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Dude on SEN talking to OX has linked MFC to Luke Shuey... Ox thinks he used to be a Dee supporter!

Said he had tried several times to contact Roos by phone. Said Roos was a legend and that could not be undone. Said he wanted to patch things up. Neglected to say that Roos required an apology on the Swans site. Bad line cut into interview. When he got back on it was time to cut to the news. Spent a fair amount of time bumbling over words before getting cut off.

Oucher 67 players have reached 300 games. Perhaps you mean 4 indigenous players...

I was around, so I'll have a crack. Roos invented the rebound half-back, the sweeper that we see so much of today. He didn't stress over who he needed to lock down. He backed himself to read the ball, get to the contest, back his judgement in the air. He got good stats rebounding and hitting up a target. He was a very good kick and a safe mark. He had the height to negate tall forwards and the legs to take them on running out of defence. Cool in a crisis. A mix of Birchall and Mackie.

Think, Demonlanders, think! A coach who travels East every second week isn't going to see a lot of his family... A bloke who lives in Perth, isn't going to get the TV and Media options that a bloke who lives on the East coast gets.... They would have to raise the stakes to 2.5 mill... I'll sleep easy tonight!

"Roo-Roos!" Yes DemonOx... Get on the Roos Train!

Cowboy.... I like your way of puttin' things!

6 Clisby 5 N Jones 4 Viney 3 Pederson 2 Kent 1 Spencer

ThreeOneSix I think you are closer to the truth than the sports journalists are on the Essendon case!

Here's an appraisal of the blokes who took the field today N Jones. Only A-grader Watts. Glad he hasn't been re-signed Toumpas. Dumb Viney. A higher level of endeavour than most of the list Trengove. Time for a captain who makes a difference Byrnes. Hopefully contract up now Sylvia. Trade Dunn. Dumb Garland. Playing injured Pederson. Our best backman bar Clisby McDonald. A battler who is a keeper Grimes. Time for a captain who isn't a turnover king Spencer. better ruckman than Gawn Kent. Still believes in himself Tapscott. A poor draft choice Davey. Seen better days Gawn. Tryer who can't jump Howe. Not contributing in the air or on the ground M Jones. Honest toiler Terlich. Never gives up Fitzpatrick. Good start, wasted opportunities Clisby. Our best Could blossom under new coach

Toumpas had Spencer on the inside for a decade before he ran into the tackle... not able to choose between two or more options... TAKE AN OPTION!!!!!!! I wanted the kick across to Spencer who would have run directly into a certain major!

Where was Howe, Trengove, Byrnes, Blease, Grimes, Kent, M Jones, Tapscott? Now for the excuse... Heavy v Cats at Kardinia, Humid v Lions in Darwin... etc... etc... We all know there is no excuse!

Pederson is not a spud! He may not make it at AFL level, but any decision on that issue is slightly premature. He is young enough to be improved by astute coaching. This is what I know from observation... He can take an overhead grab, he can kick a sausage roll. He can assist as a ruckman. He does have length in his kicking. He can run and carry. I'm persevering at this stage and am not agonising over another year on the list.

Rodan and Couch = hamstrings, Sellar = concussion, Davis = ribs or kidney

only 23rd man on bench. Go Scorps!

I congratulate most of the Demonland posters who have contributed here. I was initially amazed at the almost universal condemnation of Moloney's cheap shot. However the response has restored my belief in the integrity of the majority here. Ben-Hur and other lap-dogs are excluded from this sentiment!

Ben Hur, your slobbering all over Brent makes you another candidate for the title "hardly a bloke who carries much weight when it comes to opinion!"

Brent Moloney is at his third AFL club... Correct me if I am wrong, but he didn't get a game last match. Hardly a bloke who carries much weight when it comes to valued opinion!

Hi Redleg, I dropped in as well. About 60 supporters there. Beautiful Melbourne morning. Light session. 23 out there, including emerg Bail, plus Grimes. The group seemed to be in positive spirit, with Jack Watts the most upbeat. I can't imagine a team mate not liking Jack (unless his chirpiness grates). Watched Toumpas in the end to end stuff... he is not slow, has an unusual running style, but not slow (not blistering either). There was a lot of goal-kicking fun in the last 10 minutes... Davey excelled, big Fitz snagged a couple, Howe was pretty good from well out. A couple of backmen practiced long kick ins... Pederson regularly landed just outside 50 arc, but Dunn must be the longest kick in the team. He was spiralling them beyond 50 with ease. Noticed Barry and Clisby and the NZ boy doing some drills, running goals with an assistant early on. The Coach had some time for some kicking fun with Royal and another assistant. Neeld remained upbeat and friendly throughout. McKenzie was taken aside by an assistant for some short kicking drills late in the session. McDonald looks to be back to his running best. Surprising how trimmed down Jamar looks. I can see no reason why he can't have more impact with marks and possies around the ground. Another who has definitely fined down since last year is Howe. Looks like the transition to high forward, midfielder is full on. Sylvia wore number 47 for the session. Kent is a dead-eye on running goals inside 50. See you at the Walk to the G.

Batemania, I like your angle on Moloney's departure. I think this is the best account of why Moloney looked elsewhere because it isn't overstating the clash he may have had with the boss. I think it would be a handy option to put Moloney in the team right now... if he was available (mature body, good with Jamar, etc etc). However, I don't think Moloney was the answer long term (lacking pace, bombing it long, not running hard enough the other way). Neeld's short term mistake is that he made structural changes like this too quickly. He wasn't wrong, taking a long term view, but he was impatient... much to his own demise!

longsuffering, thanks for your efforts in calling us to support the team. I will try to get there.

longsuffering, I can't make Friday, but keep up the good work for the cause.

Rodan's best game today, Fitzy showed better signs than last time, Jamar was good, as usual, at getting first touch, Kent showed good signs, M Jones needs a rest, Bail should be replaced, Strauss should be replaced, MacDonald did well in first half, OUTS Strauss, Bail, M Jones INS Sylvia, Magner, Taggert

I'm in.

I only read Redleg's post and angrydee's response and I couldn't agree more. I feel sorry for anyone who wants to give CC the flick. Genuine Club people are hard to come by. It is widely acknowledged now that CC was the fall guy (why wasn't it acknowledged at the time?). We need as many CC's as we can get.