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I’m thinking more long term Roost it far, White will provide one of those three needs if we get him. I would be putting more intensive training into Woey, Bill and Seston this year to try and salvage at least one of them.

That is true Macca but fortunately we don’t need to turn over 30 players now, we turned over or retired 8 last year and possibly need to retire or turn over another 8-10 this year. We need a KPD, a KPF a Ruck and another Sml Fwd plus quality depth. Then rinse and repeat each subsequent year.

Try and remember Bluey and everyone else wanting to give away or suggesting that we actually pay the salary of our top end players, get a grip it is round 3. They are coming back from a multitude of issues that may take 6-8 games to iron the bugs out. Oliver is playing so much better than last year, Tracc needs some match fitness and belief, they will all play better as we get all our young guns back out on the park and they rekindle the spark. We just need to keep adding quality each year and replace those that aren’t up for the Fight. We all need to be up for the Fight and get behind the club. 2024 is Over!!!!!

Strange that all the players mentioned that it was a gruelling preseason and that they were feeling really fit. All players have their own individual programs based on the number of sessions completed and our fitness team have a much much better idea of individual and team fitness.👍😳

I’m not really surprised BBP we were in the Press for all the wrong reasons all year long, even on Demonland it reached fever pitch. That type of bad press really hurts the newbie supporters and we now appear to have lost half of our 2021-2023 gains. Plus our start is the worst since 2019, injuries and having trouble implementing a new game plan seems to have sapped the players confidence. I preferred the team first defensive game plan then try to merge the changes over a full season??

Big thanks to Kev Martin as well really appreciate these training reports and insights, we’d be lost without you.

Thanks Harvey Wallbanger for attending the training and updating us on who is back and who is in rehab, etc and what the boys are doing for rehab.😁👍

Rising Star in his first full game The Bison is showing us all just what we hoped he would. Bravo Harvey Langford. ⭐

That was a better effort DD we had 7 of the top 14 players lead by Bowey ( brilliant effort), Clarry followed by Langford🦬🔥, Langdon & TMac. Their three dominators Rowell, Miller & Anderson killed us in the midfield. Can’t wait to see Langford, Windsor, Lindsay and Tholstrup in the same team. Max was excepting R1 but has really dropped off in R2-3, we are missing his dominance and marking power around the ground.

That is fabulous news for XL and the club, as I mentioned earlier it was a real downer yesterday at the ground to lose him so early.😁💕

6 - Bowey 5 - Gawn 4 - Langdon 3 - Oliver 2 - Langford 1 - Rivers for his 9 marks Jeezuz Matt Rowell really took us apart in the midfield today.

Must admit when XL wNt down and was holding hi knee was a real downer.😢😪

Note that statistically Howes was our 11-12th best player on Sunday.!!

Your right LFS they have height to burn, strange isn’t it.

Thanks Harvey, Kev and all posters another quiet ish Captains Run today looking forward to seeing the boys run out tomorrow. No GW today hope all OK.

I am looking forward to seeing the team run out tomorrow we are all going to give the boys some support and to be honest I really love rocking up to the G with my daughters and two grandkids. I have always loved watching the young brigade the atmosphere having the Demon Army revving up the players and the skittish crowd, we have a boisterous group around us who get right into it particularly when we scent a win.😁

I also like the ins this week bad luck for Spargs but thought he was lucky to get a call up last week, Disco and Howes just didn’t get involved enough (wake up boys) and Woey lacked awareness and skill, bit sad i really want him to succeed. Langford should have played last week, he is quality and you just know he will be a great player given the opportunity.

For all the Coaches must go folk who are nominating this person or that person, just a little Ryder on all this mass disappointment phenomenon - are any of you Wealthy, like able to stump up two years salary to pay out a Premiership Coach because you are all over him and want him gone. Maybe you can pool your funds and make him an offer that he can’t refuse. If not maybe it’s time to have a reality check. Just saying.

Thanks Ghostwriter and your DA buddy at Casey plus all posters, there are a number of players missing from the Red team including Sharp, Howes, Wowey Jnr and Disco. Could be a few surprises tonight.

Stretching a long bow there Dazzle your views on Simon are very heavily slanted against him, no one outside the FD know what shenanigans went on late ‘23 - early ‘24.

But we really only had three internal issues at the end of ‘23, No.13,29, Gus and of course a chronically injured No.50. Club wasn’t allowed to mention 29 and 13 couldn’t be openly discussed. What are you referring to exactly?

sorry BBTD I attended all home games and finals in 2022-2023 we had excellent home series in both years, in 2022 we ran out of forwards due to injury and in 2023 we lost Gus then kicked ourselves out of the final against the Blues, what are you getting at??? Thanks Demonland I watched it last night and was aware that it was pre-taped and even though I knew he was going to cop it big time for our last quarter, I still enjoyed the watch. Hamish is a much better interviewer than Gazza who gushes over you when things are going well and ice’s you out when they are not. I must admit that Simon is looking very vulnerable at present and I’m hoping that the playing group step up to support him.

Agree wwsw he’s a forward pocket specialist with a license to roam up the ground then get out the back, I would throw Langford the high half forward role he is a good mark, has good footy IQ and is a damaging kick. Give the Bison the role to make his own. Fritta has been cruell’d by injury over past couple of years, let’s get him back to what he does best, play with freedom and kick goals.

PJ will go down in history as a true saviour of the MFC why would he risk his magnificent reputation. They don’t grow on trees but there will be one out there that has the steel and intelligence to reenergise the club and get us back on an upward trajectory. My fear is that we rush the decision and get someone who takes us back down the slippery slope of irrelevance. We have to get this right.

Thanks Demonland I watched it last night and was aware that it was pre-taped and even though I knew he was going to cop it big time for our last quarter, I still enjoyed the watch. Hamish is a much better interviewer than Gazza who gushes over you when things are going well and ice’s you out when they are not. I must admit that Simon is looking very vulnerable at present and I’m hoping that the playing group step up to support him.