dazzledavey36

Just now, Demon Jack said:

Unfortunately, with the lack of a first round pick this year, the only way I see this getting done is through the loss of one of Pickett/Oliver/Petracca.

Hopefully our trading team have a few creative solutions in mind that don't involve the loss of any of the above.

Might have to add Fritsch to that list.

28 minutes ago, deegirl said:

This makes me question what a woman 10yrs older is seeing in him. He seems nice but not the brightest

The AFL media is so fickle & changes stories so fast I’m now going to add ‘purple monkey dishwasher’ to every headline 😂

I think that his manager just pouring as much cold water as possible so it doesn't become a huge talking point throughout the season.

I can see this becoming a huge distraction on Jackson on field.

21 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

He was also very keen to stay at the Dees

Houston also said he’s going nowhere

It's May so of course they have to tow the line for now to kill the trade talk.

In my opinion I think this is a huge watch this space.

I've been keeping a close eye on young Harry McDonald, son of Junior McDonald. Harry plays for Albury Tigers juniors and whilst there is still water to go under the bridge, he's showing really good traits in becoming a handy footballer.

13 minutes ago, mmwd6 said:

They should be careful. Apparently LJ has cut off all of his previous childhood best friends.

That's a good thing.

Come home wacko jacko

45 minutes ago, Pirlo said:

Didn't JT try everything to trade this pick upwards but nobody was biting? That's my memory of it. Pretty clear why too. Super weak draft aside from 5 guys at the pointy end. Even Clark at Geelong, touted as the next Selwood, looks like he may not make it. Tsatas and Phillipou were top 10 picks too and they are on shaky ground. Busslinger at pick 13 has only just debuted for the Dogs.

As far as talls go, Gruzewski was a few picks after Jeffo and looks ok, but can't get a game at GWS. Presume he'll be traded. Otherwise Weddle at 18 is the only star player after Jefferson, Darcy Jones is a really good role player in the ANB mould, and then you have Joe Richards way later on was an okay mature ager. Michalaney was F/S so is excluded.

Yeah it's looking like one of the weakest draft we have seen for a long time.

Buckley up folks.

39 minutes ago, goodwindees said:

What I’ve been hearing for sometime now is that Luke has had a major falling out with a very close family member and they haven’t spoken for a while.

Luke is a very popular teammate, but he’s a very simple bloke and probably didn’t understand the real motives for his family wanting him back in Perth on a big contract.

His girlfriend is in Melbourne, and he certainly realises that it’s also better for his long term financial wellbeing to be out of Perth.

At the same time I’m hearing that certain people at the Dees are getting weary of “walking on eggshells” around Kozzie

The Club loves Kozzie and Kozzie loves the Club, but recently there has been a growing recognition from many in the Club that Kozzie needs to be in WA.

There’s a lot to play out, but this swap seems to resolve the need for two players to move to where they want to live.

The most fascinating thing will be what each Club will want as a sweetener.

I literally saw this play out on that Flagmantle facebook page.. it was getting that nasty between family members that the dumb [censored] that run that page didn't even delete the comments and left it all on there for everyone to see.

Definitely wasn't pretty..

30 minutes ago, Billy said:

Bit like Bailey Laurie at the Dees

Laurie didn't ask for a trade last year.

Killing it in the VFL too.

One of the more bizarre list management decisions going around with Giants keeping him on the list and yet still refuse to play him.

44 minutes ago, rjay said:

I suspect this is as much about Clarry as it is about the tagging role.

He's been struggling on & off field.

Playing as a tagger takes away the pressures of being a prime mover, your job is simplified.

I'm happy for him to do this if it can help us get back the old Clarry.

Think the longer term game here.

The media don't see it that way and if anything, it adds further pressure and scrutiny on Oliver because his influence is limited due to negating the opposition best mid.

Having a tagger with that price tag over his head will bring that pressure on by the media which it already has.

Oh dear.. the irony in some of the comments on here having a crack at opposition crowd numbers.... 🤣

2 hours ago, Kev said:

Time to readjust our training regime.

Getting fitness having them train by drilling with ball in hand appears not to get them to a level where they are fitter, faster or stronger. A return to hard sprinting and numerous laps, is the only way to start to prepare for next season.

To get in finals we will need to win 11 of the next 14 games. So many things would have to go right to get there. If we lose to Brisbane, then we can only drop 2 more.

Time to test those, on the periphery, who haven't had a look yet, Brown, Verral, Culley, Sestan, Mentha and Kentfield. Not all at once, but over the next 7 games. Then play best 22 to finish the season.

The tail has wagged the dog. Enough of creating loving relationships between them by having the social gatherings called "Recovery and Captain's," runs. The players just don't apply themselves well enough (especially goal kicking), at these sessions. No more fun and games in the Captain's run. Goal kicking practice needs to have a professional and serious attitude. Too many kicking from the boundary looking for the spectacular and not practising the basics.

