CanberraDemon

Surprised nobody has mentioned Zac Jones. If he and Nathan get on well as brothers, then there'd certainly be a pull factor there that could make it easier to agree terms! He certainly has jumped up a level or two this year.

Alright I admit it! I was wrong in my first post. When I said you'd had a daily dose of optimism clearly I should have said that you have had a double dose of double-strength optimism. But I think that it is totally understandable after last week's performance.

Indeed. I'm extremely optimistic that the result will go our way too. However for Pedo to kick 6 would mean that he'd have to play majority forward rather than ruck / resting forward.

I'm not so sure. I think there's a bit to be said for spending a couple of years down back and then moving him forward like a Neitz. His natural flair for attack will be an asset once he has taken on board some lessons from playing on opposition forwards.

Well Daily Dose of Demons that is a huge daily dose of optimism right there! Certainly think that he'll keep up his good work and kick another 2 or 3 this week and in the ruck he'll at least 'halve the contest' as they say.

You were spot on about the token minute or two although I think your asterisk came into play as was the case back when The Ox was on the program too. Interesting that Daniel has been trying to meet with the AFL about their gambling association. 7 and fox footy need to reduce their reliance on this income stream too, but I suspect that it would be a case of pushing poo up hill. At least Deesbet has disappeared from the club's landscape.

What I find interesting is that once a senior coach fails once they are rarely given a second opportunity. This is despite the fact that they will have lessons learned from the first experience as well as new ideas and experience from their subsequent assistance roles under new coaches and regimes. Walls, Malthouse & even Norm Smith didn't experience success at their first clubs but subsequently overcame this. John Northey came close after his first stint at Sydney would be considered a failure. Malcolm Blight also struggled in his one year at North Melbourne, didn't win the ultimate at Geelong but then went on to succeed at Adelaide. I'm not saying for 1 minute that Neeld should be a senior coach again, but I think there are a number of assistants that have previously coached that could be worth another look. Of course Rodney Eade is the exception to prove the rule given he's with his 3rd club now, yet he has only ever been to the big dance once way back in his very first year as a senior coach.

I can tell you what's wrong with the old fashioned radio in Canberra - there's no effing coverage. Last year we got Friday night, Sat arvo plus all Giants and Swans - this year eff all!!! Thanks for nothing AFL. Western NSW gets the AFL / Croc media broadcasts all weekend but the nation's capital gets sweet FA of the national game!

Tough week to choose, but mine are: Viney Oliver Hibberd Petracca Pederson Jones

Hopefully he gives the kick from congestion more of a go after that shot on goal when he stole Eddie's pocket!

Maybe we should be targeting Zac Jones from the Swans instead. (Make it impossible for the competition to keep up with the Joneses!)