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That would be fantastic if Jones focussed on this in his delivery.

I saw the incident with Brown, who elbowed Lever in the head without the umpire's whistle even raising from the hip to the mouth as he considered if a breach of rules had occurred and then decided that his interference would prevent Brown from obtaining another goal; and, that was the one to which I was commenting. I did see the other, with Goldy but it was relatively legitimate in outcome as Lever was out of position moving into a collision with the big bloke by any means, so to speak.

Lever saw the elbow coming without remorse or withdrawal and surely was entitled to turn his head and eyes away from that deliberate and sustained intent of contact - and to so do without penalty for self-preservation. This is an example of the naivety of umpires.

Speaking of ProDee's post and, posting to someone who exposes his belief of living in a world full of injustice wherein criticisms are inately meant as a form of commentary (ie: a world where even the the essential motives of a chicken crossing the road cannot remain unquestioned), it is interesting to note that 'lapses' are in fact poor football experienced by all teams; if these reduce, a team is playing improved football and sadly, if these stay at the same frequency, a team loses the match. We cannot interfere with the clock of time by breathing; change must occur, now.

True, and costly.

These are good observations and the shepherd is a good tactic with which to create a clearance. With our 'on ball' setups - usually involving three to four players of which one is the combatant for the ball - another could relatively easily apply the 'shepherd' to assist in the overall time taken for clearance and the 'eyes up' selection of an intended receiver. The whole process does not have to be slowed, in reality, just to have the ball carrier clear and protected to effect a 'decent' lace out pass. Maybe it is one of our next steps in this terrific process of skills mastery within the '...long way to go...' that we hear of, so often, from the coach. If this is something that Goodwin is trying to encourage, it deserves our attention and support.

These are the indicators that have changed our game; at the same time, whilst some of these are not flattering for the Dees, it proves that the Whoreform team waste the ball like any other team and thus, are very 'beatable'. Whereas, I strongly think that our game has improved and that our potency to score is much better than it was. I always regarded '...the Last time we played the Hawks...' was our victory in all but the merest scoreboard differential, so Sunday should be a big win for the Dees at this time of the year.

Hocking, bad man for the job with a record of elbows, fists, stomps and other forms of aggressive intent, although capable of receiving impacts himself. To my mind, and analogy might be: appointing the Marlboro Man to coach the Australian Athletics team.

Just looked forward, every game, to watching Tony Cloke at Oakleigh ... and the local pies were phabulous, too. Couple of great players from that Club, without a doubt.

Cam Pedo is one of our greatest foils against Hawthorn - he just does the job on them, each time we play. His body is big, tough and when moving, represents tremendous mass to hit the skinny Hawks hard. He challenges in the aerials, as well and brings the ball to ground for the crumbers. He also plays the shield as second nature, providing avenues for forward momentum and delivery. Pedo IN for heavens sake.

This video is a tremendous indication of the sight and thinking that Clarrie possesses. He has the solutions, and always has had the solutions - so quickly does he think and respond.

Like this team with one exception: Hogan to FFwd with Pedo into CHFwd. Possibly create a HBF spot for the improving Lever (who will not be down for long) by giving Jetta a rest for one week - his form (Jetta) has been less than his normal brilliance and I reckon he received an early knock against Brizzy that is still affecting his mobility a little. Fritsch to play from the bench as a leading, space-finding fwd in the 50m arc. Against the Whoreform team, we will need a combination of mobility and height - the more of each, the better. Gunstone will be the man to watch and check more than any other. Bugg is on a mission, I hope, to take out Mitchell as a mid.

I think the Hawks will do well with the umpires in front of goal, and that the Dees will have to recover the game from the middle of the second quarter, as what happened against North. In a clever move, Hibberd and Frosty will come out of the backline hard, passing effectively to our mids and fwds who will kick multiple goals within range, and crumbing smalls will buzz the Hawks defenders in their three-setup to kick the rest. Kent will play a pivotal role in this with 3 running goals from 45-50 metres. Fritzy will lead up well, receiving several low passes and will have some time to leap for a few, as well. Of course, he will convert accurately. Lever will trouble the Hawk talls, coming across from the side to intercept and handball/pass forward. Jones and Gawn, BOG with Clarrie taking 35 possessions and kicking 4 goals. ANB back to form and effective. Melksham will get those 4 goals missed across the last two weeks. Bugg will flatten Mitchell. Tracca will tear the Hawks' half-backs to pieces and kick quite a few longish goals. Pedo will come into the side as the ruck backup, kicking 3 from CHF. Goodwin will turn OMac into a fwd, slotting Frosty at FBack in the 2nd half. Hogan will ruck and rove from midfield and fwd line, and will kick 5. Dees by 40 points at 3qtr time, 60 pts at stumps.

