Mt. Dee-Maaan

hey mate where's this from?

i wonder what gaff would be thinking now the way we are starting to look.. pretty attractive option i would think ?

i was watching league back then.. maybe its just a case of 'back in my day, things were better'?

i grew up watching league, but now find it quite hard to watch as its so repetitive, you can tell what's gonna happen each play. with afl, there's so many ways that things can unfold. a great game of league (finals or state of origin generally) is amazing and great live. but, afl has a more consistent product. hopefully with the way that the dees are playing, more teams will start to play an attractive style of footy instead of dour, defensive games.

agree, but you can drop the pies. they are really not good. gws once their stars come back will have a better chance. we'll spank the pies by 40 QB.

pies are absolute rubbish.. we will obliterate them and the dogs. i can see the next three as W's for sure.

listen 'mate', i don't feel silly. it's funny that no one thought to ask what was offensive about the initial comment.. the choice of song and subject matter, especially considering that it is indigenous round, is really bloody careless to me. i tagged you because you suggested that the other fella had 'looked way too much into it', implying that he was overreacting and being offended on someone else's behalf for no real reason. look i get it, you guys just dig midnight oil's music for the way that you can 'get jiggy with it', not the subject matter.. thought that the overall community on this site would find it clear to see that this is problematic in our country. anyway, whatever, nevermind..

and you didn't think mate. that's the problem. anyway, let's just move on.

who would you rather have on the list la dee? darcy moore or jkh? or, let's just say, a mature-aged recruit from brissie or something? surely, if moore only cost a late rounder or something, we'd bite.

i know the song mate, just didn't dig the comment.

what the [censored] does that even mean?! not sure if this is meant to be insensitive on purpose or an ignorant attempt at humour?

viney is as tough as they come, but my god! i cannot stand listening to him talk. still kind of surprised that they gave him captaincy too. still seems VERY young..

this is great.. such an evocative image.

i am in amsterdam at the moment and have been very good and not watched the game yet (waiting for the girlfriend to finish work). i've read all about it, but not even seen the highlights.. so, with this knowledge, it clearly seemed about as comprehensive as we've played as a team. no stand outs, which is awesome. i mean, the game plan is what the players have been taught and its now ingrained, so we'll be persisting with it no matter what i'd suggest (at least this year). very, very interested to see how we go against a team with decent mid's, competitive talls and speed (hi crows!). might fall back into that old over handball thang we like to do? we'll see. i'm stoked they won obviously, but cautious and far from bullish. i wouldn't criticize anyone else from being that though

i wouldn't laugh dan, but he seems surplus to our requirements.. i reckon we have other priorities anyway. but if he's going cheap, why not?

oh yeah? and what's that?..

bloody hell. saints are playing soooooo dumb. your coach's career is on the line boys! less handballs and more spread!

nahhh.. too much of a front-runner for me ?

purely hypothetically.. if trading weideman meant we could get gaff, would you do it? with gaff i reckon we'd be top four and really pushing for a flag. i think weideman is too important personally. he'll come good. could be on the cards though if the club gets aggressive and looks for a flag ASAP instead of in 3-4 years time..

that sucks, but last year he played poor. he made dumb decisions. lots of intercepted kicks across goal, etc. of course he's a handy player. he's still very very good on his day. no, we shouldn't lose hunt to keep him absolutely. but they are two different players with different skillsets. unrelated in my opinion.

agree to disagree.

so jeff has missed what, 3 AFL games this year? and he's in the top 5 for pressure? curious.. so if he was back in, he could potentially be no. 1 for pressure? curiouser and curiouser..

this is why i referred to spargo in my earlier post. look. we all love seeing the dees play an exciting brand of footy and garlett is a huge part of this. he brings a joy to the game that is rare. i have not said that i think he should just stay in the team every game. i completely understand why he's been dropped, and why a player like spargo is in. but he isn't a KPB/F. he won't go back to casey and 'find form'. sometimes he's really in games and sometimes he isn't.. when i say 'in games' i'm referring to pressure, goals and everything else that comes with being a small forward. until spargo plays a poor game, garlett is probably gonna stay at casey. but as soon as spargo is ineffectual (probably next week against the crows), garlett will be straight back in, even if he has been average at casey. i don't see the point in people arguing over garlett. the thing that annoys me is that people can't just let him be a player that floats in and out of a game to provide magic. not all flag teams have had a completely even contribution from their players. i'm ok having one player that can provide that rare skill and the unexpected, just as long as he makes a passable attempt at providing pressure, tackle, etc, etc..

so you're implying the kid won't get dropped? small forwards are largely dependant on stuff happening further back the field.. spargo just so happened to arrive when things were getting ironed out with regards to our game plan. it helps we have two tall forwards now as well to create a bit of chaos. if it was spargo n hogan alone in the forward line and we were bombing it in like in the first few games, people wouldn't be so excited about spargo's pressure and general game. i like him don't get me wrong, but garlett is better all round and don't even mention bugg in this conversation. if garlett kills it at casey this weekend, he's back in.

on last year's form? no. on this year's form thus far? yes. i'd prefer to wait until the end of our season to see how he's gone and if he has the legs to go around again nek year.