leave it to deever

Is Milkshake up and about? He was a wildcard and in career best form before he went down in that Swans game . Is he fit and injury free? Plays taller than he actually is and brings tonnes of experience.

Yea huge positive from it. The usual more i50s I think though. Strange. But our never say die ethos is back which is great and somthing that saw us be so successful in 21.

How old are you? 15. Ha.

He's not welcome in my book. He seemed to have checked out too early on the field before leaving. Not very classy. If he wants to change clubs again, surely you would be skeptical of recruiting him.

A decent take away from the game. They need all the confidence they can get. Let's hope this game gives that.

Thanks for that. Perhaps you noticed these less than enthusiastic attempts as well. It certainly would explain them. Cheers HT. Enjoy the rest of the game and do what I'm doing. Curled up in a fetal position repeating ad nauseam.....it's only a practice game. I've had to cut back on my bourbon to payo for kayo this year.

Sounds like me from anxiety

He hasn't been the same since his injury.

Ok I'll try.tx.

Our 21 forward line was a total different kettle of, as they say, the proverbial fish. Tmac was there and while he fell away towards the end of the season in 21, he was a gun for at least the first twelve rounds. He killed it. Alongside him we saw the last great year of Bbb. While a shadow of his 3 consecutive h and a goal scorer winning self, he was a potent foil alongside Tmac and Fritta who had a great year and pickeed up the slack when Tmac dropped off. Frittata's six goal gf haul was an example of where he was at four years ago. Throw in big bad Jackson who while didn't kick a heap, took a good defender and certainly bought the ball to ground and saw the likes of Nibbler, Spargo and Kozzie at their best. Cameos by Tracc, Sparrow and Harmes didn't do any harm. We got away with it because we had more depth. While we lost Jackson through club move and Bbb through injuries we had Grundy that didn't do much but helped a little. We also had Smith and Milkshake as pinch hitters there. Last year revealed how big a problem our fwd firepower was lacking. Petty was all at sea and devoid of any confidence. Kozzie was in the middle and Tracc was out. It was really left to Jvr who has shown great promise but kind of went sideways last year and not what I expected. As a side....I'll be watching him close this year as he will be important to our success. Fritta went backwards imho. Not so much because he kicked less goals but he looked like at not a few times,l he had lost passion. Too many times I saw him jogging after a few opposing players rather than sprint. His tackle count was too low and he seemed to be doing as little as possible. A shame with Fritta because he is a freak of a talent. I get the same feeling about Kozzie at times. I love the bloke but not convinced he's as yet to give 100 % week in week out. He's young so there's still time for him to go next level to game changer status. Turner will be an interesting one and like Jvr could be the difference. I think on the balance of all things is that there is no proven certainty or confidence that this fwd line will kick 100 points on a regular basis like Sydney's. I hope I'm wrong. Maybe it's the smalls who will surprise us all but Anb is a big loss in this area. I would love the luxury of playing Tracc fwd full-time but when we are fielding Sparrow and Billings I'm not sure we can afford this. Plus if we are being honest there are some big ifs hanging over the heads of Tracc and Oliver. I know this all sounds very negative and maybe it is but there are a lot of ifs and maybes going into this season. A lot. It's like being a Dees supporter of old again.😃l l

The forward line doesn't look like one to amass over a hundred points. Jvr didn't make the step up I thought he would last year. Fritta went a little backwards and Disco is still unproven. I don't want Petty anywhere near it this year. Sparrow there is a better call than him in the midfield. He's had a long time to prove himself in the centre and hasn't. Billings didn't show anywhere near enough last year. And Chin usually starts off on fire and fizzles out to an ember. So it's probably another year of depending upon our backline to win games for us. I thought Jvr may be the fwd saviour we were looking for but I'm not sure now. Who will kick the most goals for us this year? The floor is open.........

I'm expecting a big year from Caleb. Although was he injured? How's he travelling?

Paging #Mr Tremblay Can we have a conditions report from your neighbourhood? Tx.

Maysie...at least is different letters. I call Marty h the bicycle.

Well I guess footballers aren't known for their intellect so it's no surprise only a few of these names have a little thought put in. There isn't even much irony in the list included. You know the usual ones like Andre the giant for the less tall players. Just a lot of ys added on. Bill for Laurie is probably the only one with a little bit of cleverness so perhaps the boys could bring in outside counseling to provide a touch of wit. I've heard the Duke for young Windsor which shows some effort. I'm guessing Turner displayed some dancing skills out and about some evening. Id throw some out as a guide. Hanger for Jv Lotto for CS Fulcrum for JL Murray for TR Marty Hore gets off without sentence. All he gets for a name like his is a Marty? I mean fair go. Anyone got any nicknames of a mate that represent good value?

25 Years is a great knock. Do we have an idea of some of the oldest posters . Well time since they first posted.....not their age. Thanks for helping me stay ( somewhat) sane. Can someone please implement an Academy award style awards for posts?

Good call. I have high hopes for this one. Hopefully it will harden his resolve and he bounces back even better. Get well soon AMW.

I can't wait for footy. I'm sure like most here, I enjoy watching other teams but nothing beats the joy of us winning Last year was so painful. Id gotten so used to winning. I hope we can bounce back. And prior to that....losing two double chances in consecutive years was a really poor effort. We really should have won that final against Pies. Selection was really messed up. Goody dropped the ball. No way around it. The sub had played a few games and then was forced to play in a huge final. Wow... Simon Simon Simon. And not playing Grundy too was strange. But losing Milksham and then Gus was just the ultimate straw. Even then we almost won. Given the age and injuries of all our fwds...the club failed also in not recruiting a big experienced fwd. I fear it may be the case this year. I hope it's not. Years of footy doldrums for us Demon supporters had lulled me into a almost accepting failure. So to be on top for so many years made footy a whole new ballgame so to speak. Let's hope it happens again and we play finals this year. In any case it's been a long time between goals. See you all on game day.