Just missed Pedo from the team...he serves us well, earnestly and to the best of his ability. He is a focus and often, he stops a good deal of rot with the opposition/umpires.

This is what I dread at our games from umpires. See my post on Rnd 3 review.

Yep., good to recover as we did but for all the Dees' spectators around me in the Northern Stand - balanced, reserved, experienced and mature people - the first Qtr umpiring was atrocious as North were "given" three highly questionable frees in front of goal, keeping them in the game at that early point. Brown is a stager of great skill and in the first order. He plays for frees all game. He gets frees, all game. This 'advantage' for North was a considerable low-light of the game and a very noticeable hurdle affecting the expected justice administration by umpires of the rules of the game. It persisted into the 2nd Qtr until there was limited credibility in any umpiring decisions left and at that point, the excesses of the umpires ceased, and the Dees came from well behind to stake their interest in proceedings. It reminds us all that at times, umpires regard themselves as pre-race weight handicappers to enhance the excitement of the moment and to even-up their perceived differentials between the combatants. Too often, the public perception is that umpires settle into '... Making correct calls... ' as payback for early indiscretions, costly exaggerations and blind-eyed favouritism.

Kent was just magic, aggressive for the ball, brave at the ball, penetrating and fast. Ripper game from him and surely an object of team play. I sat there watching him carve up the Kangas with team intent. It was worth the drive from Adelaide. Still stunned by the team efforts and the receivers of deserved plaudits. Liked Frosty's game as well.

Something good thinking about this...two bigger bodies. Pedo and Frost. Crunch. Time for some oldtime footy.

How do we stop Brown? If the above is not working by the start of the second quarter, hit him/her hard with the full body mass of Pedo or Frost, lower down at the legs. Accidentally, of course. Shame..

Absolutely, designed for a run-up like Hogan's ... and look what the rugby boys, with training, can do - sometimes phenomenal! I can just remember a few place kicks in the game and I cannot recall one of these being ineffective.

You ask the question and here's the answer: Jacobs runs into Tracca and gets hurt.

I'd reckon that after 2 matches of real practice and whole team training matched against an array of opponents, Melksham may well be one of several players who absolutely 'fire' this week against North. There will be blood on the table and broken Kanga hearts. It is time we turned the nasty corner, given that the umpires will also be against us. Let's stuff 'em up for 2018. Seeya at the game, folks.

Wonder if anyone can access film of Taylor's 40 metre sprint at the 'G behind the back of Rodney Grinter, hitting him unseen at full pace whilst grabbing Grinter around the throat with both arms to drop him rotten? Grinter merely absorbed Taylor's considerable mass and motion, bent forward whilst holding Taylor's 'locked in' arm around his throat, sending Taylor on a perfect parabola skywards, across the top of Grinter's head and down on his bum at Rodney's feet, with Rodney wagging his index finger in a 'no - no ' fashion advising Taylor not to do that again. I think that was the most embarrassing moment of all, of any footballer's career. Rodney was not a man to be fiddled with.

Great memories. I can remember watching Tilbrook with the Demons that day at VFL Park, Waverly. A short scrimmage at full back for the Dees on the Northern end of the ground, then another just feet away in the LHS Back Pocket, finding a running Tilbrook quite cleanly. He took a step more and launched that one from well short of the HB Flank, travelling diagonally across the centre of the ground and landing, not bouncing/rolling, in the Fwd Pocket just a metre or two in front of the point post. The ball travelling for at least five seconds, and the further it travelled, the more players on both sides just stopped moving to stare at this kick in silent awe. That was the greatest singular distance I have ever seen a football propelled - even including memorable TV Replays since then over the last 50 years. Breathing in the crowd resumed about a minute later... some commentators argued that it covered 99 metres, others just 92 metres. From where the kick was launched, not where Tilbrook ran to after and during the flight of that launch, I would think was more near the former distance, if not a metre or two further. Unfar king believeable! Only a Demon could do that!

Yep, thanks for the memories DC - Spencer was another great at the skill.He was a player that I did not see much of over the years, and I do not recall why. But I remember his kicking. Funny about you mentioning vfl rovers. Guess what 'position' I played? The stab pass was a mandatory skill for rovers, off both feet - but the lefties were preferred. Geez, footy was grand once, absolutely spiritual.