DeezNuts

Leopard and Spots... Nuff said!

Moderately worried about this game... by how far will be the margin?

Now that the 3rd JLT game is out of the way, can we go and play proper football now please? Geelong will be keen to make amens next week. Looks like this years going to be a battle early on. But we’ll come good, once May settles and our leaders step it up, we’ll get back up the ladder - go Dees!

Agreed. He’s such a consistent player, highly underrated IMO.

Either way, the two power forwards weren’t that bad for their first hit out. It surprises me how Jack and Houlli never seem to age. Hope our boys have that type of sustained careers.

All I can say is: Footy is back!!!!!!!!!!!!

When do we play Carlton? ?

It’d be nice to start the season on top of the ladder.. but, I shouldn’t get ahead of myself

Let’s say 2 of the 4 identified youngsters break out this year, this will only counter the fading Lewis and co, so what I think we need is for some of our mid-performance players to lift. ANB, AVB, Weid, Fritta, Frost and Stretch. If they do that, we’re home and hosed!!!

We now have a team that is likely to hit the golden 50-80 games simultaneously- this of course is a result of recruiting and assembling a team - of which - a few trades were required. Dunn and Howe were great players for the Dees, but the model for a successful, and sustainable future, required something different. I know I’ll get burnt for this but good on them, we’ll meet them again in the Granny this year so leave it till then to decide...

To be fair he was spot on! Had the pitch sorted out and knew what to say - it’s gonna be a good year lads!

Yeah I got a reminder phone call from Nibbler last night, must say I was impressed.

While this is an absolute joke, I’m still very confident we can smash those mugs in Adelaide round 1 - they’ve got as many outs as we do.. Despite being total rubbish, the good news is that this decision becomes the basis for all future decisions on similar circumstances. i mean, how many times has claret copped unnecessary attention. It draws the line, a soft one yes, but one that the Dees need to consider before Rd1.

Good thing is that we’re ironing this stuff out early in the season, Clayton and Vanders were deliberate - good to send the message early. May on the other hand was just unlucky - probably should appeal..

If they were true leaders at AFL house, they’d all take the test in the interest of the game before the players and announce, yep this is what we’re about, this is what we believe in - well, true leaders that is.... ?

Wow, seriously? The AFL actually tested an idea in a practical sense before making the decision to act upon it????!!! (I’m actually impressed) In most industries we talk about: evidence-based, risk-informed, decision-making. im not sure which of the 9 or so rule changes have been thoroughly tested, or to what level of quality, but for the AFL to not solely act on a brain fart is comforting ?

A good reminder that our blessed FD have a great knack for desensitising/encouraging/passively making possibilities become a reality - all hail the Viney family!!! ?

Ok, let’s keep it simple. Black and white. 1. Test all players (mandatory). Will it hurt teams in the short term? Probably. Will it have a long term lasting effect? Yes. 2. Or, don’t. (There’s no middle ground here, someone will always try to exploit the grey areas.) The leagues choice..

it’s be good to see Pruess have another solid crack at it and let a few of the younger ones who stood out last week to go again too - limited minutes for our premiums please..

Yer, he’s alright I guess..

Can’t wait for the new Land Rover Defender (Jag yeah?)

First hit out for the season.. both teams would need to iron out some wrinkles, and get used to a new set of rules if anything - I hope I can get down for Rd 1! But, Port do have a team of champions right?

The more I think about it, the more it appears that the combination of a dominant ruck punching forward and long to an uncontested and lightening fast lead receiver from the fwd line will benefit us. As others have said, maybe this might be a new light for Garlett, to contribute to our i50’s, to our (also fast) TMAC on the lead as a set play? Maxy might need a glove if he’s going to be punching long and forward regularly!

Teams that have high levels of fitness and endurance will also benefit from the 666. Lots of running back into position! i think key position players are also going to be more valued, particularly if they can take a mark, whether they’re a forward or a defender.

My 2019 predictions: 1. KK is encouraged to don the helmet after being knocked out in his second appearance in what could only be described as ‘a flight of fancy’ speccy attempt gone wrong.. 2. Whilst Adelaide’s internal cultures woes continue to plague them, they improve moderately by end of year. Unfortunately though, Melbourne thump them again by more than 50 points... Big Tex is seen crying... 3. By end of season, Clarry will have been approached by a delegation from NASA, MIT and Harvard who are furiously trying to understand how he continuously defies the laws of physics with his phone-booth footy approach. 4. Gary Pert attempts to initiate a coup from Collingwood to acquire Weidemann, only to find that Jacko threatens to knock his block off again! Pert concedes... 5. In another semi-final against the cats, both Gaz and Selwood again succumb to the prowess of Viney’s left and right biceps who are now affectionately referred to by Melbourne supporters as “assault and battery”, respectively.