Give more mid-time in crucial positions, and freedom, to Rivers, Sparrow, Langford, Windsor, Bowey, Tholstrup, and Lindsay. They are our future.

If kicking long, we need to get players in front of the pack. JVR will bring the ball down, because he has hands only slightly better than Wiedeman. Tell him to soften those hands at the time of impact. Cannot kick to a marking contest hoping smalls will mark it. Tell them, they should leave it for the talls, and work to crumb it, unless a hit up lead with separation.

Freed from desire, with such a disappointing start to this season.

Thanks for this and great insight into our training regime.

At least this isn't the same usual stock standard report of everyone being so happy and loving at training that we usually get. The fact that we pretty much have zero structure into our goalkicking especially the basics stuff, sums it all up really.

It seems our training standards have dropped significantly due to player driven of wanting more flexibility around more personal time?

3 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

@dazzledavey36 not sure that the demonlanders were convinced with JTs selection back in the 2022 draft. I’m still giving Jeffo some time (I think he needs to go back to Casey for a block of games 6-7) before we give him another go. Your prediction of Jeffo being “more of a 3rd forward type in the mould of Jack Watts” is closer to the mark.

I think i was one of a few who were completely gobsmacked by this selection at the time. To me this simply wasn't a standard JT style pick.

He lacked the complete physical and intensity aspect of what you need as a key forward. You can get away with it at school footy level which he did, but it simply doesn't translate to AFL level.

I know we needed a key forward at the time but I had preferred we just went best available instead of reaching for Jefferson who was very underwhelming for my liking. He has zero physical presence, no intensity, no defensive efforts and has the urgency of a snail.

In saying that I was also a staunch supporter of Jefferson at VFL level and have even been strong on my argument that he just needed time over the lasy couple of years. This year I was hoping for a huge jump in his development but I've seen nothing to suggest otherwise

Look at Logan Morris last year in his first year last year. Played all of last year as a 18 year old and kicked 24 goals in his debut year. He plays with intensity and urgency. Same as Nate Caddy.

Jefferson is in his 3rd year in the system and he looks no where near it.

Unfortunately I think JT has butchered this pick.

Mini Bont comparisons is not far off at all

Absolute gem this kid. It's players like him you can build a premiership team around.

1 hour ago, Dee-tonator said:

The better team is always the one that wins the game.

If you waste nearly all your opportunities, your are a poor team.

Our glaring forward weaknesses mean that we are seldom the better team these days.

Who would have thought huh..

44 minutes ago, Disco InTurno said:

Look I don’t mean to sound flippant but can you explain to me what your expectations are for this team this season? I genuinely cannot figure it out.

I feel like I’ve seen you say many times that we don’t have the list to make a run this year. But then you and so many others still seem enraged when we don’t win and there are shortcomings on our list.

So is it not better to be pleased by the fact that we played better than a likely top 6 (maybe 4) team for much of the game and, with better umpiring, likely would’ve been up by quite a bit coming into the 4th?

I don’t expect to win a premiership this year. I expect us to play fairly well in spurts. And we did that today.

I haven't enraged once today nor have I been in any of the match day threads. Stop trying to make things up. Supporters have every right to be enraged with our start to the season. It's not how we lost but the way we lost to the likes of North, Gold Coast and Essendon. North was a diabolical loss that completely zapped every ounce of confidence from the players. I'm sure you you were right there clapping them after the game telling them how proud you were.

I had us making finals but have rearranged my expectations to it being a development year to hopefully then catapult next year after another pre season into Langford, Kolt, Lindsay, Windsor, McVee etc etc.. I personally thought we had the cattle to push for a top 8 side but soon realised we simply don't and I overrated the list.

Oh so now they're maybe a top 4 team? Jesus you changed your tune quick smart from being a top 6 team to being eliminated first up to now maybe a top 4 team.

The great Kevin Sheedy once said that there is no such thing as an honourable loss. A loss is a loss regardless of what the margin is. If you Goodwin is telling the players after the game that we were the better team then you are kidding yourself.

1 minute ago, Disco InTurno said:

Nobody knows more about having bad takes than you so I’m genuinely honoured that you’ve finally passed on the title to me 😢—thanks chief.

I’d like to take this opportunity to also thank myself for seeing the many many positives in our game instead of being a bitter angry poster who shows up on this forum solely to week after week say our team and half the players on it suck.

Absolutely there were positives. Langford and our willingness to actually take the game on. The pressure we applied was up as well.

But we lost by 35 points in the end. We weren't the better team because we lost. Anyone that says that is far too easily pleased and accepts mediocrity which you are well known around here.

2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

No we weren’t. Get real

Our offense was amateur hour and it’s been in that category for 2-3 years

Where is the Development of any key Forwards???

Genuinely one of the worst takes ever read.

We lost by 35 and yet somehow we were the better team?

Disco has had a mare with that comment.