I think Disco is underrated. He's the tallest player we have in this fwd line up. I wish the club had pick up a very big bodied player with experience as I feel our fwd line lacks firepower still.

KP suspended again is a shame. Really needs to address this element if he's going to emerge to star status.

Thanks DZ. MJ in my book is still a complete unknown quantity based on the fact he hasn't played a minute of AFL. I hear others hold high hopes for him. I' ll certainly pay Turner and it's a big oversight on part. He's definitely showed enough that he's a real wildcard. He's very strong and plays bigger than he is . He's also a dead eye at goal kicking. Like Roo and Kozzie seems to have a have a little bit of mongrel in him which some of the elites have. Although it's a fine line with Kozzie. I think Fritta displays the correct amount of " controlled mongrel.' I most completely can't add Tmac and Petty into the mix like you have. Tmac has been quite outspoken regarding this and his body has supported his position. He's done very well returning to a defender and age doesn't usually allow the reverse of this. As for Petty, it's his body that has spoken volumes about his sojourn up forward. He's simply not strong enough and he's not experienced enough. Doesn't bring his skills of reading the ball like he did defending. Chin has showed cameos of brilliance but doesn't keep the runs on the board. Seems to start with a bang. Thought he was going to be a gun. Still some time left I suppose As for Tracca, he's required to play in the middle, especially if we play Kozzie in his best spot. As for the others Langford and Johnson, it's early days at a new club so I'll hold off. In summary I don't think its really a big stretch to argue that not a great deal has changed. In fact it's pretty clear to me and a few media pundits that this, with the one of the greatest midfield duets about having some issues, could cost us a final' s spot again. That's why a lot depends on Roo and Kozzie for me. But yea, again tx for putting Disco into the equation. MJ is a bonus player for me. No expectations but he could tear things up. I hope so. But in terms of improving and impact I'm putting my Euros on Van Rooyen. Also I'm really expecting a big year from Fritta. He seemed to be playing well below his best last year. I want more energy and intensity with a lot more chasing, tackling and other pressure acts. He seemed to be jogging after way too many players last season and it's not just poor playing, it doesn't inspire his mates. So technically while there is a good mix of some great talent, it's an issue of it combining and the coach commandeering the best from them all. Let's hope Goody and his staff have enough juice in them to get us another sweet flag. Cheers.

Thanks DZ. MJ in my book is still a complete unknown quantity based on the fact he hasn't played a minute of AFL. I here others hold high hopes for him. I' ll certainly pay Turner and it's a big oversight on part. He's definitely showed enough that he's a real wildcard. He's very strong and plays bigger than he is . He's also a dead eye at goal kicking. Like Roo and Kozzie seems to have a have a little bit of mongrel in him which some of the elites have. Although it's a fine line with Kozzie. I think Fritta displays the correct of " controlled mongrel.' I most completely can't add Tmac and Petty into the mix like you have. Tmac has been quite outspoken regarding this and his body has supported his position. He's done very well returning to a defender and age doesn't usually allow the reverse of this. As for Petty he it's his body that has spoken volumes about his sojourn up forward. He's not strong enough and he's not experienced enough. Chin has showed cameos of brilliance but doesn't keep the runs on the board. Seems to start with a bang. As for Tracca, he's required to play in the middle, especially if we play Kozzie in his best spot. As for the others Langford and Johnson it's early days at a new club so I'll hold off. In summary I don't think its really a big stretch to argue that not a great deal has changed. In fact it's pretty clear to me and a few media pundits that this, with the one of the greatest midfield duets about having some issues, could cost us a final' s spot again. That's why a lot depends on Roo and Kozzie for me. But yea, again tx for putting Disco into the equation. MJ is a bonus player for me. No expectations but he could year things up. Also I'm really expecting a big year from Fritta. He seemed to be playing well below his best last year. I want more energy and intensity with a lot more chasing, tackling and other pressure acts. He seemed to be jogging after way to many players last season. So technically while here is some great talent, it's an issue of it combining, and the coach commandeering the best from them all. Cheers.

His success will play a huge part into us making finals this year Despite our recruiting I feel our fwd line is still suspect. I feel we need a really big year from Roo this year. Petty has the talent but doesn't seem to have the mindset to be a successful fwd. Also I don't think he is strong enough. If we had the luxury of playing Trac permanently and constantly fwd it would also make a huge difference. Same with Kozzie. All eyes on Roo. Maybe a fit and firing Spargo may help too.

I think I'll go around kayo and get a digital Membership from the Mfc. I used to have an interstate Ms bit let it lapse due to financial pressure. I think I'll get it again just to support the club even if I don't get to any games. It's not really that much.

For what it's worth even with the price increase Kayo is still pretty good value I share the cost of mine with my next door neighbor. I don't know if they have any proximity codes to stop this sort of thing but as of the end of last year, my neighbor could still log into my account. I don't know someone can log into another account in a location a fair way from another's. Thankfully my neighbor is a league fan and our viewing never crashes. Giving extra money to Mr Murdoch doesn't fill me with cheer. No apologies to any fans of him.😀