Deemania since 56

WE have a new mantra as Dees supporters: ' Five ... Twenty three ... Thirty ... or Five ... Eleven, no less!'

Agreed, but should have set out the '...etc, etc...' defenders to ramify the point. My thoughts are that May will have greatly improved pathways and options to clear, deliver the ball and select with the Dees' strong flanking and midfield array - far better than what he had at GCS. When he is not directly involved in the defensive roles, he will be a great opposition moderator/tagger and protector of both our players - and the goalmouth area - and hopefully as a teammate communicator within his set-up range. Hogan generates expectation up the other end, with a considerable unilateral sense of the 'grab', and then the conversion; however, whilst this does occur, it does not occur assuredly nor quite as frequently as desired - and it also sets up a disposal willingness in our fwd 50 entrances to 'long bomb' and generally 'aim' in the direction of Hogan. We can really be more deadly than this with our scoring opportunities and deliverance. So, on balance, I'd consider team dynamics will work better for the Dees if May comes in down back and to achieve this, we must trade Hogan whilst strengthening the passage, delivery and own goalmouth corridors.

Drool, it would be a wonderful outcome.

Just maybe their Board never was reliant on Bell; saw his flaws and inexperience as stark and similar reminders of past disappointments in the role of player recruitment and/or list management. Thus, they overplayed their own hand by getting too close to the action in a 'caring, steering, 'close scrutiny' role of control freakiness over Bell, who was easily manipulated in order to 'be successful' in such an important - and for him, new - role. It might appear that the AFL did in fact lavish the expense of a telephone call to the Freo Board to sort, stabilise and normalise their endeavours.

Strategically interesting as an example of 'come-uppance' time for Freo. They can only reap what they sow.

He's not even in the shed. He is standing outside in the rain, shivering.

As the sun sets on Freo's pre-Christmas extravaganza, it will not matter who they elect to get, at bargain prices, and who they eventually receive. It just ain't going to do them any good; their whole outfit is in shambles at present and recuperation is so far away that they'd waste the careers of any new blood to their lists.

Your thinking, wwsw, is possibly that of a realist.

That 'kick into gear' is well overdue - the Freo brains trust considers itself uniquely superior, obviously; so superior that is almost infringing on the flexibility of the trade protocols. Two nights, then the gun.

I am actually hoping that it happens and Freo still miss out on Hogan. Crash and burn. Wonder who the new appointee will be?

As that was one of the stupidest comments on the thread, special robert, does that mean you are volunteering for the aforementioned avatars as a form of sanction? Bezel and I would be happy to so apportion.

...with advertising runs in batches of 8 - 10 as the commentators really don't have much to say in that exposure interval.

Yes, and all dignity and morality means absolutely nothing if an improved dollar outcome is chased - whether received or just missed.

Correct, so the presence of May in the mix of Jetta, HIbberd, Frost, Lever, Salem et al will be crucial for 2019/20.

Pragmatism leans on into the winds of a flag on this one.

Possible and a beneficial win-win for those concerned. There are more than first glance countings concerned in this one. Anything is better than: adjusting a team and playing with an unhappy presence when potentially you should be on a roll, and having Freo score Hogan down the track in any way, shape or form. The AFL bump might assist, as well, seeing the perpetrators of system disregard, cant and fair trading contempt played it out so badly in their first wander into the darkness.

One could wear a blue helmet, the other could wear a red helmet. Red 'n Blue. Why don't we all wear headgear, come to think of it as concussive injuries are rife these days. Set a nice little precedent.

What? Hand permanently affixed to his membership? Surgery?

Signs of a person who is not very confident in the decisions and actions that he might take or gets involved in, yet still insists on punching above his weight.

It would be a measure of Whoreform's status as a destination club and AFL favourite should they get both Wingard and Scully.

In their flights of fancy, Freo over the past weeks (months, years) have coveted, swooned and tantalised themselves to embarrassing levels over Hogan and thereby, in their fumbling stupidity they have mocked, devalued and largely insulted Jesse and the MFC's regard for this young footballer to extraordinary lengths and degrees of severity. Walking with two twisted left feet into a very pedestrian attempt of doing a sweet bubblegum 'deal' with Jesse firstly - and secondly, the MFC - the big world outside of their tiny levels of intelligence has been polite, caring and now, was forced for the sake of football itself to ignore them as a precursor to their immediate clout within the AFL across the next few years. So glad that they failed in their juvenile thinking and limited application. So, go Jesse - kick 100 goals in 2019 with the Dees on a long-term contract across your footballing generation. As for Freo, grow up!

Onyer, Chook. Dead right.

It was a good analysis.

After the 'treatment' by the Dockers alleged negotiating team, if we were a spiteful club, this trade with GCS would now take place. In addition but alternatively, if we were a club looking to improve that final step to achieve a Grand Final, this trade would still take place. Mahoney's use of a couple of days space, following our rejection of the Freo trade offer in all its generosity and fairness, could really emphasise the disdain and unprofessional strategies employed by Freo in the first offers to acquire Hogan, like an exploding cigar.

He was a very good contributor but the side changed for the better with some outstanding new talents across the midfield. Wish Dom the best of luck and footballing fortunes at North and thanks for the great efforts over the past few years.