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Just great. The AFL screws us again and makes us play the 2018 Ladder leader after 22 rounds in week 1 and the 2019 JLT ladder leader in week 2.

I smell a sellout. I do hope the AFL gives us a blockbuster Round 1 clash one of these years.

I think he should have had a ping at the goals when he took that mark on the 50 and played on and hit up Fritsch. Selfless play but I would not have begrudged him after a great piece of play.

Forgive the ignorance but do they award anything for the team that finishes on top? I have a vague memory of them awarding the team on top a few year back after they had done away with the knockout format of the preseason comp.

Average game being played by both teams. Perhaps heat is a factor.

If I can get my hands on an away guernsey at the family day this year I'll be getting Preuss' number on the back.

Jakovich and Barassi are a must in this team.

I was 9 or 10 when we lost the preliminary final in 1987. At the I don't think I realised the enormity of what it meant to lose that game and it was the first and only time I had seen my grandpa cry. Less than a year later he would be gone and never got to see us reach the Grand Final again. I wear his jacket to every game of footy I go to.

For me it is two finals we played against the Blues. 1994 and 2000. I got so much pleasure from beating them against the odds.

A wrap up for those too lazy to watch a 3 to 4 minute video. * Will trial Preuss and Gawn together during the JLT. During the year they'll ruck together but having said that they both have to be in form. * Jesse is a big loss (50 goals 2018) but we share the load around with 6 or 7 guys kicking 20 goals. TMac and Weid headlining the forward line. * Jake Lever won't play until he's ready but competes hard and will have an impact when he returns. * Fritsch will play predominantly on wing and forward. * Hunt had outstanding preseason and can see him playing a lot of senior footy this year. * Loves his tasty and cheddar cheese. * Mark Ricciuto asks how BID Energy will do by Christmas. Goody reckons about $2.50/3.00 * Rory Sloane wanted to know who was better on the bike Sloane or Vince. Sloane wins.

Ah 2022. The year we finally get the 4-peat

Congrats Daisy.

Firstly congrats to Daisy on the birth of her twins. I noticed on the instagram post that Daisy put up today being the 18th that the twins were born on the 15th and then I remembered some commentary in the last quarter by Bec Goddard congratulating Daisy but then weirdly sorta of backing it up and mentioning the upcoming birth. Had it been announced at the time of the game and I missed it? Or was Bec not supposed to have revealed it and quickly backtracked? Am I looking for a conspiracy where none exists? Anyway congrats to Daisy and her partner Ben.

I wonder if behind closed doors means inside/another venue away from prying eyes or don't come and spy on our super secret game plan being practiced on an open field.

+10000 It's the same tiresome bores that take umbrage with Saty. I'm bound to a desk and I love the training reports and can filter out the fugazi.

Oliver

The current logo looks like it is just covering up the old AHG logo.

Where's the announcement? I thought there was supposed to be a press conference this morning? The club fired out a couple of quickfire tweets with Maxy saying Stay Tuned and nadda since.

They're not out of the woods yet. They could still be co-opted by the AFL if they're deemed fully fit and the other teams wise up to our strategy and pull players.

Jetta and Gawn

I think that they should move this practice match to the 'G.

Jetta TMac Clarry GMax

James& Clayton& Max& Gus

Welcome back to Demonland Flash. Looks like he could still play.

Oscar McDonald v Alex Neal-Bullen Bayley Fritsch vs Aaron vandenBerg Sam Weideman vs Angus Brayshaw