dazzledavey36

Interesting article by Jake Niall in regards to our midfield brigade. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-s-big-gamble-why-demons-midfield-stars-will-have-to-park-their-egos-20210307-p578kk.html

Michael Walters has just pinged a hammy!

Michael Walters has officially done a hamstring! Rory Lobbe also potential significant knee Injury.

What time do team get released?

Interview by Riley Beveridge.

I honestly could be wrong.. but I SWEAR this was mentioned by Gary Pert or Bartlett maybe at the online members forum last year? Or I've read it somewhere at least. I'm pretty sure the arrangement is that we are training at Casey until the end of the year due to Covid whereas the AFLW is at Goshes.

I wanted to bring this back up on the AGM thread as it was an active discussion around our training base. As it stands the men's will be training out at Casey for the year. I've had my own opinion about this and I've felt that this simply cannot be a viable long term option because one of the key reason will be the struggle of attracting future recruits because of the distance etc. I have reasons but a lot have already covered it off in thr AGM thread. Interesting I was reading an article on Shaun McKernan just then and found this bit interesting around our obvious interest in him last year. Now I'm not saying that I'm spewing we missed out on him etc, but I do worry that by trying to attract big name players, this could be one of the key hurdles that may potentially effect us. He had a choice of his third AFL club, with Melbourne also showing interest in McKernan at the end of last season. He said the call to pick the Saints was ultimately based around location, with McKernan reluctant to travel every day from his home in Greenvale to the Dees’ base at Casey Fields. “It wasn’t anything to do with Melbourne. I had a pretty good chat with Goody [coach Simon Goodwin] “I told him it’s got nothing to do with where the club’s at, just really a personal decision.”

The Australian club is a male member only but allows women guests am I right??

Wow is this the first time in a while that Garry Lyon is attending a MFC event? Have your own opinions about him, but from a Melbourne perspective it's good to have a former great in Gaz back attending a club function.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9311657/amp/Former-AFL-star-Jeffrey-Garlett-guzzled-12-beers-chips-getting-wheel.html

Jeff Garlett Albury Tigers Matt Jones Wangaratta Rovers

Add Todd Goldstein to that list. 32 and still going strong.

Can you pm me the full article please.

Is this a sign?

Mitch Clark

Love it! Well done Maxy. If his game is to go anything off from last Friday Friday he's in for another all mighty year.

Makes sense.

I know right.. he's embarrassing with some of his comments. Needs to kick 25 goals this year to justify his place in the team but the bloke who's a plodder that finishes 13th in the best and fairest in his 4th year of AFL football gets a pass mark. Typical @Dr.D style though. Even if Picketts kicks 50 goals this year he won't admit it. It'll hurt him too much to admit how wrong he already is.

You're now just making up excuses.

You didn't answer my question. Where did they both finish In the BnF last year?

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/low-key-return-planned-for-majak-daw-as-demons-identify-round-one-smoky-20210303-p577jb.html?fbclid=IwAR0rfg1JY-8F-oEMVw5Qcaj2CwTzwcSP2T4LWRrW8kz3tx6RJcC-Z6ZVh9M He has trained well but remains unlikely to be match ready in the early rounds of the season although Melbourne will look to give Daw some game time on Monday provided he gets through training this week without any hiccup. The deadline for the supplemental selection period (SSP) is Tuesday March 9 and although the club is happy with his progress to date, it’s unlikely they would make a decision before then.

Talks about Majak Daw and also James Jordon being In line for a round 1 debut. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/low-key-return-planned-for-majak-daw-as-demons-identify-round-one-smoky-20210303-p577jb.html?fbclid=IwAR0rfg1JY-8F-oEMVw5Qcaj2CwTzwcSP2T4LWRrW8kz3tx6RJcC-Z6ZVh9M

Hibberds barely done a pre season. Won't be ready for round 1.

Gun Dee in uphill battle, Goody's heartbreaking chat to ACL victim Goody speaks about Gus and Viney availability and also Kozzy as well. Brayshaw to start playing VFL and Viney touch and go for round 1. Looks like Kozzy will come straight back into the side in round 1. Shows how highly rated he is by the coaches.