciting passages

Hogan - cause for excitement

Weideman - still looks raw

Neal- Bullen - important offensive pressure

Hannan - justified selectors' decision 

Viney - not as noticeable 

Brayshaw - some isolated cameos

Garlett - played role perfectly

Watts - will get better

testing the new jumper fabric ?

Btw, if Trengove was only making up the numbers in case of a last minute injury, why did he spend the entire game on the bench in his playing outfit????

The tragic event against the Swans was the most touching thing I've ever experienced in my 50+ years of watching football.

When Schwarz went down clutching his knee, his opponent , Dunkley , stayed with him , comforting him until the trainers appeared.

It still brings shivers to my spine , both the behaviour of the Swans' backman, and the realisation that possibly the greatest forward the Dees would ever have would be cruelly cut down before his prime.

There will never be Demons' merchandise available in Northern or Western suburbs department stores because the demand is almost negligible.. that's the reality of supporting our club.

Having had retail outlets in those areas ,selling AFL endorsed products, I speak with inside knowledge

He was a kid.. he's now a man

String bean, as in skinny 

Btw, it must be noted, for those who haven't seen him for a while, JKH is no longer a string bean.. he actually has distinct muscle definition and looks strong

My standout at training today was Hunt.. he reads the play beautifully and has license to leave his man to intercept, which he did often

Certainly no residue effects of suspected concussion for Salem... he trained and moved impressively with the main group

29 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Thanks for the reports - much appreciated.

Aside from the asthma, can anyone comment on the aerobic fitness and, in particular, the conditioning of Clarry.  I was a little worried by some of the training reports and photos of him that have been logged here and on the AFL site.  Hopefully they were bad angles...

Yes they were bad angles.

From my perspective he didn't look lean ,but his body looked strong and his aerobic capacity allowed him to compete comfortably with anyone who opposed him.

11 minutes ago, Redleg said:

You can see contentment at training?

Actually yes.

As those who attended training would attest, Hogan actually smiled ( many times ) and they weren't grimaces. 

Standout observations:

Hogan looks amazingly fit and content.

Petracca has slimmed down remarkably.

Tim Smith regularly outmarked anyone he was up against.

Tyson, Jones, and Watts were standouts.

18 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Like the tread Ron, an excellent topic.

As a slight aside, when you say "treated past players poorly" do you mean players finishing their careers, or the way we treat retired players? Because IMO the only one of those players who might have got a raw deal from us whilst a player is Junior, and even then his body was close to shot. It's important to differentiate between players who we treated poorly and players who were upset at the end of their time. I look at what happened with Jordie Lewis at the Hawks and can't remember a player who was still near their peak that we shafted. Junior might have an arguable case, though. Some might say Stef Martin, but he reached his peak at the Lions rather than with us.

Back to your topic, and I believe Ingo still follows our progress, despite a successful and acceptably distracting career in women's swimsuit design.

I think you're confusing the 'distracted' player with Craig Ellis.

Ingo is in the building trade I believe

The sad thing is that neither photo has been photoshopped?

Hogan out, Darling and something, in.. do the deal!

Ironically the plan is to weaken the only part of their operation that is being proactive and successful.

Off field they're kicking lots of goals with membership numbers that we could only dream of.

The admimistration is not lacking, it's a lack of decent players that's going to hold them back for years.

N.Jones - still the heartbeat

Vince - age is wearying

Hogan - not the saviour

Salem - cruelled by illness

Watts - finally has arrived

Petracca - some exciting glimpses

Dawes - injuries bedevilled performance

Viney - great first half

Lumumba - rarely on field

Trengove - at the crossroads

Brayshaw - curtailed very early

Gawn - season's biggest story

Tyson - prolific and wasteful

Oliver - cause for excitement 

Dunn - alienated the selectors

Stretch - worthy but limited

Kent - exciting when focused

Frost - found his niche

Newton - injuries stalled advancement 

Garland - out of favour

Pedersen - rarely impressed selectors

Michie - couldn't take chances

Kennedy-Harris - injuries decimated season

T.McDonald - was rarely beaten

Weideman - far from ready

Hulett - impressive at Casey

O.McDonald - perseverance paid off

Hunt - feel good story

Neal-Bullen - career has stalled

Grimes - not our future

Bugg - a worthwhile addition

Spencer - out of favour

Mitch King - little is known

Kennedy - couldn't maintain momentum

Garlett - disappointing after re-signing

vandenBerg - struggled for form

Jetta - an impressive season

White - limited when selected

Wagner - impressive early on

Harmes - skills need consolidation

Smith - little is known

M.Jones - a fringe player

Terlich - others were preferred

Max King - little is known

And how come he has a reasonable body shape now when he was essentially a skinny runt for us?

1 minute ago, Return to Glory said:

Viney - you mean Vince

Yep, thx

6 - O.McDonald ( could very well end up our best recruit of the year )

5 - Salem ( we've missed him)

4 - T.McDonald ( fought back well )

3 - Hunt ( tried )

2 - vandenBerg ( struggling to find others)

1 - Viney

N.Jones - frustrated and frustrating

Vince -looked embarrassingly old

Hogan - played without heart

Salem - we've missed him

Watts - an inconspicuous finale

Petracca - regularly butchered disposals

Viney - tried but failed

Brayshaw - little to enthuse

Gawn - overwhelmed by numbers

Tyson - season's worst game

Stretch - played amateur football

Frost - had no idea

T.McDonald - good 3 quarters

Weidemann - looked totally lost

O.McDonald - continued impressive development 

Hunt - exciting but loose

Bugg - not required standard

Garlett - disappointing and embarrassing 

vandenBerg - tried but lacking

Jetta - slow and loose

Harmes - disposal from hell

M.Jones - devoid of relevance