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Agree 100%, but it’s time to leave things behind, and get on with making finals!

Agree, any Demon supporter booing Petracca would be shocking. Premiership player, Norm Smith medal winner, should be fully supported so he wants to stay and help create future success. The club seemingly got a number of things wrong, hopefully Petracca can be a key part of getting them right on the field again.

Geelong have a few benefits no other team have access to: - government funded stadium, freeing up cash flow for other spending - unique ground with 9-10 home games and 99% crowd for cats supporters, influencing umpiring - 7 away games split between MCG and Marvel so 3-4 at each, so they know both grounds well, reduces away ground disadvantage, plus their supporters can attend, reducing umpiring bias - real estate in Geelong cheaper that adds 10-20% salary cap benefit - Geelong/ Western region is a goldmine for players returning “home” - lucked out on father son over the years! They also have a stable administration, recruited well, and seem a good club. Richmond tried topping up after last flag and it didn’t work out. Melbourne have continually gone to the draft and picked up good younger players, so I’m hoping our drop off won’t be anything like the Tigers. However, Our trading last 3-4 years has been poor.

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Absolutely, we had injuries to almost all our key forwards BBB, TMac, Petty when he was breaking out, Fritsch foot fractured, then Melksham goes down in last round playing football of his life, Clarrie went off the rails mid season, Brayshaw taken out by that scum in first final! We were very unlucky with injury in 2023! Any one of the above had been 100% for the season and I think we would have won the flag! Next year with a solid preseason and luck with injuries Demons can give it a real shake! we still have top end talent in: Petracca, Oliver, Gawn, May, Fritsch and Kossie emerging stars in: JVR, Windsor & Rivers proven premiership players: Viney, Lever, TMac, Langdon premiership players with something to prove: Bowey, Salem, Sparrow, Petty, Spargo (2024 injury ruined) Up and coming: McVee, need to step up: Turner, Chandler, Kolt, AMW, Howe Draft: one of 5 or 9 to be top 18 and if both top 18 would be great!! External pressure off Goodwin and some new assistants will help and Jones can only help with the Petracca, Oliver turmoil!! I think there is a lot to be positive about! Also off field starting to settle will help. Smith on board will help! Go Demons!

Looks like a great draw, playing Tigers twice would have been an improvement, perhaps Saints at the G and an interstate team in Alice. Looks like we are set up for a very good year: - Trac, Oliver and Petty full pre season - longer preseason for all - JVR another pre season will have a big year - two early picks, expecting at least one to be in top 23 for the season - administration distractions out of the way - finally very good draw Go Demons!!

Draw provides every chance for top 4 finish - happy days!

AFL fixture priorities: 1. $$$$$$$$$$$$$ 2.$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 3.$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 4. Geelong (feels like they have major influence that means) 9/10 cat park 7/8 at either G/Marvel minimal interstate 5. Collingwood enough said 6. Carlton enough said Guaranteed Last. Dregs. Melbourne, North, Dogs, Saints

The top line says it all for a long suffering Demon supporter! The rest is a bonus and exemplifies an obviously great person!

Can’t help but admire how the Demons have turned their season around after shocking run with injuries and the loss of many players during the offseason! Good luck tonight!

Agree. Hope he can make it, but never feel good about seeing him in the lineup. Way to slow with ball in hand and fumbly at the wrong times! Good luck Marty!

If Oliver and Petracca are both 100% fit and firing next year, Demons are in for a very good year! Should one or both want to be traded at the end of next year on the back of great years, we will be in a much better position to get something decent in return. Preferably they can be brought back into the fold and remain as lifelong Demons and win a few more flags together!!

Complete injury free pre seasons into Petty and Turner will make a big difference to them. tThen we can really judge how they go this year. Personally I like how Turner attacks the ball and his aggressive leading at times. He is also a good kick for goal. JVR will just keep getting better!

The term list cloggers often gets a run on Demonland! Going for pick 9 is going for gold!

Being glass half full rather than a doom and gloomier personality, I’m going to double down with Cam Luke! Add Jack Viney into point 5. 10. A full pre season for all the team 11. Turner takes next step as a forward, he is already a good kick for goal, just needs a bit more consistency 12. One of our posters in another thread suggested turning next years #1 draft pick into another first rounder this year, two Caleb W types capability wise would be big for the team. 13. Just get the ball moving much faster into the forward line, it makes the opposition defenders panic!

He won back to back coaches awards, four B&Fs, to look at trading him is crazy!

Oliver should be thanking Melbourne and Max for all the c r a p he has put The team through and the support he has been provided! Great footballer, not sure of his other capabilities!

How about we keep Oliver and go for Sam De Koning!

If Trac went to the B&F, Cornes would have come out with “he should be overseas getting as fit as possible for next season”.

In his shoes doing the interview, I would be slightly hesitant after all the argy bargy! Missing B&F will be forgotten come the start of next season if he comes out fit and firing after a full preseason, surrounded by: Oliver Petty Fritsch Viney Salem Melksham all have full preseasons. Plus Max, May, Lever, Bowey and Spargo getting in full preseasons and fully recover from injury. Hopefully McAdam also, so we can so what he really can do! While the season has been disappointing take 3 of best 6 out of any team and see how they go. Cats Dangerfield, Cameron & Stewart Swans Heeney, Gulden & Mills Lions Neal, Andrews & Daniher(while I think he is a [censored], he is structurally VIP for Lions) Port Rozee, Butters & Allir Demons this year: lost Brayshaw, Trac, Oliver NQR all season, May NQR for 60% season

It’s the right 90% you need!

Fair point, but Grundy wasn’t cheap even with Pies paying part of his salary.

List management definitely needs a review as not sure who we have traded in since 2021 has helped the team vs May, Lever, Langdon, Hibberd all contributed to the flag winning team.

Collingwood 🤮 bully us, makes me want to 🤮 Maynard and Cox both snipers and we never respond! Backup ruckman for Gawn needs to be hard at it! Need one or two hard players! May, Salem, Viney, Hibberd even Brayshaw went hard in 2021 GF. May and Salem dropped off since then.

What’s the score please