Deemania since 56

Second efforts are pretty essential in football. Why not in recruiting?

Now that does make one think. Using Baker and Stretch as team clearers/just outside stoppages, etc. Some good chemistry will be needed but it does seem a move in the correct direction. It almost releases Jones and Viney from some of that responsibility to focus on subsequent ball carriage/disposal matters. It could relieve Jones of what are now more onerous recovery demands between bursts and perhaps, replacing Vince and/or Lewis as flankers - removing a 'slowing down' from the playmaking outset. There seems to be a chain of thought and our impressive movement linked to this idea that might well be exploited by the whole team.

Incredibly important and it will maximise Max's maxims to the max. These types of clearance opportunities will be icing on the cake for the best ruckman in the AFL. Rucking does involve roving crumbers, blocks and shepherds from the team - not just taps and hopes to get it right, next time for an effective clearance.

It really is going to be an example of an enormous haul against the odds for Vanders to make his body stand up to a team selection in the ones. G&D, persistence, focus and resolve. A bit like the way The Ox return from devastating injuries a decade or so, ago. We should all be very proud of Vanders for this effort and hope that his luck changes for the better. I'd love to see him play again and I think, this time, he will be solid as a rock as a benchmark of his endeavours.

He could but wouldn't it be better against a team from whom we have less difficulty forging a win for his initiation to this level, as he isn't quite equal, for example to an Oskar Baker (also untried) I am told?

Hey, that is great news, it will be a fantastic recovery if he can make it. Really liked his game style and contributions in the past.

Thanks, big oversight on my behalf, I had heard this days ago and the memory was not one well retained.

Good Tyson delivery will help with speed once his 'possession game' swings into play. Hunt and Frost will add a dimension, as will Hannan, dry weather only Garlett, Spargo coz he's a go-er and Jones, of course in bursts. ANB is not too slow, either. The elimination of Lewis, Vince will also provide run without overlong possession so maybe, the Ginger Ninja (Baker) - a noted speedster - could contribute in this regard in bursts from the bench.

It will be wet weather in the second half. Garlett may not be at his best as a result. For similar pace, ball handling and kicking skills including sudden snaps, Hannan could be a better choice in that crumbing role. He does find space and he does run on to assist with offensive scores and second efforts.

The only thing that Port can do generally is to 'long bomb' to such talls in the forward line and to counter that, we really need to concentrate on spoilers working in together. Omac on Dixon and Frost's good reach, height and strength up there too, with of course, Jetta and Hibberd and perhaps a younger player such as Petty with the groundwork. If we do not play Vince or Lewis, it is a chance for the likes of Baker with speed and ball-handling, and Joel the Smith, as well to pinch hit opportunities. Frosty may be rotated into the ruck, as might TMac merely as blocking ruckmen to counter the opposition ruckmen when Gawn is rested up forward. Just an idea. The dependence on rucking is important, but it is not all that clearances are made from - preventing effective opposition rucking is just as important to enable clearance players to activate. Tyson is good in this regard, and needs to dispose at an improved level.

Now I am worried about your football smarts.

Tyson hopefully will get a run. Same for Frosty for speed, power and run.

That makes better sense to combat and shut down Westhoff by those means. TMac can do much up forward just like Hoges but in a slightly different way, and with support, both can do damage and form the basis of another 100-points to win the game by at least 40 points.

Peter Rohde was a good pickup, one of the few. Tried hard for the MFC.

Good recommendation, but I like the Casino bars, still just the other side of the walkway across the Torrens River from the Adel Oval; their back bars (outdoor balcony) overlooking the river is pretty cool and the casino food is relatively cheap plus a great choice of snobby tucker all the way down to pizza and hot dogs - but these are internal yet you do not have to be a player to eat there. Cheap booze and a full beer range at the back bar (as mentioned) and it is a first-floor aspect like a beer garden. Someone once said it is pretty at night! My summation is that it is far Ken Awright. How to get there: Front of casino is next the the main railway station in Adelaide, on North Terrace, across a little walkway from the SA Parliament House. Walk through the casino heading north to the back bar, cannot miss it. You will be looking at the river, the rear of the Arts Centre just on the right, with the Adel Oval just across that River by a great walkway. Have fun.

Hell, no. Weed is too great a risk as he just runs around the action looking mildly interested. He needs at least another year in the twos to find his strengths and deploy these on the field with consistency.

That really is a mixed bag of gross change at a time when stabilisation of midfield and attack is required. Dixon can be managed by the backmen working together better than what was done against the Filth.

Polec is a havoc machine, ball winner, astute disposer of the ball so he must be stopped. Westoff slams us, frequently as Mr Fixit across the ground. Wines and Gray - give them Viney and Jetta, respectively. The rest we should handle.

Perhaps. But a great summation of the 'news' from you, UF.

Ripe pickings all around, I'd say.

What is the frigging difference between an 'accumulator' and a 'ball winner'? Ball winners get the ball, thus accumulating possessions. Accumulators read the play well and regularly get themselves into ball winning positions, and thus increase their number of possessions. Is there something that we need to learn?

Hitman Maynard might be a good sacrificial lamb for Buddy. Ha ha ha.

Consistency of playing in the ones in running, balking and evasive roles is just what Stretch needs. His dad was quiet for a while, early, then became a champion. Once settled, Stretch may develop all of the skills like his dad, particularly intercept marks, goal scoring from a distance on the run, chase-down ball winning from opponents, fast and clean hands. Run and carry is something he already has and he is not intimidated by opponents' aggression.

Other than marking in a pack, Spargo certainly has the goods in nearly every regard.

Seen him do this several times, it is surprising because I thought that the coaches wanted him to be doing something else - run in possession, handball off, handball receive and progress, handball off. Then, regularly intercept and spoil. Then, take the big one-on-one mark in the backline. I went to a few pre-season hit-outs over the past couple of years and his foot passing was sharp, forward and in defence. Seldom have I seen this when he was playing in the ones. Strange? Now that the team is starting to utilise 'heads-up' progression in preference to the dreaded 'long bomb', this aptitude may well be re-ignited in Frosty.