John Demonic

Deebrief notification on phone "Goody has 5 more weeks" did not see game so the result was spoilt. Saved myself 2 hours of frustration then i suppose? Go dees

And it's still looking like we should have traded 1 of our surplus inside mids to outbid and overpay Hill to have his sublime kicks to advantage moving forward. Worth the money.

We'll end up with an ANB, Lockhart, VDB, Melk, Fritta, Jones forward line by r12 With Kosi, Bedford and Bennell in the reserves chasing tackle numbers and high marks in the Goodwin Zone Class, to get back into the team ?

I think we're all just weary of Bennell getting the Garlett treatment. In and out all year because of fitness or defensive issues, but still kicking 1-2 goals a game and setting up a few others. If the season starts slipping away, then we might look back on r5-7 as a block of games we needed someone like him in. If he comes in later in round 8 or so, has a big impact but we're so far back that it's just an exercise in preparing for 2021, well what a waste. Hoping it's only weather related and he's in next week.

I think the wet might suit us now more than in the past for Petracca, Viney and a smaller forward line or Kozi. As long as we exhibit 'learnings' and tap it on. I'm more afraid of a dry WA like deck and letting the opposition showcase their rebounding keepings off skill

Let's be real. We'll be in it up to our necks but ultimately fall away in the last, it's the slow burn 2 season long form of "annihilation"

Richmond aren't annihilating anyone but Adelaide right now. ?

Savage. With all due respect to those boys, but there's a reason that we got most of them with picks higher than 25 and some in the 50s or later. None are elite or have the potential to be elite, Fritsch perhaps the highest ceiling - but never A grade. Sure, we might develop cohesion eventually, with everyone playing their role perfectly, but right now we are lacking some players forward that will make something out of nothing happen. Players with class and skill. Players who can at least have a big 3 or 4 goal impact when they're on. Goody thinks he's Nathan Buckley, shuffling around Jordan DeGoeys and Jayden Stephenson's

Peter is the Wright guy

Spargo and Kozi - they party together, they chase girls and opponents together and they score goals and assists together. What's not to like?

Who do you think we go for in the 2019 draft if we took B. King in '18? Hayden Young instead of Jackson? Do we stil take Rivers then or another player? Or still take Jackson as best available?

Garlett would've been our top goal scorer last year if he'd played every game, so no. Rightly or wrongly, Goodwin's track record is caring about defensive pressure over goalscoring.

Relax, Weideman is being saved for the games that we're out of contention for the 8. I can't wait to see him dominate before asking for a trade.

Is learning it's lessons, a lesson or a learning?

Plot Twist: DeeSpencer is Adem Yze's online pseudonym

But he has a team with very few high first round draft picks... Clarko is so God tier that he probably thinks it would be too easy to take MFC to a premiership.

They can also add an Andrew McLeod type in Izak Rankine who's junior highlights featured unimaginable forward craft, if they get his body right and he doesn't head back to SA. Looking evident that Gil will have his wish of the two expansion clubs competing for premierships for the next decade.

Why should Hibberd and Jetta be dropped after a poor performance, but not Melksham though? Seems like double standards there. Crucial for us back in 2018? We've been worked out since, and have to rethink how we function going forward. I'd definitely add Weid/Brown for AVb and Bennell for Melksham

Sounds like a moderators nightmare

I think Clarko wouldn't put Gunston in the goal square and instruct his mids to dump it on his head all game.

How could any midrange half forward cope with that kind of pressure though? You're thrusted into full forward out of position and pretty much expected to be our only consistent avenue to goal. I'd be missing set shots too, like many other full forwards have been doing in recent years.

Maybe he shouldnt have the weight of both our entire teams forward entries and the two biggest defenders on the opposition put onto his shoulders by our coaching...

Did you notice the Viney scrimmage yesterday at our half fwd line, where he was bursting through a string of tackles and gaining ground in the wrong direction for 10-20m before it broke out to Cats players all at the back, and they took it up the ground? I let out a big groan for that one. He played well, made some kicking errors, fought hard, but the limitations of this messy rugby style of inside contest are becoming more and more evident.

We're in a great position for 2021. Imagine how psychologically crushing it would be sitting in the top 4 with a big percentage, ready to break a multiple decade premiership drought when the season is called off. ?

How good was it though? Coupled with the perfect set shot, I think it was worth an entire year of waiting. /s